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The Most Honest eCommerce Debate starts Oct 15 — save your spot
Starting October 15, RMW Commerce & Scayle are launching a 10-episode virtual debate series where five leading voices go head-to-head on the toughest questions in commerce. Each week, one question. One episode. You vote.
Debaters
Dave Finnegan — Operating Partner, BlackFinn
Lee Trotter — Director, Digital Engagement, Data Realm Software
Matt Ezyk — Senior Director of Engineering, Ecommerce, Hanna Andersson
Rob Garf — Head of Strategy and Insights, Cordial
Suze Dowling — Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Pattern Brands
Referee/Moderator: Rick Watson, RMW Commerce
Release schedule
Oct 15 — Why do we hate on our ecommerce platforms?
Oct 22 — TCO is a terrible measure for platform viability – how should we measure utility?
Oct 29 — If platform tech has had huge investment, is the platform really the problem?
Nov 5 — Why have conversion rates and performance been so transient for two decades?
Nov 12 — Have we overinvested in performance marketing instead of infrastructure?
Nov 19 — When does the customer really enter the decision process?
Dec 3 — No one asked for Agentic commerce – what’s the possible backlash?
Dec 10 — Beyond payments and logistics, what software should we be investing in?
Dec 15 — How should the SI ecosystem be treated to create medium-term revenue?
Dec 17 — Have we overcomplicated retail tech – and how do we simplify it?
Why join
Unscripted takes. Real pushback. Actionable perspective for operators, marketers, and builders. At the end, one champion stands.
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See you in the debate,
The RMW Commerce Team
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