Marketing that creates an engaging platform for consumers to interact with a brand is an exciting way to connect with your target market. From in-store promotions to brand activations, experiential marketing is undoubtedly one of the best ways to promote brand awareness. While planning an immersive brand experience can certainly get the creative juices flowing, […]
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The pop-up shop phenomenon is quite new to the South African market, yet it is one that is growing in popularity. It’s experiential marketing at its best – giving brands a unique opportunity to showcase themselves while allowing consumers a fully immersive brand experience. What’s more, organising a pop-up event is fantastic for brand activations,
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When one thinks of an event in terms of experiential marketing, what immediately springs to mind is an enjoyable, interactive experience that results in positive feelings and emotions in the minds of consumers. Sometimes, however, there is a requirement to connect consumers with not-so-pleasant experiences, to trigger a reaction that is needed to achieve a
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Anyone who’s been in marketing for any length of time knows that building a strong brand is more than just about selling products. It’s about creating an experience that consumers can relate to. In short, it’s about nostalgia. This is what generates brand loyalty, leading consumers to choose one brand over another with little regard
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In recent news this year, you might have noticed that Macy’s, the ever popular retail store, is closing its doors at 100 of its locations – this as a result of sales figures dwindling! 100 stores make up 15% of Macy’s outlets, which has come as a shock to many. According to the New York
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As technology intensifies and competition proliferates, customers are demanding more bespoke and engaging interactions to give a brand the attention it warrants. Interactivity vs Immersion Interactivity is a two-way process involving the input of one party and response of the other in an ongoing manner. If this is how we define interactivity, then watching an
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Experiential marketing has becoming increasingly sophisticated. Customers expected to be courted and entertained while technology often demands more user interaction with an expert in order for the customer to understand or appreciate the product fully. One size does not fit all As such, the demand for the perfect team of Brand Ambassadors is high; it
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While many businesses are including experiential marketing campaigns into their strategies, the brands that wholeheartedly take advantage of experiences as a core aspect of their businesses are benefitting most. With the real focus of any activation being the consumer, in-person events are a natural progression away from interruption-based tactics and towards editorially-driven material. What is
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“The only constant in life is change.” This quote is as pertinent today as it was when coined by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a Greek philosopher, back in 500BC. Take the aviation industry as an example. Not much more than a hundred years ago the Wright brothers made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered,
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Experiential marketing is an astoundingly influential new way for marketers to enhance relations between the consumer and your brand at all phases of the sales process. By creating an emotional and sensory connection with the public, experiential marketing has the power to influence a customer’s view of a brand, and guide their purchasing behaviours. Just
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