What makes customers feel and revenue increase…
Initial Touch
The initial touch point with a customer is the most crucial part in determining whether the experience you provide will engage customers. It starts even before a customer steps foot into the store. In order to engage consumers, brands must know what their target market wants. Their shopping patterns and behaviour should be the focus and the goal is to improve shopper experience. The floor they walk though should ultimately inspire and trigger emotions to feel apart of a brand.
Desire for Experience
As a consumer and an individual we are always looking for more, we are constantly curious to the new and unknown. Due to the current saturation and noise of traditional media advertising and retail stores, individuals are becoming more selective and aware of where and how they shop. All brands create a certain experience within their retail space; it’s all about the interiors from what, where and how the space is utilized to engage customer participation. It mimics the brands DNA and personality so customers genuinely feel the message a brand is aiming to communicate.
Examples of Engagers
Retail stores like Neiman Marcus, Rebecca Minkoff, Bergdorf Goodman and even McDonalds are all delivering experiences to increase engagement from the brand to customer. Ranging from interactive mirrors with built-in outfit ideas to phone charging stations and customizable burgers, there is a particular point of difference for customers to visit their store compared to their competitors. It is not always impeccable service or the product that they provide, rather it is the experience that makes them want more. It’s making an individual feel a certain way. Rather than just obtaining the tangible good, they are taken through a journey in order to receive the product. Consumers don’t want to feel dissonance when they purchase a product and that’s when an experience that engages a customer will only confirm a positive purchase decision.
As more and more brick and mortar stores learn to incorporate detailed engagement with consumers by enhancing experiences, there will be a way to measure the quality of brand and consumer interaction within the store. Learning where shoppers go, how long they stay and the rate at which they return all will help you understand how best to create an experience that engages and creates loyalty and drives revenue. Kepler Analytics can help you, Aussie Retailers, take the first step on the path increasing customer loyalty and thus growing revenue.
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