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These new solutions provide unprecedented visibility into brands’ retail channel performance, offering actionable insights needed to stand out on an infinite digital shelf Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions,  announced new Premium Network Insights for brands. These new actionable insights are designed to help brands focus their UGC strategy and resources so they can win at retail. With more data that is quickly accessible and updated daily, brands can easily…

Other shopping behaviors caused by COVID-19, including use of subscription services, are also likely to continue More than a third (39%) of consumers globally purchased from new brands during quarantine and a significant 88% will continue to buy from those brands in the future, according to new research conducted by Bazaarvoice Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC). The pandemic has forced consumers in the US to explore alternative brands and shopping methods, branching out of their…

Bazaarvoice adds Curalate’s leading visual commerce solutions to its global network of Retailers, Brands, and Consumers Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, has announced the acquisition of Curalate, creating a powerful offering to lead the growing visual commerce trend, where consumers increasingly buy based on user-generated visual content. Curalate provides shoppable social, UGC, and influencer marketing solutions to more than 1,000 brands and…

As network of clients sees an 20% year-over-year increase in online orders since the beginning of 2020, Bazaarvoice highlights how user-generated content, social commerce, and brand advocacy are critical to e-commerce success Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, today released its annual Shopper Experience Index. The global report explores how consumer shopping preferences and behavior are rapidly evolving and how businesses should adapt to these trends —…

Almost three quarters (73%) of consumers indicate the retail industry needs a new set of standards with severe punishment for violations to combat fake reviews Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced the results of its newest study, exploring the role of brand trust in consumer purchasing behavior and how brands can damage that trust. The research is based on survey responses from more than 10,000 consumers from the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, and…

The Bazaarvoice Partner Program includes ratings and reviews providers and content acquisition partners, expanding the syndication of user-generated content between brands and retailers Bazaarvoice and Yotpo jointly announced a partnership that will provide Yotpo’s brand clients the ability to seamlessly syndicate customer ratings and reviews and visual user-generated content (UGC) to more than 1,900 retailer sites in the Bazaarvoice Network. The partnership with Yotpo is the first in the new Bazaarvoice Partner Program,…

Veteran Leader From Adobe And Magento To Continue To Advance WP Engine’s Digital Experience Platform WP Engine, the WordPress Digital Experience Platform (DXP), today announced the appointment of Ramadass Prabhakar as the company’s new Senior Vice President of Global Engineering overseeing its global engineering team. Prabhakar will report to Heather Brunner, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer. “His experience working with open-source software and growing global technology teams will help us evolve our…

Bazaarvoice, Inc., announced that it has named Keith Nealon as Chief Executive Officer Bazaarvoice, Inc. announced that it has appointed Keith Nealon as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In his new role, Nealon will draw on over twenty years of experience with high-growth technology companies to help scale Bazaarvoice’s leadership position into new markets and areas of innovation. Joe Davis of Marlin Equity Partners has served as CEO since Marlin Equity acquired Bazaarvoice in February 2018; he will transition out of the CEO…

New solutions provide actionable recommendations, powerful reporting to help brands and retailers understand what consumers are saying about their products Bazaarvoice, Inc., the leading provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced new Insights and Reports applications. These new solutions are designed to help brands and retailers better interpret and take action upon customer feedback gleaned from customer ratings, reviews, and questions. With pre-built and customizable reporting tools…

Customer Journey is evolving. This change in customer behavior could see the internet account for as much as 53% of retail sales in 10 years’ time. A recent report by the Office for National Statistics revealed that 82% of Britons are now shopping online. Purchasing behavior is moving away from the high street and towards digital devices, as e-commerce shows no signs of decline. This change in customer behavior could see the internet account for as much as 53% of retail sales in 10 years’ time, according to a report by…

43 Percent of Consumers Plan to Kick off Holiday Shopping Before Black Friday, over Half Want It to Be More Convenient. Bazaarvoice, Inc., the provider of product reviews and user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced the results of its newest global study, exploring the holiday shopping habits of consumers in the United States and Europe during the busiest retail season of the year. As the holiday shopping season continues to evolve with the prominence of online shopping, the emergence of new shopping events, and…

Consumer Demands for More Environmental Goods and Services Tops the List of Business Challenges Across UK, France and Germany According to New Research From Bazaarvoice According to new research launched today from Bazaarvoice, UK-based retail marketers and supply chain managers are investing just over £2million per year on remanufacturing products. Conducted across Europe, the study found that meeting consumer demands around environmentalism tops the challenges faced by British (55%) and French (49%) respondents –…

44% of Shoppers Indicate That Amazon’s Recent Issues With Fake Product Reviews Will Impact Their Participation in Prime Day Shopping Bazaarvoice, Inc., the provider of user-generated content (UGC) solutions, announced the results of its newest study, exploring the shopping habits of 1,000 US consumers who are planning to shop “Black Friday in July” deals this year. Initially sparked by Amazon five years ago, “Black Friday in July” refers to the wave of sales that now crop up around Prime Day both from the retail giant…

Annual Shopper Experience Index Shows Influence of User-Generated Content on Omnichannel Shopping and Cites Mobile and Social Commerce as Areas of Focus Bazaarvoice, Inc., the provider of user-generated content (UGC) and shopper data solutions, released its annual Shopper Experience Index. Based on data from over 6,000 websites in the Bazaarvoice Network, a survey of more than 500 brand and retailer clients, and a global survey of more than 2,000 consumers, the Shopper Experience Index explores the influential role of UGC…

Mavrck, Digiday’s Best Influencer Marketing Platform of 2018, is helping marketers to more easily integrate proposals to influencers to generate quality ratings and reviews alongside other campaign outcomes like creating content. Building a volume of credible product ratings and reviews can be a daunting task, but for marketers executing influencer marketing programs, ratings and reviews generation should be a simple value-add opportunity. By prompting influencers through the Mavrck platform to submit product ratings and…

The words “murky at best, and fraudulent at worst” still hang in the air over Influencer Marketing. Two years on from Mark Pritchard’s scathing speech on the state of affairs in digital advertising and it seems little has managed to move the needle as far as social media stars are concerned. This isn’t for want of trying. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently secured formal commitments from 16 celebrities, including Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, to ensure they clearly state if…

Bazaarvoice, Inc. announced that it has named Joe Rohrlich as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Previously the General Manager and Executive Vice President of Bazaarvoice’s European and Asia-Pacific business, he will now be responsible for leading the company’s global sales, marketing and client success teams. “Joe brings an unparalleled level of strategy, creativity and professionalism to Bazaarvoice and his new position as CRO. His customer success track record and sales guidance over the past nine years have been…

Retail Marketing Technology Company Invests in R&D Capabilities, Builds Out Engineering Team To Scale Technology To Meet Expanding Needs of Retailers Bluecore, the retail marketing technology company that more than 400 retailers rely on to launch highly personalized campaigns at scale, announced David Dyar has joined the company as its new SVP of Engineering. Previously, David was VP of Engineering at Bazaarvoice. In his new role, David will focus on expanding Bluecore’s engineering team and scaling the company’s…

By Joe Rohrlich, General Manager, EMEA, Bazaarvoice According to a Deloitte study, discount and premium retailers are opening nearly three stores for every one their “balanced” rivals are closing. In tandem with this, premium retailers have seen revenue grow a staggering 40 times quicker than that of their mid-market competitors. Exploring this trend around seasonal gift shopping, ‘The Edges of Experience’ report finds that 76% of mid-market consumers are indeed opting for luxury brands including Selfridges,…

Budget Brits Are Using Discount Days like Black Friday to Find Value Outside of the Mid-Market but All Is Not Lost According to ‘The Edges of Experience’ Report New research by Bazaarvoice has revealed 76% of UK shoppers who usually shop at mid-market brands such as Next and Debenhams are likely to switch to luxury brands including Selfridges, Burberry, Mulberry and Omega at Christmas. Ahead of the all-important winter sales period, Bazaarvoice commissioned investigative research with 4,000 consumers from the UK,…