Consumer Immersion

A research philosophy that takes you where it matters

Have you ever wondered what your customers are really thinking when they walk through the aisles of your store? Or how well they think your products co-exist in the selling environment? What about how they integrate your products and services into their lives?

Under the umbrella of a dynamic research philosophy, we’ve developed a way for you to become part of these experiences. In essence, we’ve created a way for you to walk in your customers’ shoes. And major brands are quickly being drawn to our techniques.

With Consumer Immersion, you can capture a 360◦ view of your customer by immersing yourself in their world. Using proprietary methods that integrate your product, your store environment and the behaviors and lifestyle of your customer, we discover how these factors truly influence buying behavior.

As a way to customize your path to Consumer Immersion, we use techniques that go everywhere it matters most to your customers. Activities such as shop-alongs, retail field trips, in-home visits, and online diaries can be seamlessly incorporated into the immersion process. In fact, the possibilities are endless.

Consumer Immersion creates valuable insights for retailers and manufacturers alike. Understanding how to maximize the in-store experience significantly impacts customer loyalty and revenues, and lays the groundwork to strengthen the manufacturer/retailer relationship.

Bringing the Experience Home

360 degrees consumer view

Companies best internalize the consumer perspective when executives at all levels can experience its impact. That is why we introduce technology such as camera phones, videography, button cameras and online diaries to document the immersion process.

Not only do we bring you closer to your customers, we authenticate the process so that you can deliver on-site impressions back to your organization.

Benefits

  • Places customer in the decision-making environment for authentic insights.
  • Provides a holistic perspective – blending consumer psyche, lifestyle, shopping environment and products.
  • Uncovers latent motivations and perceptions made possible by the full context experience.
  • Promotes barrier-free interactions between client and customer.
  • Enhances consumers’ ability to articulate their position.