As an ecommerce brand, you know the power of social proof. Customer photos, videos, and reviews provide that all-important social proof that builds trust, overcomes objections, and turns skeptical shoppers into buyers. But capturing a constant stream of user-generated content (UGC) like customer photos and videos? That’s where most brands struggle.
One-off contests and simply asking for reviews just doesn’t cut it anymore. You need a way to unleash a never-ending “raving fan flywheel” — a self-perpetuating cycle where your best customers promote your brand through their authentic experiences.
The Importance of Visual Social Proof
Studies show that products with customer photos/videos see 29% higher conversions. And according to research, +90% of shoppers actively seek out user-generated photos and videos before purchasing.
Why is visual UGC so powerful? Because it instantly builds credibility and trust by showing your products in action in the real world. Suddenly, customers can visualize how your offering solves their problem or improves their life. It’s social proof marketing at its finest.
More importantly, it humanizes your brand. Instead of being just another faceless company, customers see real people just like them using and loving what you sell. That relatability and authenticity is incredibly powerful in today’s skeptical, ad-distrustful climate.
Harnessing Your Raving Fans
Your happiest customers are your biggest untapped marketing asset. They’re the ones creating raving fan content gushing about your craftsmanship and quality.
But most brands miss this opportunity by failing to actively capture and showcase that user-generated social proof. And even the savviest ecommerce brands struggle with scaling and streamlining the collection process in a sustainable way.
Introducing RaveCapture
That’s where RaveCapture, a customer experience platform for ecommerce brands, comes in. RaveCapture enables you to automatically collect a constant flow of customer photos, videos, reviews, and more – fueling that ever-important raving fan flywheel.
No more stale marketing hype. Just real users showing off your products in all their glory, ready to make you more sales.
Capture Raving Customer Content at Scale:
- Customizable customer galleries for photo/video uploads
- Engaging and flexible surveys
- Incentivize more UGC participation with coupons
- Seamless ecommerce integration
Then, RaveCapture’s dynamic tools allow you to automatically showcase that raving customer content through:
- Shoppable galleries on product pages
- Social proof widgets and photo/video carousels
- Integration with social media which drive more sales and create even more raving fans.
The Raving Fan Flywheel Cycle
Implementing RaveCapture allows you to kickstart an ongoing raving fan flywheel:
- Capture customer photos/videos at key touchpoints like purchase, delivery, and beyond
- Leverage that UGC for social proof that builds trust and overcomes objections
- Drive more sales from customers who finally “get” your product’s true value
- More happy customers = more raving content being generated And the cycle keeps amplifying your brand through the authentic voices of fans – without you constantly begging for reviews!
Conclusion: In a noisy, distrustful world, customer photos and videos have emerged as the best form of social proof for ecommerce brands. But going it alone leads to scattered, haphazard results. With RaveCapture, you can systematically harness and unleash the viral power of your raving fan flywheel through visuals that sell better than any ad could.
Ready to turn browsers into buyers? Schedule a RaveCapture demo today and see how easy capturing user-generated magic can be.
