Merchandising has the exclusive goal of supporting the branding of your brand or service and staying top-of-mind with your consumer. Every positive image or experience supports your brand. Achieving maximum visibility with the available budget is an art in itself. To be seen is the message!
Merchandising is sometimes mistaken for just the precursor to remarketing, but it's more than that. Keeping your brand visible and linking it to exceptional experience offers several benefits that result in:
Merchandising doesn't always have to go hand in hand with mega-budgets as they are common in the sports world. The aim is to stay top-of-mind and that can also be done by developing promotional activities to present your products in a striking way (displays) and using promotional materials effectively or possibly by realizing co-branding or goodie bags promotions.