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Brands and Consumers: How TikTok is Changing the Dynamics

Retail TouchPoints

For example, at Decorilla we often tag a vendor’s account directly to offer our customers a 30% discount using our promo codes. The first step is to use the right hashtags according to location and trending videos by category, which you can find on the “Discover Tab.” Opportunities are already in full flow on TikTok and Instagram.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

As far back as May 2020, an Ipsos study indicated that two-thirds of Americans were buying directly on, or discovering products through, social media. TikTok’s #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag has been used more than 7 billion times, by users posting what they have bought based on product recommendations on the site.

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How YouTube aims to take a piece of the social commerce pie

Inside Retail

To put that into perspective, social commerce sales were barely US$27 billion in 2020. In addition to providing ample marketing opportunities for retailers, as evidenced by the #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag, the video-centered app has been tightening its hold on the retail industry with an in-app sales platform.

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Facebook calls time on Live retail selling system

Inside Retail

While Facebook users will still be able to broadcast live events on the platform, the ability to create product playlists and tag product features on Facebook Live will be disabled. In 2020, KitKat launched “ Live from the Kitkat Chocolatory ”, an Australian-first Facebook-live shopping experience.

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What Brands Can Learn From D2C Trendsetters

Retail TouchPoints

of its total revenue in 2020. Other well-established brands have also jumped on the bandwagon to utilise social media hashtags or encourage consumers to post their reviews of their products. One example of this is Nike, which amplified its 165 million social media followers to grow its D2C commerce revenue, accounting for 33.1%

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How the Beyhive and Swifties are creating a new category of concert fashion

Inside Retail

According to data from American market research company The NPD Group, while total apparel sales declined by 19 per cent in 2020, sales of cosy and casual clothing rose, with sweatpants up 17 per cent, sleepwear up 6 per cent, and sports bras up 10 per cent.

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What Is Social Commerce and Why Should You Care About It?

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Amid the 2020 pandemic, Facebook launched a feature called Facebook Shops which allows business to create online stores free of charge. This is mostly due to its sheer size. In fact, there are many smaller businesses that forego a dedicated website altogether and utilize Facebook as their main source of eCommerce.