No two days are ever the same. And at Oxatis, that couldn't be more true!
Wednesday night, we had our gala dinner at La Tour d'Argent for the E-Commerce Academy awards ceremony.
Forty or so guests all talking about e-commerce....that ends up making a lot of noise, in a good way or course, and creates a truly unique experience!
The only thing missing was Alcante, winner of the General Category, who was stuck due to ongoing train strikes. Philippe Stano from Graphical Dream, the Oxatis Graphic Partner that designed their graphic charter and understood how to communicate Roger-Charles Hispa's passion, stood in for them. A few years ago, Roger-Charles, an older entrepreneur, realized the impact E-Commerce could have on the development potential of his local scented candle business and took the leap!
It was an exceptional evening where the winners, Marie-Hélène Piot and Sylvie Mourgues from Avec Passion, Karine and Patrick Gidouin from Ledressingbyines, Lucas Baupère from Boitissimo, Anibal Barreira and Cyril Guizy from AlliancePaintball, were able to mingle with journalists, bloggers, representatives from official institutions and Oxatis partners (all indiscriminately brought together for this event with a complete disregard for status...shall no one's wrath be brought down upon me:)).
We had the pleasure of spending the evening with guests from all of these sectors. Drawing up a complete list isn't easy, so forgive me if I've left anyone out....
In addition to the nominees, the Oxatis teams and our partners, Christine Lorimy from Coliposte, Bertrand Pineau from the Fevad, Christophe Lauer and Lubomira Rochet from Microsoft, Philippe Stano from Graphical Dream, we were also pleased to welcome:
Martine Fuxa from E-Commerce Mag, Laurent Calixte from Challenges, Julien Pompey from Echos, Corine Moriou from Entreprise, Robert Lafont from the Group Robert Lafont, Elodie Toustou from Le Monde éco, Olivier Levy from Blog E-Commerce, Anne-Françoise Rabaud from Chef d'entreprise Mag, Florence Duprat from BFM TV, Pascal Galinier from Le Monde, Carine Gouradiec from VSD, Andrea Graells from the AFP, Carine Guicheteau from Artisans Mag, Philippe Mabille from La Tribune, Isabelle Marsal from Madame Figaro, Guillaume Grallet from Le Point, Daniel Rosenweg from Le Parisien Eco and Julien Chaumont from the DGCIS.
In addition to the pleasure of handing out the prizes and sharing an excellent meal, this kind of ceremony is also the occasion to get additional feedback from our users. Karine Gidouin from Ledressingbyines confided that she was truly touched and grateful that technical support has been such a big help to them on a daily basis. And their shop is only 3 months old! This proves that true value doesn't take years to be appreciated!
Avecpassion brought their experience to the table sharing, as in the past, that E-Commerce saved their business. Two years ago, their high street store represented two-thirds of their sales versus one-third for their online shop. Today, it's the other way around.
AlliancePaintball started out really small. They specialized in a niche sector and now their activity generates between 80 and 120K€/month (a very large majority of that from their site).
Want to be part of the fun? The Oxatis E-Commerce Academy is open to all Oxatis users. All you have to do is enter your site in the next E-Commerce Academy!