Welcome to Unofficially eTail ā your insider guide to the biggest trends, insights, and conversations at eTail 2025. For live event clips, speaker soundbites, and exclusive interviews, follow us on TikTok and Instagram!
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After a standout run at eTail Palm Springs, ClickZ Media is heading back to the groundāthis time at eTail London 2025, bringing cameras, content, and conversation to Europeās biggest retail stage.
Across the pond, the energy at Palm Springs was electricāpacked keynotes, brutally honest panels, and a clear consensus: AI, social commerce, and full-funnel measurement arenāt future bets anymoreātheyāre survival tools.
But amidst the buzz, one pain point dominated every room:
Youāve heard the questions beforeābut now theyāre louder, more urgent, and more expensive.
How do you track TikTokās impact when last-click attribution misses the mark?
How do you prove ROI across walled gardens in retail media?
How do you connect spend to actual business outcomes?
š At eTail West, Fospha showed up with answersādemystifying full-funnel measurement and helping brands finally connect the dots across TikTok, Meta, Amazon, and Shopify.
Gone are the days of chatbots and simple automation. This year, AI was the backbone of every smart retail play:
Hanky Panky reengineered their site navigation with AI across 5,000+ SKUs.
Polaris IQ is helping brands A/B test ad creative before spend goes live.
Fosphaās attribution engine is helping brands track lift across sales channelsāturning awareness into measurable action.
Brands embracing short-form, authentic video are winningāfull stop.
Fabletics now has 4,000+ micro-creators generating content monthly.
90% of their SKUs feature video reviews.
January Digital is pushing clients to shift 80% of their ad creative to video.
TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube arenāt just top-of-funnelātheyāre driving DTC and marketplace sales.
āIf you wait until wedding season to target a bride, youāre already too late.ā
Itās officialāsocial isnāt just for engagement anymore. Itās for conversion.
Brands like Henkel and Kopari are pivoting TikTok campaigns toward commerce, not just views.
The TikTok Halo Effect is seeing direct lift on Amazon, Shopify, and beyond.
Pinterestās shoppable moments are becoming critical revenue drivers.
Retailers know whatās brokenāthey just donāt know how to fix it.
Retail media is growing, but proving ROI? Still murky.
TikTok and YouTubeās influence on omnichannel sales is poorly understood.
CPCs are up. Budgets are tight. And brands are flying blind without full-funnel clarity.
āWeāre doubling down on first-party data. Itās the only way to drive profitable, sustainable growth.ā
Key strategies shared:
50% of all CS tickets now resolved via AI, freeing up team time.
Personalisation engines tailor every shopper journey based on behaviour.
Loyalty and SMS are driving 30%+ of returning customer revenue.
AI is the efficiency playāpeople remain the differentiator.
Currently Wineās Daniel Rodriguez dropped a truth bomb:
āSustainability isnāt on anyoneās Maslowās hierarchy. If itās not convenient and desirable, it wonāt sell.ā
Their aluminum wine bottles?
50% fewer emissions
Golf-course friendly
Winning over millennials and Gen Z not with ethics, but experience
ClickZ is going big at eTail London.
š¤ Live interviews with eCommerce brands, retailers, marketers, and tech vendors
š On-the-ground coverage across both days
š° Post-event wrap-up content distributed across ClickZ and our Unofficially eTail London newsletter
š„ 15-minute interviews ā no prep required
In the weeks ahead, weāll be sharing:
Top sessions and speakers to bookmark
A sneak peek at our editorial coverage slate
Behind-the-scenes on who weāre interviewing and why
And yesāthe London edition of our TikTok video content stream
@clickz_official
Hereās just a taste of the sessions and speakers weāre excited to cover on the ground:
š¬ āAI in Action: Why, When, and How?ā
Donna Bedford, Global SEO Strategy, Lenovo
ā Expect insights on how real brands are deploying AI in marketing ops and site experience.
š āMastering Predictive Analytics to Boost Customer Lifetime Valueā
Ryan McClurkin, Chief Analytics Officer, Jewelry Television
ā A must-attend for marketers looking to shift from ROAS to LTV.
šļø āWhoās Really Telling Your Brand Story? Brand Identity in the Age of TikTokā
Nora Zukauskaite, Director Integrated Marketing, TikTok Shop UK
ā Brand-building on TikTok, beyond dance trends and hashtags.
š āCross-Border Expansion in the Age of Unified Commerceā
Executives from Notino, Michelle-Kenza, and Jewelry Television
ā The playbook for scaling in fractured markets.
š§ āOmnichannel Loyalty & Emotional Engagementā
Panelists from Karen Millen, Borough Kitchen, My Skin Feels
ā How to blend physical + digital for retention that lasts.
šļø Shoppable Content & Live Commerce
Alex Harley, Head of eCom at Percival
ā A practical dive into content formats that actually convert.
š āAsk Me Anything: Whatās Next in Retail?ā
Open Q&A with Lenovo, Fospha, Jewelry Television
ā Crowd-sourced questions, raw answers. No fluff.
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