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Video commerce is reshaping the way consumers shop online in 2024. With a seamless blend of video content and eCommerce, shoppers can discover and buy products directly from videos, whether it’s a live stream, a quick product showcase, or an influencer recommendation. In this blog, we cover key statistics and trends in video commerce, explore platform-specific insights, and offer actionable tips to help brands stay ahead in the digital shopping space, especially across Europe and the UK.
Every cart left behind means lost revenue for eCommerce businesses. In our latest blog, we dive into the top 11 reasons why shoppers abandon their carts, from surprise fees to complex checkout processes. Discover actionable strategies to turn those abandoned carts into completed sales and boost your conversion rates!
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Video shopping is revolutionizing the eCom and retail world by blending engaging video content with the ease of online shopping. From Shoppable Stories to Storyly's new TikTok-like vertical video feed, brands can now create interactive, seamless shopping experiences that turn casual browsers into buyers. Learn how to leverage Storyly’s innovative shoppable content solutions to transform your brand's shopping experience.
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Unlock the full potential of your eCommerce videos with shoppable content! In this blog post, we explore how to create engaging, interactive videos that seamlessly blend entertainment with instant shopping opportunities. Learn how key elements like clickable product tags, gamification, interactive elements, and personalization can boost viewer engagement, increase conversions, and drive sales. Discover actionable strategies to turn passive viewers into active shoppers, with insights on crafting compelling CTAs, optimizing for mobile, and integrating products naturally. Dive in to learn more.
Now is the time to celebrate those who go above and beyond in their content, interactivity, and creativity. That’s why we’re thrilled to introduce our new Storyly BFCM Superstars Contest—a friendly competition for our amazing customers to showcase their most engaging and effective campaigns.
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Discover the top holiday trends and stats shaping eCommerce. From early shopping habits and the rise of AI-powered gift assistants to the growing appeal of second-hand items, this blog dives into the key insights you need to stay ahead. Explore how consumers are navigating economic challenges while still embracing the festive spirit. With actionable tips for retailers, it's the ultimate guide to make the most of this holiday season in Europe and the UK.
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This blog covers 11 effective mobile marketing campaigns that stand out for their creativity and smart planning. It explains why mobile marketing is crucial today and gives examples like Duolingo's fun reminders and IKEA's AR shopping app to show how these strategies can boost engagement and brand loyalty. These campaigns offer practical tips for marketers wanting to make a real impact in the mobile space, making the guide a helpful tool for anyone looking to improve their marketing tactics.
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Boost your website's engagement with these 11 proven strategies! From optimizing your page load speed and enhancing mobile design to creating compelling content and leveraging social proof, this blog offers practical tips to keep visitors hooked. Learn how integrating Web Stories and implementing effective SEO practices can increase user interaction and retention. Dive into the importance of building community and utilizing analytics to continually refine your approach. Whether you're aiming for more traffic, customer conversions, or stronger reader retention, these strategies will help you enhance your website's performance and achieve your goals.
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This blog post explores the top 14 customer engagement software solutions that help businesses foster deep connections with their customers beyond mere transactions. Platforms like Storyly, Salesforce Service Cloud, and HubSpot Service Hub are highlighted for their abilities to create personalized, seamless experiences across various touchpoints, from initial interaction to post-purchase support. Each software is evaluated based on user-friendliness, integration capabilities, personalization, analytics, and more, ensuring a fit for diverse business needs. Whether you're a small startup or a large enterprise, these tools offer powerful ways to enhance engagement, loyalty, and long-term value, ensuring your customer interactions cut through the digital noise.
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Discover the secrets to mastering your back-to-school campaigns with our latest blog post. This comprehensive guide dives into the transition from summer ease to the bustling back-to-school season, exploring opportunities for marketers in retail, eCommerce, and CPG sectors. From early sales access to leveraging zero-party data for segmentation, experts share invaluable insights to not just survive but thrive during this crucial period. Whether you're looking to enhance customer retention, personalize your marketing efforts, or boost your Q4 preparations, these expert tips will equip you with strategies to elevate your brand and captivate your target audience.
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This blog emphasizes the importance of treating customers as individuals to foster loyalty and retention. Highlighting data, it notes that a vast majority of customers prefer personalized experiences, which significantly boost satisfaction and engagement. The blog outlines various personalized content strategies, such as targeted emails, tailored website experiences, and leveraging AI for dynamic content personalization. It underscores that effective personalization can enhance user experience, increase loyalty, reduce churn rates, and deliver a higher return on investment. Overall, personalized content is presented as crucial for maintaining competitive advantage and fostering long-term customer relationships.
Back-to-school shopping is expected to hit $41.5 billion in 2024, making it crucial for eCommerce and retail. Storyly offers interactive, personalized, and shoppable content to help businesses stand out and engage customers during this peak season.
Customer retention is crucial for business success as it is cost-effective and boosts profitability. Retained customers spend more and act as brand advocates. This blog outlines 25 strategies to increase customer retention, including leveraging tools like Storyly, providing excellent customer service, personalizing experiences, implementing loyalty programs, and using gamification.
This blog post outlines how to create an effective user engagement strategy, emphasizing the importance of setting clear objectives, knowing your audience, and creating compelling content. It highlights the benefits of leveraging personalization, social proof, and gamification to boost engagement. The post also introduces Storyly as a tool for creating interactive and personalized content experiences. Key examples from successful brands like Netflix and Starbucks are provided to illustrate best practices.
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In today's digital age, businesses have a myriad of channels through which they can communicate with their customers. Two such channels, which have proven to be highly effective for many businesses, are email and SMS. While both serve to reach out to customers and potential leads, they offer unique features and advantages and can serve different purposes in your marketing strategy. In this blog post, we're diving deep into the world of email marketing and SMS marketing, comparing their strengths, weaknesses, and best applications. Whether you're a small business owner, a marketing professional, or someone simply interested in the dynamics of digital marketing, this comparison can offer valuable insights.
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Many businesses work to acquire as many customers as they can to increase profits. However, the fact is that there's potentially more revenue in retaining those customers. The many advantages of effective customer retention make it important to focus on retention marketing as much as other efforts. In this blog post, we'll dive deep into retention marketing, its many benefits, and some strategies that you can use to retain your customers in the long term.
Effective demand generation is all about a discovery journey filled with consumer inspiration. In this context, "inspiration" means giving ideas to users and helping them imagine how a particular product can benefit them (e.g., how they'll look in that green dress or how great those shoes will look with the dress they already have). What's the point? Many online consumers are actively seeking inspiration. They want ideas for an upcoming project or event. They are ready to buy. So, “inspiration” for the sake of demand generation is a strategy that eCommerce brands should seriously consider investing in. Because if they can deliver the relevant content to the right person at the right time and spark a moment of inspiration, that’s a happy ending for all.
What was your favorite song in 2022? Which albums turned into an obsession? How about guilty pleasures - the songs you listened to after making sure “the social share” button is switched off? You might not remember it all. Don’t worry! That’s why Spotify creates its traditional end-year activation “Spotify Wrapped.” When it’s that time of the year, when all the Christmas ads are out, red Starbucks cups are in use, and “All I want for Christmas is you” again becomes the most played song, you know that Spotify will soon ping you with a summary of your “year in music.” In this blog post, we explore the details behind Wrapped's success story and explain how to create a similar experience on your website or in your mobile app using Storyly Stories.
If you're in eCommerce, you know how important it is to stay up to date with the latest news and trends in your industry. But the eCommerce industry is constantly changing and new trends, technologies, and best practices emerge all the time. It can be difficult to keep up with all the latest developments and incorporate them into your eCommerce strategy. That's why I've put together a list of some of the best eCommerce podcasts out there. From interviews with successful entrepreneurs to deep dives into marketing strategies, these podcasts cover a wide range of topics and provide invaluable insights for anyone looking to grow their eCommerce business.
Average order value (AOV) is a key metric in eCommerce that measures the average total of every order placed with a business over a defined period of time. It is calculated by dividing total revenue by the number of orders. AOV is used to understand customer behavior and to frame marketing and pricing strategies. Businesses aim to increase the average order value to maximize revenue from each customer transaction. This can be done through various techniques such as upselling, cross-selling, bundling products, or offering free shipping on orders over a certain amount.
Selecting the right email account provider or email service provider is crucial for managing your digital communication effectively and securely. This comprehensive comparison of popular email providers highlights the varying features, pros, cons, and pricing structures each one offers. Some providers focus on privacy and security, while others prioritize user experience and seamless integration with various devices and services.
With the ever-changing commerce landscape and continually developing technologies, consumer behavior is changing. If you want your business to stay relevant and get ahead of competitors, you must appeal to these behaviors by following the latest trends. By gearing your business to consumers and what they want, you can attract them and convert them into loyal customers. However, you may not be aware of all the latest consumer behavior trends and their importance. In this article, we break down the top consumer behavior trends of 2024.
One of the key elements of a successful business is high customer engagement. Using the right customer engagement metrics, you can track this activity and determine how to keep more customers interacting with your brand and ensure they remain loyal.
With the ongoing economic uncertainty, consumer brands must focus on sustainable growth and customer retention. The number one way to drive this is through personalization. However, there are certain misconceptions about personalization that can hinder your ability to build deeper connections with your consumers and grow your business. In this article, we’ll demystify the most common personalization assumptions and cover strategies to personalize the ‘right’ way.
One of the most effective ways to engage customers and increase sales is to incorporate gamification into your marketing efforts. The right gamification strategies will help you harness the power of this tool to help your business thrive. Here we'll break down what gamification is and list some helpful gamification strategies for eCommerce businesses to boost sales.
If you are in a fast-changing business like eCommerce or retail, a quick check of news sites, social media, blogs, and newsletters for the latest developments and market movements in the industry can be a game-changer. Not only does it keep you in the loop, but it can also help you plan your day more effectively. By staying on top of the news, you can identify potential opportunities and threats and take action. So, I gathered a list of my favorite resources to go to when I want to keep up with everything that’s going on in the ever-evolving retail and eCommerce landscape. Here you go…
Online buying has become a crucial component of the shopping experience for millennials as a result of the growth of e-commerce and the growing reliance on technology in daily life. Millennials, a technologically advanced and online-connected age, have high standards for online purchasing. They seek out experiences that are practical, tailored, ethical, and value-driven. Therefore, in order to satisfy their wants and remain competitive in the market, firms must comprehend what millennials look for while purchasing online. The main millennial expectations for online purchasing will be discussed in this article.
Customer-to-customer online marketplaces are stores where users trade with each other. It is possible to create a market environment where everyone is a buyer and a seller at the same time. Creating a fair, shared economy environment can be challenging. And as expected, content is here to help with its crucial role in engaging, educating, increasing transactions, and retaining users. Among other types of content, video stands out. Videos are more dynamic, more captivating, and, needless to say -thanks to the younger generation's relationship with TikTok and YouTube- more trendy than still media or written content. Being highly energetic and visual, video content’s superior power is also proven by marketers. 91% of businesses will use video as a marketing tool in 2023. With all these in mind, let’s dive into how to leverage video Stories for C2C marketplaces.
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