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How the Convergence of Content and Commerce is Collapsing the Traditional Marketing Funnel

Retail TouchPoints

The collapse of the traditional marketing funnel was a central theme of this year’s Advertising Week New York (AWNY), which brought thousands of executives from across the industry landscape to New York City for four days of sessions exploring the convergence of marketing, advertising, media and culture.

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What Is Social Commerce and Why Should You Care About It?

Wiser

Think about it, when was the last time you were scrolling through your social media and came across an ad for a product? It usually goes something like this: you’re scrolling through your feed looking at normal posts when you come across an advertisement for a product. This is social commerce. billion dollars.

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How Xcel Brands’ CEO is Trying to Solve Social Commerce

Retail TouchPoints

There’s no shortage of companies trying to crack the code of social commerce in the U.S. from the biggest social media platforms to small start-ups. Video commerce is the delivery of content. It ties together the best of affiliate, the best of influencer and the best of digital into social commerce.

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How YouTube aims to take a piece of the social commerce pie

Inside Retail

Modern consumers, especially those within the Gen Z age bracket, are becoming increasingly interested in shopping methods that differ from the traditional e-commerce model of a direct-to-consumer website or shopping online via big-box retailers. To put that into perspective, social commerce sales were barely US$27 billion in 2020.

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Wonder Buys Media Company Tastemade for $90 Million

Retail TouchPoints

The acquisition is the latest step by Wonder to combine takeout, delivery and meal kits into a single app now bolstered by an international production company, content studio and advertising business. Wonder opened a food hall in a Quakertown, Pa. Additionally, Tastemade operates streaming channels carrying home, travel and design shows.

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How One Auto Dealer Revved Up Car Sales in an Unexpected Place – Pinterest

Retail TouchPoints

Both Pinterest and Healey are pushing the boundaries of social commerce in their own ways — Healey is working to catch up to consumers in an industry that has been slow off the starting line when it comes to ecommerce. The Convergence of Car Sales and Social Commerce. Healey, who started his career at General Motors.

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The four trends defining online retail in 2024

Inside Retail

This means that users are more likely to see highly specialised content from smaller influencers and advertisers, creating niche communities that can have significant influence over consumer spending. Social commerce Social media platforms are becoming ecommerce marketplaces.