Posts Tagged ‘online shopping’

A new video promo for Google Analytics shows us what the online checkout would look like in real life. Check it out after the jump.

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The reported is called The 2011 Social Shopping Study, which is formulated from surveying more than 1,000 consumers about their online shopping experiences and habits. The survey even covered how engaged they were with brands and retailers that are connected to online channels, including in-store purchases.

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In 2011, companies will be looking towards social commerce to help boost sales and profits. TurnTo is a company that is making it their mission to prove the power of social interaction to retailers and e-commerce stores, through product sharing and social merchandising.

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Before I introduce to you 5 of my favorite designer online sample sites, you may want to read our 6 Tips To Snag Luxury Items At Discount Prices Using Sample Sites to get a better understanding of what to expect. I have listed each site, briefly covering perks, items sold and whether anyone can sign up for a membership or if an invite is required to join.

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To aid to consumers who were eager to make luxury purchases without hurting their wallets, Gilt.com was introduced in 2008. Since its inception, a number of other “online sample sites” have sprouted, carrying more than just apparel but home furnishings, travel packages and services. The concept of purchasing designer items within an allotted time at highly discounted prices was enticing and considering Gilt’s success, has proven to be very popular with consumers.

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More and more family, friends and co-workers have fallen victim to receiving a re-gifted present instead of getting what they really want for the holidays. Facebook is here to take the guess work out of finding presents for family and friends.

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Cyber Monday is upon us, and in the spirit of giving and rampant consumerism, mbStartups would like to point out that it is possible to support the economy as well as local charities just by surfing the Web and buying stuff at Target. GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo!-powered search engine that automatically donates a portion of its advertising dollars to local charities that sign up for the service. Its sister site, GoodShop.com, tracks purchases made at participating retailers from its online mall and donates up to 30% of its online sales to non-profit organizations, with coupons and deals for the shopper. Since the company’s launch in 2005, 1,600 retailers have climbed on board to help more than 94,000 charities meet their fundraising goals. mbStartups recently asked Ken Ramberg, Co-Founder of GoodSearch and former President of JOBTRAK how he and his sister JJ Ramberg turned browsing and shopping into a social venture.

How did the partnership with Yahoo! come about?

A few years after selling JOBTRAK to Monster.com in 2000, the idea for GoodSearch hit me: “What if people could support their favorite cause just by searching the Internet, something that they do every day?” If even a fraction of the ad dollars generated by search engines could be distributed toward good causes, a major impact could be made.

I had a strong relationship with the management team at Yahoo! and approached them with the idea of “powering” our search engine. One of the keys to making GoodSearch a success was to ensure that we provided high quality search results. Yahoo! took a shot with us and the partnership has worked out very well for both of our organizations ever since.

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A new study has been released entitled “The Social Shopping Explosion”, and the numbers are revealing. Social shopping is booming. In the last month alone, 53% of online shoppers posted a review of a product or service online. And while these numbers are from the UK, we can assume very similar figures from the US. More details of how people are interacting with the social shopping tools available to them are below.
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UK’s world-renowned fashion retailer, The French Connection, is taking online shopping to a whole new level with the launch of a YouTube boutique. That’s right – The French Connection has launched an online YouTube store, in which viewers can watch fashion videos and click on annotations that lead directly to the French Connection online store where they can actually buy the items in the videos. This is innovating YouTube on so many levels – bringing e-commerce to the video site and providing annotations that actually lead outside of the YouTube site – and fashion divas and shopaholics are sure to fall in love with the whole thing.
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Infused Palermo is a way for brands to provide fully functioning stores – with inventory browsing, shopping cart and checkout capabilities – directly onto their Facebook fan pages. It also allows brands to offer affiliates fully functioning stores, rather than just display ads, to break through physiological click-off barriers.

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