Entrepreneur Magazine eBiz Interview - Part I

I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed on the Entrepreneur Magazine eBiz Show. We talked about interactive marketing and brand immersion. Here is a transcript from the first segment.

Rob: Jackie, welcome to the show.

Jackie: Hi Rob, thanks.

Rob: So let’s start right out with what is interactive marketing?

Jackie: Interactive marketing is a marketing strategy and it’s designed to encourage your target audience to interact with your marketing message. So this means we’re basically creating a two-way conversation between your brand and your target audience.

Rob: So can you give me just a couple of small examples to illustrate that?



Brand Immersion

Brand immersion is the act of integrating your brand into your customer's lifestyle.

It's becoming evident that consumers show preference for brands that engage them on an emotional level. The overarching construct of brand immersion is creating content that people choose to experience. Provide your customers with the kinds of content that they find useful, stimulating or entertaining. By providing this sort of content, you are encouraging your audience to interact with your brand on their own terms. This process allows a connection to form on a real level unparalleled by traditional advertising. One of the best ways to immerse your customer in your brand is to create two-way communication. Encourage participation in the form of feedback, game play, viral marketing and word of mouth marketing.



Great Example of Word of Mouth Marketing

The wallpaper contest is a great example of how word of mouth marketing can work. Conducting this poll increased our blog traffic by about 800% in the first 24 hours! Voting is open until 5PM ET on Monday the 20th, so cast your vote if you haven't already. Check back here for information on how to download these wallpapers for your phone. I will be posting them on our WAP site as free downloads once the contest has ended. Thanks!