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Shoppable video for marketers

Cinema8 helps marketing teams create conversion-ready experiences through videos by adding interactive CTAs, product tags and in-video shopping actions. You can link viewers to landing pages, trial forms or ecommerce carts at the exact moment interest peaks. These interactive elements reduce friction across campaigns, boost engagement and give marketers real-time insight into which messages, offers or products drive the strongest response.

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Cinema8 Customer - UCLA
Cinema8 Customer - Mississippi State University
Cinema8 Customer - Linnaeus University
Cinema8 Customer - Roquette
Cinema8 Customer - Eastern Michigan University
Cinema8 Customer - Leica
Cinema8 Customer - Siemens
Cinema8 Customer - Twin
Cinema8 Customer - BAU
Cinema8 Customer - Pegasus
Cinema8 Customer - Iyzico
Cinema8 Customer - Diverse Voice
Cinema8 Customer - Iff
Cinema8 Customer - Nordex
Cinema8 Customer - MyTechnic
Cinema8 Customer - Hill and Knowton
Cinema8 Customer - QNB
Cinema8 Customer - SOCAR

Cinema8’s shoppable video tools help marketers turn any video into an interactive conversion asset. You can add clickable product tags, campaign CTAs, feature highlights or cart-linked overlays that guide viewers to relevant actions instantly. These elements support lead generation, trial sign-ups, offer promotion or ecommerce journeys directly inside the video. Marketers can use analytics to compare which overlays perform best, refine messaging and optimise campaigns for stronger engagement across landing pages, ads and content hubs.

Add shoppable actions to your campaign

How to create shoppable videos for marketers

Use Cinema8’s shoppable tools to add interactive tags and drive conversions directly from your marketing videos.

Step 1

Upload your video to Cinema8 and open it in the interactive editor to place product tags, offer highlights or campaign-specific CTAs.

Step 2

Add clickable overlays that link to landing pages, trial forms, or ecommerce carts depending on your campaign goal.

Step 3

Publish your shoppable video across landing pages, ads or campaign hubs and monitor interaction data in the analytics dashboard.

Why should marketers use Cinema8’s shoppable video tools?

Cinema8 gives marketers a direct way to turn video engagement into measurable conversions. Shoppable overlays, product tags and campaign CTAs allow viewers to act the moment interest peaks; whether that’s starting a trial, claiming an offer or adding an item to cart. These interactive layers reduce friction in campaign journeys and help teams understand which messages, visuals or product highlights drive the strongest performance across channels.

How marketers benefit from Cinema8's shoppable video tools

Drive conversions with clickable, in-video CTAs

Highlight offers or features at key moments

Optimise campaigns using detailed interaction data

Boost campaign performance with clickable offer highlights

Marketers can embed offer cards, limited-time promotions or feature spotlights directly inside campaign videos. Viewers can open the offer, request details or move to a dedicated landing page instantly, helping teams increase conversions during high-intent moments in the content.

A marketer has embedded a product card into their shoppable video with a limited-time offer through the use of Cinema8's video hosting and interactive video platform.
Turn awareness videos into lead-generation assets

Cinema8 allows marketers to place interactive CTAs, such as “start a trial,” “book a demo,” or “download a guide”, inside awareness videos. These shoppable elements convert viewers into leads directly through the video, creating smoother mid-funnel progression across campaigns.

A marketer is using Cinema8's video hosting platform to embed clickable CTAs into their videos to make them shoppable.
Drive cart activity directly from product or feature videos

When promoting physical or digital products, marketers can add clickable product tags that connect directly to ecommerce carts. This allows viewers to add items or explore purchase options within their flow of attention, helping reduce drop-off and supporting stronger performance across paid, organic and retargeting campaigns.

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Learn why marketing teams use Cinema8 to turn videos into high-performing, conversion-driven campaign assets.

During travel restrictions, Cinema8 proved valuable as a tool. Its platform offered straightforward yet complete tools, allowing us to give virtual demonstrations of our solutions in a secure and efficient way.

Jay Yalung

Art Director, Marketing and E-Commerce / Leica Geosystems

Cinema8 software engaged and motivated students with 360-degree videos at the Tate Gallery, featuring past student projects. Staff support was responsive and helpful with training. A valuable tool for educational institutions.

Chi-Ming Tan

Unit Lead Lecturer LCCA / London College of Contemporary Arts

Cinema8 has been instrumental in compiling all of the videos for a research project on employment for the blind or visually impaired, by offering an easy-to-use web-based platform for building Interactive Videos.

Sarah Moody

Communications Coordinator / Mississippi State University

Cinema8 was chosen for its ease of use and ability to create interactive videos through an intuitive interface. The team received great support and reasonable pricing. leading to a renewal of their partnership. Cinema8's support helped them meet project deadlines.

Michel Sohel

Media Consultant / Eastern Michigan University

Starter

$12

per month billed annually

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Lead gen forms with CRM/email integration
  • 360 degree interactive video support
  • Unlimited screen recording
  • Customisable video player
  • 1TB bandwidth

Pro

$24

per month billed annually

Everything in Starter, plus:

  • Sticky hotspots for moving objects
  • AI chaptering + SEO metadata
  • AI-powered speech search
  • Video heatmaps + advanced reports
  • 2TB bandwidth

Pro Plus

$84

per month billed annually

Everything in Pro, plus:

  • FTP upload for video libraries
  • Webhook-based event notifications
  • Domain restriction
  • Priority + dedicated support
  • Unlimited seats

Frequently asked
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Shoppable video lets marketers embed actions directly inside their content, removing the need for viewers to leave the video to take the next step. With Cinema8, marketers can add clickable CTAs, offer cards, feature tags or cart-linked actions that connect viewers to landing pages, trials or purchase routes instantly. These interactions reduce friction, make campaigns more efficient and help turn attention into measurable results.
Cinema8 supports a wide range of campaign actions, including demo bookings, trial starts, downloads, offer claims, product tags and cart-linked interactions. Marketers can place these prompts at the exact moments viewers show high intent, helping guide audiences through the funnel more effectively. This flexibility makes shoppable videos suitable for SaaS, B2B, ecommerce and service-based campaigns alike.
Cinema8 can integrate with ecommerce systems to link product tags and overlays directly to shopping carts. This allows marketers to drive cart additions straight from videos promoting new products, seasonal offers or feature highlights. The result is a faster, more intuitive buying journey that reduces drop-off and increases purchase intent across marketing channels.
Shoppable videos perform strongly on landing pages, product or feature explainers, retargeting campaigns, email sequences, paid ads and microsites. By embedding interactive elements where viewers already show intent, marketers can increase conversions while gaining clearer insight into which messages resonate. Because Cinema8 maintains the interactive layer wherever the video is embedded, campaigns remain consistent across all channels.