Monetate’s Eric Miller to Discuss Innovation and Problem Solving at Philadelphia Futures’ Annual Conference

Philadelphia-based ecommerce technology company Monetate, today announced that its Director of Product Management, Eric Miller, will present at the Philadelphia Futures’ Annual Conference Saturday, January 7.

Miller’s session will address an audience of over 600 high school and college students as well as their teachers, mentors and family members. Discussing key tools and attributes for professional success in the 21st century, Miller will be joined on the panel by Janis Moore Campbell, director of graduate student professional development at the Fox School of Business, Temple University; and Che′ Ward, emergency physician at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. As an emerging technology company in the Philadelphia area, Monetate is committed to driving thought leadership and innovation in the community.

“We want to encourage students to develop and utilize 21st Century skills such as, taking calculated risks, problem-solving and technology,” said Eric Miller. “At Monetate, these are all key characteristics that embody our ethos and company culture and what we look for in future candidates. Events like Philadelphia Futures, which bring together an entire community of people dedicated to college access and success, strongly support our philosophy of fostering innovation.”

With its recent trajectory and impressive growth over the last year, Monetate plans to hire 100 employees in 2012. Monetate offers employees a fast-paced work environment and culture of innovation that nurtures their pre-existing desire to learn.

About Monetate

Monetate is the leading provider of testing, targeting, and personalization solutions for websites. The company’s cloud based platform empowers marketers to test and target product offers and site features and convert successful tests into personalized messaging and promotional campaigns, instantly, anywhere on the website. Monetate removes the IT bottleneck and is quick and easy to install using just a single JavaScript tag, inserted only once, and requiring no internal IT resources. Some of the best known brands in the world use Monetate to make the most of their online marketing dollars, increase conversion rates, and personalize the website experience including Best Buy, Aeropostale, Urban Outfitters, Altrec, The Sports Authority, PETCO, QVC and more. Based in Philadelphia, Monetate serves a growing list of B2C websites around the world. For more information about Monetate, visit http://www.monetate.com.

About Philadelphia Futures

Philadelphia Futures: a union of White-Williams Scholars and Philadelphia Futures provides Philadelphia’s high-potential, economically disadvantaged, college-bound students with deep, rigorous and life-changing programs and resources as they make their journey to and through college. To learn more, visit http://www.philadelphiafutures.org.