NEW WAYS OF SEARCHING – AI VISUAL SEARCH IN E-COMMERCE
Visual search is playing an increasingly central role in e-commerce. Thanks to artificial intelligence, it helps customers to find their desired products quickly and efficiently by enabling them to search using photos and discover visually similar items. This AI-based visual search leads to a seamless shopping experience, increases customer satisfaction through faster searches and increases conversion rates through more accurate recommendations.
Visual search in use
Many e-commerce companies are already using visual search to improve the shopping experience and simplify product searches. This technology is particularly widespread for furnishings and clothing, but it is also becoming increasingly relevant in other sectors. Some prominent examples of the implementation of visual search are:
Zalando
Customers upload photos of items of clothing and receive similar product suggestions from the range.
Amazon
The “StyleSnap” function allows customers to upload a photo of a fashion style, whereupon Amazon displays similar items.
IKEA
IKEA’s “Place” app allows customers to virtually place furniture in their home and find similar products based on uploaded images.
ASOS
The ASOS “Style Match” function helps customers to find similar fashion items based on photos.
H&M and Forever 21
Both companies have integrated a visual search function into their apps to make it easier for customers to find fashion items using photos.
All companies benefit from higher conversion rates, as visual search significantly improves the shopping experience by making it quicker and easier for customers to find exactly what they are looking for. This increases satisfaction and leads to more loyalty and repeat purchases, which ultimately increases sales.
New approach: data vectorization
Traditional visual search methods such as manual tagging and simple classification models are often inaccurate, time-consuming and difficult to scale. Manual tagging requires each image to be manually tagged with descriptions, which is very time-consuming with large amounts of data. Simple classification models categorize images based on a few features, which often leads to inaccurate search results.
Data vectorization offers a solution here by converting images into numerical vectors that precisely represent their essential features. By using AI and machine learning, search results become more relevant and the processing of large volumes of images becomes more efficient. This enables companies to perform faster and more accurate visual searches that meet the requirements of modern databases and scale with them.
Visual search in e-commerce: your new strategy for success
Medienwerft positioned itself early on to meet the growing challenges in the field of machine learning and visual search. We develop tailor-made solutions based on state-of-the-art data vectorization technology to help our customers make their visual search more efficient and precise. Thanks to our expertise, companies can make the most of the latest developments in visual search and strengthen their competitiveness.
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