Contributors
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Nikki Baird is Managing Partner at Retail Systems Research, an industry market intelligence firm specializing in the impact of technology on the extended retail industry. She focuses on trends impacting the consumer-retailer relationship, along with their supply chain and marketing implications. Previously, Nikki was an analyst at Forrester Research and Retail Systems Alert Group, covering extended retail industry topics. Nikki has an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin, focusing on operations and IT. She also holds a bachelor of arts in political science and Russian, with a minor in physics, from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Nikki Baird’s articles » |
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Jay Buerck is the COO of the Online Reputation Management company, Online Rep Management.com and has worked as an online marketing specialist for over 8 years including stints with 3 Inc. 500 Award Companies in the industries of Event Tickets, Internet Marketing, and Mortgages. You can find more great tips and strategies by following him on Twitter (@jaybuerck) or Google+. Jay Buerck’s articles » |
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Steve Chapman has over 35 years of marketing and sales management, business management and small business ownership experience. Chapman began his career in advertising account management in the late 1970’s with a BBDO subsidiary. His first business focused on small business owners and the challenges of marketing on very limited budgets. Chapman is actively involved in developing an Internet based training and business consultancy, SOMA Marketing & Communication Consulting. He is a graduate of the State University of New York. Steve Chapman’s articles » |
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CEO, Richard Hearn, launched and built Crown Partners on the idea that technology and marketing can work together to create transformational solutions. In the ten years since he co-founded Crown Partners, Hearn has led the company to success year after year with its commitment to creating rapid, transformative growth for clients through digital eBusiness solutions, including General Motors, the U.S. Army, STEricsson and Capezio. Crown Partners has been honored with numerous awards and has the distinction of being named one of Inc. Magazine’s “Inc. 500/5000″ fastest growing private companies for 2006 – 2010. Richard Hearn’s articles » |
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Amy Munice is President of ALM Communications Inc., d.b.a. Global B2B Communications, and www.webanddesignscience.com. Munice is on a mission to correct misunderstandings of how worldwide search engines work. Her firm is the first global PR company to guarantee numbers of published articles, provide communication tools for lead generation, and incorporate artificial intelligence-based SEO tools into PR campaigns. Amy Munice’s articles » |
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Paula Rosenblum of Retail Systems Research is widely recognized as one of the top analysts in the retail industry. She formerly served as Vice President of Research & Content at Retail Systems Alert Group (RSAG), and as Vice President of Aberdeen Group’s Retail Research practice. She was also retail research director for AMR Research. Paula spent over 20 years as a retail technology executive and CIO, and received her MBA in 1991 from Northeastern University, with a major in management of High Technology firms. Paula Rosenblum’s articles » |
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Steve Rowen is a partner at Retail Systems Research, as well as an emerging markets specialist. In addition to having been a pioneering analyst in the field of customer data security, Rowen’s areas of focus include environmental sustainability within retail, loss prevention, cross-channel and eCommerce applications, as well as merchandising and workforce management technologies. His analysis and insight have made him a frequent source to the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, ComputerWorld, Chain Store Age and many others, as well as a sought-out presenter at high-level and educational industry events. Steve Rowen’s articles » |
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Ritchie Sayner, as Vice-President of Business Development for RMSA, is responsible for corporate sales and various company marketing initiatives. As a certified instructor of retailing, he speaks regularly to retail groups and writes for various industry publications on inventory management topics. Prior to joining RMSA in 1980, Sayner was the general merchandise manager for an independent, family-owned department store in the Midwest. He holds a marketing degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Ritchie Sayner’s articles » |
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Eric White leads the retail strategy practice at Wren, providers of physical security solutions used by some of the world’s most innovative and respected retailers. White has 20 years of experience in loss prevention, asset protection and physical security, having served at Walmart and The Home Depot. He has been awarded Fellow status for innovative work and leadership in the private sector and serves as Chair for the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS). Eric White’s articles » |
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Andrew Wren serves as chief executive officer of Wren Solutions, a loss-prevention technology provider helping LP professionals reduce loss, increase profits and rise as heroes in their companies. Wren is responsible for corporate and product strategy, leveraging his more than two decades of security technology expertise. To learn more about Wren’s solutions, visit www.wrensolutions.com. Andrew Wren’s articles » |
