A conversation with Ben Marks, Director Global Market Development at Shopware and Bart Mroz, Co-founder/CEO of SUMO Heavy. Recorded in March, 2021.

Talking points:

- Ben's Magento background

- It’s about the merchant’s needs, not the platform

- When platforms fight for usage: we don’t care about the platform, we care about what fits the merchant bes

- Agencies that survive long term stress good merchant engagement

- Payments & profit margins

- Shopware (history and background)

- Magento 2.0

- Dealing with the pandemic & working with Adobe

- SAAS is eating software

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About the Show: ‘In The Ring’ is a weekly podcast about eCommerce hosted by John Suder, Bart Mroz and Brittany Blackman.

The show combines interviews with eCommerce leaders together with the latest news and strategies to give listeners actionable ideas and inspiration for their eCommerce businesses.

The show is a production of SUMO Heavy an eCommerce Consulting firm located in Brooklyn NY and Philadelphia.

Hosts:

John Suder (@johnsuder) - Producer and Director of Marketing at SUMO Heavy https://twitter.com/johnsuder

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Brittany Blackman - Writer and Junior Marketing Coordinator at SUMO Heavy

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