The thesis examines the relationship between consumer attitudes and a scented shopping environment. A relationship and phenomena concerning scent marketing, which could be seen as one of the more provocative forms of marketing since the human sense of smell, is connected to the limbic system where motivation and attitudes are created. The use of scent marketing has, so far, been proven effective in sales increasing whereas it is one of the less explored forms of marketing. The purpose of the thesis is to answer the following question: Is it possible to find differences in consumer attitudes in a scented buying environment compared to a nonscented buying environment, and thereby create new basis for segmentation? The thesis is based on a quantitative study where data has been gathered in a scent manipulated buying environment through structured interviews with consumers. The thesis applies a deductive approach to the main theories in the area of interest. The findings suggest new theory discussing that it is difficult to use consumer attitudes, towards a scented store environment, as a foundation for market segmentation. Further the results of the executed scent experiment comply with the existing theories about the affect of scent marketing as a sales increasing marketing tool.

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Nowadays, the luxury market is experiencing an intensive competition trend. Business is hard to survive from distinguish itself from other brands. Creating superior customer experience seems to be one of the vital objectives to remain competitive advantage in current retailing environments. This study was designed to investigate differences between levels of loyalty, perceived brand experience and retail experience, among shoppers from a luxury brand. Data for this study were collected from a convenience sample of 200 participants who were selected with personally experienced of a luxury brand. Descriptive statistics were compiled on data for all respondents. Data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to further assess the reliability of the scale. In addition, structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to observe the relationships among the constructs and to test the remaining hypotheses. Results of the study demonstrated differences among brand and retail experience that suggested as drivers to afford experience to customer that successfully effectively affacting customer¡¦s emotion positively towards a significant luxury brand. Furthermore, the degree of expectation fulfillments generates satisfaction which, in turn intensifies intentions toward repatronage decision in the future. Therefore, both brand experience and retail experience embrace valuable feedback and feedforward to brand development strategies and assist in achieving a mutually beneficial commitment for the brand to gain the edge.

Due to the competition in the market and the challenge of the products of the other brands in the different sales channels, the traditional marketing strategy has gradually lost the attraction of customers and develop accordingly many new methods of marketing. Among them , the experiential marketing has been to attach broadly importance to discuss by industries in these days, such as Starbucks coffee shop. The experiential marketing switches the emphasis on the functionality and effectiveness to creations of the consumption process among perception, emotion, cerebration, action and relations. And so the best way for corporations is to develop the methods of marketing with being moved to customers at the moment. The major consumers of direct selling industry in Taiwan is women, so the objective of this study is Mary Kay Cosmetics Inc which is focus on female consumers. And based on the strategic experiential module evolved by Schmitt.To apply the five dimensions of sense, feel, think, act, relate to research the acceptance of consumers for the marketing ways and to explore whether these dimensions affect consumer¡¦s behavior with the combination of literature review, in depth interviews and content analysis as well. Findings suggest that these five dimensions affect the consumer¡¦s behavior and the impact of feel plays the most important roll of all. And the marketing of act and relates are important because of involving in interpersonal relationship and community operation. Mary Kay and the other companies in direct selling industry what are focus on the sales channel of distributors may refer to this model to induce the consumption of consumers.

Nowadays experience marketing is the most common strategy to promote. Cultural- based activities in Kaohsiung is one of the examples to use such strategy. Culture is far more powerful than economy and politics. The influence by art and culture activities is direct, indirect and derivative on regional economy. Promoting art and culture activities as well as tourism industries significantly enhances conglomerate economy strength in the city. In terms of criticizing culture, the study concerns what aesthetic type created by urban experiential marketing strategy as well as what internet communications influence on cultural marketing. The study theory is based on B. Joseph Pine¢º& James H. Gilmore¡¦s experiential marketing aesthetics in 1998 and Schmitt¡¦s experience marketing theory in 1999, and thus explores three dimensions as experiential marketing strategy, aesthetics culture index and communication results. The survey research was performed by a questionnaire through convenient sampling method. A total of 280 questionnaires were administered, and 263 questionnaires were retrieved. AMOS Statistical Software was used to apply data analysis of the correlation among variables by using Structure Equation Modeling (SEM). The research results showed that: (1) experiential marketing strategy has positive effect on enhancing aesthetics culture; (2) there is no mediating effect about computer-mediated communication (CMC) between experiential marketing strategy and enhancing aesthetics culture of urban culture; (3) the cultural activities of experiential marketing strategy are prone to the entertainment. In addition to the entertainment, the long-term strategy of the government shall emphasize both on artistic and educative function when promoting the experiential marketing on urban culture. On the aspect of information context, both richness and interactivity of computer-mediated communication media content shall be enhanced. From the perspective of esthetical form of experiential marketing, we expect the findings of this study are helpful to consider the cultural information into the field of communication research in future planning for the urban cultural marketing to advance a city's global competitiveness.

Abstract Purpose:The purpose of this study is to explore in-store touchpoints that help creating a positive customer experience in apparel stores. The aim of this thesis is to provide further insight that may be used for implementation of experiential marketing in stores.   Problem:As e-commerce channels are gaining more customers to the detriment of brick and mortar stores, the authors of this thesis believe it is relevant to study what apparel stores can do to enhance their customer experience. There is substantial research done on customer experience but not as much on the combination of touchpoints in-store and how that connects to customer experience. This literature gap forms the problem discussion and the research question the thesis strives to explore.   Method:An exploratory strategy with a combination of deductive and inductive research approach has been applied for the study. Through secondary data and literature search the authors explored the field of experience and in-store touchpoint elements contributing to customer experience and interaction. Further, a qualitative approach was used to form case studies on three companies; Firstly, Qmatic a global leader in helping companies seamlessly integrate online and offline touchpoints, through pioneering software and hardware systems. Secondly, the women’s fashion brand NA-KD, having sold clothes to more than 150 countries in less than two years. Thirdly, Partners, a traditional family-owned brick and mortar store selling apparel to gentlemen.   Findings and Conclusion:The analysed empirical findings present that apparel stores work differently with touchpoints depending on who their customer is. Based on the three case studies, the authors conclude that “employee and customer interaction” is the most prominent touchpoint connected with in-store environment. This element can be reinforced by other touchpoints customized for specific brands and stores, which also plays a big role for the customer experience and interaction.

El marketing experiencial es considerado un factor de gran valor para los consumidores. Es por ello que el sector restaurantes temáticos es un servicio que está en aumento en el Perú. Sin embargo, para los autores, la experiencia del cliente no es considerado uno de los factores relevantes. Debido a ello, que en la presente investigación se estudiará las dimensiones del marketing experiencial en relación a la satisfacción del consumidor en los restaurantes temáticos de la cultura americana por consumidores de 15 a 35 años de edad. Las variables que se han escogido son las siguientes: dimensiones del marketing, atención al cliente y satisfacción. Para conseguir comprobar las hipótesis que se plantean en el presente estudio se ha realizado una investigación mixta. Para el estudio cualitativo se realizaron dos focus y tres entrevistas a profundidad a expertos en el tema. Para el estudio cuantitativo, se realizó una encuesta aplicada a 250 personas. En adición a ello, el análisis que se realizó fue de manera correlacional entre la satisfacción final del cliente y cada tipo de marketing experiencial. En adición a ello, se realizó un análisis correlacional entre la atención al cliente y la satisfacción final, ya que es una variable que valora el cliente. Al procesar la información se obtuvo que, si existe una correlación entre la satisfacción final, y el marketing experiencial de “entretenimiento” con un nivel de correlación escasa o nula; y entre el marketing de experiencial de “estética” con un nivel de correlación moderado o fuerte. Asimismo, se obtuvo que existe una correlación modera o fuerte entre la “satisfacción con el personal” y la “satisfacción final”. / Experiential marketing is considered a factor of great value to consumers. That is why the theme restaurant sector is a growing service in Peru. However, for the authors, the customer experience is not considered one of the relevant factors. For this reason, this research will study the dimensions of experiential marketing in relation to consumer satisfaction in American culture's theme restaurants by consumers aged 15 to 35. The variables that have been chosen are the following: dimensions of marketing, customer service and satisfaction. To obtain evidence, the hypotheses that are presented in this study have conducted a mixed investigation. For the qualitative study two focus interviews and three in-depth interviews with experts in the subject are interviewed. For the quantitative study, a survey was applied to 250 people. In summary, the analysis that was performed was correlational between the final customer satisfaction and each type of experiential marketing. In summary, a correlational analysis was made between customer service and final satisfaction, since it is a variable that values ​​the customer. When analyzing the information, it was obtained that, if there is a correlation between the final satisfaction, and the experiential marketing of "entertainment" with a low level of correlation; and between experiential marketing of "aesthetics" with a moderate or strong level of correlation. Similarly, it is obtained that there is a moderate or strong correlation between "personal satisfaction" and "final satisfaction". / Trabajo de investigación

La presente investigación tiene como finalidad identificar la relación del marketing experiencial en el proceso de decisión de comprala lealtad de consumo de cines en millennials del NSE AB de la zona 7 de Lima Metropolitana. Para ello, se implementó una metodologís mixta, en la que la en primera instancia es basada en una investigación cualitativa, dentro de la cual se realizaron entrevistas; seguido de una investigación cuantitativa en la que se realizaron 261 encuestas, logrando obtener hallazgos de dicha herramienta, tales como correlaciones positivas entre la lealtad y la experiencia a través de producto, punto de venta y consumo. Los hallazgos sobre el marketing experiencial en la lealtad de los millennials son relevantes para sector cinematográfico; puesto que ayuda a entender cuáles son las dimensiones del marketing experiencial que tienen un mayor impacto sobre los jóvenes y cómo es que la lealtad de marca se puede medir en base a una serie de indicadores que todas las empresas del rubro deberían tener en consideración para su estrategia de marketing. Finalmente, las palabras clave de la presente investigación son: marketing experiencial, proceso de decisión de compra, millennials y lealtad. / The objective of this research is to identify the relationship of marketing experience in the consumer loyalty purchase decision process of cinemas in millennia of NSE AB in zone 7 of Metropolitan Lima. For this, a mixed methodology is implemented, in the first instance it is based on a qualitative research, within which interviews are found; 261 surveys, obtaining findings from this tool, stories as positive correlations between loyalty and experience through the product, point of sale and consumption. The findings on experiential marketing in millennial loyalty are relevant to the film industry; since it helps to understand what are the dimensions of experiential marketing that have a greater impact on young people and how brand loyalty can be measured based on a series of indicators that all companies in the field should take into account for their marketing strategy. Finally, the keywords of this research are: experiential marketing, purchasing decision process, millennials and loyalty. / Trabajo de investigación

El propósito de esta investigación es conocer los elementos del marketing experiencial que influyen en la intención de compra de los consumidores entre los 25 y 35 años en Lima Metropolitana, tomando en consideración las dimensiones planteadas del marketing experiencial como lo son el ambiente, el mozo, el olor, música la carta didáctica y el sabor de la cerveza artesanal ofertada. La metodología empleada corresponde a un estudio cualitativo y cuantitativo a través de un análisis no probabilístico. En este caso se utilizó las herramientas de la entrevista a profundidad y la encuesta de un total de 150 encuestados. Los resultados obtenidos fueron que existe relación entre las dimensiones del marketing experiencial planteados con la intención de compra, siendo el ambiente del lugar el más destacado entre ellos; por otra parte, el trato del mozo es la segunda dimensión con mayor relación con la intención de compra de los consumidores. La dimensión con menor relación con la intención de compra fue el olor del bar y del producto. De igual forma todas las dimensiones tienen correlación positiva con la intención de compra. El presente trabajo servirá a todos los negocios similares al objeto de estudio para poder conocer cuál es la relación de las dimensiones del marketing evaluadas para mejorar la intención de compra de sus productos. / The purpose of this research is to know the elements of experiential`s marketing that influence the purchase intention of consumers between 25 and 35 years old in Metropolitan Lima, taking into consideration the dimensions raised of experiential marketing such as the environment, the waiter, the smell, music, the didactic letter and the taste of the craft beer offered. The methodology used corresponds to a qualitative and quantitative study through a non-probabilistic analysis. In this case, the tools of the in-depth interview and the survey of a total of 150 respondents were used. The results were that there is a relationship between the dimensions of experiential marketing raised with the purchase intention, being the environment of the place the most prominent among them; On the other hand, the waiter's treatment is the second dimension that is more related to the intention of consumers to buy. The dimension with the least relationship with the purchase intention was the smell of the bar and the product. Similarly, all dimensions have a positive correlation with the purchase intention. This work will serve all businesses similar to the object of study to know what is the relationship of the dimensions of marketing evaluated to improve the purchase intention of their products. / Trabajo de investigación

En la actualidad, el país atraviesa por un boom gastronómico que ha fomentado que existan numerosas opciones de restaurantes para el consumidor. Por este motivo, los negocios buscan diferenciarse cada vez más de la competencia y así, crean distintas estrategias para captar nuevos usuarios. Este es el caso de los restaurantes temáticos, que intentan crear experiencias que cautiven al consumidor y perduren en el tiempo. El objetivo de la presente investigación es analizar las estrategias de marketing experiencial y su relación con la satisfacción del cliente en restaurantes temáticos. De esta manera, se optó por escoger dos restaurantes que utilicen una temática similar, y así se eligieron Pizza Rock y Arnold’s Burgers, ambos enfocados en recrear épocas del pasado para acudir a los recuerdos del consumidor. En adición, se expondrán distintos conceptos que permitan al lector entender la esencia de la investigación. Además, se utilizará una metodología de investigación mixta basada en análisis cualitativos y cuantitativos. / At present, the country is going through a gastronomic boom that has encouraged the consumer to have numerous restaurant options to choose from. For this reason, businesses seek to differentiate themselves more and more from the competition and for this, they are obliged to create strategies to attract new users. This is the case of the thematic restaurants that try to create experiences that delight the consumer and last over time. The objective of the present investigation is to analyze the experiential marketing strategies in relation to consumer satisfaction in thematic restaurants. In this way, it was decided to choose two restaurants that use a similar theme. This are Pizza Rock and Arnold's Burgers, both focused on recreating past times to get closer to the consumer memories. In addition, different concepts that allow the reader to understand the essence of the research will be presented. And so, mixed research methodology based on interviews, focus groups and surveys will be used with real clients of both brands and experts in different subjects, in order to find information to improve research. / Trabajo de investigación