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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 It is growing three times faster than traditional e-commerce. McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. trillion ($1.9

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

Wiser

It usually goes something like this: you’re scrolling through your feed looking at normal posts when you come across an advertisement for a product. You choose the product you want, put in your shipping and payment information, checkout, and then go straight back to scrolling through your feed. This is social commerce.

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How Pinterest is Monetizing its Positive Corner of the Internet

Retail TouchPoints

The power lies in creating a content and advertising ecosystem that helps consumers instantly turn their inspiration into action — something that very few platforms have been able to monetize successfully. Deep linking, which takes users from products straight to a retailer’s checkout, represented 40% of Pinterest’s shopping revenue.

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Strategies Unleashed: Navigating TikTok’s Viral Trends for Brand Success

Retail TouchPoints

TikTok also offers seamless shopping feature integrations on the platform, which allows users to buy products immediately through shoppable ads and in-app checkout. However, by carefully planning one’s approach to TikTok, business owners can avoid some common missteps.

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TikTok Shop Officially Debuts in the U.S.

Retail TouchPoints

and Secure checkout: TikTok has partnered with third-party payment platforms to facilitate transactions on TikTok Shop and to ensure a quick, smooth and secure checkout process. Previously, TikTok had only shared the availability of FBT in the U.K. ; The company also reiterated that all TikTok-protected U.S. and managed by the U.S.

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Short-Form Video and UGC are Reshaping the Realm of Influencer Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. On the advertiser side, 48% of influencer marketing budgets were spent on Instagram in 2021. Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are Where it’s At.

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Back-To-School Spending Poised To Top $100 Billion Even Amid Disruption

Retail TouchPoints

The final shopping lists that are created and shared by teachers will present “information that could reflect schools’ reopening plans and affect how much consumers actually spend,” the NRF reported in a press release. For many parents, this uncertainty is creating stress. New Realities Influencing Back-To-School Activity.