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Multi-Channel Retailing and the Buyer’s Journey: Opportunities and Challenges

BigCommerce

It’s all about moving beyond your website and exploring channels such as marketplaces, social media, and comparison shopping engines. Consumers Are Shopping in More Locations Than Ever. A report by BigCommerce confirms that buyers across several age groups are shopping from multiple sales channels.

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Exclusive: New Research Highlights How Brands Can Capture Today’s Always-On Shopper

Retail TouchPoints

For example, social media was cited as the top touch point ( 40% ) for driving awareness. As consumers progress through the consideration stage, other channels such as company websites and review or ratings repositories surge in importance, while things like social media and word-of-mouth become less important.

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24 Ways to Make Your First E-Commerce Sale (Without Spending a Ton)

Kissmetrics

Many of them have large followings on social media and loyal audiences on their websites. This can result in a spike in traffic and social media followers, but you’ll also have a seal of approval from industry experts. Blogging also gives you content to share on social media and helps you rank in search engines.

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Why SaaS Brand Advocacy is More Important than Ever in 2021

Kissmetrics

Bear in mind that employees who serve as active advocates on social media can quickly emerge as influencers on your behalf. When you encourage employees to regularly promote your content with their own social media audiences, you essentially amass a small army of promoters you can call on time and time again.

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How to Create a Customer Journey Map (Even if You Have No Idea Who Your Customers Really Are)

Kissmetrics

Because of the huge growth in social media , Lucy’s looking to streamline the interaction process on social media without losing the “personability” of the brand. If we were looking at this from a traditional sales funnel point of view , she’s at the “comparison shopping” stage. All you have to do is ask.

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Ecommerce with Flair: Digital Tools for a More Inspiring Online Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Adding functions like a mini cart where a customer can add to and view items in their cart without being taken out of the shopping flow replicates the ease of in-person comparison shopping and increases the number of items in the cart.

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Why SaaS Brand Advocacy Is More Important than Ever in 2018

Kissmetrics

Bear in mind that employees who serve as active advocates on social media can quickly emerge as influencers on your behalf. When you encourage employees to regularly promote your content with their own social media audiences, you essentially amass a small army of promoters you can call on time and time again.