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The Next Generation of Retail Experiences: Leading Retailer Launches Interactive In-Store Touchscreens with UGC from Social Media

Pixlee

Brands understand that user-generated content (UGC) that shows real people with your products creates a more engaging shopping experience and builds trust. Pixlee partnered with ComQi to do just that—provide a personalized, authentic shopping experience for a large retailer.

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3 New Trends in Retail Customer Acquisition

Pixlee

The way that retailers acquire customers online has changed significantly over the last decade. Perhaps even more importantly, retailers will likely find that their savviest competitors find ways to thrive by tapping into the growing online market. Expect to see user-generated content (UGC) become even more common in 2018.

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Product ratings and UGC both work, but can they work together?

Pixlee

Product reviews are a huge part of a customer’s buying decision, but where should they appear? Athletic clothing retailer HYLETE found the ability to do just that. You’re not going to get someone to buy that many times unless they feel connected to a brand ”. Here’s how it works. The result of these campaigns?

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Keys to a Successful Black Friday Cyber Monday: Social Proof and UGC

Pixlee

As consumers squeeze into the big-box retailers and place an overwhelming amount of online orders, digitally native brands are forced to compete to get items in their customer’s carts. Why should UGC matter for Black Friday? Brand engagement for consumers who interact with UGC (sharing a post, clicking on a linked image,) rises by 28%.

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10 Inspiring Examples of Amazing Brand Communities

Social Media Strategies Summit

Multinational beauty retailer Sephora started Beauty Insider as a straightforward loyalty program in 2007 before pivoting to a full-blown community ten years later. The answer lies not in the specific products Rust-Oleum sells but in the reasons consumers buy those products: to support their DIY arts-and-crafts projects. Image source.

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6 Challenges Brick and Mortar Retailers Need to Master Before 2020

Pixlee

Retail shopping has been permanently changed by internet culture. This combined with the presence of giant ecommerce corporations like Amazon and AliExpress has forced retailers to understand that shopping is no longer a simple errand but rather an experience for consumers. Is this leading to a retail-apocalypse?

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6 masterful examples of brands selling on Facebook Shops

Sprout Social

In 2020, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest revamped their shopping tools to help retailers capitalize on this trend. In the following paragraphs, we’ll take a look at six examples of notable brands that are taking advantage of Facebook Shops to reduce friction in the buying process and drive sales.

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