Talking Shop: A Commerce Video Series from Kibo

Welcome to “Talking Shop” from Kibo. In this weekly video series, we’ll be talking to various experts across our industry about all things commerce related, including current trends, technology, and important insights into creating engaging shopping experiences to keep customers happy.

Talking Shop Episode #14: How to Rethink Talent With a Composable Commerce Strategy

When you make the switch to a composable commerce strategy, how does it affect your talent strategy? Manish Hirapara, CEO at PeakActivity, answers this question in the latest episode of Talking Shop.

Talking Shop Episode #13: What is the Investment of Composable Commerce?

Manish Hirapara, CEO at PeakActivity, walks through the investment of composable commerce and why switching to composable commerce isn’t the same as “replatforming” an entire commerce solution.

Talking Shop Episode #12: Top Technical Benefits of Composable Commerce

From cloud-native to scaling on demand, there are several technical benefits of moving to a composable commerce strategy.

Manish Hirapara, CEO at PeakActivity, outlines these benefits in our most recent Talking Shop interview – hosted by Kibo’s Alexis Hail.

Check out our Composable Commerce Resource Hub to learn more.

Talking Shop Episode #11: Using Composable Commerce to Gain a Competitive Advantage

Kibo’s Alexis Hail interviews PeakActivity’s CEO, Manish Hirapara, about composable commerce and how City Furniture is using this strategy to build better customer experiences and gain a competitive advantage.

Check out our Composable Commerce Resource Hub to learn more.

Talking Shop Episode #10: Why Retailers are Considering a Composable Approach

Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product & Content Marketing, Alexis Hail, and PeakActivity CEO, Manish Hirapara, answer two critical questions in part 1 of their interview:

• Is composable commerce a new concept or an old trend making a comeback?
• What’s leading retailers away from monolithic systems and towards a composable strategy?

Talking Shop Episode #9: What to Prioritize When Building the B2B Digital Experience

Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product & Content Marketing, Alexis Hail, and Brian Beck, Managing Partner at Enceiba and author of the book Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce, discuss how B2B companies can create B2C-like consumer experiences.

Talking Shop Episode #8: How Composability Fits Into B2B Commerce

Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product & Content Marketing, Alexis Hail, and Brian Beck, Managing Partner at Enceiba and author of the book Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce, discuss how composable commerce can help B2B companies accelerate their digital initiatives and stand out amongst their competitors.

Talking Shop Episode #7: B2B Commerce Part 2 – How to Get Executive Buy-In for Digital Initiatives

Working in B2B, it can be difficult to get executive buy-in for digital initiatives during good economic times – and doubly difficult during downturns. Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Enablement, Alexis Hail, and Brian Beck, Managing Partner at Enceiba and author of the book Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce, discuss how to get executive buy-in for B2B digital initiatives – especially as we head into a looming recession.

Talking Shop Episode #6: B2B Commerce Part 1 – Is now the right time to prioritize digital initiatives?

As we head into a looming recession, many B2B businesses find themselves at a crossroads. Do they pause spending on digital initiatives or double down? Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Enablement, Alexis Hail, interviews Brian Beck, Managing Partner at Enceiba and author of the book Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce, to help B2B companies answer this question.

Talking Shop Episode #5: Headless CMS Part 3 – How to choose a CMS platform that empowers your team

In this week’s episode of Talking Shop, host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Enablement, Alexis Hail, and Nicole France, Evangelist, Product Marketing at Contentful, discuss what to look for in a headless CMS platform, and how to choose the right platform for your teams – both technical and non-technical users.

For more headless content, watch our on-demand webinar with Contentful and Ignitiv.

Talking Shop Episode #4: Headless CMS Part 2 – What comes first, the commerce platform or CMS platform?

When you’re building your digital commerce ecosystem, what comes first: The commerce platform or the CMS platform? Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Enablement, Alexis Hail, interviews Nicole France, Evangelist, Product Marketing at Contentful, to answer this common question.

Talking Shop Episode #3: Headless CMS Part 1 – Are all headless CMS solutions created equal?

What’s the difference between a traditional CMS and a headless CMS, and are all headless CMS solutions the same? Talking Shop host and Kibo’s Sr. Director of Product Marketing & Enablement, Alexis Hail, interviews Nicole France, Evangelist, Product Marketing at Contentful, to answer these questions.

Talking Shop Episode #2: What is Composable Commerce?

What exactly is Composable Commerce? Join Kibo Sr. Director of Go-to-Market Sales Enablement Alexis Hail as she chats with Kibo Sr. Sales Engineer AJ Leale about composability and what makes it different from a more traditional approach to building a commerce tech stack. 

Spoiler Alert: Legos are involved in this episode of “Talking Shop.”

Talking Shop Episode #1: Headless eCommerce for Marketers

In our premiere episode, Kibo eCommerce Expert Blake Billings chats with Kibo VP of Marketing Andrew Koperwas about all things headless eCommerce and offers some important considerations for marketers who might be considering going headless.