An MP with over 400,000 TikTok followers said she will continue to use the site to reach out to younger people.
Zarah Sultana, the Labour MP for Coventry South, said she planned to use the service on personal devices, as permitted by the new rules, reported the BBC.
Ms. Sultana, one of the most popular MPs on TikTok, described it as a “very effective” method of reaching out to people.
British government ministers have been barred from accessing the Chinese-owned social networking app on security grounds.
The government prohibited its usage on official devices due to concerns that the Chinese government could access sensitive data stored on official phones.
Nevertheless, the Chinese embassy in London said the action was motivated by politics “rather than facts” and would “undermine the confidence of the international community in the UK’s business environment.”
Amazon launched a new service called Buy with Prime. Prime, of course, refers to Amazon’s membership program.
According to an article in The Motley Fool, one of its advantages is that it offers free and fast shipping with an accurate delivery estimate. In addition, Buy with Prime enables third-party e-commerce enterprises to provide their customers with the same delivery benefits.
Amazon’s Buy with Prime was only available by invitation when it first launched. Yet, as of January, it is open to anyone who wants to utilize it.
According to some analysts, this is a problem for Shopify, an e-commerce platform firm. According to The Fly, UBS analyst Kunal Madhukar believes that Buy with Prime adoption patterns could threaten up to 14% of Shopify’s revenue.
“When it comes to Buy with Prime, we think any company that’s going to make their infrastructure available to merchants to sell more [is] a great thing,” said Shopify president Harley Finkelstein.
According to Finkelstein, the conversation is about bringing any prospective Amazon sales data onto the Shopify platform so that Shopify merchants can continue monitoring everything in one spot.
According to Amazon, merchants who use Buy with Prime report a 25% average boost in consumer conversions, which could benefit Shopify customers.
So who knows? Maybe this cool gardening product will be the next success story we post on our blog.
Oh and make sure to read the whole article because I will be reviewing everything there is about this product. From the Facebook ads to the store and the checkout process.
So don’t sleep on this product and start selling it right now!
Enjoy!
The Product
This week’s Winning Product are these amazing protective claw gardening gloves. Not only does they protect your hands, they also replace some of the regular digging equipment due to the pointy hard claws located on the fingers.
You can basically do a lot of the digging with just your hands and this is something that any gardening enthusiast out there is going to absolutely LOVE…
Gardening as a niche is very lucrative and it’s basically exploding during the warmer seasons(which is beginning right about now).
So make sure to read the whole article to see the full review of the ads & store selling these gloves and my own tips that will help you make even more sales with this amazing product.
The Ad
I will start by saying that I am quite pleased with this video ad and pretty happy for this opportunity to show you something a bit different from what we’re all used to see.
The video ad starts with some quick demonstrations of this cool glove in action – There’s no text, just regular music. At first I was sure this is another one of these TikTok style ads on Facebook where all we see is the product in “action”.
Well I was wrong, because after about 6 seconds the video ad transforms into a classic style Facebook ad with text description. The original seller decided to start with a quick comparison of these gloves VS using regular tools which I very much liked.
And right after that quick comparison bit, he moved to explain more in detail about these gloves and their fortes.
Now, don’t get me wrong here… This video ad is pretty simple and it isn’t something we haven’t seen. It’s just that I really liked the structure of the video which is a bit more original from what we’re used to see on Facebook in the recent months.
I think this structure can work really well with other products as well so I suggest you take some notes and learn from it. Copying it with some of your own upgrades can possibly make you some good sales on the next product you decide to test 😉
The only thing I would change here is add a short Call-To-Action text at the end of the video with some kind of limited time promotion to get more clicks to your store.
Ad copy:
The ad copy is pretty short and to the point, which is something I personally like to do as well. There aren’t too many emojis like on some other ad copies I see, and the text explains well about why these gloves are a must have for gardening enthusiasts.
Perfect ad copy with nothing more to add. Although a call-to-action text at the end wouldn’t hurt, but that’s just me nitpicking here…
The Store
Now here’s a way to take a perfectly good winning product, with a perfectly well made video ad, and ruin your sales with a store that isn’t optimized well enough and has quite a lot of mistakes that just kill your sales.
Pay good attention to what I’m about to write here because it can save you a lot of sales for the products you test, and if you decide to test these gardening gloves on your store as well.
Before I begin to list all the mistakes the original seller made, I’ll just say that this store looks to be pretty standard. The product description is well made with enough GIF & pictures to explain everything there is about the product.
The description also has useful information about the store’s guarantees, the shipping times, and so on.
The product has many color variations but the original seller is offering only 1 color option which is a good thing. These are a paid of gloves and not some kind of a fashion accessory.
By offering a single color, he/she eliminates the “confusion” issue where customers are stuck on your store while trying to choose a color option they like the most.
The checkout process is much faster compared to where there are too many colors and customers wait too much time on the product page before proceeding to checkout.
But other than that, there are some critical mistakes done on this store that simply kill the conversion rate…
Here they are:
1. The gloves are way too cheap!
In my opinion, the price for these gloves is way too cheap and it instantly makes the product feel cheap as well. These gloves can easily sell for at least $19.99 and even $24.99 + Free Shipping.
In my country, I imagine these gloves will cost at least $29.99 and those who do gardening will buy them no questions asked. So selling them for not even $14? This just screams a “BAAAD” product! (by the way… the price is quite weird too).
2. Shipping isn’t FREE…
Well it’s free for orders over $49.99, so how much do you think the shipping will cost for one pair of gloves? I have no idea yet because I didn’t even get to the checkout review, but my guess is something around $5 maybe?
Either way, people HATE paying a shipping price that isn’t that far from the product’s original price. So if my theory is correct, and the shipping price is around $5, then it’s higher than 1/3 of the product’s price which is way too much!
3. The quantity discounts aren’t going to convert…
So here’s how these quantity discounts work – Instead of giving a discount on 2 pairs of gloves, industry standard discount, they are simply giving the third pair for free.
Now this may seem like a good discount, getting one pair completely for free, but who needs so many pairs on their first purchase? The customer hasn’t even tested them and you expect him to buy 3 pairs?
This isn’t an item you buy to your family members as a gift where you can expect a lot of units to be sold with each order, these are just simple gardening gloves with a cool tweak.
So instead of giving a discount on the second pair for customers who want to buy another pair for them or for someone as a gift, they just double the price to almost $28 and give a third pair for free.
From my point of view, I don’t see how this discount can work for them…
And then you have the third option which is buy 3 and get 2 free – 5 pairs? really? This is just terrible!
4. The ‘You Might Also Like’ section
So right under the product description, there’s this section with completely random products. The Amazon way of doing things but you’re not doing it right and you’re also not Amazon…
Here’s what this section does in this store:
It confuses the customers with random products and prolongs the checkout process because they’re now browsing through all the random products this general store has.
It loses sales because customers who are going through all these random products already forgot why they visited this store in the first place.
If you have nothing good to show in this section, if you’re not sure it will increase your sales, then it’s best to keep it off your product page on focus on that one original product you are promoting.
5. No reviews!!!
If you follow my articles, then you already know that reviews are a must have on any online store out there! It greatly improves the conversion rate and builds trust with your customers.
So why would this store not have any reviews? And why would it also display as if none reviews were added? I honestly have no idea why they did what they did, but a click on the Aliexpress link on Ecomhunt just opened me the Aliexpress product page where I can see reviews I can import.
And if there aren’t many on that link from Ecomhunt, you can always search for more listings on Aliexpress and you will definitely find more sellers with plenty of reviews you can import.
The lack of reviews on this store is a HUGE blow to their conversion rate and to their trust!
So as you can see, this store didn’t do so well to take the good amount of traffic they’re getting and convert them into sales. Even more than that, this can be the difference between a profitable campaign to a losing one.
Let’s continue to the Checkout review and see if my theory about the shipping price was correct and if there are more mistakes there that hurt their sales.
The Checkout
Alright so the checkout is pretty standard with 2 mistakes I was able to see on the spot:
1. There isn’t no logo, just text. This is something I’ve seen thousands of times already and it happens because sellers forget to upload their logo again on the Checkout settings. Your logo should always appear as a picture on the checkout page as well. And of possible, add a few trust badges next to it to increase the trust of your store.
2. The phone number isn’t optional and it can scare customers away from your store if they’re afraid of getting spam calls/SMS. If you’re doing SMS marketing then losing some customers won’t be that bad compared to what you’ll gain from your SMS marketing campaigns. But if you have no intention of doing that, then make sure the phone field is always optional.
Shipping page:
So my theory was correct and it looks like the shipping price is $5 for these gloves. That’s more than 33% of the product price which is insane!
It would’ve been much better to increase the price and sell these gloves for $19.99 or $24.99 and offer free shipping. And with that price range, you could also give a normal quantity discount and offer the second paid for a reduced price(and thus increasing your Average Order Value).
On top of that, there’s also a VIP shipping for $10 which offers almost no difference in the shipping times… Useless shipping option that pushes the customers away from the store.
And the cherry on top is the $0.42 insurance price which doesn’t even ask you if you want it and adds itself to the price automatically. I really have no idea why would someone do that at this point. It’s like they want to have the store with the lowest conversion rate possible…
Payment page:
Nothing wrong with the Payment page with both PayPal and CC options available.
To Sum It Up
This product review is a great example of how you can take a great product with a great looking ad and fail completely on the store level.
And then probably blame Facebook or even the product for not being a good one and not getting the sales it should have gotten…
This is your chance to take this product and market it the correct way with a store that will actually convert your target audience and make sales that this product really deserves.
Don’t sleep on this product and start selling it right now!
Good luck 🙂
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Following the disproportionate increase in January, U.S. retail sales decreased somewhat in February. Still, the underlying momentum remained robust, indicating that the economy expanded in the first quarter despite rising borrowing costs.
The Commerce Department report on Wednesday, which came on the heels of statistics last week showing good job growth in February, caused economists to raise their GDP growth forecasts for this quarter, reported Reuters.
The inflation report was slightly promising. Last month, producer prices decreased, resulting in the lowest year-on-year increase in nearly two years.
Last month, retail sales fell 0.4%. However, according to revised data, retail sales for January increased by 3.2% compared to the previously reported 3.0%.
Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup created by ex-OpenAI workers, has released Claude, its AI chatbot. While the tool performs many of the same functions as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic claims it is “less likely to produce harmful outputs” and “easier to converse with.”
According to a report in The Verge, Anthropic’s overall goal is to create an AI assistant that is “helpful, honest, and harmless.” It also lacks internet access, as Anthropic claims it is intended to be “self-contained.”
In February, Google contributed $300 million to Anthropic. Similar to ChatGPT, the company’s chatbot can deliver summaries, answer queries, aid with writing, and produce code.
Months before its debut, Anthropic had already provided Claude access to several businesses.
Instagram is developing a new feature that will allow you to easily see your most recently shared Reels. This enables users to reshare a Video they enjoyed with another friend at a later time.
In a statement, the company confirmed the development of this feature to TechCrunch.
“We’re rolling out improvements to how you can search for and rediscover Reels that were previously shared in messages,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch.
It’s hardly surprising that Instagram has not incorporated other types of posts, given that the business has been doubling down on short videos in recent years.
This new trial aims to keep you and your friends sharing and watching short videos regularly.
Gap’s fourth-quarter loss was more extensive than expected, and the company’s sales forecast for the year was lower than Wall Street expected.
This shows that people buy less of Gap’s clothes because they worry about inflation and want to save money, reported Reuters on Friday.
Shares of the company tumbled roughly 8% in extended trading after the parent company of Banana Republic also forecasted lower-than-expected first-quarter sales.
With the Federal Reserve poised to hike interest rates more than projected to control inflation, consumers, particularly those in the lower to middle-income brackets, have become more cautious and reduced spending on non-essential goods.
The company’s efforts to offer promotions and greater discounts during the holiday quarter to clear excess inventory and stimulate demand harmed its margins even more.
In addition, according to the report, the company is noticing a decrease in demand for casual and athletic wear as individuals return to social engagements and want more formal attire.
Pinterest is one of the most underutilized social media tools for company promotion.
The lack of popularity, however, is not owing to a lack of promise, according to an article in Search Engine Journal.
When used correctly, Pinterest can bring enormous value to the success of an e-commerce brand.
Pinterest has a lot of potential, but it has its own strategy. It is distinct from other social platforms and requires a particular approach to succeed.
“So, is it worth going into Pinterest if you already have a Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok account? Yes, in most cases,” stated the article.
“80% of weekly Pinterest users have discovered a new brand or product via Pinterest,” and 55% use the app to search for products.
Pinterest has also been testing an in-app checkout function, allowing shoppers to make their purchases without leaving the app.
Meta has announced the addition of support for lengthier Facebook Reels of up to 90 seconds and some new creative capabilities.
Facebook Reels were previously limited to 60 seconds. Last week’s announcement comes several months after Meta introduced support for longer Instagram Reels of up to 90 seconds.
TikTok expanded after entering YouTube’s territory with videos that may be up to 10 minutes long instead of just three.
According to Meta, Reels has been and continues to be their fastest-growing format.
Last year, Facebook debuted Reels, which was considered as an important element of Meta’s answer to the TikTok threat.
Microsoft incorporated ChatGPT technology with its Power Platform on Monday, allowing users to construct applications with little or no coding, the company’s latest integration of artificial intelligence into its products.
Power Virtual Agent, a chatbot development platform for organizations, can now link to internal company resources to provide weekly report summaries and consumer queries, reported Reuters.
From Alphabet to Baidu, major technology companies are accelerating the integration of generative AI – technology that has gained notoriety for its capacity to generate human-like text responses to questions – into their businesses.
So far, the business has revealed AI enhancements for its widely used Windows operating system and search engine Bing, but not for its Office productivity suite, which includes Word and Excel.
