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MaRS Market Insights: The Social Consumer: Cashing in on the social graph

MaRS Discovery District

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)

Toronto, Canada

MaRS Market Insights: The Social Consumer: Cashing in on...

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The shopping experience, both online and offline, has been transformed by social media. The voice of the customer heard through online networks influences their  purchase decisions, and new technologies are redesigning in-store shopping. But will social commerce really be a $30 billion global opportunity by 2015?

With less than half of Canadian small- and medium-sized businesses online, and more than 90% of purchases still taking place in bricks-and-mortar stores, is it really necessary to leverage the social graph at this time? Are social networks like Facebook and Pinterest the next wave for e-commerce? Where should marketers and retailers focus their efforts? What role do startups play in the social commerce ecosystem?

Join us as we explore answers to these and many other questions. Learn from an investor, an industry analyst, a retailer and a startup as they navigate the social commerce opportunity.

Agenda: 

5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Networking reception
6:00 – 7: 30 p.m. Panel presentation
 
 

Moderator:

Janice Diner, FoundingPartner CEO, Horizon Studios & Volunteer advisor, MaRS Discovery District


Panelists:

Simon Chong, Managing Director, Georgian Partners


Marianne Hamilton, Director, Marketing, Motorola Mobility Canada

Peter Sheldon, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research

David Man, Chief Technology Officer, Simply Good Technologies

 

Light refreshment will be provided.

When & Where


101 College St.
Auditorium
Toronto, M5G 1L7
Canada

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)


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MaRS Discovery District

MaRS (www.marsdd.com) is a large scale, mission driven innovation centre located in Toronto and networked across Ontario, focused on building Canada’s next generation of technology companies.

MaRS works closely with entrepreneurs to grow and scale their ventures into global market leaders in life sciences and health care, information, communications and entertainment technologies, cleantech, advanced materials and engineering, as well as innovative social purpose businesses.

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