Perhaps as never before, "customer experience" is top of mind for both brands and marketers--even, at this point, if it's mostly only in words than in deeds. We've talked about the importance of cu...
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Good summary and links to some recent articles on Experiential
Are Corporate Sponsorships Worth It? Investors Say No strategy+business (blog) Bottom Line: Despite an increase in corporate sponsorships, investors react negatively to news that a company has attached its name and financial support to another...
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Key point is that investors did react positively when their company sponsored a distinctive event or a charitable campaign. This implies that shareholders do value sponsorships when they can justify the expense because it’s going to a philanthropic or unique cause, or when they expect some good karma to rub off on the company’s reputation.
Today's smart marketers are about “Youtility” – helping their audiences, not hyping products. Here are 10 new examples of highly valuable marketing campaigns.
Experience marketing or experiential marketing is emotionally connecting customers through sensory triggers to love a product or brand. By developing a posit...
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Nice video examples for a range of brands big and small
Colloquy.com New Report Shows Importance of Experiential and Engagement Marketing PR Newswire (press release) PLANO, Texas and CHICAGO, Jan.
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"Shoppers want to see, taste and try products before they buy them," Rose said. "When marketing is localized and personalized, the impact is powerful. Experiencing a brand facilitates a greater connection and a faster path to loyalty."
Why “Experiential Marketing” Offers New Opportunities Business 2 Community The world of marketing is constantly changing, especially with new definitions and approaches.
Cammie Dunaway's insight:
"Experiential marketing reflects the growing importance of emphasizing emotions to build successful brands and the expanding opportunities from digital media. It represents a refreshing improvement for all marketers, and so it is definitely worth considering."
We rarely anticipate that when people’s artistic careers don’t pan out, they will become successful in business. But former actors, artists and musicians populate boardrooms across the country.
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Discipline, improvisation, playing with confidence, finding your voice - all great insights from music reapplied to business leadership.
Know your niche: Marketing lessons from cult brands Chupa Chups, Fisherman's ... BRW (subscription) In 2014, marketing is becoming more sophisticated than ever. Gone are the days of buying ad space and hoping consumers will listen.
The Justin Biebers of Minecraft Are Rewriting the Marketing Playbook Mashable ... unconventional yet bursting stardom. He hopes it could allow big brands to grab the attention of increasingly fragmented, distracted young fans.
The Guardian Marketing and advertising to children: the issues at stake The Guardian While children are able to differentiate between marketing and other forms of communication from a young age, they're more vulnerable to manipulation through...
The Power of Peer Referrals – A Lounge Group experiential insight study Event Magazine Just to recap for those who missed the last lesson… we oft say in the experiential industry that one of our real strengths over and above other marketing...
Pepsico hosted its threeday PepCity event to give consumers an unexpected taste of its brands.
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I love Pepsi and this is a good summary of their recent activation in NY. I think, however, that both the event and the article fall short on the promise of utilizing direct marketing to move from an experience to an ongoing relationship.
60% of businesses plan to increase marketing budgets in 2014 [infographic] Econsultancy (blog) Marketers are more likely to be increasing their overall marketing budgets for the year ahead than at any time since the launch of our first Marketing...
A recently released industry report reveals that the evolving field of experiential, personalized and hyper-local marketing is now rated “very” or “somewhat” important by three out of four consumer brand marketers, and that engagement ...
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Always helpful to get this kind of quantitative research
Our tips on ensuring that you maximize on the useful information that you can take out of any experiential marketing event to help you plan in the future.
Experiential marketing is about connecting consumers with brands through live face to face experiences, creating personal and relevant memories. With cons (2014 Experiential Marketing Trends http://t.co/uIaNQ2qgNr)...
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I like the idea of experiential campaigns supplementing consumer research
When most people who want sponsorships think about their ultimate goal, it involves money. They’re looking for someone to fund their event, to pay for their tour, to raise money for their charity, and so on.
Experiential Marketing : Immerse customers in live experience with your products and services, making them feel and experience your product and services in a very personal way.
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