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MES 2022 Photo Gallery

Pics from the 2022 Midwest Ecommerce Summit We had an incredible time at the 2022 Midwest Ecommerce Summit at The City Museum! Great people, great content, and great times. Check out the gallery below to see all the smiling faces that came out for this Fall's summit - we're already looking forward to putting on … Continue reading MES 2022 Photo Gallery

Date & Venue Announced for 2022 Midwest Ecommerce Summit

Conference to Draw Manufacturing, Retail & Ecommerce Leaders to the Gateway City This Fall ST. LOUIS (July 19, 2022) – The third annual Midwest Ecommerce Summit (MES) will be taking place on September 29, 2022, at City Museum. This one-day conference features more than a dozen presenters and sponsors, including St. Louis-based Blayzer Digital. Ecommerce … Continue reading Date & Venue Announced for 2022 Midwest Ecommerce Summit

Marketing Under Prohibition – Ecommerce Tips from Blayzer Commerce

Brad, Mike, Julie, Kate, and Whitney from the Blayzer Commerce team are presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more news and articles from Blayzer Commerce here. Follow Blayzer Commerce on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or LinkedIn for the latest ecommerce strategy, design, development, and marketing insights! Marketing Under Prohibition Marketing and selling restricted … Continue reading Marketing Under Prohibition – Ecommerce Tips from Blayzer Commerce

Retailers Leave Half of Consumers Without an Option to Checkout

Kali Keesee and Jason Skiba from Katapult are presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more news and articles from Katapult here. Follow Katapult on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn for the latest ecommerce lease-to-own purchase solution insights! Retailers are Leaving Almost Half of American Consumers Without an Option to Buy Almost half of U.S. … Continue reading Retailers Leave Half of Consumers Without an Option to Checkout

How Product Protection Increases Customer LTV and Drives Loyalty

Chloe Fisher from Clyde is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from Clyde here. Follow Clyde on LinkedIn for the latest customer loyalty and product protection insights! How Product Protection Increases Customer LTV and Drives Loyalty Profit margins are becoming thinner for ecommerce merchants, especially in categories like electronics and appliances … Continue reading How Product Protection Increases Customer LTV and Drives Loyalty

What Is Responsible Marketing?

Timothy Stuart from dotdigital is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from dotdigital here. Follow dotdigital on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram for the latest ecommerce marketing and engagement insights! What Is Responsible Marketing? Social responsibility and ethics have earned their place on the marketing agenda. They’re fast becoming consumers' … Continue reading What Is Responsible Marketing?

Wayfair and the Pandemic – the Perfect Storm for Digital Transformation

Sara Strope from TaxJar is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from TaxJar here. Follow TaxJar on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce tax compliance news and digital transformation insights! Wayfair and the Pandemic – the Perfect Storm for Digital Transformation Not since the Great Depression or … Continue reading Wayfair and the Pandemic – the Perfect Storm for Digital Transformation

How to Win a MES 2021 Swag Bag

Get Real Swag From Our Virtual Event Being able to attend a conference to learn about all new information and to adapt to the everlasting changes in our world today at no cost is incredible. Getting free things from attending a free event is even more amazing. That’s right -  due to popular demand, MES … Continue reading How to Win a MES 2021 Swag Bag

Get Holiday Ready With BigCommerce

Dan Fertig from BigCommerce is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from BigCommerce here. Follow BigCommerce on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce platform news and insights! It's Time to Get Holiday Ready Is your online store ready for the holidays? Yep, it's that time … Continue reading Get Holiday Ready With BigCommerce

Life Is Short. Let’s Automate. (With Brightpearl)

Ryker Kangail from Brightpearl is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from Brightpearl here. Follow Brightpearl on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce automation and digital operations updates! Life Is Short. Let's Automate. (With Brightpearl) With the ecommerce sector booming and demand for online shopping higher than … Continue reading Life Is Short. Let’s Automate. (With Brightpearl)

Has COVID Shifted Ecommerce Consumer Behavior For Good? The Latest Research from ShipStation

Krish Iyer from ShipStation is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2021. You can read more articles from ShipStation here. Follow ShipStation on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce shipping and fulfillment updates! Has COVID Shifted Ecommerce Consumer Behavior For Good? Consumer behavior has changed dramatically — and likely permanently — as … Continue reading Has COVID Shifted Ecommerce Consumer Behavior For Good? The Latest Research from ShipStation

MES Returns October 21st

We're Celebrating Ecommerce in the New Roaring 20s! After last year's very successful inaugural event, the Midwest Ecommerce Summit is back for more in 2021. We're returning to your screen on October 21st with more insightful presentations. Top industry leaders will be sharing new perspectives on what's clicking in the world of ecommerce today. From … Continue reading MES Returns October 21st

An Overly Analytical Approach to Optimizing Your Ecommerce Store

Mark Miano from Glew is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can read more articles from Glew here. Follow Glew on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce analytics and business intelligence updates! Ready to Grow Your Ecommerce Business? When you’re ready to grow and scale up your ecommerce business, it … Continue reading An Overly Analytical Approach to Optimizing Your Ecommerce Store

Turn New Customers Into Regular Shoppers in 7 Easy Steps

dotdigital is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can read more articles from dotdigital here. Follow dotdigital on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest email marketing and customer engagement news and updates! Turn New Customers Into Regular Shoppers Making a good first impression is easy. Winning true customer engagement and loyalty … Continue reading Turn New Customers Into Regular Shoppers in 7 Easy Steps

7 Ways to Boost Your Conversion Rate Right Now

Trustpilot is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can read more articles from Trustpilot here. Follow Trustpilot on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest reputation management news and updates! Turn Browsers Into Buyers Online shopping is up, but not every ecommerce business is riding the wave. Growing your bottom line during … Continue reading 7 Ways to Boost Your Conversion Rate Right Now

Get a Free MES 2020 Swag Bag

Real Swag from a Virtual Event? The best thing about conferences and business events is all the great information and industry updates you learn about. The next best thing is the SWAG! For people who attend a lot of events, collecting swag becomes a sort of sport, or at the very least, a quest. We … Continue reading Get a Free MES 2020 Swag Bag

Cocktails & Questions

Join Us for Cocktails & Q&A at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020 At the end of each day of MES 2020 there will be a “happy hour” social session. We invite you to join us in a weekly toast to your success featuring our presenters’ signature cocktails, then stick around for the live Q&A. The MES … Continue reading Cocktails & Questions

The Future of eCommerce in the Age of COVID-19

Square is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can find more articles and resources from Square here. Follow Square on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or YouTube for the latest ecommerce payments news and updates! Coronavirus & the Future of Ecommerce Before COVID-19, many businesses took their time launching ecommerce operations. With in-store business and … Continue reading The Future of eCommerce in the Age of COVID-19

4 Shipping Opportunities for Ecommerce Sites

The following guest post was written by ShipperHQ for Midwest Ecommerce Summit readers. You can read more blogs from ShipperHQ here. Follow ShipperHQ on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram for the latest updates. Building a Strategy That Delivers on Customer Expectations Local policy changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have made many small and mid-sized … Continue reading 4 Shipping Opportunities for Ecommerce Sites

What Are Sales Tax Holidays?

TaxJar is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can read more articles from TaxJar here. Follow TaxJar on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube for the latest sales tax news and updates! What Are Sales Tax Holidays? In the U.S., there are periods of time during which states do not require retailers to collect sales … Continue reading What Are Sales Tax Holidays?

What Is a Digital Operations Platform?

Brightpearl is presenting at Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020. You can read more articles from Brightpearl here. Follow Brightpearl on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram , or YouTube for the latest ecommerce operations news and updates! What Is a Digital Operations Platform? Ecommerce is evolving, and so are the tools of the trade. One of the latest … Continue reading What Is a Digital Operations Platform?

Ecommerce Platforms: How to Choose the Right Foundation for Your Business

The following guest post was written by Victoria Fryer from BigCommerce for Midwest Ecommerce Summit readers. You can find more blogs and content from BigCommerce here. Follow BigCommerce on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram for the latest updates. Think about the last time you moved. Despite the logistical nightmare that no one enjoys, people still … Continue reading Ecommerce Platforms: How to Choose the Right Foundation for Your Business

How COVID-19 Has Affected Ecommerce

The following article was written by Blayzer Commerce for Midwest Ecommerce Summit. You can read more blogs from Blayzer Commerce here. Follow on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram for the latest updates from this MES 2020 presenter. COVID & Ecommerce - Dangerous Curves Ahead For many US businesses, COVID-19 was like hitting a curve in … Continue reading How COVID-19 Has Affected Ecommerce

Mark Your Calendar for Midwest Ecommerce Summit 2020

Everyone get ready and mark your calendars because the Midwest Ecommerce Summit is on! The three-day virtual seminar series will begin on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 2 pm with presentations from Blayzer Commerce and BigCommerce. The second day will be on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 2 pm with presentations from Brightpearl, TaxJar, ShipperHQ, … Continue reading Blog