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Tomorrow's the day: the Digital Commerce Forum 2024 is finally here! 🔥 The stage is set, and we can't wait to welcome a full house of commercial and tech leaders ready to be inspired by real stories of customer data in action. With industry-leading experts, invaluable insights, and plenty of opportunities to connect with peers, this year's event will be one for the books. Get ready to hear from Tom Betts (ex-Kingfisher plc and Financial Times), Annika Nordbo (SOK), Samuli Salmela (DB Schenker), and Juha Saarinen (Columbia Road). These talks will be so packed with valuable takeaways that you'll want to write down everything you hear. ✍️ Our fantastic hosts, Viljo Valovirta and Niina Reponen, will guide us through the day. Can't wait for tomorrow? Get a head start by checking out the recordings from last year's event here: https://hubs.ly/Q02X4mTr0 🎥

Kickstart your career in digital commerce and learn the ropes of B2B sales with our supportive community!🌟 We are looking for a Sales Associate to join our sales and marketing team in Finland. In this role, you can combine your knowledge of technology with digital sales and marketing to identify opportunities for assisting both future and existing clients. 👉 Read more about our Associate Program and apply by November 24th: https://hubs.ly/Q02WLYvW0

We have a new Content Marketing Lead. Welcome to the gang, Mia Jokiluhta! 🌞 🔸 Role at CR: Content Marketing Lead 🔸 Current location: Helsinki, Finland  🔸 Loving currently: My bright light therapy lamp.💡 Bring it on, Finnish November! 🔸 Guilty pleasure: Coke zero 🔸 Food of choice: Pizza Margherita 🔸 Holiday destination of choice: Italy 🔸 Favourite item: My AirPods – I love how they make accessing podcasts and audiobooks so easy. 🔸 Favourite karaoke song: Anything from ABBA, but probably would have to go with my signature song, Mamma Mia :D Read more about Mia and her story on our blog: https://hubs.ly/Q02WzlJC0

Soon-to-be or recent graduate: turn your skills into impact.💫 At Columbia Road, we are now looking for Marketing Technology Associates who are either in the final stages of their studies or have recently graduated. You have already gained some work experience in the field and have a growth mindset.🌱 With us, you’ll get to grow professionally amongst over 130 exceptionally talented people while helping our customers grow their businesses. Read more about the Associate Program and apply by November 24th: https://hubs.ly/Q02WqNTj0

We are excited to welcome a new Software Developer to our Helsinki office – say hello to Svetlana Pelevina! 🌸 ✨ Current location: Helsinki ✨ Study background: Computer Science ✨ Inspired by: The people around me ✨ Dream career as a kid: Interior designer ✨ Random fact: My birthday is on Halloween 🎃 ✨ Holiday destination of choice: Japan Learn more about Sveta and her journey on our newest blog: https://hubs.ly/Q02Wq6Gd0

💥Last chance to join the Digital Commerce Forum 2024💥 Registration for this year's hottest event around customer data is closing today.⌛️ Secure your spot by signing up now: https://hubs.ly/Q02W8Jf40

Choosing the right marketing automation platform can be a challenging and time-consuming task. With so many options on the market, it’s often hard to look beyond the sales pitch and determine which solution will truly address your needs.📊 That’s why we developed the Marketing Automation Platform Evaluation Sheet. Drawing on years of experience, this sheet is designed to help you clearly define your company’s functional and technical requirements, making it easier to assess how well various platforms align with your business. Save time, reduce costs, and make confident, data-driven decisions with in-depth insights and side-by-side platform comparisons, all focused on driving growth for your specific business. Ready to find the best marketing automation platform for your company?🎯 Download your copy here: https://lnkd.in/degWtMpQ

Hey there, soon-to-be or recent graduate! Are you ready to turn your skills into real impact? 💫 The applications are now open for our Associate Program 2025, and we're looking for talented developers to help businesses grow while you grow your career. 📈 If you've already gained some hands-on experience in software development and are eager to keep learning in a low-hierarchy, supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you. Read more about the Associate Program and apply by November 24th: https://hubs.ly/Q02W5_kk0

Join us live in Helsinki for the Digital Commerce Forum and get inspired by the forerunners in customer data utilisation. Registration closes on Wednesday, 30 October – act now to secure your spot! 🚨 Meet the speakers: 💫 Tom Betts – Chief Data and AI Officer, Ex-Kingfisher plc and Financial Times. As a global leader in data and AI, Tom has led the digital transformation at the Financial Times and Kingfisher Plc. He founded FT Strategies and expanded customer-centric data initiatives. 💫 Annika Nordbo, Head of eCommerce Data and Analytics at SOK.  Annika drives ecommerce growth for Finland's leading ecommerce stores at SOK: s-kaupat.fi, sokos.fi, and prisma.fi. With experience transforming data teams at VR Group and Finnair, Annika is well-versed in driving data-driven success. 💫 Samuli Salmela – Head of Digital Transformation Region Europe, DB Schenker. Samuli is leading digital transformation across Europe at DB Schenker. He has, for example, led a full transformation of customer service, including a Europe-wide implementation of generative AI-enabled automation that resulted in significant efficiency gains. 💫 Juha Saarinen – Principal of Data, Columbia Road. An award-winning data expert brings a wealth of experience from both consulting and leading Finnish ecommerce companies. He has transformed customer engagement for major brands using AI, experimentation, and customer data. 👉 Sign up today: https://lnkd.in/d93HpgW2 

Ville Loppinen and Juha Saarinen recently attended Dreamforce 2024 to explore Salesforce's latest AI innovations. Kauppalehti's tech and business reporter, and US correspondent, Veera Honkanen interviewed them for an article recapping the event and the rise of AI agents, in Finnish 🇫🇮: ”Nyt nähtävillä on [tekoälyn] konkreettinen liiketoiminnallinen hyöty”, sanoi datajohtajamme Juha toisen Dreamforce-päivän jälkeen San Franciscossa. Jotta työkaluista saa hyödyt irti, pitää asiakasdatan olla kunnossa. Ville kommentoi haastattelussa, että tässä monilla suomalaisyhtiöillä on vielä tekemistä: ”Yritykset, joilla asiakastieto ei ole kunnossa, eivät pääse tähän junaan millään. Olen monesti ihmetellyt, että yritysjohtajille ei ole hirveän tärkeää panna asiakkuuden tietoa sellaiseen kuntoon, että nämä hienot järjestelmät voisi iskeä siihen kiinni”, Ville sanoo. 👉 Lue lisää Juhan ja Villen sekä muiden alan asiantuntijoiden ajatuksista Tivin artikkelista: https://lnkd.in/d_Kg8dxi  🔥