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Congratulations to our 14 newly Customer Certified retailers!

February 27, 2012 By

Congratulations to our retailers who recently became Customer Certified during the week ending February 25, 2012!

Hitech Wireless Banana Hobby
Mighty Leaf Tea ZiloStore
Bedding.com NYMSuits.com
RefurbExperts Joyfay Delicate
2SToner.com HealthStyles Exercise Equipment
www.covenanthealthproducts.com chimneysupply.com
Performance Truck Products Yoga Direct

Use this certification to give customers confidence and to support conversion. Prominently display the Bizrate Customer Certified medal on your site.

Standard Medal Size - 125x73 Pixels
Small Medal Size - 112x37 Pixels

Click here to find out more about the Customer Certified medal and how to implement it on your site!

Another way to bolster customer confidence and conversion is to publish individual customer comments. Take advantage of the free Bizrate Insights Testimonials widget for an automated, formatted and packaged presentation.

Here is a sample of RefurbExpert’s testimonials:

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The packaged Testimonials are available in 5 different sizes – please click here for additional information and examples of each size. Please also see our Publishing Guidelines for guidance on other publication ideas you may have.

Congratulations on your achievement, and please contact us if you have any questions about how to get started!

Filed Under: Achievements + Recognition, Blog

Bizrate Insights Social Media Series Part 3: Leveraging Digital Word of Mouth

February 27, 2012 By

This is the third installment of the 3-part Bizrate Insights survey series on Social Media and Shopping.

 

ABSTRACT
Discovering your social “brand champions” (those who evangelize your product via social media outlets) and cultivating social programs targeted towards them will enhance word-of-mouth ROI for your brand.  Making it easy for them to share experiences, products, or purchases is just as or more important than broad-based “like” driven promotions.  Over half of online buyers who participate in social media comment or post about products, brands and retailers and over one in six have purchased something based on a friend’s post.

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Bizrate Insights Social Media Series Part 2: Balancing the “like”

February 27, 2012 By

This is the second installment of the three-part Bizrate Insights survey series on Social Media and Shopping.

 

ABSTRACT
Finding the right balance between timely relevant posts vs. too many posts is a key challenge for marketers seeking a social relationship with buyers.  Social media usage is on the rise, as is the number of online buyers who “like” or “follow” retailers.  However, over 3 in 5 online buyers will “unfollow” or “hide” profiles they don’t deem necessary.

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