The tobacco business has faced a few setbacks in the last decade. Many merchants have gone to the internet to target specific audiences and grow their bases through customer interaction and user-friendly services. Now Twitter may make it easier to connect potential tobacco customers to the products they want, thus boosting profits for online tobacco merchants.
Over the past year, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter have been experimenting with a new “Buy” button on their websites to increase revenues from audiences. The button will allow Twitter users to follow their desired businesses and organizations and purchase products right on Twitter instead of having to go to that particular business’ website. After clicking the Buy button, users will get product details and complete an order form to enter shipping details and submit payment. Once the form is complete, it is sent to the merchant for delivery.
Users will get access to exclusive offers and products through this new function, and will be able to act on them in the Twitter apps for Android and iOS. This will give sellers another way to turn direct relationships into sales.
As convenient as this new Buy function sounds. Some critics are skeptical of Twitter’s ability to keep consumer private information safe. Website execs state that they have taken all of the necessary precautions to ensure that information stays safe. After the first purchase, users will not have to resubmit information every time a purchase is made, and users can delete information at any time.
This newest innovation could be just the break that online tobacco merchants are seeking. Now tobacco shops can focus on building a base on places like Twitter, talk to consumers, and tweet important information, while having those interactions convert into sales. Of course there will be a few legalities for tobacco merchants to work through, such as issues related to underage use. Under current Federal law, the online sale of traditional tobacco products require age verification. This requirement will somehow have to be integrated into Twitter’s software. However, any product that requires age verification will also grapple with this issue.
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