{"id":10859,"date":"2026-03-11T18:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:40:25","slug":"ais-disruption-of-online-commerce-is-just-starting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/?p=10859","title":{"rendered":"AI\u2019s disruption of online commerce is just starting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/S03E9-Doug-Straton-landscape-cover-800x450.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Doug Straton, CMO of Bazaarvoice, on Conversations with MarTech.\" \/><\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Consumers jumped on the AI search bandwagon soon after ChatGPT launched. Now, more than half of shoppers now use AI as a research supplement, and nearly 20% are moving to AI-powered LLMs for all or most of their search needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Brands, on the other hand, are focusing on AI to power chat and customer experiences. That creates a gap between consumers and brands when it comes to how they\u2019re adopting AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While most people won\u2019t be using AI agents to do their holiday shopping for some time, AI is still creating significant disruption in the online retail space.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Conversations with MarTech, we\u2019re talking to Doug Straton, CMO of Bazaarvoice, about how consumers and brands are using AI for visibility, discovery, research and \u2014 ultimately \u2013 purchasing.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode guide<\/h3>\n<p><strong>0:44:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9APDuZZBhBI?si=-SQdNcptG7BrlHbF&amp;start=44%22%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20clipboard-write;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture;%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\">Meet Doug Straton<\/a><br \/><strong>1:22:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9APDuZZBhBI?si=-SQdNcptG7BrlHbF&amp;start=82%22%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20clipboard-write;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture;%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\">How consumers use AI in commerce<\/a><br \/><strong>4:55: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9APDuZZBhBI?si=-SQdNcptG7BrlHbF&amp;start=295%22%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20clipboard-write;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture;%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\">How large is the gap between consumer use of AI and brands\u2019 use of AI?<\/a><br \/><strong>8:05:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9APDuZZBhBI?si=-SQdNcptG7BrlHbF&amp;start=485%22%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20clipboard-write;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture;%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\">Are brands using GEO or following \u201cGood SEO is AEO?\u201d<\/a><br \/><strong>12:20:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/%3Ciframe%20width=%22560%22%20height=%22315%22%20src=%22https\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9APDuZZBhBI?si=-SQdNcptG7BrlHbF&amp;start=740%22%20title=%22YouTube%20video%20player%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allow=%22accelerometer;%20autoplay;%20clipboard-write;%20encrypted-media;%20gyroscope;%20picture-in-picture;%20web-share%22%20referrerpolicy=%22strict-origin-when-cross-origin%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C\/iframe%3E\">How well do marketers understand the shifts in product discovery yet to come?<\/a><br \/><strong>15:39: <\/strong><a 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Now, more than half of shoppers now use AI as a research supplement, and nearly 20% are moving to AI-powered LLMs for all or most of their search needs.\u00a0 Brands, on the other hand, are focusing on AI to power chat and customer experiences. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/?p=10859\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;AI\u2019s disruption of online commerce is just starting&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"medium":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"large":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"inspiro-featured-image":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"inspiro-loop":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"inspiro-loop@2x":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail@2x":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-masonry":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-masonry@2x":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_cinema":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait@2x":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_square":["https:\/\/martech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9apduzzbhbi.jpg",0,0,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10859\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/attentionmedia.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}