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StrategyNovember 20, 2025By Thibault Mathian

Turn Your Fitting Room into a Lead Magnet

Virtual try-on users are high-intent shoppers. Learn how to capture their emails directly inside the fitting room experience and turn browsers into buyers.

Turn Your Fitting Room into a Lead Magnet

Most e-commerce tools force you to choose: do you want to optimize for conversion or for lead generation?

Pop-ups are great for leads but interrupt the shopping experience. High-quality product pages are great for conversion but often fail to capture the visitor who isn't quite ready to buy today.

With Genlook's latest update, you no longer have to choose. We've turned the virtual fitting room into a powerful lead generation engine.

The "High-Intent" Signal

When a customer uses virtual try-on, they are sending a massive signal: "I am interested in how this looks on ME."

This is significantly higher intent than just browsing a collection page or even reading a product description. They are actively visualizing ownership.

Until now, if that user generated an image but didn't buy, that signal was lost. Maybe they needed to ask a friend's opinion, or maybe they were waiting for payday.

Introducing Integrated Email Collection

We've added a seamless way to capture these high-intent leads directly within the try-on flow.

You can now configure the Genlook widget to request an email address during the experience. We've designed this with a "Soft Block" approach to balance user experience with data collection:

  1. Tease the Value: Let the customer generate their first try-on image instantly, friction-free.
  2. Capture the Lead: To continue generating more looks or to save their results, ask for their email.
  3. Unlock the Experience: Once provided, they get unlimited access to the fitting room for that session.

Why This Works Better Than a Pop-up

Our data shows that users are far more willing to provide their email when it's part of a utility rather than an interruption.

  • Value Exchange: They aren't giving you their email for a generic "newsletter"; they are giving it to unlock a personalized tool.
  • Contextual Data: You know exactly what product they were trying on. This allows for incredibly powerful segmentation.

How to Use This Data

Imagine the retargeting possibilities:

  • The "Looks Good on You" Email: Send a follow-up with the specific product they tried on, perhaps with a limited-time discount.
  • Size-Specific Recommendations: Since you know they engaged with a specific fit, you can tailor future recommendations.
  • Lookalike Audiences: Use this high-intent list to seed your ad campaigns on Meta or Google.

Get Started

This feature is now available on all Genlook plans. To enable it:

  1. Go to your Genlook Dashboard.
  2. Navigate to Widget Settings.
  3. Enable Email Collection and choose your trigger step (we recommend after the 1st or 2nd generation).

Stop letting high-intent browsers slip away. Turn your virtual fitting room into your store's most effective lead magnet today.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a virtual fitting room generate leads?
Users who try on clothes virtually are 'high-intent' shoppers. By offering the try-on result in exchange for an email (after a free preview), you capture leads who are actively interested in specific products.
Is email collection GDPR compliant?
Yes. Genlook's email collection feature is designed with privacy in mind. Users voluntarily provide their email to access the service or save their results, making it a compliant value exchange.
What is a 'soft block'?
A soft block allows users to experience the tool freely for a limited number of times (e.g., 1 or 2 generations) before asking for an email. This builds trust and demonstrates value before asking for contact info.
Can I use these emails for marketing?
Absolutely. Since you know exactly which product the customer tried on, you can send highly targeted follow-up emails (e.g., 'Still thinking about that dress?').

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