Social sharing empowers online shopping

Social sharing empowers online shopping

  • 81 percent of consumers who purchase products they learn about through social sharing are valuable social sharers themselves;
  • 32 percent of visitors are more likely to shop on sites that display activities of previous shoppers, friends or not, and when friends’ shopping behavior is incorporated, that total jumps to 62 percent; and
  • 57 percent of shoppers are more likely to complete purchases on sites that display their friends’ shopping activity.