Multisensory Marketing

A desire to connect with consumers has brands targeting different senses

Implications - Seeking to interact with consumers on a deeper level, brands are turning to campaigns that target different senses. Integrating features like touch and smell into their advertisements, brands are using dynamic campaigns to encourage user participation, reflecting a desire for marketing tactics that go above and beyond aesthetic interest.

Trend Themes

  1. Multisensory Marketing — Brands are leveraging different senses to create dynamic advertising campaigns that encourage user participation and deeper connections with consumers.
  2. Interactive Advertising — Interactive elements in advertising are becoming more popular, allowing consumers to become active participants in ads rather than passive observers.
  3. Tech-enabled Advertising — Brands are using new technologies, such as conductive ink and interactive digital walls, to create innovative ad experiences.

Industry Implications

  1. Marketing & Advertising Industry — Marketing and advertising professionals can leverage multisensory, interactive, and tech-enabled trends to create more engaging and innovative ad campaigns.
  2. Retail Industry — Retailers can incorporate interactive elements into their store layouts and product displays to create a more immersive and memorable shopping experience for consumers.
  3. Creative & Design Industry — Creative and design professionals can explore new design possibilities for multisensory and tech-enabled experiences in advertising, installations, and products.
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5 Featured, 44 Examples:
433,725 Total Clicks
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Apr 14 — Sep 14
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Featured Examples

Interactive Floral Walls
Interactive Floral Walls
Gucci's Infinity of Flowers Lets Shoppers Interact with Digital Petals
In collaboration with teamLab, Gucci developed ‘Infinity of Flowers,’ an interactive digital wall that will be part of an in-store display this month. With the interactive floral wall,... MORE
play_circle_filledTouch-Activated Denim Ads
Touch-Activated Denim Ads
Hiut Denim Co.'s Interactive Shop Window Encourages People to Touch
UK’s Hiut Denim Co. brand set up an interactive shop window at a River and Hide store in London, making use of conductive paint to deliver the brand’s story. The interactive ad is made... MORE
play_circle_filledSound-Producing Posters
Sound-Producing Posters
The Sound of Taste Reacts to a Person's Touch
The Sound of Taste is an interactive poster than plays the chords of a piano as people run their fingers over the design. The illustration looks like a number of long tongues or tentacles, each... MORE
play_circle_filledCheesy Museum Pop-Ups
Cheesy Museum Pop-Ups
Castello's Pop-Up Cheese Tasting Appeals to Multiple Senses
Rather than hosting a cheese tasting at a local grocery store, Castello Cheese took over Grand Central Station for a few days in order to set up a pop-up museum. Although museums are usually... MORE
play_circle_filledInteractive Shadow Booths
Interactive Shadow Booths
K&H's Interactive Mobile Ad Stages a Phone-Activated Shadow Play
Hungary’s K&H Bank frequently uses a number of ads inspired by shadow theater, but with this interactive mobile ad, consumers have the change to become part of the play, rather than just a... MORE

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play_circle_filledInteractive Lemon Fridges
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play_circle_filledDigital Currency ATMs
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International Donuts
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play_circle_filledCross-Cultural Snack Ads
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play_circle_filledExploding Musical Food Ads
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play_circle_filledSocial Media-Controlled Tennis
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