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Most people think that low code is for doing small, low-value jobs.

From where I am looking low code is the future of every workflow-management software category. ESPECIALLY ones that use an acronym. Low code is the future of Product Lifecycle Management Low code is the future of Enterprise Resource Management Low code is the future of Product Information Management Low code

POV: You've implemented an ERP but you are struggling to optimise the workflows around it.

This is how to get unstuck: 1. Schedule a workshop session with each of the teams that don't use an ERP as their system of action or even have a login: - Product Design - Product Development - Garment Techs - Production - Logistics - Brand & Creatives

The Dark Stack

The Dark Stack is where 90% of the work gets done. The reality of most businesses is the Dark Stack lives in the shadows because anything goes - and it doesn't look good. 1. Meeting overload. 2. Hiring admin roles to copy & paste data and make reports.

Ecommerce Trends or Necessities for Ecommerce Revenue Operations in 2023?

I'm not sure if my thoughts on what lies ahead are trends or necessities. Great merchandising and demand planning can make or break brands in the long run. When times are good it is easy to look like you know what you're doing. The explosion in

Anyone who said they were aiming for a fully automated warehouse did nothing.

I sold warehouse management systems to e-commerce companies for ten years. I never once lost to automation; anyone who said automation was the goal did nothing. I lost many projects to 3PL. It was a foolish move because the brands outsourced versus their operating cost without a WMS. Instead, it

Acronyms add to the complexity of your expertise so keep it simple and cut them out.

The last 3 Founders I have said "PIM" to have asked me WTF it means. The people who matter don't know what we're talking about. You are more than likely part of this problem. If the Founders don't know what we'

Ecommerce Operators are gold dust.

But unless they're the Founder, Co-Founder or have equity, they are unfairly compensated for their impact on the success of a brand. They also go into companies and make a tonne of changes at the start, define a working playbook and unless the growth of the business keeps

Most salespeople don't understand how ecommerce brands operate. Most brands don't understand the game software vendors are playing.

Whether you are being sold to or buying from, you should be working on understanding the other side of the equation better. The people who do, on either side, have an unfair advantage. When they meet one another, they recognise that the other person 'gets it' and where

The case for identifying the root cause of issues versus treating the symptoms.

Imagine if a knee specialist prospected for business by cold emailing. What are the chances that the person they email has a painful knee at that moment? Like, they may have a painful knee when hiking a long way but it's unlikely to be hurting right there and

I reviewed the returns processes of five high-growth fashion brands and these are the three issues that need to be solved.

These are the 3 problems the brands, the vendors selling returns solutions and 3PLs need to look at solving together. 1. Returns with no sales order ID Print your returns address on a shipping label with a barcode of the sales order ID on it so even if the customer