Is there any gift so full of promise as a small plastic card that comes in a special envelope? Whether it’s carefully hoarded for coffee or spent on a single trip to the bearer’s favorite department store, gift cards have a unique quality that no other present can offer: possibility....
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know about the power of multisensory marketing to engage and win new customers. Promotions that entice with touch and smell, combined with visual appeal, are proven attention grabbers that move a customer to look, touch and interact with a...
Consumer behavior has undergone a dramatic shift in the age of one-click shopping, forcing brick-and-mortar businesses to get creative in competing for consumer attention. The result is an increasing focus on the customer experience, which savvy retailers can use to differentiate themselves from their digital competition – capitalizing on social...
In the challenging competition for consumer attention, adding touchable embellishments to packaging is becoming a go-to strategy among brand managers and packaging experts. A recent article in Package Printing describes the trend as being driven in part by the need to compete with online sales. Special effects printing techniques that...
Can your folding cartons, blister cards, gift boxes, and other cosmetics packaging reach out and touch someone? Can the consumer smell them? Do the visuals draw attention to your products? Does it capture the brand and product message in a way that engages your target demographic? With so many cosmetics...
