Omnichannel Marketing Part 9: A Powerful Human Narrative Garmin’s Women of Adventure campaign has been a bastion of the company’s sports, fitness and outdoor recreation division since it launched over 5 years ago. Recognizing the growing trend of predominantly male customers in their outdoor segment, Garmin launched an initiative focused on engaging the female community, […]
Omnichannel Marketing Part 7: The Campaign Formula Want to make a huge difference in response across all your channels? In this fast-paced digital era, capturing and retaining customer attention requires a thoughtful and strategic approach. But sometimes, we create complicated marketing programs without a true understanding of the consumer or what we ultimately want them […]
Customer Loyalty Part 10: A Customer Reactivation Story About 10 years ago, REI made me so stinking mad that I swore I’d never grace their check-out again. A brand-advocate no more, I huffed my outraged “customer-no-service” story to everyone that cared to listen. Their offense? They made me pay for return shipping on a few […]
Customer Loyalty Part 9: Brand With a Purpose They’re like a frustrating older sibling. They get all the attention, and they get away with pretty much everything. They’re incredibly well-liked, and it seems like everyone aspires to be them. (Is it obvious that I’m a middle child?) Regardless of how you feel about them, Patagonia […]
Are you a faceless brand? Are you talking to your customer in an authentic, meaningful way? Studies in neuroscience have proven that 95% of all buying decisions are driven by emotion, not logic. We’re all drawn to products or brands for much deeper, primal reasons. Hear from J.Schmid President and CCO, Brent Niemuth, on what […]
Customer Loyalty Series: Part 6 Along with “storytelling” and “authenticity” the word “community” gets tossed around a lot these days by brands and marketers alike. While all three of these terms, and the sentiments they carry, are often used as empty platitudes or attractive phrases to sprinkle in an ‘About Us’ page, in their best […]
Customer Loyalty: Part 4 Did you know that messing up can be good for your brand in the long run? Find out more with Lauren Ackerman, VP of Client Strategy at J.Schmid as she walks through the five key moments that drive customer loyalty.
Customer Loyalty Series: Part 2 Marketers are always looking for ways to influence how consumers perceive their brands to build more than simply transactional relationships. They know that effective brand positioning helps separate them from the competition and not just capture but keep a larger share of both consumers’ minds and wallets, driving long-term customer […]
Customer Loyalty Series: Part 1 It’s no secret that customer loyalty is a huge driver of business health, but what separates brands we admire but don’t shop at, from those we love and return to over and over? From President, CEO, to marketing creatives of all stripes, at J.Schmid we spend a lot of time […]
