Scott Savitz

Founder, Managing Director
Data Point Capital

Scott Savitz is the Founder of Data Point Capital and a Managing Partner. Scott is a strong advocate of entrepreneurship and innovation, especially where it aims to raise the bar on the consumer experience. Scott is also the founder and former CEO of Shoebuy.com. Scott founded Shoebuy in 1999, and served as its CEO through its sale to IAC. Under his guidance, Shoebuy grew on average over 55% a year becoming one of the largest online retailers in the country, with over 1 million products and $3.5 billion in inventory available for sale, serving over 8 million visitors a month. Between the sale of Shoebuy in 2006 and Scott retiring from the company in 2011, Shoebuy tripled revenues and grew bottom line faster than top-line. Scott is Chairman of Smart Lunches and also serves on the boards of Jebbit, Paintzen, Print Syndicate, Vee24 and YourMechanic. Scott has also previously served as an Advisor or Director for Olejo Stores (acquired by Mattress Firm), On The Spot Systems, Inc. (acquired by Press Ganey), and Bluestem Brands (acquired by Capmark Financial Group).

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Innovator’s Summit: Defining The Future Of Retail - Bringing Together A Community Of Retail Innovators

Saturday, October 8th, 2016

10:35 KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION REVOLUTION: What’s The Future Of Marketing: The Internet Of Things, WearableTech, And Ad Space Opportunities

This session is all about the future of retail – wearable and connected devices, IoT, new ad space opportunities – if you want to know what’s coming down the pike, this session is for you. Our panelists will reveal their take on retail’s future, discussing what’s the hype, and what’s not.

• When looking at the new wearable technology (Watches, etc.) how are these technologies getting integrated into retail experiences?
• How is this space growing? What’s in the pipeline for the future in terms of advances in this area?
• Will they be used eventually for promotional messaging?
• If there is any advertising space on this, can you use it effectively? How can a brand become prominent in terms of advertising real estate?
• When looking at smart cars, is there real estate there that is worth investing in for retailers? Thoughts on how internet connected cars will change online marketing?
• Do you see the interconnected homes and/or more devices being connected to the internet for businesses and consumers changing the way your brand markets itself and its products/services?
• Should retailers be playing in the TV apps space?
• How are you thinking about these new potential areas of ad space? Are you thinking about it all? Will this be worthwhile long-term as a sales driver?