Amazon captures demand. TikTok can create it. So what does that mean for the future of brands and marketplaces?
Shelley Huff, former CEO of Serta Simmons Bedding and former Walmart executive, argues that TikTok Shop is fundamentally different from Amazon because it combines commerce with community. Consumers can interact with creators, discover products, ask questions, and engage with brands instead of simply responding to existing demand. For Sephora, its TikTok Shop experiment could offer a valuable lesson in demand generation, especially in beauty, where TikTok already has a strong community. Shelley’s bigger prediction? The next generation of great brands won’t just have customers. They’ll have communities.
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