Under the Hood of Success: Unveiling Kaiser Willys' Search Transformation

Jun 18, 2024 1:30 PM2:30 PM EST

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What You Will Learn:

  • The Challenges: Understand the initial struggles faced by Kaiser Willys with their previous search solutions and the necessity for a more robust, cost-effective option during their transition to Big Commerce. 
  • The Solution: Explore how Klevu's search technology provided the needed integration, features, and pricing that matched Kaiser Willys' requirements. 
  • The Results: Hear firsthand about the improvements and ongoing enhancements in search functionality that have significantly uplifted the user experience on Kaiser Willys' ecommerce platform. 
  • The Partnership: Learn about the collaborative efforts between Kaiser Willys, Wasserman and BigCommerce during the critical migration period and how it led to a successful adoption of Klevu’s technology. 
  • The Impact: Discover the specific benefits of Klevu’s search functionalities like keyword suggestions and auto-completions, particularly important in the automotive parts industry. 

Event Partners

Wasserman Digital

Formerly Accorin, Wasserman Digital is a full-service department of Wasserman with deep experience in commerce and marketing technology. They design and build complex websites, apps, integrations and digital experiences and work with the most popular digital commerce platforms that allows them to serve B2C and B2B brands that want to grow rapidly in competitive global industries.

Klevu

Klevu is a leading provider of AI product discovery software that enables personalized search, merchandising, and product recommendations that just work. With Klevu, B2B and B2C retailers can achieve conversion rates comparable to Amazon, with many Klevu clients achieving up to 8% site-wide and 16% search conversion rates.

BigCommerce

BigCommerce is a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform that empowers merchants of all sizes to build, innovate and grow their businesses online. BigCommerce provides merchants sophisticated enterprise-grade functionality, customization and performance with simplicity and ease-of-use. Tens of thousands of B2C and B2B companies across 150 countries and numerous industries use BigCommerce to create beautiful, engaging online stores, including Ben & Jerry’s, Molton Brown, S.C. Johnson, Skullcandy, SoloStove and Vodafone.

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Guest Speakers

Tiffany Serbus-Gustaveson LinkedIn

Senior Digital Strategist at BWG Connect

Tiffany Serbus-Gustaveson is a Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a network and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. With over 13 years of experience in the digital space, she has built a strong reputation for driving growth, innovation, and customer engagement across a variety of online platforms. She is passionate about keeping up with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies by speaking with hundreds of brands a year thru the BWG Network. 

Rachel Goodman LinkedIn

Product Manager at Kaiser Willys Auto Supply / Owner/CEO at Glass Onion Marketing

Rachel Goodman is the founder and CEO of Glass Onion Marketing, a company providing a specialized mix of marketing and professional services for clients seeking growth in their digital presence, marketing ROI, brand identity, program/business development, customer service and support.

Rachel began her career in commercial graphic arts and holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Rachel moved fully into the professional space with the establishment of her company in 2010. She also holds a 2nd bachelor’s degree in Music Production from Berklee College of Music, and still produces music in her spare time, when she’s not taking care of her two children, cooking or tending her garden.

Graham Lubie LinkedIn

Vice President at Wasserman Digital

Graham Lubie leads Wasserman's Digital division which designs, builds, manages and markets e-commerce solutions, custom applications and complex digital integrations for business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies.

Mr. Lubie began his career with the global management consulting company Accenture, followed by strategy and marketing leadership roles in the technology space. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Outside of work, he enjoys science fiction novels, is an avid cook, hiker, photographer, and triathlete.

Juan Pena LinkedIn

Application Support Engineer at Klevu

Juan is a seasoned web developer with strengths in headless development, automation, project management, prototype and proof of concept development, Photoshop, photography, video/audio production, operations, security, sales, marketing, support, training, data analytics, and computer networking.

Event Moderator

Tiffany Serbus-Gustaveson LinkedIn

Senior Digital Strategist at BWG Connect

Tiffany Serbus-Gustaveson is a Digital Strategist at BWG Connect, a network and knowledge sharing group of thousands of brands who collectively grow their digital knowledge base and collaborate on partner selection. With over 13 years of experience in the digital space, she has built a strong reputation for driving growth, innovation, and customer engagement across a variety of online platforms. She is passionate about keeping up with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies by speaking with hundreds of brands a year thru the BWG Network. 

Rachel Goodman LinkedIn

Product Manager at Kaiser Willys Auto Supply / Owner/CEO at Glass Onion Marketing

Rachel Goodman is the founder and CEO of Glass Onion Marketing, a company providing a specialized mix of marketing and professional services for clients seeking growth in their digital presence, marketing ROI, brand identity, program/business development, customer service and support.

Rachel began her career in commercial graphic arts and holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from the University of South Carolina-Aiken. Rachel moved fully into the professional space with the establishment of her company in 2010. She also holds a 2nd bachelor’s degree in Music Production from Berklee College of Music, and still produces music in her spare time, when she’s not taking care of her two children, cooking or tending her garden.

Graham Lubie LinkedIn

Vice President at Wasserman Digital

Graham Lubie leads Wasserman's Digital division which designs, builds, manages and markets e-commerce solutions, custom applications and complex digital integrations for business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies.

Mr. Lubie began his career with the global management consulting company Accenture, followed by strategy and marketing leadership roles in the technology space. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Outside of work, he enjoys science fiction novels, is an avid cook, hiker, photographer, and triathlete.

Juan Pena LinkedIn

Application Support Engineer at Klevu

Juan is a seasoned web developer with strengths in headless development, automation, project management, prototype and proof of concept development, Photoshop, photography, video/audio production, operations, security, sales, marketing, support, training, data analytics, and computer networking.

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