Social Media Mavens : ecommerce

From Facebook Comments to E-Commerce Transactions with Soldsie

'Net Features : wm-socialmedia — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:20:00 GMT

Social commerce has been dragging its virtual feet. Sure, American Express and Twitter certainly have super high aspirations in this regard, but all those F-commerce solutions so highly touted a few years ago just aren't capturing the attention of...(read more)

Pinterest Contests Come to Wishpond

'Net Features : wm-socialmedia — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:06:00 GMT

Interacting with fans through social media helps merchants foster relationships with their customers, and a new application from Wishpond makes this task easier than ever. This is because the social marketing solutions provider has launched the Pinterest...(read more)

Social Sharing, Faster Checkouts

'Net Features : wm-socialmedia — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:30:00 GMT

Offer consumers faster checkouts and better social sharing options with a new version of Ecwid. Ecwid , producer of the platform-neutral, drop-in store builder widget, has launched version 11 of its e-commerce software that works for Web, mobile and social...(read more)

Trick or Treat? The Truth About Today's Shoppers

Website Magazine : social media — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:30:00 GMT

With the height of the holiday shopping season just weeks away, it’s in the best interest of online retailers to cull every bit of data they can about today’s consumers and what they may bring to the table come November and December. One of...(read more)

Meta-Recommendation Engine on FB

Administrator — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:30:00 GMT

Social recommendation website DoTogether launched its Facebook mail application. The application providers users the ability to browser several stores, making the shopping experience easier - consider the app a meta-recommendation engine for Facebook.

According to the release: "By utilizing DoTogether.com’s online platform as a social media marketing tool, retailers can connect with both their customers and their customer’s friends. In addition, retailers can advertise discounts and promotions to a wider audience at a low cost. Not only can retailers engage customers before they make a purchase, but retailers can obtain analytics about the conversations regarding their products and brand."

Definitely something to look into if you're an Internet retailer interested in capitalizing on Facebook's phenomenal engagement metrics.