7 Ways Video Can Benefit Online Shopping

| Rotem Gal

Video has become the driving force in marketing and ecommerce alike, signaling the need for modern businesses to get on board. Here is how you can effectively use video to market to your shoppers.

Product Videos Reach Customers and Boost Sales

| Catherine Smeaton

Online merchants are continuing to make the same mistake of dismissing product videos as no more than a fancy kind of sales pitch. It’s a common misconception – but actually there are advantages to product videos that you, as an online retailer, should consider if you’re serious about engaging new customers and maximizing revenue.

4 Best Ways to Seamlessly Infuse Content Into Ecommerce

| Elisabeth Bradley

Since ecommerce became a viable and preferred purchasing channel for consumers, the role of content in ecommerce has changed. But, what hasn’t changed is the fact that content still has an important role in ecommerce. Here are three best ways to infuse content into your ecommerce strategy.l

Williams-Sonoma Savors Summer with Shoppable Videos

| Daniela Forte

Williams-Sonoma and Visa Checkout announced a partnership that allows videos to be shoppable using a new technology from YouTube, which is now live on the Williams-Sonoma website. See how the shoppable videos are beneficial for the brand and its customers.

4 Key Findings From the 2014 Video Commerce Benchmarks Report

| MCM Staff

The year 2014 was the biggest year ever for online video viewing. More than ever, shoppers engaged with video to help them make purchase decisions and were more likely to buy after viewing. Here are the four key findings from the 2014 Video Commerce Benchmarks Report, produced by Invodo.

How Blinds.com Engages Customers Successfully with Video

| MCM Staff

Providing high-impact and visually engaging assistance for common questions and concerns shows your customers that you’re committed to resolving their issues. In this Google Hangout video, Multichannel Merchant Managing Editor Tim Parry discusses video engagement with Robert Reed, Video Producer for Blinds.com, and Kenna Hilburn, Liveclicker’s Senior Video Commerce Strategist.

Sigma Incorporates Video for Product Differentiation

| Daniela Forte

Sigma was trying to figure out how to appropriately educate consumers about its products while enhancing its brand’s credibility in an industry where visibly similar products can be different in functionality and product differentiation is a challenge.