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General Make Instagram Instagram again

Make Instagram Instagram again

The use of social networks is declining slightly. Has the pandemic changed our use of social media? Image source: Pexels  Social media suffers from fatigue. During the pandemic, the usage went up significantly. Now, in the perceived “post-pandemic”, the social media focus has worn off a bit. However, not every player is on an equal …

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Social Commerce Social Commerce: Emergence and Importance

Social Commerce: Emergence and Importance

  Richard C. Geibel talks about the currently very fast-growing field of social commerce, which represents a new type of combination of social media and e-commerce. On the one hand, functions of e-commerce are adopted in the social media platforms (esp. Instagram, meta, YouTube, TikTok) and on the other hand, elements of social media are …

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Social Commerce Customer reviews are influencing purchasing decisions

Customer reviews are influencing purchasing decisions

Almost three-quarters of German consumers are now influenced by product reviews, photos and videos of other shoppers on the Internet when shopping. Shopping via social media channels is also becoming increasingly popular, as a study by the software manufacturer Bazaarvoice shows. Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash The survey with more than 7,000 respondents, including …

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General From MIT social media summit, 5 trends experts are watching

From MIT social media summit, 5 trends experts are watching

Fighting misinformation, understanding powerful algorithms, and mitigating harms are top concerns for social media experts. With social media playing a major role throughout society, understanding how to shape and manage its power is an urgent challenge. Experts discussed the complicated social media landscape and meaningful solutions at the second annual Social Media Summit @MIT, hosted by …

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Content Marketing Why you should use YouTube Shorts in 2022

Why you should use YouTube Shorts in 2022

Imagine having the attention of 15 billion media impressions without lifting a single finger. No complex strategies and not one single Zoom meeting. Sounds too good to be true? For Ocean Breeze this situation became reality. But how did this happened? What could possibly lead to such a great effect? The answer was one TikTok …

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Social Commerce Scientifically supported definition of social commerce

Scientifically supported definition of social commerce

Since the 2000s, social commerce has been gaining in importance as the most important tool in the field of e-commerce. Together with Digitas Pixelpark, the E-Commerce Institute has developed a scientifically supported definition in an intensive project. Below you can see these three stages that define the term “social commerce”. Three-stage definition of social commerce: …

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Research Social Commerce – Origin and meaning

Social Commerce – Origin and meaning

Social commerce has recently become increasingly important. As a comparatively new area within e-commerce, however, the term social commerce has not yet been clearly defined and demarcated, both in terms of the scope of services and the associated opportunities and risks in practical implementation. The E-Commerce Institute Cologne at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, …

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E-Commerce Social Commerce – Emergence and Importance

Social Commerce – Emergence and Importance

Social commerce is increasingly seen as a promising option for the future to significantly increase companies’ online sales. No uniform definition has yet been established for the new and promising area of social commerce as an important subarea of e-commerce. Only a few articles and books on the subject of social commerce can be found …

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