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Shopify Plus Partners Dinner
Meet and greet with all partners and Shopify team
Food and drinks at Play Restaurant
08:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Play is the creation of Stephen Beckta and Chef Michael Moffatt of the renowned Beckta dining & wine.
Play Food & Wine
Breakfast
Breakfast to kick off the day!
Harley, CPO, and George, Director of Partnerships, welcome you to Shopify HQ
08:00 - 08:45
We'll be meeting in the Shopify lounge where our in house chefs will be preparing a delicious breakfast.
Office Tour
See the magic in action
Walk through 2 floors of Shopify HQ and take the slide back to the lounge!
08:50 - 09:10
There are over 260 Shopifolk at our Ottawa office. The consist of designers, developers, engineers, marketers, guru's, partner managers, and many more teams.
Introducing Shopify Plus
Get the full story on Plus
Afshin will define types of clients that can benefit from Plus, review success stories, and will provide recommendations for positioning.
9:15 - 10:15
Shopify Plus is a white glove enterprise ecommerce solution. In this session we'll discuss the features of Plus, who you can offer the service to, as well as suggestions for pricing and positioning of the product.
Caffeine Break
Coffee, espresso, tea, or RedBull :)
Enjoy your favorite caffeinated beverage in the lounge
10:20 - 10:50
Meet Shopify Plus' Project Managers
Ensuring the Right Solution is Offered
Mathew and Jamie will ensure that Plus is offered to the right clients and will cover the process for creating contracts and scoping key aspects of projects.
10:55 - 11:40
Project Managers will also look to match client leads with Plus Partners based on expertise, experience, and location.
Word from Demac Media
Hear from an existing Shopify Plus Partner
Matthew from Demac Media will share his experience with Plus
11:45 - 12:00
Demac Media is a Magento Gold partner who has been offering Shopify Plus to his existing and new clients over the past few months. He'll share his personal experience as well as what he's heard from his clients.
Lunch
Catered lunch with the Shopify team
Break for lunch and conversations
12:05 - 1:05
Meet Shopify Plus' Account Managers
24/7 Dedicated Support Line
Meet the Account Managers who'll answer your client's calls day and night.
1:10 - 1:25
Your clients will enjoy a dedicated Account Manager as their main point of contact with Plus. Your clients can expect regular communication as they follow up on the success and discovery of their needs.
Shopify App Store
Recommended applications, Shopify verified applications, and exclusive App offers
Blair, App Store Manager, will review enterprise level applications that you & your clients can benefit from
1:30 - 2:15
Shopify App Store has over 560 applications that cover many of the needs that enterprise clients may have. You can choose to use existing applications or building your own application for your client.
Shopify's RESTful API
Third party integrations, developing applications, and customizing features
Maarten, from Shopify's API team, will share insights on a variety of ways that features can be customized through the API
2:20 - 3:20
The Shopify API allows for an almost unlimited set of possibilities for interfacing the Shopify platform with your favorite CMS, ERP, web app, or building your own application for your client.
Refreshments Break
Beer. Energy drinks. Pop. Juice.
We'll take a break to enjoy some refreshments in the lounge - there is an official Shopify keg in the lounge :)
3:25 - 3:55
Design and UX
Full customization of design, key features, and responsive design
Shopify's design team will share insight on all that Liquid, our design engine, can do
4:00 - 4:30
Liquid is the templating engine, developed for and used by Shopify. It processes template files with the ".liquid" extension. Liquid is a simple programming language that tells Shopify exactly what to do. It is used in conjunction with HTML & CSS.
Shopify POS and Shopify Payments
Shopify provides an end to end solution
Our POS and Payments team will share insight on how your clients can benefit from our integrated POS as well as our Plus payment gateway rates
4:35 - 5:20
Shopify POS is an iPad application that lets you sell your Shopify store's products in a physical, retail setting.
With Shopify Payments, Plus customers can benefit from custom credit card rate.
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Get ready to offer Shopify Plus to existing and new clients
Afshin will wrap up the day with information on next steps and how you can start promoting your Shopify Plus Partner status
5:25 - 5:45
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