Businesses face a daily battle of attention – but the real deal-sealer: leaving a mark. To be honest, a consumer will not instantaneously buy your product or service the first time they see your ads. Illumination Marketing, a digital marketing agency and SEO-focused company, says that most people won’t even buy it even if they see your ads a second, third, or fourth time. This is not necessarily a result of a bad advertisement, but this is just how the human brain works.
So what gets buyers finally clicking the check out button? Consistently showing up that leads to familiarity and eventually, being remembered.
There’s a Science Behind Preference
According to a LinkedIn article by Pratik Thakker, the CEO of digital marketing solutions INSIDEA, behavioral psychology tells that repeated exposure makes something feel more credible to the public eye. This means that a repeated encounter, whether on a logo or tagline, builds trust bit by bit. A 2022 LinkedIn B2B Institute Study also found that 5% who have firm buying decisions prefer the brands they already recognize. While the other 95% are not in-market at the given time.
Notice the familiarity of popular brands like McDonalds, Adidas, Viber, or Maybelline? Spanning from the taste of their foods, the quality of shoes, the viber notification sound, to a go-to make-up brand – on all of these, familiarity to most people have already been established. Not just because they have enough funds to advertise, but because they did NOT stop advertising despite their popularity. At this time when affiliate marketing and TikTok live selling are getting the spotlight, these brands adopted wisely.
To understand further, here’s how repetition influences buyer decisions:
Lock in with the Mere-Exposure Effect
A repeated exposure to something increases the preference for it and this occurrence is called the “mere-exposure” effect. This psychological phenomenon explains that the more we see a message, brand, or logo, the more we tend to trust them – even when nothing changes. One advertising strategy for this is to repeatedly put brands on different billboard spots, scattered in premium locations for repeated exposure.
The more repetition and exposure, the less uncertainty for buyers.
Repetition = Recognition
In simpler terms, if people can’t remember you, they won’t buy from you. Remembering comes in different aspects, like remembering how well the service you gave them or how well your product affected their lives. But you can’t let them experience this if they won’t set foot in your physical store or even take a glance at your website.
Be everywhere, whether it’s in the physical or virtual world.
Lower Risk in Brand Trust
Familiarity reduces the consumer’s question “Is this worth my money?” Repeated exposure brings your brand closer to the feeling of being trusted, established, and most importantly – safe to transact with. Establishing trust gives your brand secured customers in the long run.
Key Takeaway
The key to repetition is to not bore your audience with tons of advertising materials, but to consistently show up, be relevant, and put yourself out there. In this way, consumers will stop wondering who you are and start trusting on what you can provide.
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