Instant Gratification

Rewarding customers immediately for interaction

Implications - With daily discounts becoming a part of everyday life, more consumers want quick, instant rewards and are becoming less patient with ongoing, long-term loyalty programs. As such, more brands are creating campaigns that offer immediate rewards and prizes. What’s more, these instant rewards are often given through user interaction, which allows the brand to merge both engagement and incentives to further amplify positive brand association and top-of-mind awareness.

Trend Themes

  1. Instant Gratification — Brands are creating campaigns that offer immediate rewards and prizes, merging engagement and incentives to amplify brand association and top-of-mind awareness.
  2. Promoting Good Habits — Promotional tools are being created that encourage healthy and sustainable habits, inspiring consumers to be more health-conscious and environmentally aware.
  3. Interactive Marketing — Marketing campaigns are being designed which encourage consumer interaction through social media and engaging online content.

Industry Implications

  1. Food and Beverage Industry — Trends such as daily deal services and reward programs are ideal disruptive innovation opportunities to keep customers engaged and coming back.
  2. Retail Industry — Interactive storefronts and online interactive content can promote brand loyalty and increase foot traffic.
  3. Technology Industry — The merging of technology and marketing is presenting opportunities for highly targeted, interactive campaigns that can be tracked and analyzed in real-time for optimal results.
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7 Featured, 59 Examples:
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Date Range:
May 11 — Dec 11
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Featured Examples

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Interactive Cafe Storefronts
My Starbucks Rewards Program Rewards Frequent Customers
Mega coffee chain Starbucks is launching the My Starbucks Rewards program in Canada -- specifically in the major cities of Toronto and Vancouver. To launch it, the company has installed interactive storefronts… MORE
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The Coca-Cola Friendship Machine Rewards Amiability With Double the Pop
The Coca-Cola Friendship Machine video not only leaves me, a lover of Coke, craving one, but also makes me want to share it with a friend. The above video on the company’s YouTube channel shows the Coca-Cola… MORE
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The Nokia Foursquare Gifting Machine Rewards You for Using Social Media
Playing on the ‘random acts of kindness’ marketing ploy, cell phone tycoon Nokia has launched the Nokia Foursquare Gifting Machine. The contraption made its debut at the Skypark in Glasgow as... MORE
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Vitaminwater Company Activate Releases a Cyclable Vending Machine
Staying fit has never been so rewarding with the release of a new vending machine by Vitaminwater company Activate. The new machine, which can be found at a Los Angeles shopping center called The... MORE
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Interactive Video Prizes
Meijer 'Get Gifted' Site Lets Users Click to Win Daily Products
Retail chain Meijer has launched a really innovative marketing campaign for the holiday season with the Meijer 'Get Gifted' site. This dedicated site awards users with daily prizes for interaction. The… MORE
Talent Show Social Networking
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Pepsi 'Sound Off' & Pulse Sites Help to Promote 'The X Factor'
Lately, it seems as if Pepsi and Coke have been battling head to head when it comes to social media. The Pepsi Sound Off and Pulse sites are two new social networking sites recently launched by Pepsi to… MORE
play_circle_filledDaily Deal Supermarkets
Daily Deal Supermarkets
Aisle50 Offers Half-Price Groceries to Loyal Shoppers
Aisle50 is a new daily deal service that offers discounts on perhaps the most-purchased commodity in America: food. Aisle50 is based in North Carolina and has partnered with east coast grocery chain Lowes… MORE

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