Digital marketing education portal Heavy Chef is hosting its last “œHeavy Chef Session“ of 2012, entitled The State Of E-Commerce featuring speakers from leading e-commerce portals Yuppiechef, Zando and Kalahari.
Wendy Tayler, Editor of the Heavychef.com website, says, “œAfter another successful year of hosting the best digital speakers in South Africa, we’re excited to announce our penultimate event of 2012. We are ending off the year with a topic that has become increasingly relevant in South Africa this year: e-commerce.“
This December the event hosts speakers from three of the most talked about e-commerce sites in our country.
Andrew Smith, co-founder of Yuppiechef, an online kitchen tools store, will reveal Yuppiechef‘s journey from a small garage project to a leading household supplier.
Head of Online Marketing at Zando, Kate Jansen, will be discussing the landscape of South African E-commerce, as well as its international investment and the prospects that it contains. Previously Jansen worked at the daily deals site, Groupon SA.
Kalahari’s online marketing manager, Jenna Bloch, will delve into the trends in E-commerce and also demystifying some myths that are common in the online shopping space.
World Wide Creative CEO, and founder of the Heavy Chef project, Fred Roed stated this week, “œWe are very excited about the e-commerce session. The event is being held at Deloitte‘s tech-friendly Cape Town office, and we will be providing some of the Cape‘s finest wine, courtesy of our long term event partner Backsberg. It‘s a great way for us to end the year.“
Tayler adds, “œWhat‘s more, we will be giving a new Lumia 900 on the evening, courtesy of Nokia South Africa, for “˜best tweet‘ on the night. You will notice the excitement around the talks heighten as tweets invariably flood in immediately after the event starts.“
The Heavy Chef is an initiative by leading South African digital marketing agency World Wide Creative, and offers training courses to corporates, regular interviews with industry experts and monthly events featuring some of the most respected personalities in the online marketing industry.
Event Details:
When: 13th December 2012, 6pm for 6.30pm
Where: Deloitte Offices, Cape Quarter, De Waterkant, Green Point
Cost: This event is FREE
If you would like the chance to hear the voices behind the most successful E-commerce sites in South Africa, secure a seat by clicking here.
