
According to OgilvyAction Shopper Marketing
“A recent study revealed that 38%* of purchase decisions are unplanned, and that only 5% of consumers are actually loyal to one brand. In fact, 68% of consumers are perennial 'switchers', swayed by price cuts, promotions, curiosity, and even their mood.**”
“A recent study revealed that 38%* of purchase decisions are unplanned, and that only 5% of consumers are actually loyal to one brand. In fact, 68% of consumers are perennial 'switchers', swayed by price cuts, promotions, curiosity, and even their mood.**”
I believe in impulse buying, and that when a person sees an ad s/he should be able to instantly access the service without having to write it on his/her shopping list or try and remember the ad s/he saw on TV when at points of purchase; the conventional remedy to this is shopper marketing. There are however, much more ways to promote impulse buying; yes a shelf-talker allows you to directly pick up the product communicated, so does a vending machine, but there are plenty of other ways for allowing customers to instantly get what they see.
I would say the next step in shopper marketing is something I would like to call ‘impulse advertising’ a new breed of advertising that allows instant access to the products communicated.
Several companies have already started to cater to this need like
We also have the same problem online, for example when you click on a web banner or online ad for a book, you get directed to the home page of the book with details on the author etc, but why not be instantly be directed to the check-out page at
On the same note, why can’t you have products that you can instantly buy (with a click) in online games? For example why not have a bookstore in
Our ads should be more interactive to cater for impulse buying, and with telecom operators and the internet, it has become very easy to do so. A simple example would be linking the internet or a phone to ads whereby you can click a button on the ad and insert your location to order the product advertised (this can be done on a range of media from lightboxes in malls, to bathroom ads in clubs) you can prepay by credit card or cash upon delivery.“With the click of a button” is the motto typically used for advertising all online transactions when in fact you need to log into a website, type something like 50 words and 30 clicks to get to what you want. Instant
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Hi,
If you are interested to know more about Qode, please see Mr. Jeff Mould’s blog.
He’s the President and CEO of Announce Mobile.
http://blog.announcemobile.com/
My favorite blog posts:
Why Qode?
http://blog.announcemobile.com/2007/04/17/why-qode/
2D codes…again
http://blog.announcemobile.com/2007/04/19/2d-codesagain/
Qode - an indepth look at the technology
http://blog.announcemobile.com/2007/04/21/qode-an-indepth-look-at-the-technology/
Why Qode is valuable to Hip2D?
http://blog.announcemobile.com/2007/04/22/why-qode-is-valuable-to-hip2d/
Is this an ad?
hi fkhater,
Have you read these blog posts yet?
The next meeting of the Mobile Codes Consortium will be held in May 10, 2007.
http://blog.announcemobile.com/2007/05/02/the-meeting/
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