What is Retailtainment and Why is it Important?

What is Retailtainment and Why is it Important?

Brick and mortar shops are suffering. Sales are decreasing and more people are shopping online because they don’t have to wait in lines or dodge huge crowds of people. Retailtainment is a new marketing strategy that uses emotion, sounds, and promotions to get...
Why Color Psychology in Your Branding + Packaging Matters

Why Color Psychology in Your Branding + Packaging Matters

Recent scientific research of the impacts on colors in marketing activities reveals that 60 to 90 percent of the consumer’s decision about a product is based on colors.  When it comes to communicating a brand’s function and a package’s appeal, color is one of the most...
How to Get the Most Out of Visual Merchandising

How to Get the Most Out of Visual Merchandising

In the world of retail marketing, competition is fierce. Not only does everyone have access to selling the same products, they all use the same means of advertising, from newspapers ads to social media. It seems that the only way to get ahead is to spend more money in...
IKEA puts the “Real” back in Reality

IKEA puts the “Real” back in Reality

Scroll through most social media today and you’ll find delightfully composed images of manicured gardens, perfectly frothed lattes, and the effortlessly styled “shelfie”– a photo of your prized positions artfully arranged on a shelf-like surface – now almost as...