Overlay.TV and MarketLive Enhance Video Shopping Platform for A|X Armani Exchange
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Posted on August 31, 2010 at 2:07:02 AM
Overlay.TV and MarketLive Enhance Video Shopping Platform for A|X Armani Exchange
OTTAWA, Canada and PETALUMA, California, August 31, 2010--
- Breakthrough Clickable Video Technology Allows Retailer to Monetize
Video Content on eCommerce Website
Overlay.TV, the leading video commerce provider for online retailers, and
MarketLive, Inc., the leader in eCommerce software and solutions, today
announced that joint customer, Armani|Exchange, will implement Overlay.TV's
clickable video on their eCommerce site. The site, built on the MarketLive
Intelligent Commerce Platform, utilizes Overlay.TV's powerful video commerce
solution in the "How to Wear It" section of the A|X site. The end-to-end
video solution will see the section transformed into an interactive video
experience that is directly integrated with the A|X Armani Exchange seasonal
collections and enhance customer engagement while increasing average order
size.
The "How to Wear It" section provides style advice, trend tips, and
highlights the chicest way for men and women to build their seasonal
wardrobe. The new interactive video feature is completely integrated with the
MarketLive platform and allows each item of clothing to be overlaid with a
clickable hotspot, enabling users to get more information about a particular
piece, or to purchase it directly.
Sharable, clickable video is a natural fit for A|X, as its core
demographic is already highly engaged with online video and social media.
Armani Exchange is always on the cutting edge and continues to create
innovative solutions to bridge creativity and commerce. With Generation Y
making up the greater percentage of online users who are open to new
marketing channels, Armani Exchange has introduced online video shopping.
This platform is a brand building solution as well as a direct interactive
tool that provides useful style information to the A|X consumer.
"Shopping online and off line is still very much a "social experience" so
giving our customers a chance to see new trends, get style tips from industry
experts, and share this with their friends is an easy and natural extension
of their online behavior. It's important to us to evolve our site to meet the
expectations of our demographic. Our online marketing and merchandising tools
must be easy to use, work with our target customer base, and be flexible and
effective, and it must be fully integrated with the MarketLive platform" say
A|X SVP, Brand Director Patrick Doddy. "The ability for us to get to market
quickly and without managing multiple tools was a big advantage for us."
In the past year, retailers have been increasingly integrating video into
their ecommerce arsenal, and video has emerged as an essential tool for
increasing conversions, reducing return rates and providing a more lifelike
representation of the product.
"There's no question that clickable video is going to be one of the
strongest forces in ecommerce in the coming years," says Rob Lane, CEO of
Overlay.TV. "Making content that's compelling, clickable and sharable moves
online video down the funnel from marketing to direct sales, with measurable
benefits at each stage."
As Overlay.TV continues to grow its customer base, native integrations
with ecommerce platforms such as MarketLive will continue to reduce the
barrier to entry for retailers to make the move to interactive video.
"We're thrilled to have Overlay.TV as a strategic partner," said Ralf
VonSosen, VP of Product Management at MarketLive. "They're a leader in what
they do, and their focus on using video to increase sales and reduce costs
falls right in line with our philosophy."
About Overlay.TV
Overlay.TV provides video commerce solutions that enable brands and
online retailers to boost sales and customer service through interactive,
clickable video. Its clients include Zappos.com, Tory Burch and French
Connection UK. Overlay.TV is a private company headquartered in Ottawa,
Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.overlay.tv.
About MarketLive
Since 1995, MarketLive, Inc. (http://www.marketlive.com) has provided
enterprise-class eCommerce retail technology and services that help
fast-growing companies successfully sell goods and services online. Designed
to meet the unique requirements of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers,
and manufacturers, the extensible MarketLive(R) eCommerce Suite and
MarketLive's best practices-based Intelligent Selling(R) methodology enable
merchants to enhance their customers' experience online while dramatically
improving acquisition, conversion, and retention rates. The MarketLive
platform is the most retail-targeted, fully featured, customizable eCommerce
solution on the market today. MarketLive powers successful retail eCommerce
sites, including Peruvian Connection, Bon-Ton Stores, Sports Chalet, Vanity
Shops, Gaiam, Helzberg, and Party City, Armani/Exchange and many others.
About A|X Armani Exchange
A|X Armani Exchange is accessible Armani, inspired by street-chic
culture, fashionable dance music and everything that signifies freedom and
personal style. Armani Exchange is the youthful label created by Italian
designer and entrepreneur Giorgio Armani.
A|X Armani Exchange was launched in 1991, aimed at a new generation of
fast-fashion consumers - an accessible collection offering urban, individual
style. A|X Armani Exchange defines a new dress code with a collection that
takes its cue from urban lifestyle and music culture.
Links:
How To Wear It for Women:
http://www.armaniexchange.com/category/womens/how+to+wear+it.do
How To Wear It for Men:
http://www.armaniexchange.com/category/mens/how+to+wear+it.do
Contact:
Ryan Anderson
Overlay.TV
+1-613-266-9041
ryan.anderson@overlay.tv
Source: Overlay.TV
Contact: Ryan Anderson, Overlay.TV, +1-613-266-9041, ryan.anderson@overlay.tv
OTTAWA, Canada and PETALUMA, California, August 31, 2010--
- Breakthrough Clickable Video Technology Allows Retailer to Monetize
Video Content on eCommerce Website
Overlay.TV, the leading video commerce provider for online retailers, and
MarketLive, Inc., the leader in eCommerce software and solutions, today
announced that joint customer, Armani|Exchange, will implement Overlay.TV's
clickable video on their eCommerce site. The site, built on the MarketLive
Intelligent Commerce Platform, utilizes Overlay.TV's powerful video commerce
solution in the "How to Wear It" section of the A|X site. The end-to-end
video solution will see the section transformed into an interactive video
experience that is directly integrated with the A|X Armani Exchange seasonal
collections and enhance customer engagement while increasing average order
size.
The "How to Wear It" section provides style advice, trend tips, and
highlights the chicest way for men and women to build their seasonal
wardrobe. The new interactive video feature is completely integrated with the
MarketLive platform and allows each item of clothing to be overlaid with a
clickable hotspot, enabling users to get more information about a particular
piece, or to purchase it directly.
Sharable, clickable video is a natural fit for A|X, as its core
demographic is already highly engaged with online video and social media.
Armani Exchange is always on the cutting edge and continues to create
innovative solutions to bridge creativity and commerce. With Generation Y
making up the greater percentage of online users who are open to new
marketing channels, Armani Exchange has introduced online video shopping.
This platform is a brand building solution as well as a direct interactive
tool that provides useful style information to the A|X consumer.
"Shopping online and off line is still very much a "social experience" so
giving our customers a chance to see new trends, get style tips from industry
experts, and share this with their friends is an easy and natural extension
of their online behavior. It's important to us to evolve our site to meet the
expectations of our demographic. Our online marketing and merchandising tools
must be easy to use, work with our target customer base, and be flexible and
effective, and it must be fully integrated with the MarketLive platform" say
A|X SVP, Brand Director Patrick Doddy. "The ability for us to get to market
quickly and without managing multiple tools was a big advantage for us."
In the past year, retailers have been increasingly integrating video into
their ecommerce arsenal, and video has emerged as an essential tool for
increasing conversions, reducing return rates and providing a more lifelike
representation of the product.
"There's no question that clickable video is going to be one of the
strongest forces in ecommerce in the coming years," says Rob Lane, CEO of
Overlay.TV. "Making content that's compelling, clickable and sharable moves
online video down the funnel from marketing to direct sales, with measurable
benefits at each stage."
As Overlay.TV continues to grow its customer base, native integrations
with ecommerce platforms such as MarketLive will continue to reduce the
barrier to entry for retailers to make the move to interactive video.
"We're thrilled to have Overlay.TV as a strategic partner," said Ralf
VonSosen, VP of Product Management at MarketLive. "They're a leader in what
they do, and their focus on using video to increase sales and reduce costs
falls right in line with our philosophy."
About Overlay.TV
Overlay.TV provides video commerce solutions that enable brands and
online retailers to boost sales and customer service through interactive,
clickable video. Its clients include Zappos.com, Tory Burch and French
Connection UK. Overlay.TV is a private company headquartered in Ottawa,
Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.overlay.tv.
About MarketLive
Since 1995, MarketLive, Inc. (http://www.marketlive.com) has provided
enterprise-class eCommerce retail technology and services that help
fast-growing companies successfully sell goods and services online. Designed
to meet the unique requirements of catalogers, retailers, direct marketers,
and manufacturers, the extensible MarketLive(R) eCommerce Suite and
MarketLive's best practices-based Intelligent Selling(R) methodology enable
merchants to enhance their customers' experience online while dramatically
improving acquisition, conversion, and retention rates. The MarketLive
platform is the most retail-targeted, fully featured, customizable eCommerce
solution on the market today. MarketLive powers successful retail eCommerce
sites, including Peruvian Connection, Bon-Ton Stores, Sports Chalet, Vanity
Shops, Gaiam, Helzberg, and Party City, Armani/Exchange and many others.
About A|X Armani Exchange
A|X Armani Exchange is accessible Armani, inspired by street-chic
culture, fashionable dance music and everything that signifies freedom and
personal style. Armani Exchange is the youthful label created by Italian
designer and entrepreneur Giorgio Armani.
A|X Armani Exchange was launched in 1991, aimed at a new generation of
fast-fashion consumers - an accessible collection offering urban, individual
style. A|X Armani Exchange defines a new dress code with a collection that
takes its cue from urban lifestyle and music culture.
Links:
How To Wear It for Women:
http://www.armaniexchange.com/category/womens/how+to+wear+it.do
How To Wear It for Men:
http://www.armaniexchange.com/category/mens/how+to+wear+it.do
Contact:
Ryan Anderson
Overlay.TV
+1-613-266-9041
ryan.anderson@overlay.tv
Source: Overlay.TV
Contact: Ryan Anderson, Overlay.TV, +1-613-266-9041, ryan.anderson@overlay.tv