Social Commerce Spotlight: Shoppost

Ever want to sell new merch quickly through social? Or, place a buy button directly on your Facebook post featuring the latest dress you want to push to customers? Well, now you can with Shoppost!

No more tabs or redirects, this free social commerce app allows brands to easily drive awareness for products and sell in Facebook’s newsfeed via an interactive post. Prospects and customers can browse product variations, view photos and/or videos of the product all without leaving Facebook.The app also works with other major social media channels including Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. I had a chance to watch their intro tutorial today, and let me tell you… it looks super user friendly.

If you try it out, which I hope you do, let me know what you think in the comments below. And, learn more by watching their overview video on the Shoppost website here.

ESCADA Launches E-commerce in USA

Luxury fashion brand ESCADA will launch today its online store in the United States of America, following the successful introduction of ESCADA.com to the European markets in 2013. Welcome to the 21st Century, ESCADA!

The E-Store will offer a wide range of ESCADA lifestyle products, including apparel and accessories from the ESCADA and ESCADA SPORT brands.

Bruno Sälzer (CEO ESCADA SE) “In the new positioning of ESCADA there is a special focus on the digital world. Especially highlighted are multi-channel-experiences, interaction with the client and an integrated experience of the brand. After our successful launch in Europe one year ago, we are now present in the most important E-Commerce market, the USA.”

Usability and design is likewise important in the ESCADA E-Store. The navigation is easy and intuitive; the elegant design with large-scale images reflects the ESCADA brand identity.

And check this out: All social media channels are integrated into the new online store. The site, which is optimized for mobile applications, ensures an ideal display on all devices. Remember readers, always keep in mind mobile. You’d think it’s a no brainer, but many companies forget all about optimizing and scaling for different devices.

The store finder is placed on all relevant ESCADA E-Store pages and is supposed to stimulate multichannel experiences. In selected ESCADA retail stores sales staff will carry iPads to directly assist clients in placing orders in the E-Store for items that might not be available in the store.

The ESCADA online store provides a variety of different shipping options via Fedex, including free standard ground shipping as well as express shipping. Furthermore, the ESCADA E-Store offers its clients an easy and cost-free returns handling including a 14-day return policy. An exclusive packaging concept completes the range of service offers of the ESCADA E-Store.

Hermes NexTec, specialist in international full-service e-commerce solutions, provides all services along the online value chain including shop, content and IT management and in close collaboration with ESCADA performance marketing. In addition to these services Hermes Fulfilment supplies with warehousing, customer care, finance services and returns management.

Twitter: @ESCADA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESCADA