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The Power of Shared Experiences: Why Brands Should Prioritize Micro-Influencer Communities in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Parasocial relationships are defined as the relationships that users develop with media personalities — and these interactions have a major impact. The influencer field has capitalized on this phenomenon for decades and often draws major celebrities like the Kardashians and their legions of followers to mind.

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Building Connected Commerce in the Age of Loneliness

Retail TouchPoints

As an ecommerce product executive, I believe that my cohort of peers has a social imperative to develop products with human connection in mind. If the social media giants can introduce commerce into their platforms, we can do the reverse by building ecommerce platforms that are conducive to positive interpersonal interaction.

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Amazon Adds New Social Shopping Features Including ‘Consult-a-Friend’

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is already the place where many consumers start their shopping journeys, and now the company wants to make shopping on its platform “more social and collaborative” with a growing slate of new experiential features. Now with Consult-a-Friend, they can get feedback on items they are considering directly in the app.

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Walmart Rolls out New Discovery-Based Online Experience

Retail TouchPoints

in a blog post outlining the updates. A new “social-inspired scroll” will allow customers to browse Walmart’s digital shelves just like they browse content on social media. A new “social-inspired scroll” will allow customers to browse Walmart’s digital shelves just like they browse content on social media.

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14 Top Mom Influencers

Small Biz Trends

Some businesses are already experienced with influencer marketing. And others may wonder ‘ what is Cameo and how can influencers impact my business?’ If you sell products to moms, the following influencers may be ideal for your next campaign. What is a Mom Influencer? Top Mom Influencers to Work with in 2022.

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What Stanley’s Valentine’s Day sellout says virality in retail

Inside Retail

There are countless examples of how social media virality, especially on TikTok, has helped lift a company’s profits in unprecedented ways, from the sale of fragrance products via #perfumetok to antacids via #hotgirlswithstomachissues. The simple answer is the power of female influencers.

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Formula for Influencer Marketing Success: Give Creators Freedom — and Guardrails

Retail TouchPoints

Many brands are anxious to tap into the strong relationships that influencers have established with their followers, but may be wondering how to manage such an inherently bottom-up process: dealing with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of individual creators, each with his or her personal style.

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