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Certona CEO Shares Personalization Best Practices in Shop.org Annual Summit's "The Doctor Is In" Program
Meyar Sheik to Offer Attendees Site Personalization and Merchandising Strategies That Will Increase Average Order Values, Basket Size
| Source: Certona
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - August 31, 2009) - Certona, a provider of real-time
personalization and revenue optimization solutions for multichannel
retailers, announced today that its CEO, Meyar Sheik, will participate in
Shop.org Annual Summit's "The Doctor Is In" program.
A personalization and Web Analytics pioneer, Sheik will be one of 12
experts that attendees can reserve for 20-minute slots of time to discuss
various web site and e-commerce issues that they may be experiencing.
"I'm really looking forward to speaking with online and multichannel retail
executives about their online conversion and revenue challenges and
opportunities," said Sheik. "It's one of the things I enjoy most about our
business -- seeing how certain technologies and practices can increase
sales, basket size and repeat business. It's why we started Certona and
launched our Resonance personalization platform in the first place."
Attendees that sign up for Sheik's help will get a thorough review of their
site as well as insights into some quick-win opportunities to use product
merchandising, placement, dynamic recommendations, unique site search
techniques and post purchase cross-sell/up-sell strategies to raise average
order values while also driving customers back more frequently for greater
e-commerce conversions.
Sheik is a seasoned software industry executive with 25 years of
experience. Since 2000, he has been working with some of the largest
online retail brands. Sheik possesses a wealth of first-hand knowledge in
the areas of web analytics, recommendations, real-time personalization and
revenue optimization. Prior to co-founding Certona, he was the CMO and COO
of web analytics leader, WebSideStory (now part of Omniture).
There is no charge for these meetings, but seats are limited. Registered
attendees of Shop.org's Annual Summit are strongly encouraged to sign up
well in advance at http://www.shop.org/web/summit09/doctor#register.
Certona is a proud Platinum Sponsor of the 2009 Shop.org Annual Summit.
About Certona Corporation
Certona Corporation is the creator of Resonance®, a real-time
personalization and revenue optimization platform for multi-channel
retailers. Resonance automates a company's ability to provide relevant,
individualized experience and product recommendations in real-time,
increasing average order value and revenue per visit. With seven patents
pending, the "self-optimizing" system is powered by sophisticated neural
networks and a portfolio of algorithms to deliver real-time product,
content, and promotional offers through multiple channels -- web, email,
call center, point-of-sale, and mobile. Clients are typically up and
running in less than a month, and include some of the most recognized
online and multi-channel retail brands across all popular verticals. For
more information, visit www.certona.com.
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