All posts by Darren DeMatas

  • Social Commerce: What It Is & What it Isn’t (Examples, Trends & Stats)

    An image carrying Twitter logo, Facebook’s, Spotify, discord and other social channels for social commerce - selling in app

    Social commerce, also known as social selling or social shopping, refers to the practice of buying and selling products or services directly from within a social media platform.

    In 2020, Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram all relaunched their social commerce tools with a new emphasis on a streamlined online shopping experience.

    If the very platforms that facilitate such a trend recognize its importance, you can bet it’s worth considering for your ecommerce business.

    Data from eMarketer and Insider Intelligence shows that U.S. retail social commerce sales will reach $36.62 billion in 2021, accounting for 4.3% of total retail ecommerce

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