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Lululemon: Cult-like Loyalty?

June 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Brand Matters, Marketing, Yoga

So how does Lul­ule­mon inspire such cult-like loy­alty among its cus­tomer base (prin­ci­pally yoga prac­ti­tion­ers)? They do the basics really well — for both in-store and online shop­ping. It’s clear they’re pay­ing atten­tion to cus­tomer expe­ri­ence man­age­ment across many dimen­sions. A Well-Designed Expe­ri­ence Play­book Here are some of the things they get right:

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Conversation as Brain Candy

March 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Creativity, Marketing

When the news is dom­i­nated by sto­ries of vol­canic erup­tions, cor­po­rate bank­rupt­cies and lay­offs, or yet another exam­ple of Wall Street malfea­sance, it’s easy to get depressed. Espe­cially in this grey Seat­tle spring weather… So it was a won­der­ful con­trast to enjoy some stim­u­lat­ing con­ver­sa­tions over the past 24 hours with two vibrant and accomplished […]

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When Advertising Misrepresents the Brand, Who’s Accountable?

November 19th, 2007 · Comments Off · Brand Matters, Marketing

A while ago, For­rester Research ana­lyst Brian Haven asked who’s at fault when there’s a seri­ous dis­con­nect between the brand promise con­veyed by the adver­tis­ing cam­paign, and what a per­son expe­ri­ences later. Is it the agency or the com­pany (brand owner) that’s accountable?

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Why I Love My iPhone

October 22nd, 2007 · Comments Off · Brand Matters, Marketing, Tools & Technology

I love my iPhone not just because it’s an object of beauty in its own right, but because the expe­ri­ence of using it is so plea­sur­able, so much of the time.

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