PowerReviews Partners With Google to Drive Customer Engagement and Sales Through +1 Integration
Jockey Among First Brands to Leverage the Power of Social Recommendations
(firmenpresse) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/25/11 -- today announced that it has integrated Google's +1 button into its social commerce network for brands and retailers. This partnership enables companies on the PowerReviews platform to take advantage of +1 to empower their customers to make one-click recommendations to their friends and contacts without having to leave the product page. PowerReviews is one of the first companies to integrate +1 into its software, bringing the power of social recommendations to online retailers.
Companies using the PowerReviews platform already benefit from having their product insights shared through Google thanks to a previous partnership. Now, online retailers using PowerReviews' platform for consumer-generated product reviews, ratings and Q&As will easily be able to integrate +1 into their sites. The button is available as a simple, easy-to-employ product enhancement that will , allowing customers to recommend products with the click of a button.
Retailers and brands like -- one of the first PowerReviews customers to roll the +1 button out -- can now make it easy for their customers to recommend products during the online shopping process, whether it's on the product page or within Google search.
"As the Internet continues to grow more social, so too does the act of online shopping, which is why Jockey consistently looks for ways to engage our customers in a meaningful dialogue that helps us improve our products and create brand loyalty," said Chris Smith, Jockey International, Inc., Vice President, E-Commerce and Catalog. "With PowerReviews' +1 integration, we have a very simple way to extend that engagement beyond the boundaries of our site in order to generate more traffic and conversions."
"Google's +1 represents an important step in the evolution of social commerce, because it gives retailers a way to capture the enthusiasm their customers have for their products and broadcast it across the web," said PowerReviews CEO Pehr Luedtke. "Perhaps most importantly, this isn't social simply for the sake of social, it's a way for retailers to drive real business results by leveraging the power of recommendations made between friends and peers."
Google's +1 button is available to PowerReviews customers as part of its core ratings and review product. PowerReviews' allows for an effortless integration that enables customers to immediately harness the power of social recommendations without a custom installation that needs to be maintained and manually updated over time.
Jockey International, Inc., is a privately held company, founded in 1876 by Samuel T. Cooper. Today, Jockey is a leading manufacturer and marketer of apparel products sold in major department and specialty stores in more than 120 countries around the world. With headquarters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the 134-year old company is committed to quality, comfort, fashion, innovation and value. As Jockey grows in size and sophistication, the simple commitment to serve its consumers' needs continues to be the company's hallmark. Consumers can visit Jockey on its Web site at .
PowerReviews is the world's largest social commerce network, with more than 35 million products and services across more than 5,500 websites. PowerReviews helps manufacturers, brands and retailers organize and manage consumer insights to drive sales, increase traffic, shape R&D and build brand loyalty. The company's open network of more than 23 million consumer insights serves as the underlying engine for a new generation of commerce. For more information go to or visit the PowerReviews .
Lindsey Scott or Jesse Odell
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