Lessons for Tomorrow

With buyers entering the conversation more informed than ever, the way we sell digital experiences must evolve. In this episode, our guest Steven LaGow is joined by A.J. Genzler and Keval Mehta from Liferay. They unpack the latest trends in DXP, the power of personalization, and the role of data in crafting website experiences that truly engage. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Steven LaGow: LinkedIn A.J. Genzler: LinkedIn Keval Mehta: LinkedIn Resources: Liferay | Liferay Development Services

Algolia is powering up with AI to provide users with intent-driven results. In this episode, guest host Brendan Cameron is joined by Nick Vlku, VP of Product Growth at Algolia. They examine AI-driven search tools and personalized support, the future of search with AI, and more! Learn how Algolia and Americaneagle.com can guide your AI implementation journey, driving traffic and delivering impactful results. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn Nick Vlku: LinkedIn Resources: Algolia | Algolia Search Implementation & Optimization Services

In this episode, guest host Arlind Rojba is joined by Partner Director Peter Gavrilos, and Jerry Boduch, VP of Strategic Alliances at Americaneagle.com. Listen to how partnerships have evolved and how continual growth is vital to Americaneagle.com's strategy. These collaborations have helped countless clients find the right tools, demonstrating the significant impact partnerships have on driving business success in today's digital age. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Arlind Rojba: LinkedIn Peter Gavrlios: LinkedIn Jerry Boduch: LinkedIn Resources: Platform Partners at Americaneagle.com

In this episode, guest host Landon DePasquale is joined by Jon Davenport, CIO at Higher Learning Commission (HLC). They break down how agile methodologies transform organizations. Get insights on practical steps for implementation, real-world insights from HLC, and strategies for embracing the agile methodology to drive continuous improvement and organizational success. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Landon DePasquale: LinkedIn Jon Davenport: LinkedIn Resources: Higher Learning Commission | HLC Project at Americaneagle.com

In this episode, our guest host Brendan Cameron is joined by Bryana Kennedy, Senior Director of Digital Success from Affiliated Distributors (AD), and Michael Benedict, General Manager at ROC Commerce. They break down the transformative potential of AccelDX with insights into its seamless integration capabilities, customer-centric tools, and rapid onboarding process. Listen to how AD and ROC Commerce collaborations redefine digital commerce solutions for businesses aiming to thrive in the ecommerce landscape. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn Bryana Kennedy: LinkedIn Michael Benedict: LinkedIn Resources: AccelDX Info | AB Pipe and Supply Case Study | Affiliated Distributors (AD) | ROC Commerce

Composable commerce just got easier. In this episode of the Lessons for Tomorrow podcast, guest host Wayne Stratbucker dives into BigCommerce's Catalyst platform with Lead Developer Advocate at BigCommerce, Katie Hoesley. Learn how Catalyst simplifies ecommerce development, its evolution, unique features, and how businesses can leverage it for personalized shopping experiences. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Wayne Stratbucker: LinkedIn Katie Hoesley: LinkedIn Resources: BigCommerce Development Partner | Catalyst by BigCommerce

In this episode, guest host Nick Goodrum and web accessibility expert Norbert Rum from Americaneagle.com talk with Siteimprove's CMO, Izabela Misiorny, about the impact of AI on accessibility and inclusion. They discuss Siteimprove's AI-driven features, while addressing the importance of privacy and security. From content optimization to code remediation, this episode highlights innovation in promoting the ongoing exploration of AI's societal benefits. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Nick Goodrum: LinkedIn Norbert Rum: LinkedIn Izabela Misiorny: LinkedIn Resources: Siteimprove's Website | Web Accessibility Survey Results

Hear the latest developments in B2B ecommerce with OroCommerce as they unveil their highly anticipated 6.0 Release Candidate. From AI integration to a revamped storefront theme, discover how OroCommerce continues to lead the way in empowering businesses. Join guest host Roger Walker as he discusses the latest developments with Chief Revenue Officer, Rob Walter and Head of Sales, Sawyer Frank from Oro Inc. Tune in for insights into their future roadmap and upcoming enhancements. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Roger Walker: LinkedIn Sawyer Frank: LinkedIn Rob Walter: LinkedIn Resources: Oro Inc. Website

This episode explores BigCommerce's B2B Edition, discussing its advantages for B2B ecommerce. It covers advanced features, scalability, and recent updates such as the buyer portal and GraphQL endpoint. Guest host Wayne Stratbucker and Manager Global Partner Solutions Engineering, Patrick Williams, from BigCommerce lead the discussion, highlighting the platform's pivotal role in digital transformation. They discuss how it enhances user experience and fosters collaboration with agency partners for ongoing enhancement, presenting it as a crucial solution for modern commerce challenges. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Wayne Stratbucker: LinkedIn Patrick Williams: LinekdIn Resources: BigCommerce B2B Edition

Explore the ever-evolving landscape of digital payments in 2024 — from AI-driven fraud detection to Buy Now Pay Later services. Host Tim Ahlenius and Payments Expert Joe Campagna from Americaneagle.com delve into strategies for merchants and consumers, emphasizing adaptability and innovation in this dynamic realm. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Joe Campagna: LinkedIn Resources: Future of Search - Marketoonist Blog // The Future of PayPal Payments

Explore the future of ecommerce payments with Prasanna Vinjamuri, Senior Director of Product at PayPal. Discover the evolution of the PayPal Complete Payments (PPCP), addressing fraud prevention, the rise of in-store payments, and integration with various platforms. Uncover the latest trends shaping the landscape of online and offline transactions. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Joe Campagna: LinkedIn Prasanna Vinjamuri: LinkedIn Resources: PayPal Website // PayPal Commerce Platform

Join this episode of the Lessons for Tomorrow Podcast where we discuss the evolution of the Buy with Prime offering. Our host, Tim Ahlenius, and Amazon Partner Development Manager, Derek Majewski, delve into Buy with Prime's seamless integration with merchant websites and its transformative role in revolutionizing the ecommerce landscape. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Derek Majewski: LinkedIn Resources: Buy with Prime // 8 Ways To Optimize Your Ecommerce Website In 2023

Unravel the transformative journey from legacy monolithic systems to open-source technologies, spotlighting the prowess of Pantheon in webOps and hosting. Guest host Landon DePasquale is joined by Erin Walker, VP of Sales at Pantheon for this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow. They delve into distinctions between monolithic platforms and open-source tech, examine the merits and drawbacks of open-source adoption, and deftly address concerns of risk-averse leadership. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Landon DePasquale: LinkedIn Erin Walker: LinkedIn Resources: Pantheon

Discover how accessibility, digital marketing, and quality assurance intersect in this episode of the Lessons for Tomorrow podcast. Learn from Kevin Rydberg, Managing Accessibility Consultant at Siteimprove, and guest host Nick Goodrum from Americaneagle.com about gaining insights into leveraging analytics, enhancing customer support, current web accessibility trends, and the importance of structured accessibility teams. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Nick Goodrum: LinkedIn Kevin Rydberg: LinkedIn

Discover the ever-changing world of sales tax changes and compliance in the US with Avalara. Join guest host, Arlind Rojba, and special guests from Avalara, Kate Bacholzky and Brian Kelly, as they explore trends in taxing digital goods, positive advancements in tax solutions, sales tax holidays, marketplace obligations, audits, global tax regulations, and the impact of compliance. Stay informed and adapt to the evolving sales tax landscape to ensure accurate taxation and mitigate potential risks. Listen to Avalara's expert insights on this "Lessons for Tomorrow" podcast episode. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Arlind Rojba: LinkedIn Kate Bacholzky: LinkedIn Brian Kelly: LinkedIn

Join host Tim Ahlenius, as he explores the latest trends and changes in the payments world with Subject Matter Expert of Payments, Joe Campagna from Americaneagle.com. They discuss the recent spin-off of Fidelity National Information Systems and the challenges faced by Worldpay due to its patchwork of past mergers. The shift in surcharge changes implemented by major card brands Visa and MasterCard have affected the pricing aspect for businesses and consumers alike. Discover the implications of these developments and gain insights into the future of the payments industry. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Joe Campagna: LinkedIn

In Part II of this episode, host Tim Ahlenius and CCO, CSO, and Co-Founder of Netlify, Chris Bach discuss where the future is heading for composable architecture, integrating new tools towards functionality, and more. The web is continuing the path away from monolithic to decoupled apps, and developers are leading ahead with more power than ever. Netlify's platform is a remote-first cloud computing company for building and deploying websites, and web applications. Check out Part I of this conversation here. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Chris Bach: LinkedIn // Twitter Resources: Netlify

In part one of this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by CCO, CSO, and Co-Founder of Netlify, Chris Bach. They discuss Netlify's process of decoupling the web from monolithic to composable, the effectiveness of creating composable solutions, and more. The web is continuing the path away from monolithic to decoupled apps, and developers are leading ahead with more power than ever. Netlify's platform is a remote-first cloud computing company for building and deploying websites, and web applications. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Chris Bach: LinkedIn // Twitter

In this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by Daphna Andrews, VP of Customer Experience at Oro Inc. They discuss the importance of understanding your customers and building solutions around them, relevant media that conveys messages to your audience in building trust overall, and more. There are many strategies that businesses can adopt to be more resilient and thrive during their digital transformation. Leveraging data and analytics, embracing digitalization, and prioritizing the customer experience can transform your business and achieve success overall. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Daphna Andrews: LinkedIn Resources: Oro Inc.

In this episode, host Tim Ahlenius is joined by Brendan Cameron and Roger Walker from Americaneagle.com to talk through the common themes discussed at Shoptalk. The 2023 Shoptalk conference, a leading ecommerce and retailer events held annually in Las Vegas, took place last month. One of the key themes at the Shoptalk conference was the importance of creating a seamless omnichannel experience for customers overall. Tim, Brendan, and Roger discuss other themes that were highlighted at the conference such as new initiatives surrounding the collection of data privacy, headless solutions being the right for your organization and end-users, and more. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn Roger Walker: LinkedIn Resources: Shoptalk Website

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Emily Burton, VP of Partner Enablement at Digital River. They discuss how looking through the lens of the customer can help set up your business for conversions, along with the importance of focusing on personalization in different countries, and altering your marketing to fit the region you're selling to. Understanding cultural nuances is crucial when it comes to ecommerce success as it can help businesses avoid misunderstandings, build trust with customers, and tailor their marketing strategies to resonate with different cultural values. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Emily Burton: LinkedIn

In this episode, our guest host, Wes McChristian is joined by Jonathan Henault, Customer Experience Manager at Kentico. They discuss creating a customer journey map to improve customers' overall experience, the idea of implementing digital maturity in your business's roadmap, and more. Digital Experience Maturity, also referred as, Customer Experience Maturity is defined as a company's capability in measuring and delivering digital customer experiences across its main touchpoints. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Wes McChristian: LinkedIn Jonathan Henault: LinkedIn Resources: Calculating Digital Experience Maturity - Kentico

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius is joined by Piyush Patel, Chief Strategic Business Development Officer at Algolia. They discuss how customers interact with search, how customer expectations are improving the power of search, and recent news of Algolia's acquisition of Search.io. Algolia's vision is to deliver dynamic experiences that will enable businesses to quickly predict a visitor's intent on their digital property (web, mobile, etc.) in real-time, in a session, in the moment. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Piyush Patel: LinkedIn

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Caroline Ernst VP of Ecommerce Solutions at AD (Affiliated Distributors), and Brendan Cameron, Strategic Accounts Manager at Americaneagle.com. They dive into the overview of the AD Ecommerce Summit, the evolution mindset, shifting focus toward customers' needs, and planning for 2023. The first step in the digital transformation mindset is cultural change. Make sure that your transformation is focused on customers' needs from all generations, which are also tied to your business's goals. Understanding your industry is key, but understanding your audience is gold. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn Caroline Ernst: LinkedIn

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, is joined by Joe Campagna, Payments Consultant at Americaneagle.com. They discuss the business and consumer side of payments, new changes to be aware of regarding the process, and how payments have grown over the years with the fruition of BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later). Heavy users displayed a larger decline in financial health. This holiday season, the consumers' value of transactions rose by 87%. Black Friday/Cyber Monday this year set a new record for consumer spending with $11.3 billion in sales. That's a 5.8% growth year over year from last year's sales. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Joe Campagna: LinkedIn

Zack Rosen, Co-Founder and CEO of Pantheon, joins our host, Tim Ahlenius to reflect on the web/tech industry this past year. They discuss Zack's hobby project, California YIMBY, that's planning on solving the housing crisis in California, how Pantheon started building digital products for the largest media companies in the U.S., and Zack's predictions for the tech industry in the future. Zack pioneered the first large-scale Drupal website for the Howard Dean campaign in 2003, which helped revolutionize the business model of politics from offline to the Internet. Pantheon continues to grow rapidly while retaining a focus on its talented and passionate team, loyal customer base, and the guiding mission of furthering the open web. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Zack Rosen: LinkedIn

In this episode, our guest host and Partner Director, Steven LaGow, talks with Becky Reese, HubSpot Consultant at Americaneagle.com about their experience attending INBOUND, HubSpot's annual conference. They discuss the various tools companies utilize every day, using data to understand your customer's needs, and how companies can reconnect back with their customers. HubSpot is the all-in-one package for companies to work seamlessly together. The CRM platform offers "Hubs" that include, Marketing, Sales, CMS, Service, and Operations. Each Hub is powerful on its own, but you can customize it to fit your business's needs. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Steven LaGow: LinkedIn Becky Reese: LinkedIn

In this episode, our guest host and Director of Front-End Development and Accessibility at Americaneagle.com, Nick Goodrum, talks with Jennifer Chadwick, Global Senior Accessibility Consultant at Siteimprove. They discuss why every business needs to be compliant, the future regulations of accessibility, and more! Siteimprove is a software company driven by the desire to show businesses that making the internet a more inclusive place is good for their users, their business outcomes, and the future of the internet. Siteimprove is the go-to solution for businesses and organizations who want to grow with a purpose for their end users. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Nick Goodrum: LinkedIn Jennifer Chadwick: LinkedIn

In this episode, our guest host, Scrum Master, and WordPress expert, Landon Depasquale, got to talk with Tom Still, Enterprise WordPress Business Development Director at Americaneagle.com, about the early beginnings of traditional WordPress, to its multiple capabilities that can fit into your enterprise tech stack. When creating a software development project, it's crucial to choose the right technology stack that fits your needs. With WordPress being an open-source platform for everyone, it makes it easy to manage and create content while having a consistent experience across your entire tech stack. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Landon DePasquale: LinkedIn Tom Still: LinkedIn

OroCommerce, a pioneering ecommerce platform made for B2B businesses, redefines the benchmarks for best-in-class customer experience. In this episode, Motti Danino, COO at OroCommerce, and Brendan Cameron from Americaneagle.com talk with our host, Tim Ahlenius, about the B2B commerce industry and focus on the customer's needs to produce a reliable service for every aspect of the B2B market. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn Motti Danino: LinkedIn

Avalara is a leader in tax automation software. They provide pre-built connectors and custom integrations making tax compliance simple for their customers. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, talks to two Tax Directors on Avalara's Professional Services team, Mary Cho and Troy Bluske. They discuss the evolution of tax in the ecommerce space, breaking down marketplace facilitator and nexus laws. Lastly, they look into the future of how the uprising of crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse will eventually be a part of the taxation space. View Avalara's recent report on the changes in the taxation space here: Avalara's Tax Compliance Guide for Businesses This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Mary Cho: LinkedIn Troy Bluske: LinkedIn

After years of experiments with different approaches and collaborations between designers and developers, block patterns have changed everything. In this episode, our guest host and Partner Director, Steven LaGow, talks to Sean Blakeley, WordPress Technical Director, and Landon Depasquale, WordPress Expert & Scrum Master at Americaneagle.com, about how Blocks patterns have revolutionized the approach to the entire WordPress design process. They also discuss some of the latest capabilities, the evolution of WordPress's software development, and the journey of integrating the block editor into other sites, This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: ·        Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube ·        Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter ·        Steven LaGow: LinkedIn ·        Landon DePasquale: LinkedIn ·        Sean Blakeley: LinkedIn

Global Partner Evangelist from Akeneo, François Chaix, joins the show today to talk to guest host, Wes McChristian, about Product Experience Management (PXM) and Product Information Management (PIM) solutions in the ecommerce ecosystem. They also discuss how to create a positive customer experience while conveying your product's information overall. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Wes McChristian: LinkedIn François Chaix: LinkedIn

Kentico has officially spun off its Kontent platform into a brand-new company (Kontent.ai) and returned to its roots as a unified DXP. The company has gone all-in on creating products and services that are designed for helping marketers and developers and supporting them along the path toward their goals. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Dominik Pinter, CEO of Kentico, to discuss the evolution of Kentico as a platform, the recently announced changes including significant reinvestment in the Kentico Xperience platform, and more exciting product updates. They dive deep into how their former CEO and founder, Petr Palas, created a simpler CMS for developers and marketers to reach their end goals and what lies ahead for Kentico in the future. Founded in 2004, Kentico has grown from a one-person show into a company with almost 300 employees. They believed there was a better way to manage content so they created the very first Kentico CMS to make the everyday work of web developers easier. Connect with: •Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube •Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter •Dominik Pinter: LinkedIn // Twitter // Website

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with TJ Gamble, CEO of Jamersan, to see the behind the scenes of Jamersan's technical ecommerce content. They discuss what exactly headless ecommerce is, how it started as a enterprise, and the forgotten aspects in the ecommerce space that should be presented. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter TJ Gamble: LinkedIn // Twitter // Instagram // YouTube // Website

A continuation from Part 1, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Dries Buytaert, Founder and Project Lead of Drupal, and Americaneagle.com's Partner Director, Peter Gavrilos, and Ameriacaneagle.com Drupal Technical Director, Jason Luttrell, to breakdown how Drupal incorporates itself with Acquia. They discuss the different variations of Drupal, who exactly is the right target audience that Drupal would work well for, what the future holds for Drupal, and it's new version Drupal 10 to be released this winter. If you missed Part 1, listen here This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Dries Buytaert: LinkedIn // Twitter // Instagram // Website Peter Gavrilos: LinkedIn Jason Luttrell: LinkedIn

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with, Dries Buytaert, Founder and Project Lead of Drupal, and Americaneagle.com's Partner Director Peter Gavrilos and Drupal Technical Director Jason Luttrell, to breakdown how Drupal incorporates itself with Acquia. They discuss how Drupal has evolved from a hobby started in Dries's dorm room in college, to running and managing the corporation. And integrating Acquia, the cloud infrastructure for Drupal. Join us for Part 2 of this discussion here This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Dries Buytaert: LinkedIn // Twitter // Instagram // Website Peter Gavrilos: LinkedIn Jason Luttrell: LinkedIn

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Sanne Bolkenstein, Director of Sales at Deity, to dive into Composable Commerce. They discuss how it differs from the monolithic approach, how to know if you're outgrowing your monolith, the fake vs true composable commerce, and so much more. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Sanne Bolkenstein: LinkedIn

In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Chloë Thomas, a best selling Author, International Speaker, and the host of two award-winning podcasts. They talk about what sustainability means in today's world, what customer's pay attention to while online shopping, how brands can properly communicate sustainable ecommerce initiatives with consumers and so much more! This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Chloë Thomas: LinkedIn // Twitter // Instagram

Only 1 in 8 retailers embrace modern search to gain a significant competitive edge. Algolia surveyed 900 online retailers to learn how they're utilizing search to increase conversion and maximize revenue. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Piyush Patel, Chief Strategic Business Development Officer of Algolia, to review their new report, Ecommerce Site Search Trends. They discuss why retailers are embracing AI and personalization, what modern and advanced search capabilities are available, how to curate the result screen to benefit the user, and so much more. Algolia helps businesses build and optimize the search and discovery experience resulting in significantly enhanced online engagement, increased conversion rates and enriched lifetime value that generates profitable growth. Today, Algolia powers 1.5 Trillion searches a year – that's 4 times more than Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Baidu and Yandex combined. Our amazing technology is used by one in eight online users. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Piyush Patel: LinkedIn

Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) is an enterprise software for meeting the needs of companies undergoing digital transformation. The Liferay platform is open source, which makes it more reliable, innovative, and secure. In this episode, our guest host, Steven LaGow, spoke with Liferay's Lead Sales Engineer, Wes Kempa, and Director North American Channel Sales, Glenn Saler, to discuss where DXPs are moving. They talk through core CMS's to WEM's, and what's beyond DXPs, how Open Source benefits the current landscape, and so much more. Liferay is an open-source company that provides free documentation and paid professional service to users of its software. Partnering with integrators from across the globe, they have enabled thousands of companies from various industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and energy and utilities, to utilize the Liferay suite to create digital solutions, such as customer self-service portals, B2B commerce solutions, and modern intranets. To learn more about Americaneagle.com's work with Liferay, click here. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Steven LaGow: LinkedIn Wes Kempa: LinkedIn Glenn Saler: LinkedIn

Our host, Tim Ahlenius, recently went on the Infinity Nation podcast to speak with Founder and CEO Al Keck to discuss what Q4 2021 looked like in terms of the ecommerce market, both in the U.S. and in the U.K. Today, we are bringing that discussion to this episode of Lessons for Tomorrow. Together, they address the biggest concerns around packaging material shortages and stock, increase in energy prices, computer chip shortage, and attribution to a smaller increase in ecommerce spending. Tim also goes into his thoughts on the Metaverse and what we can expect to see in 2022. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Al Keck: LinkedIn

Rethink your website relaunch and learn to iterate your digital experience to drive growth with WebOps (Website Operations) tools and processes. WebOps is a set of practices that facilitates collaboration and automates processes to improve the productivity of the whole web team – from developers to designers, content editors, stakeholders, and more. The result is cross-functional web teams empowered to develop, test, and release website changes faster and more reliably. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Josh Koeing, Pantheon's Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, to discuss the beginning of WebOps platforms as well as the continued need for them. The two dive into how WebOps combines the lessons of agile and DevOps communities to prioritize iterative work that is visible to all team members. Pantheon aims to build one of the most effective WebOps platform — one that empowers marketing and development teams to take control of their websites, while giving them the agility to win in the dynamic world of digital marketing. With Pantheon, marketers and developers deliver results by iterating quickly, learning, and experimenting with their websites in the same way they do with virtually every other tool in their martech and development stacks. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Josh Koeing: LinkedIn // Twitter

According to Gartner, brands will soon choose plug-and-play business capabilities over all-in-one platforms. A composable digital experience platform (DXP) is one that is entirely modular, allowing for incremental changes and updates to composite parts. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Jon Price, Americaneagle.com's VP of Digital Experience Platforms and host of The Sitecore Water Cooler Podcast. The two dive into the move from the monolithic DXP to the composable DXP. Sitecore is the leading provider of an end-to-end composable digital experience platform, empowering brands to make unforgettable connections with their customers. Sitecore's SaaS-enabled, composable digital experience platform unifies the entire customer journey from search to purchase to post-sale marketing with solutions for Content, Experience, and Commerce. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Jon Price: LinkedIn // Twitter // The Sitecore Water Cooler Podcast

The market signals of today inform the way the world shops tomorrow – and Signifyd has a wild read on what to expect for 2022 based on the 2021 holiday season. Signifyd's Commerce Network tracks the ecommerce transactions of thousands of merchants and millions of consumers worldwide. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Signifyd's Head of Global Agency Partnerships Megan Blissick to do a post-holiday analysis which includes supply chain challenges and the COVID-19 Omicron variant and its effects on the economic recovery. Signifyd provides an end‑to‑end Commerce Protection Platform that leverages its Commerce Network to maximize conversion, automate customer experience, and eliminate fraud and customer abuse for retailers. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Megan Blissick: LinkedIn

Websites are meant to be fluid. As technology and business processes continue to evolve, your website should evolve along with it. If it doesn't, it may actually be hurting your business. This begs the question — how do you know it's time for a website redesign? To help answer this question, our host, Taylor Karg, sat down with Mike Goliber, Vice President of Client Engagement at Americaneagle.com. This episode covers what it means to redesign your website, what results business owners should hope to achieve, how do you know if you should redesign or rebuild your website, and so much more. Follow this podcast on your preferred podcasting platform so you never miss an episode. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Modern Marketing Messages: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Taylor Karg: LinkedIn Mike Goliber: LinkedIn

When building out a content strategy, there are two sides to consider: the product side and the marketing side. So, how do we, as a digital agency, focus on getting organizations to understand the separation of the two? Very often the product content doesn't receive the level of attention that the marketing content does. But today, there's a large shift through digital transformation and how it affects the value of content – the focus is coming back to the product side. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with AD's VP of Ecommerce Solutions Caroline Ernst, and Americaneagle.com's Strategic Accounts Director Brendan Cameron, to talk about the value of content in digital experience. AD is a member owned group. We are passionate about bringing growth-oriented independent distributors and best-in-class suppliers together to outperform the market and to stay ahead of the competition. AD eCommerce Solution is the trusted partner for enabling AD members to achieve their eCommerce objectives and win in an evolving digital world. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Caroline Ernst: LinkedIn // Twitter Brendan Cameron: LinkedIn

Digital transformation is still gaining speed as computers and devices are becoming more consistent companions in our daily activities. And each year introduces, or escalates, a variety of trending buzzwords. Recently, during one of the November 2021 Accelebrate webinars, our host and Americaneagle.com's Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Tim Ahlenius, put a spotlight on 10 concepts that people are consistently talking about today and where they might take us tomorrow. For more information about the buzzwords, check out 10 Buzzwords That Are Driving Tomorrow's Tech. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter

A digital experience platform (DXP) is a well-integrated and cohesive set of technologies designed to enable the composition, management, delivery, and optimization of contextualized digital experiences across multi-experience customer journeys, according to Gartner. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, spoke with Kentico Xperience's VP of Marketing Jenda Perla, and Americaneagle.com's Kentico Practice Director Wes McChristian to talk about achieving simplicity through the best-fitting digital experience platform. Everyone is on a digital journey – and there isn't one final destination. Listen to this episode to learn how you can leverage the right tools at the right time. Kentico Xperience can create engaging experiences and grow your business faster with a seamless digital experience platform that combines content management, digital marketing, and commerce. For more information, check out these resources provided by Kentico Xperience. How to achieve simplicity through a Unified Digital Experience Platform Is a composable DXP the right fit for everyone? DXP as a modern means to improve business performance This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Jan Perla: LinkedIn // Twitter Wes McChristian: LinkedIn

Ninety percent of B2B organizations cite product information management as highly important or a top priority, according to the 2020 Akeneo Global B2B survey. This means that the power of product information management and product experience are here to stay. In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius spoke with Akeneo's Director of Product Marketing Ali Hanyaloglu and Product Experience Management Evangelist Virginie Blot to discuss product experience. Product Experience, or PX, is the foundation of customer experience - consistent product information delivered in context wherever, and whomever, your buyers are. It's about finding, browsing and shopping for products.  Akeneo is a global leader in Product Experience Management (PXM) that helps businesses with products to sell to unlock growth opportunities by creating a single source of truth for product information and delivering a consistent and compelling omnichannel product experience. For more information, check out Akeneo's Global B2B Survey 2020 eBook: 5 Takeaways on PIM and PXM. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen to them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Ali Hanyaloglu: LinkedIn // Twitter Virginie Blot: LinkedIn

Amazon is now responsible for 70% of product search in the United States, and Amazon Business, the company's B2B unit, is now Amazon's fastest growing division which accounts for over $25 billion in annual sales. The ecommerce juggernaut's growth accelerated dramatically during the global COVID-19 pandemic, leaving traditional product manufacturers and resellers (distributors, retailers, and others) with an urgent call to action to take advantage of the marketplace. Questions persist on whether Amazon is a competitor or compelling sales channel – or maybe, it's both? Many companies have questions on how (and whether) to embrace an Amazon selling channel. With the marketplace's emergence as the world's No. 1 search engine, these issues are more pressing than ever.   In this episode, our host, Tim Ahlenius, tackled these questions with Brian Beck, author of the breakthrough book “Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce” and managing partner at Enceiba, the industry's only Amazon agency focused on B2B companies. This podcast is brought to you by Americaneagle.com Studios. Follow this podcast wherever you listen them! Connect with: Lessons for Tomorrow: Website // Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // YouTube Tim Ahlenius: LinkedIn // Twitter Brian Beck: LinkedIn // Twitter