| Name | Martin Newman |
|---|---|
| Job Title | e-commerce consultant |
| Organization | Martin Newman |
| Member Level | Silver |
| Member Since | 5 Dec 2005 |
| Areas of Expertise | E-commerce, Strategy and Planning, User Experience and Usability, Web Analytics, Web Project Management |
| Contact Details |
Email:
Mobile: 07977139056 |
About Me
One of the UK's most experienced Internet professionals, Martin has owned the P&L and been head of e-commerce for a number of leading brands including Ted Baker, Harrods, Burberry and Pentland brands as well as having been head of marketing for Intersport.
He is a multi channel player with real width and depth of experience of retail, e-commerce and direct mail channels. With a track record of delivering results.
He has end to end e-commerce experience; Platform/technology, range planning and merchandising, customer experience, content management, design/creative, marketing and analytics, payment processing, customer service, supply chain and fulfilment.
A true early adopter selling online since 1996, in the process he has implemented a host of platforms and solutions from entry level models such as Actinic to hosted applications from Fresca and Venda, bespoke solutions from leading agencies and top end platforms including IBM Websphere.
Deployment of leading edge third party e-commerce software solutions that enhance the customer experience and increase conversion rates and sales. One of the very first retailers to implement PayPal as a payment solution, live chat as an online sales driver and Mercado for guided navigation, search and merchandising.
Solid marketing skills with both brand building and performance based marketing experience. A strong focus on recruitment, retention and reactivation and driving behaviour through CRM.
Blog posts and comments by Martin Newman
- Top 10 tips for retailers to combat the economic downturn, 17 Dec 2008
- Top 10 tips for retailers to combat the economic downturn, 24 Nov 2008
- Top 10 tips for retailers to combat the economic downturn, 18 Nov 2008
- What drives your strategy for web design?, 6 Nov 2008
- Is your e-commerce channel performing as well as it could?, 3 Nov 2008
- What drives your strategy for web design?, 14 Apr 2008
- What drives your strategy for web design?, 9 Apr 2008
- What drives your strategy for web design?, 7 Apr 2008
- What drives your strategy for web design?, 7 Apr 2008
- The last mile - a rant about delivery, 17 Mar 2008
Forum posts by Martin Newman
- International best practice, 24 May 2012
- International postal services, 22 Jul 2010
