CommerceNext today announced that nominations are now open for its 2023 CommerceNexty Awards, which celebrate excellence in ecommerce and digital marketing. The awards will be judged by CommerceNext’s Advisory Board, a group of over 50 ecommerce and retail leaders, and will include two honorary awards for a Marketing Visionary and Digital Disruptor. Winners will be announced at the 2023 CommerceNext Ecommerce Growth Show, which will take place June 20-21 in New York City. The invite-only conference provides leaders from retail and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands with a collaborative, communal space to discuss best practices and strategies for marketing and ecommerce growth.
“The CommerceNexty Awards highlight the people and companies behind the year’s best campaigns and innovative solutions to elevating brand stories and cultivating long-term relationships with consumers,” said CommerceNext Co-Founder Veronika Sonsev. “Executives from the retail and ecommerce space can recognize one to two people who are driving truly significant results by nominating their accomplishments.”
Last year’s CommerceNexty honorees included E.L.F. BEAUTY, Bombas, Old Navy, TULA Skincare, Made In Cookware, Warby Parker, Gainful, and American Eagle Outfitters. The peer-reviewed awards identify and celebrate the best marketing and ecommerce achievements among retail and ecommerce professionals.
Nominations are now open for the categories below. Marketing and ecommerce executives who would like to nominate themselves, a client or a colleague can do so by completing the nomination form by April 14, 2023.
This year’s award categories are:
- Marketing Innovator of the Year
- Most Impactful Social Responsibility Campaign
- Best Use of Data or Technology in Marketing
- Most Effective Brand Storytelling
- Outstanding New Ecommerce Experience
- Best Use of a New Channel
- Women in Retail’s Top Woman of the Year Award (an award created in partnership with the Women in Retail Leadership Circle)
The category finalists will be selected on May 3rd and voting on the finalists will take place from May 3-23rd. Winners will be selected based on a combination of votes, with a popular vote contributing 50% of the overall score and votes from CommerceNext’s board of judges contributing the other 50%. The CommerceNexty Award winners will be announced at the close of the CommerceNext Ecommerce Growth Show on June 21, 2023.
This year’s board of judges includes:
Web Smith, Founder at 2PM
Roberto Croce, SVP Global Digital Commerce at American Eagle Outfitters
Jeff Gerstel, CMO at B&H Photo
Liesel Walsh, frmr SVP Marketing & Customer Experience at Boston Proper
Joe Megibow, CEO at Bright Cellars
Elyse Burack, Head of Consumer Marketing at Capsule
Lev Peker, frmr CEO at Carlotz
Emily Hickey, Co-Founder & CEO at Chief Detective Growth Consulting
Vivian Chang, Head of DTC Practice at Clorox
Matt Gehring, CMO at Dutch
Ekta Chopra, Chief Digital Officer at E.L.F. BEAUTY
Amy Africa, CEO at Eight By Eight
Doug Jensen, SVP, GTM Analytics & Activation and Learning COE at Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.
Vijay Talwar, Chief Digital and Customer Officer at Dufry Group
Brian Seewald, SVP, Ecommerce at EXPRESS
Todd Lehr, CTO at FIGS
Sunil Kaki, CMO at FIGS
Geoff Sanders, CMO at Firstleaf
Charlie Cole, CEO at FTD
Bree Casart, Head of Digital at Hanna Andersson
Shawna Hausman, frmr CMO at Health-E Commerce
Derek Yarbrough, CMO at J.Crew Group
Sarah Rasmusen, Chief Customer Officer at Lands’ End
Qun Wei, Head of Analytics at Lemonade
Scott Ableman, frmr CMO at LevelFields
Andrew Fried, SVP, Direct to Consumer at Mint Mobile
Suruchi Shukla, Vice President Marketing at Minted
Emily Culp, Board Member at Mizzen + Main, Stio & Cordial
Julie Evans, VP and CMO at Omaha Steaks
Angela Hsu, CMO at Overstock
Barkha Saxena, SVP & GM Shoppers and CDO at Poshmark
David Cost, VP of Ecommerce and Marketing at Rainbow
Jenna Flateman Posner, CDO at SNIPES
Liana Thompson, Vice President, Global Ecommerce at Stuart Weitzman
Noam Paransky, Chief Omni and Innovation Officer at Tapestry
Jason Nickel, SVP of Marketing at Ten Thousand
Mike Lackman, CEO at Trade Coffee
Billy May, Retail CEO and Board Member, Executive Chair, Board of Directors at Trademark Partners Global
Jeff Hamm, VP, Digital Experience and Operations at Ulta Beauty
Alex Waldman, Co-Founder & Creative Director at Universal Standard
Malena Higuera, General Manager at Urban Decay
Daren Hull, frmr President at Vera Bradley
Sarah Henry, VP, Head of Content, Influencer, & Commerce at Walmart
Naomi Jacobs, Sr. Director, Head of Social at Walmart
Jon Mandell, frmr SVP, Global Membership Marketing & Commerce at WW
Leslie Emmons Burthey, frmr Head of Commerce at WW
Pano Anthos, Managing Partner at XRC Labs
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