ShopSocially Wins Technology Genius Award for Social Commerce at LinkShare Golden Link Awards 2011
Award recognizes ShopSocially for the development of cutting-edge social commerce technology that enables word-of-mouth recommendations, increases traffic, sales and Facebook Engagement.
Mountain View, CA, July 08, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ShopSocially (http://shopsocially.com/partners), announced today that it was named the winner in the Technology Genius category at LinkShare’s 2011 Golden Link Awards. This prestigious award is given to the year’s strongest and most innovative technology company who has leveraged LinkShare's web services in a new and interesting way with profitable results. The award ceremony took place on June 28, 2011 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
The other finalists nominated for the Technology Genius Category were Drugstore.com, Build.com and ShopSquad. Many high profile retailers such as Buy.com, 1-800-Flowers, Dell Canada, Drugstore.com, AT&T, Walmart and Bloomingdale’s were nominated for the Golden Link awards in other categories.
“ShopSocially’s innovative social commerce solution drives brand impressions, traffic and sales for online stores through social media channels,” said Adam Weiss, VP of Network Development at LinkShare, “ShopSocially is a great example of how LinkShare’s services can be used to drive additional sales to online retailers through social commerce.”
ShopSocially enables retailers to leverage social commerce on their site quickly and effectively. Case studies prove that ShopSocially turns 10-40% of shoppers into word-of-mouth advocates, increases Facebook Fan Page engagement by 30-40% and creates an immediate sales uplift of 2-8%. Hundreds of retailers such as Sephora, Zales, Cafepress and SportChalet are using ShopSocially’s comprehensive Social Connect platform. A Booz & Co. report is predicting that the social commerce market will reach $30 billion per year by 2015. Booz advises retailers to jump in immediately to start leveraging this new media.
“We are proud to win the Technology Genius award. It acknowledges the proven benefits of ShopSocially’s innovative social commerce technology for online retailers,” said Jai Rawat, CEO and co-founder of ShopSocially. “I credit the entire ShopSocially team for their creativity and hard work. This award is a recognition of their efforts.”
ShopSocially’s Social Connect is offered in both performance based and fixed price models. Paid subscriptions start at $49 per month. Custom pricing is available for large merchants.
About ShopSocially
ShopSocially is the world’s most effective social commerce platform for retailers and the most trusted shopping recommendation engine for users. Hundreds of merchants are using ShopSocially to leverage the power of social recommendation. ShopSocially is generating thousands of product recommendations, millions of brand impressions and tens of thousands of high converting, new customer traffic to retailers every day. Users benefit from getting trusted recommendations from their friends rather than relying on anonymous reviews or carry out tedious research.
Founded in November 2009, ShopSocially is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley, California. ShopSocially’s executive team has deep eCommerce expertise and a track record of building successful companies. It has already received several awards and recognitions for its innovative technology and market execution.
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The other finalists nominated for the Technology Genius Category were Drugstore.com, Build.com and ShopSquad. Many high profile retailers such as Buy.com, 1-800-Flowers, Dell Canada, Drugstore.com, AT&T, Walmart and Bloomingdale’s were nominated for the Golden Link awards in other categories.
“ShopSocially’s innovative social commerce solution drives brand impressions, traffic and sales for online stores through social media channels,” said Adam Weiss, VP of Network Development at LinkShare, “ShopSocially is a great example of how LinkShare’s services can be used to drive additional sales to online retailers through social commerce.”
ShopSocially enables retailers to leverage social commerce on their site quickly and effectively. Case studies prove that ShopSocially turns 10-40% of shoppers into word-of-mouth advocates, increases Facebook Fan Page engagement by 30-40% and creates an immediate sales uplift of 2-8%. Hundreds of retailers such as Sephora, Zales, Cafepress and SportChalet are using ShopSocially’s comprehensive Social Connect platform. A Booz & Co. report is predicting that the social commerce market will reach $30 billion per year by 2015. Booz advises retailers to jump in immediately to start leveraging this new media.
“We are proud to win the Technology Genius award. It acknowledges the proven benefits of ShopSocially’s innovative social commerce technology for online retailers,” said Jai Rawat, CEO and co-founder of ShopSocially. “I credit the entire ShopSocially team for their creativity and hard work. This award is a recognition of their efforts.”
ShopSocially’s Social Connect is offered in both performance based and fixed price models. Paid subscriptions start at $49 per month. Custom pricing is available for large merchants.
About ShopSocially
ShopSocially is the world’s most effective social commerce platform for retailers and the most trusted shopping recommendation engine for users. Hundreds of merchants are using ShopSocially to leverage the power of social recommendation. ShopSocially is generating thousands of product recommendations, millions of brand impressions and tens of thousands of high converting, new customer traffic to retailers every day. Users benefit from getting trusted recommendations from their friends rather than relying on anonymous reviews or carry out tedious research.
Founded in November 2009, ShopSocially is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley, California. ShopSocially’s executive team has deep eCommerce expertise and a track record of building successful companies. It has already received several awards and recognitions for its innovative technology and market execution.
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http://shopsocially.com
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