TalkShopLive powers Billboard Book Club, kicking off with bestselling author Geri Halliwell-Horner

Livestream social commerce platform TalkShopLive has announced a partnership with Billboard to launch the Billboard Book Club.

This will officially launch on 8th April with Geri Halliwell-Horner, also known as “Ginger Spice” of Spice Girls.

During her stream from Billboard’s New York City studio, she will promote signed copies of her new book, Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire, the sequel to her New York Times bestseller Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen. Viewers can purchase live or stream the replay anytime on-demand .

“Over the past five years, TalkShopLive has welcomed hundreds of authors to our platform to discuss their books and the inspiration behind them. These livestreams have resulted in thousands of sales for these authors," says Bryan Moore, CEO and Co-Founder at TalkShopLive.

“From Oprah to Dolly Parton to Martha Stewart to Jenna Bush Hager and Kelsea Ballerini, TalkShopLive has become the go to live commerce destination to showcase books during the preorder window. Now, in partnership with Billboard, we are poised to help countless musicians, journalists, historians and authors succeed in launching books that achieve ‘best sellers’ chart success.”

“We’re always excited to celebrate and support artists beyond their music,” says Hannah Karp, Editor-in-Chief at Billboard. “Our Billboard Book Club highlights artists as true storytellers while helping fans engage with their favorite acts in new ways.”

Billboard Book Club shows will be featured on Billboard.com, on its TalkShopLive channel and will be simulcast to its 32 million followers across its Facebook and Instagram pages, via TalkShopLive’s relationship with Meta. Viewers watching on Facebook and Instagram can comment the word ‘Shop’ to receive a link in their direct messages to purchase.

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Livestream social commerce will be a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards. which will open for entries in March, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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