Meticulously breaking down the Customer Journey

Delivery services are frequently overlooked when it comes to the Customer Journeys in retail stores. As marketers, we often discuss about awareness, consideration and the conversion part of the journey and the support, retention and advocacy steps after the purchase.

This is why I particularly appreciated the rent a trailer service at Praktiker Greece. There is nothing more frustrating than delaying the handyman’s work because the delivery service should be scheduled during the following day or the materials purchased cannot fit in your vehicle.

True to the nature of their Customers (avid DIYers ), with minimum investment and a clear communication, pricing and procedure the Retailer managed to increase Customer satisfaction and… nail this!

Meticulously breaking down the Customer Journey

Market a Solution, not a Product

How many times have you encountered that familiar phrase, only to find a rare gem of an example that truly brings it to life? Couple this with some skillful copywriting, and… voilà! You’ve got a compelling point of sales communication!

During a leisurely wait before my flight at Athens International Airport, I stumbled upon a clever bookshelf encouraging passengers to select a book based on their flight duration.

Next time you find yourself at the Greek capital’s airport, ensure you “book” your flight according to your anticipated time in the skies. As George R.R. Martin once eloquently expressed, “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies… The man who never reads lives only one.”

Solution Marketing POS messaging @ Athens International Airport

Market a Solution, not a Product

Marketlikes – L’édition parisienne

Paris, France. The city of love, the city of lights, the city of fashion. Whatever you call it… you are probably right. Paris est magnifique!

However, very few talk about the retail in Paris. By retail, I do not necessarily mean the top notch Champs-Élysées fashion windows, but rather the great merchandising and retail practices you meet in many shops in the French capital. If you work in retail, you would better take a closer look at Paris, since things there are getting vibrant.

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Marketlikes – L’édition parisienne

Looking for hints = market insights

Few days ago I experienced two events in synchronicity. This is exactly the kind of magic happening and occurrences click in your mind.

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Looking for hints = market insights

Empathy in marketing

It’s only few weeks after the terrible terrorist strike in Paris on the 13/11/2015. This has been an attack that shocked the entire western world as we know it and spread sadness to everyone. Paris, similarly to New York have been terrorist targets not only because they belonged to France and the USA, but mainly because they are iconic cities with landmarks widely known to the world and synonymous to the western way of living. This is exactly the same reason these two cities have been vastly used in marketing campaigns of several products.

Few days after the attack, I visited my neighborhood’s supermarket for the weekly grocery shopping when I  saw a perfume product display with the promo message #myriseparisi (translate from Greeklish: #smellslikeParis).

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Empathy in marketing

7 minute crash course on management & marketing fundamentals

There has been a lot of discussion lately on the importance of academic education and whether this is a prerequisite of a great career / business. Some people are great advocates, some others not. I will not get into the debate on such a dilemma, but rather build on the importance of thousands of real time courses offered for free out there, in the biggest and oldest of universities…the marketplace.

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photo credit: Sardine via photopin (license)

One of these “courses” took place one Saturday morning in the fish market called “To Stavrodromi”, in Stavros Agias Paraskevis area, where I found myself shopping for our family lunch. Located in a strategic spot, near the port of Rafina and in proximity to many northeastern residential suburbs of Athens, this place always seemed to me a busy vibrant spot that attracted my attention every time I passed by it on weekends. Continue reading “7 minute crash course on management & marketing fundamentals”

7 minute crash course on management & marketing fundamentals