eCommerce Video

eCommerce video trends, tips, news, and more. Retail video brings merchants’ products to life in a way that only e-commerce video can, often resulting in higher customer satisfaction and higher retail sales conversion. Learn how e-commerce video benefits internet retailers and stay up to date with the latest in the world of e-commerce video, retail video, product videos, etc… We cover e-commerce video solution providers, video production for retail video purposes, ecommerce video marketing, e-commerce SEO, and much more…

57% Of Online Consumers Have Confidence In Product Videos [Report]

Product videos can have a huge impact on consumers who are looking for more information before they buy. A new report shows how the shopper uses online video content and how the growth of smartphones and tablets is influencing their viewing habits.

Predictions for Video Commerce in 2013

It's that time of the year again everyone is winding down (or speeding up) towards the end of 2012. It's a time to reflect on the year as well as look towards 2013 and what that may bring. Here are some of my predictions for ...

How to Use 15-Second vs. 30-Second Pre-Roll Video Ads for Ecommerce Retargeting

Similar to television advertising, the most effective lengths for in-stream online video ads are 15 and 30-second spots. However, the advantage online video advertising has over TV is that it can be delivered in the form of a pre-roll video ad targeted and personally relevant ...

8 Tips to Convert Shoppers into Buyers with Video Online from Ooyala

If you're a retail outlet looking to boost e-commerce sales, you might have heard of this online video thing.  Video enhances a potential buyer's experience and makes them more likely to stick around.  According to a statistics recited in a recent white paper published by ...

YouTube Shoppable Video Ads Spotted: Will They Sell Product or Just Annoy?

Shortly after the announcement that YouTube would be offering merch annotations and associated website annotations, another salvo was being fired for a test just in time for the holiday shopping season.  There are currently videos in which a viewer may click on a somewhat unobtrusive ...

The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing YouTube Closed Captions for E-commerce [Step-by-Step Tutorial]

The emergence of YouTube as an e-commerce selling tool has been well documented on ReelSEO as far back as 2010 with "Video E-Commerce and Video SEO for Retailers". Many experts have blogged about using the power of YouTube to promote products and burnish brands. My ...

Original Video Content Impacts Technology Purchasing (REPORT ANALYSIS)

A recent consumer survey by IDGTechNetwork showed that video plays a vital role in the purchasing decisions of today's electronics and technology consumers. But it's not just standard video advertising that we are talking about. They look for a variety of content that will help ...

Social Graph Shows Video Marketing Effective for CPG, Retail and Entertainment

33Across put out the Q3 2012 Brand Graph today giving some interesting insight into what's happening with audiences across eight verticals. It's not all video related but for three key verts; CPG (consumer packaged goods), Entertainment and retail, there is some interesting insights, so I ...

4 Tips to Increase eCommerce Product Video View Rates & Raise Conversions

Invodo recently did a three month study that looked into the efficacy of the video view rate, how it applies to ecommerce and why it is an important metric. Since a lot of readers have products to sell I thought it shed some light on ...

Back-to-School Shopping Trends: VIDEO is KEY to Retail Clothing Sales for 2012 [Study]

New research from Google and Compete on back to school shopping trends in 2012 has found just how profoundly mobile and video have changed the shopping landscape for clothing and apparel. Here are a few highlights: More than 20% apparel consumers use their tablets or ...

Learn the Latest in Video Commerce with Top Retailers at the 2012 Video Commerce Summit

Now that July is almost upon us, it's time to start gearing up for the 2012 Video Commerce Summit.  This event, sponsored by my company, Liveclicker, is just five and a half weeks away!  This year, the summit will take place August 9th and 10th in one of the ...

Free Video Commerce SEO Best Practices Webinar this Week

This Wednesday, video commerce solutions provider, Liveclicker, will be hosting a free webinar along with me titled “Best Practices & Tips for Boosting Video Commerce SEO.”  Join us to learn what leading retailers are doing to optimize their videos for SEO both on and off ...

Consumer Insights into Online Video for eCommerce Shopping

When I wrote up the first part of this interesting whitepaper from Invodo, (Retail Video Builds Consumer Confidence & Aids in E-Commerce Purchase Decisions) I said I'd be back with part two which looked at the more technical aspects of online video for shopping from ...

Retail Video Builds Consumer Confidence & Aids in E-Commerce Purchase Decisions

Invodo recently dropped a whitepaper titled Delivering Superior Shopping Experiences Via Video: Consumer Insights and Retail Execution which looks at video on ecommerce sites, but from the perspective of the consumer. It's a pretty lengthy 27 pages so I won't go into all of the ...

11 Tips for E-Commerce Demo Videos That Drive Conversion

From rants to reviews, product conversations have shifted away from brand-sponsored websites and into the blogosphere. Blogs are increasingly where people go for useful how-tos and deep product dives from respected sources. But not all companies are taking this shift sitting down, and the smart ...