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Don't miss our great events with some of the most popular brands in the retail industry. This month you will have the chance to learn and share your experience with BBC Worldwide, Sainsbury's, Laura Ashley, Ted Baker, Superdrug, Fortnum&Mason and many more. For all the details, have a look at our events below or visit our website www.mixingdigital.co.uk.
Internet Leaders Dinner with BBC Worldwide
At this dinner in conjunction with Summit Media our speaker Steve Wind-Mozley, Senior Vice President Ecommerce, BBC Worldwide will share his experiences of replatforming at the BBC, the perils and the pitfalls plus he will highlight all the successes along the way. He will take us through their journey on vendor selection, stakeholder management, building for responsive and adaptive design and will touch on globalisation into the mix.The guest list includes- Sainsbury, BrightTag, Oracle, MoPowered, dotMailer, OBAN Multilingual, Blueleaf Communication, Spectrum, POWA Technologies and many more.
The event will take place on Wednesday 2nd July on the first floor of the lovely Elysee Restuarant,13 Percy Street, London, W1T 1DP. This is going to be a great dinner and one you should definitely not miss, so book your guest places here for just £99.00 + VAT per person.
Digital Sparks
Our next Digital Sparks event will take place on Wednesday 16th July on the first floor of the Prince of Wales Pub, 150 - 151 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5TD - (close to Holborn and Covent Garden tube stations). These Digital Sparks events are evening networking events that have been created to provide a focused event for an invited audience of digital guests. To hear about relevant technologies, new start-up businesses and to discuss active partnerships that work well for all. This is a real opportunity to identify key working strategies, to see what technologies are up and coming, and what will disrupt the industry in the coming months and years. At this event you will hear from a select group of vendors inculding Adestra, SDL, Livelink New Media and Hiyalife who are changing and enhancing the way that we do business as well as take the opportunity to network with your peers, create useful business relationships and share a few free drinks with us too.
Free for brands and agencies, no vendors will be able to attend. Click here to book your place.
Accelerated Ecommerce Guide to Going Global
Going Global is the next big opportunity open to UK retailers as expanding your e-commerce business outside the borders of the UK, can be achieved on a relatively low budget and can increase retail sales significantly. During this event we will take a look at the opportunities available to businesses waiting to expand into the global market, local commerce to create a location based individualised user experience and payment related considerations for those looking to grow their business geographically through e-commerce expansion. You will hear from the experts in Internationalisation who will show you the right steps to take to make your business a Global Success, and hear from brands that have already conquered the Global marketplace. The expert speakers will answer all your burning questions and offer hints and tips throughout the afternoon.
Guests already attending include: notonthehighstreet.com – Sainsburys – Laura Ashley – Ted Baker – Fortnum & Mason – Superdrug – Agent Provocateur - Harvey Nichols - Jaeger - Karen Millen - Lovehoney - Superdrug and many more.
The event is taking place on Thursday 3rd July 2014 at No.5 Private Members Club, 5 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PG. To register for a FREE retailer place click here - vendors or agencies will not be admitted.
We are looking forward to meeting you there.
Take Care
Miss Charlie Lines
Director and Founder
Mixing digital
02089854249
@mixingdigital
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SLI Systems (SLI.NZ), the e-commerce acceleration provider for mid- to large-size e-commerce vendors and internet retailers worldwide, today announced it has expanded the range of languages it supports from seven to 14. The renowned site search offerings are now available to e-commerce businesses targeting the largest online retail markets in the Americas, EMEA and Asia.
SLI now supports Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Russian and Swedish in addition to the already-supported English, French, Japanese, German, Portuguese and Spanish languages. “SLI sets itself apart from other search providers with a number of unique capabilities,” said Tim Callan, chief marketing officer at SLI. “Our expanded language capability combined with our Learning Search technology provides end users with the most relevant search results that automatically adjust to the unique needs and trends of shoppers in varying regions. “For example, a shopper that searches for a dress on a vendor’s Brazilian language website may be presented with different results than a shopper searching for a dress on the same vendor’s Russian site. This is particularly important because consumers’ tastes can vary by region; if they don’t find the product they desire in just a few short minutes, they will navigate to another site.”
Boden, a global retailer of high-end clothing for women, men and children, has been an SLI customer for seven years and has deployed the language offerings to customers in France, Germany and Austria. Boden is one of many retailers that work with SLI to provide site search in multiple languages. SLI Systems will be showcasing new products along with its new language offerings during the 2014 Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) in Chicago June 10-12 at booth #601. Visit http://sitesearch.sli-systems.com/2014IRCE.html for a demo or to schedule a meeting.
Connect with SLI Systems:
Twitter – twitter.com/slisystems
Facebook – facebook.com/slisystems
LinkedIn – linkedin.com/company/sli-systems
About SLI Systems
SLI Systems (SLI.NZ) enables the world’s leading e-commerce retailers to accelerate sales by connecting shoppers with the products they’re most likely to buy. With offerings that include site search, navigation, merchandising, mobile, product recommendations and user-generated SEO, SLI Systems is the most chosen cloud-based site search provider to Internet Retailer Top 1,000 retailers. The company’s patented technology continuously learns from the actions of visitors to deliver the most relevant results possible. Whether via PC, tablet or phone, a site powered by SLI Systems delivers the kind of satisfying search experience that increases conversion rates, secures brand loyalty and results in higher order values. SLI Systems operates on five continents. For more information, visit sli-systems.com.
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Websites such as Google and Bing Maps are going to be able to use higher-quality satellite images, thanks to US government restrictions being lifted. So far, companies had not been allowed to make use of images where features smaller than 50cm were visible.As well as for public use, the higher-quality images can aid agriculture efforts and disaster relief but there are concerns for citizens' privacy. The satellites may also be used to provide internet access to currently unconnected or restricted parts of the world.
TV Ad switches on XBox One
Xbox One owners are complaining that a new TV advert is switching their consoles on without their permission. The commercial features Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul who says "Xbox On" near its start.
Xbox One owners are complaining that a new TV advert is switching their consoles on without their permission. The commercial features Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul who says "Xbox On" near its start. The instruction seems to trigger the machine's Kinect voice/motion sensor, activating the console. This is not the first time such an effect has been reported- in November an Xbox One owner posted reported that an internet ad that featured the command "Xbox go to Dead Rising 3" launched the game on his system. Users affected by the issue do have the ability to turn off the Kinect sensor, which prevents the console responding to voice commands.
Iraq blocks Social Media in Bid to Restrict Isis
The Iraqi government seems to have blocked Facebook, Twitter and other social media, in the light of the escalating combat. People attempting to visit these sites are currently seeing a message saying that the Ministry of Communications has barred access.
The Iraqi government seems to have blocked Facebook, Twitter and other social media, in the light of the escalating combat. People attempting to visit these sites are currently seeing a message saying that the Ministry of Communications has barred access. This action comes after Islamist insurgents used Twitter to post a graphic image of a beheaded man, and to spread propaganda messages. Although internet use was heavily controlled during Saddam Hussein's presidency, Iraqis have since enjoyed open access to the net.
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The popular online travel agencies, Expedia, has become the latest company to accept Bitcoin transactions as a form of payment. The firm will initially accept the virtual currency for hotel bookings only, and is currently restricting the trial to its US site. Expedia's announcement comes after a hard few months for Bitcoin, which has been plagued by security concerns. A number of smaller online travel sites already accept virtual currencies, including Travel Keys and CheapAir, but Expedia is the first company of its size to adopt Bitcoin.
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