JD Sports | Shoppable TV Ad on E-commerce

JD Sports produced one of the most highly anticipated ads of the holiday period using Smartzer's interactive video platform. JD Sports' Christmas shoppable video featured some of the biggest UK names of the moment including Aitch, KSI, Maya Jama, Little Simz and more. Viewers could shop their favourite celebrities look by clicking in the shoppable video hotspots to reveal direct links to the products. This revolutionary technology elevated an already incredibly dynamic video to be even more immersive and inclusive for JD Sports customers.

11%
CLICK THROUGH RATE
38%
ENGAGEMENT RATE
Amplify existing videos
GOAL

The goal was to use the interactive and shoppable format to turn Christmas shopping from a chore into an immersive and fun activity leveraging the TV Ad video.
With Christmas fast approaching JD Sports was looking to use new shoppable video software to make shopping more exciting, entertaining and simplified. With direct links to products, interactive videos save users the time of researching and hunting down specific products that they have seen their favourite influencers wear.

Execution

JD Sports used Smartzer's to add a shoppable overlay to their video content. The brand was able to add hotspots to celebrities in the video so that viewers could shop the look from group product popups. They could then open the product display page by clicking the shop now call to action. The shoppable video also featured a shoppable side bar within which the customer could click individual products to shop. The end screen also provided viewers with an additional chance to buy with the replay carousel.

Results

The shoppable JD Sports TV ad reached high KPIs across all the markets where the video was distributed for both engagement rate as well as click-through rate. The engagement rate for viewers who clicked to explore products was 38% and the click-trough rate to product pages was 11% on average across the markets.

Case Studies

ADIDAS

Adidas launched the Reimagine sport film and used Smartzer's shoppable video technology to make the videos shoppable on to make it easier for their customers to discover the products in the featured looks.

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