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With the weather being a little chilly we’re here to keep you on your toes with all the exciting and educational events taking place over the next few weeks.

It’s not long now until The Delivery Conference 2015, taking place on Tuesday February 3^rd 2015 in central London at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. MetaPack will play host to the sixth annual Delivery Conference - a one day event dedicated to responding to consumer demand for choice and control over the delivery experience. Joining us will be the most influential retailers from across Europe and a host of retail thought leaders who are redefining the industry. Register now to secure your FREE place as a retailer or 3PL or use your Mixing Digital discount code, TDC10, if you are a technology vendor, carrier or agency working in the retail sector and wish to purchase a delegate ticket for £585 instead of £650.

Have Your Say at The Delivery Excellence Awards

After the conference has reached a crescendo with the Driving Growth in a Consumer-Centric World panel with Sir Charles Dunstone, Sir Stuart Rose and Robert Willett, MetaPack will be hosting The Delivery Excellence Awards sponsored by Salesforce taking place on the evening of Tuesday February 3^rd straight after the conference at Park Plaza Westminster. Join us in this celebration of industry achievements by attending the conference and staying for the awards and by nominating your favourite retailers and carriers here

Then on Thursday 26^th February we have another of our Internet Leaders Dinners with PetsPyjamas.

At this dinner the CEO of PetsPyjamas, Gracia Amico, will talk to us about the importance of truly understanding your customers and creating a shopping experience that (over) delivers on their needs. She will explain the approach PetsPyjamas have taken to achieve this, covering various channels of the business with emphasis on the ability to book pet friendly breaks. PetsPyjamas is the ultimate shopping destination for pet owners. They recently won the 2014 Retail Week Award for customer services initiatives, so it’ll be an insightful evening on how this brand has and will innovate. Register now to secure your place at the dinner for just £99 including a 3-course dinner and unlimited drinks.

Heads up, look out for The Ecommerce Club, launching soon!

All our best wishes

Davina, Charlie, Maria, Ben, Donia, Faris, Anne and Felicia

Uber has promised 50,000 jobs under a new European deal

Uber’s chief executive recently said he wants to make rapid expansion in Europe in 2015.

He told a conference in Munich that they could create 50,000 jobs under the new partnership with European cities. Uber started four years ago and now runs in 250 cities worldwide. The San Francisco start-up is valued at $40bn (£25.5bn), based on the latest fundraising from investors. Uber has been in the spotlight recently for not carrying out sufficient safety checks on drivers and their vehicles and they have been hit with court injunctions in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, and has faced protests from taxi firms in major cities, including London. Uber is working with governments on new rules to ensure public safety is protected,

Google Glass is not dead just yet

Google Glass 2 is no longer just a rumour, Google confirmed on January 16^th that it was to close its Explorer programme and take the original Google Glass off the market on January 19^th.

They also confirmed that this is not the end for Google Glass. In a recent Google+ post they wrote: "Since we first met, interest in wearables has exploded and today it’s one of the most exciting areas in technology. Glass at Work has been growing and we’re seeing incredible developments with Glass in the workplace. As we look to the road ahead, we realise that we’ve outgrown the lab and so we’re officially “graduating” from Google[x] to be our own team here at Google. We’re thrilled to be moving even more from concept to reality. "As part of this transition, we’re closing the Explorer Program so we can focus on what’s coming next. January 19 will be the last day to get the Glass Explorer Edition. In the meantime, we’re continuing to build for the future, and you’ll start to see future versions of Glass when they’re ready. (For now, no peeking.)" The next generation of the wearable gadget will arrive in store at some point in 2015.

A Report claims that US tapped North Korea’s computer network back in 2010

Even though North Korea deny any involvement in the Sony Pictures hack a recent report in the New York Times says that the US know that N Korea was behind the attack because it had secretly infiltrated the country’s computer networks in 2010. N Korea has continually denied any involvement in the security breach at Sony.

hack a recent report in the New York Times says that the US know that N Korea was behind the attack because it had secretly infiltrated the country’s computer networks in 2010. N Korea has continually denied any involvement in the security breach at Sony.

Facebook Test Voice Transcription

Facebook have been testing a voice transcription feature on some of its accounts for the Facebook Messenger app which will let users dictate messages hands free

and receive spoken messages back to them. Facebook haven’t confirmed the number of accounts being tested and haven’t confirmed who will be able to access and use the tool at this stage. Earlier this year, Facebook acquired speech recognition firm Wit.ai. At the time, there was considerable speculation that the acquisition would see speech-based controls and voice-to-text input added to Facebook’s Messenger service.

The Delivery Conference (3rd February)

The last event was a huge success with over 1000 delegates attending and 66% of delegates being retailers. From those 1000+ delegates 60% of them are in fact decision makers.

The event consists of a conference, exhibition, The Delivery Excellence Awards and two conference streams detailed below.

Delivery Innovation - a platform for the carrier and postal industry to present their latest innovations and developments.

Online Strategy - a forum for top retailers from across Europe to discuss their strategy for keeping pace with consumer demand and lessons learned along the way.

In between break-out sessions you will have the opportunity to check out the exhibitors including Hermes, Parcelforce Worldwide, Citysprint, Royal Mail and more.

You will hear from speakers across Europe such as Ocado, Groupon, Zappos, Carphone Warehouse and more.

At the end of the day you can enjoy networking over a few drinks and enjoy: The Delivery Excellence Awards.

Please click here for more info and to register.

8th Loyalty Summit (4th-5th February)

The theme of this year’s edition is “Engage Customers Like Never Before: One Customer, One Experience, One Enterprise.” This edition would have 70+ Senior level professionals

who would share their views & expertise on pre–decided topics and would have close to 350 industry leaders and practitioners of Loyalty, CRM, Marketing, Customer Experience, Social & Digital Media, Mobile Solutions, Employee Engagement, Big Data & Analytics. The entire event coverage along with a brief of last 7 years proceedings is available on the website www.loyaltysummit.net

For more information please email on harish@loyaltysummit.net or call +91 9969428590

Digital Media Strategies

Digital Media Strategies takes place 9 – 11 March 2015 at Kings Place, London.

It brings together a global audience of over 400 CEOs and senior leaders from news, magazine, broadcast, B2B, STM and digital pureplay media businesses.

Over three days of case studies, analysis, workshops, training, round table discussions and tailored networking opportunities, it focuses on the key strategic challenges behind developing a profitable and sustainable media business in a digital world.

The discount deadline for this year’s event expires January 30^th. Save up to £600

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January & February Events

January

The Digital Pharma Advances Conference – Digital Strategies Delivering Real Results – 28th January 2015

BIMA SKI 2015 – 29th January 2015

February

Metapack The Delivery Conference - 3rd February 2015

8th Loyalty Summit – 4th & 5th February 2015

BIMA THIRSTDAY 5th February 2015

The Category Conference – 24th February 2015

Technology for Marketing and Advertising – 25th February 2015

Internet Leaders Dinner with PetsPyjamas: More than just a Website – 26th February 2015

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