Customer experience and journey mapping are all the rage at the moment. But how do we go about creating magic moments for customers in-store? In my experience, the real force multiplier for brick and mortar stores comes from tapping into our own emotional and human needs – or what I like to refer to as…
It’s true, 2019 is officially the year of the pig. Known for their chubby cheeks, pigs are the symbol of wealth in Chinese culture. Perhaps it’s not a coincidence then, that Chinese Zodiac identifies pigs not as wasteful spenders, but rather enjoyer’s of life. They especially love entertainment and experiences, which is fitting for…
In-store Experience is BIG news these days When I started researching in-store experience many years ago, I set up a Google Alert for ‘experiential retailing‘ and ‘in-store experience’, those alerts have remained mostly silent until, well…this year really. Now, it ‘sounds-off’ like my Facebook notifications, ALL-DAY-LONG. Direction to Create More In-Store Experience But, while…
Another retail CEO pressured into a popularity contest of who’s more important, his shareholders or his customers? Sure, I know their “first priority is to the shareholder”, but when the customers are happy so is the shareholders right? In my opinion, retail experience eats old sales per square metre for breakfast and I’ll tell…
The silly season has truly arrived. I spent most of yesterday ducking in and out of shops for the latest and greatest gifts for beloved family and friends. I already took a few snaps yesterday with the idea of sharing my thoughts on retailers doing Christmas well this season but then this morning, like a…
I watched an entertaining video on Appliance Retailer the other day. It was a slam poem video about two blokes, “Ben” and “Ken” who both needed a new washing machine. Poor Ken decided to buy his washer from a brick-and-mortar store and had all kinds of problems including; his car broke down, rain, traffic, not to mention he opted for no…
