Release turns reviews into ads

"Across the industry, brands are seeking powerful new tools to shape the purchase decisions of influential consumers, and not relying solely upon the number of eyeballs an ad reaches online," said Peyman Nilforoush, co-founder and CEO of NetShelter. "We all see this dynamic reflected in brands' universal interest in platforms such as Facebook, and it's a guiding principle behind the creation of our inPowered Stories. Similar to the way Facebook's Sponsored Stories amplify friend' opinions about brands, our new inPowered Stories amplify experts' opinions about brands to influence purchase decisions."

Here's how it works: product reviews from authoritative sources are marked as 'sponsored' and are placed within the flow of traditional copy, rather than outside the reading box where traditional ads are place. When a consumer clicks onto that ad they are taken to the original course.

"People go to Google to search, and they go to Facebook to share information with friends, and both platforms present advertising experiences that are consistent with those expectations," said Pirouz Nilforoush, co-founder and President of NetShelter Technology Media. "However, people go to tech blogs and news sites to learn from independent experts. So, our inPowered Stories directly align with what consumers want."

This type of content is determined to be 'influential' based on past performance - how it was consumed and shared across the social space. These stories are also given a 'share bar' making it simple for readers to share with their networks, too, and increasing the reach of the content and the product.

Tags: ecommerce trends, inPowered Stories, NetShelter, online content, retail content, reviews