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Bazaarvoice Welcomes Tom Meredith to Board of Directors

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Well-known investor and former Dell and Motorola CFO brings decades of experience in finance, operations, and global growth strategies to advisory position at social commerce leader

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that well-known investor and financial executive Tom Meredith has joined the Bazaarvoice Board of Directors. Meredith is co-founder and general partner of Meritage Capital, an investment management firm specializing in multi-manager hedge funds. With decades of hands-on experience managing financial operations at large technology companies, Meredith has previously served in executive roles at Motorola, Dell, and Sun Microsystems and brings a tremendous wealth of insight and knowledge about financial strategy for high-growth markets to his board role.

Alan Feld and Ted Strauss Join Bazaarvoice Board of Advisors

Monday, August 16, 2010

Esteemed Texas executives will provide expertise in banking, finance, and securities law as Bazaarvoice continues to expand at a record rate around the globe

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today welcomed Alan Feld and Ted Strauss as its newest advisors. The illustrious executives, icons in the Texas business community, will provide strategic guidance to Bazaarvoice as the company continues to post record global growth and expand its social commerce suite to help the largest brands in the world transform sales, product, marketing, and customer service based on the customer voice. Mr. Feld and Mr. Strauss join Jeffrey Dachis, Mike Maples Jr., Josh Kopelman, Mike Herring, and over 20 other members of Bazaarvoice’s distinguished Advisory Board, which includes the most influential executives, business experts, social media stars, and thought leaders in business today. The members of this multi-disciplinary team of strategists deeply understand the power of the customer voice in building a successful global brand, and are committed to offering guidance to Bazaarvoice as it brings social commerce to brands worldwide.

Bazaarvoice COO Heather Brunner Named One of Austin’s Top Executives

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Brunner receives 2010 Austin Business Journal Profile in Power & Women of Influence Award for her leadership, innovation, and community involvement during Bazaarvoice’s rapid growth to 850 brands worldwide

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that the company’s COO, Heather Brunner, has been named a winner of The Austin Business Journal's 16th Annual Profiles in Power & Women of Influence Awards. The Profiles in Power & Women of Influence Awards recognize the top Central Texas women leaders who have forged their own path and developed their own leadership principles. Brunner was honored as a transformative executive who has made a difference in her community, driven bottom line results, and is leaving a mark on Central Texas business.

French Connection introduces Rating & Reviews

Monday, August 2, 2010

Retailer unveils campaign with InStyle magazine to collect user-generated content

French Connection, the premium fashion retailer, has implemented Bazaarvoice’s Social Commerce platform Rating and Reviews™ to enhance the online customer experience and reduce returns.

Bazaarvoice Selected as an AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Social commerce leader is honored for creating innovation and powering business transformation for 850 of the world’s largest brands – in Silicon Valley, across the US, and around the world

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AlwaysOn Global 250 winners. Bazaarvoice was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2010 list, and Bazaarvoice was selected among thousands of technology companies for its leadership and game-changing approach and technology that is likely to disrupt existing markets and entrenched players in the global Silicon Valley.

ShopNBC Engages the Customer with Social Commerce from Bazaarvoice

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Social commerce initiatives help multi-channel retailer positively impact its shopping experience by listening and responding to customers

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that ShopNBC (NASDAQ: VVTV), is successfully using Bazaarvoice’s social commerce platform. ShopNBC uses Bazaarvoice’s Ratings & Reviews to connect and engage with its customers and positively impact the shopping experience.

Talbots Builds Customer Connections and Engagement with Bazaarvoice Stories™

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Innovative social commerce offering helps leading retailer bring the social side of fashion to the shopping experience on Talbots.com

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that Talbots is using Bazaarvoice’s social commerce platform with Stories to power Pearls of Wisdom: Your Voice on Talbots.com. “Pearls of Wisdom: Your Voice” provides Talbots customers with a place to share their stories, opinions, and style – or simply play confidante. Customers are encouraged to address topics close to their hearts, including summer reading lists, embarrassing moments with moms, and their absolute worst Valentine’s Day gifts. Topics are promoted via email and Facebook, and top stories and authors are highlighted on Talbots Facebook fan page.

Bazaarvoice Serves More Than 125 Billion Answers, Stories, and Reviews to Consumers Worldwide

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Bazaarvoice powers user-generated content on more than 850 of the world’s largest brand web sites in 36 countries – and across a unique network that includes big box retailers, Facebook, Twitter, as well as Google search and ads

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that it has served more than 125 billion consumer-generated Answers, Stories, and Reviews on its client sites to date. Each month, Bazaarvoice currently serves 7 billion Answers, Stories, and Reviews on 850 brand web sites like Best Buy, Blue Shield of California, Costco, Dell, Macy’s, P&G, Panasonic, QVC, and USAA, surpassing Twitter in reach. These impressions include authentic user-generated content originated from manufacturers through BrandVoice and BrandAnswers, allowing them to directly engage shoppers on a network of the world’s largest retail sites. These impressions have changed the way customers shop and buy. Bazaarvoice has published more than 40 case studies, 550 Bazaarblog posts, and 30 webinars focused on the ROI with the safe and innovative social commerce suite – and showcase how the world’s best brands are using Bazaarvoice to transform sales, products, marketing, and customer service.

Erik Qualman Joins Bazaarvoice Advisory Board

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Bestselling author of Socialnomics and social media expert will provide Bazaarvoice with strategic advice and critical insights on the future of social commerce

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that bestselling author and noted social media expert Erik Qualman has joined the Bazaarvoice Board of Advisors. Qualman, one of the leading thought leaders in business today, gained a mass following with his breakthrough Social Media Revolution video which has garnered more than two million views on YouTube as one of 2010’s most viral videos. His book, Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way we Live and Do Business, made Amazon's #1 Best Selling List in the US, UK, Canada and Germany, consistently ranks in the Top 100 best-selling business books list, and is currently being translated into Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. He brings unparalleled insight into the business case for social media and will offer strategic guidance to Bazaarvoice as they continue to innovate new approaches and products to drive measurable results and business transformation.

Bazaarvoice Introduces SocialConnect™ Suite to Weave Together the Brand Experience and Social Web

Monday, June 21, 2010

Now marketers can break down artificial silos between branded website and social networks to integrate shopping into the social graph – and the social graph into shopping

Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced the SocialConnect™ suite to help brands safely and effectively leverage the power and reach of leading social networks to drive measurable business results. The innovative product suite transforms the way that marketers use popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter with exciting new capabilities for social sharing, social syndication, social applications, and friends. With SocialConnect, marketers can now extend the voices of their customers from their brand sites to social networks and collect consumer-generated reviews and stories directly on Facebook that can be pulled back to their site. This trusted customer-generated content has been proven to boost engagement, drive sales, reduce returns, and boost SEO. Marketers can also bring the social graph directly into their brand sites through Bazaarvoice’s support of the Facebook “Like” button on product or review pages.