Reduce cart abandonment

Reduce cart abandonment with shoppable UGC and social proof

Bring authentic customer photos and videos directly into the shopping journey. Bazaarvoice helps you turn social content into shoppable galleries that build confidence, reduce purchase friction, and give shoppers a clearer path from product discovery to checkout.

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The Challenge

The challenge of reducing cart abandonment

Shoppers may discover your products through immersive TikTok videos, Instagram posts, or creator content, only to arrive at a static product page. That abrupt shift can weaken confidence and interrupt the path to purchase. With e-commerce cart abandonment rates averaging around 70%, brands need to make every paid visit work harder. SOCIAL AND STOREFRONT EXPERIENCES FEEL DISCONNECTED Static product pages lose the energy and context that brought shoppers to your site. RISING ACQUISITION COSTS INCREASE THE STAKES Every abandoned visit reduces the return on paid social and acquisition spending. PRODUCT UNCERTAINTY INTERRUPTS PURCHASES Shoppers hesitate when product photos don't show how an item looks or works in real life.

Key takeaways

  • Brands often create engaging social content, then send shoppers to static product pages that make it harder to maintain interest and confidence.
  • Shoppable media doesn’t require a separate media budget. It turns existing customer social content into conversion-driving on-site assets.
  • Bazaarvoice customers have reported conversion lifts of 108% to 216% after integrating shoppable UGC experiences.

How shoppable UGC reduces purchase friction

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  1. CORE CAPABILITY

    Bring social discovery onto your storefront

    Embed real customer photos and videos on homepages, category pages, and PDPs to create a more immersive shopping experience.

  2. CORE CAPABILITY

    Make customer content shoppable

    Let shoppers explore products and add items to their carts without leaving the gallery or navigating through additional pages.

  3. CORE CAPABILITY

    Personalize the path to purchase

    Use contextual commerce to surface relevant recommendations and shopper proof at key decision points.

  4. CORE CAPABILITY

    Reduce uncertainty with authentic proof

    Show products in real homes, outfits, routines, and use cases so shoppers can make more confident purchase decisions.

Conversion lift from shoppable UGC

  • 188%

    Increase in conversion when visitors engaged with UGC Galleries at Oliver Bonas

  • 216%

    Increase in conversion after Taking Shape introduced Galleries, alongside a 15% lift in average order value and 58% more time on site.

  • 108%

    Increase in conversion after MAM UK integrated Galleries, alongside a 58% increase in average order value.

Who can reduce cart abandonment with UGC?

Scale shoppable content without scaling production costs

Use creator marketing to generate fresh visual content for shoppable galleries without relying on costly photoshoots. A steady stream of authentic assets keeps PDPs engaging and supports stronger conversion over time.