
CHAPTER 7
Reach Out and Touch
Mapping Effective and Engaging Touchpoints
IN CHAPTERS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX we’ve been exploring the
need for a full and deep understanding of our consumer targets.
Understanding our consumers and their rational and emotional
needs is critical to developing the experience effect.
A deep understanding is the foundation for making a connec-
tion with our consumers and motivating their behavior, perhaps
even adding value to their lives—which is ultimately what we need
to do as marketers if we hope to build a relationship with them
and if we hope to build brand loyalty to any extent.
Now it’s time to do what we set out to do: actually ...