Social commerce
Twitter's not just for millennials anymore -- companies are finding positive bottom-line benefits for setting up shop on social sites. Social commerce enables customers to learn about a product or service on sites such as Instagram and entices them to click through to buy. Other scenarios include repeat sales and upsells through social media interactions.
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Social commerce News
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August 18, 2020
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Aug'20
E-commerce business growth slows, but still a boom period
As the world partially reopens businesses shuttered due to the pandemic, new e-commerce tech investments may make gains from earlier this year permanent.
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July 21, 2020
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Jul'20
Salesforce beefs up e-commerce order management features
Salesforce adds B2C-friendly order-management features to support internationalization of e-commerce, as well as pre-built integrations to channels such as Google and Instagram.
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June 09, 2020
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Jun'20
Pandemic e-commerce trends point to massive growth
The pandemic caused consumers and businesses to form new online buying habits; now e-commerce is booming. That trend will hold for a year, or maybe forever, experts said.
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May 29, 2020
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May'20
Facebook Shops, Salesforce deliver quick e-commerce tools
During pandemic stay-at-home orders, Salesforce, Facebook and Instagram capitalize on the digital sales boom that resembles a three-month holiday surge that hasn't let up.
Social commerce Get Started
Bring yourself up to speed with our introductory content
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online customer community
Online customer communities are Web-based gathering places for customers, experts, and others to discuss problems, post reviews, brainstorm, and engage with one another. Continue Reading
Evaluate Social commerce Vendors & Products
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
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What is the role of social media in e-commerce?
In an effort to increase transparency, organizations should either integrate social media with their e-commerce platform or enable users to post reviews and rate their products. Continue Reading
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ROI, budgets prevent companies' embrace of social media analytics
There might be a lot of buzz around social media analytics, but businesses have yet to invest or implement, according to a new TDWI survey. Continue Reading
Manage Social commerce
Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Don't let data integration issues hold your business hostage
Data is an important commodity for businesses -- but only if it's clean. Use these data quality and data enrichment tips to keep your CRM system in shape. Continue Reading