{"id":13555,"date":"2018-05-16T14:17:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/?p=13555"},"modified":"2018-05-16T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:17:40","slug":"7-second-tips-to-increase-foot-traffic-in-your-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/7-second-tips-to-increase-foot-traffic-in-your-store\/","title":{"rendered":"7-Second Tips to Increase Foot Traffic in Your Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopp.jpg\" alt=\"Friends looking in shop window\" width=\"598\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopp.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/shopp-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\n<p>Research has proven that people make their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/only-7-seconds-to-make-first-impression-2013-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first impressions within seven<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/only-7-seconds-to-make-first-impression-2013-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> seconds<\/a>. If your potential customers don\u2019t like what they see during those quick<br \/>\nmoments, then they won\u2019t walk into your store. And as you know, you don\u2019t<br \/>\nget a second chance at a first impression. Therefore, it\u2019s important that<br \/>\nyou do all you can to catch people\u2019s attention as soon as you can. To do<br \/>\nso, check out some of these tips that are sure to increase foot traffic in<br \/>\nyour store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Create a display with a clear message<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An effective window display should tell onlookers exactly what to expect<br \/>\nfrom your store. It should be a story that expresses your brand and the<br \/>\nshopping experience. Figure out your message ahead of time and make sure<br \/>\nit\u2019s neat and not overly cluttered. You may also want to switch up your<br \/>\ndisplay from season to season. This can help attract more customers and<br \/>\nconvey the message that you care about keeping up your appearances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put plants outside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mere sight of a plant is known to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/urban-mindfulness\/200903\/plants-make-you-feel-better\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improve a person\u2019s well-being<\/a>,<br \/>\nincrease attentiveness and reduce stress. Therefore, if you strategically<br \/>\nplace some flora at the door of your store, you\u2019ll grab people\u2019s attention<br \/>\nand make them feel welcomed. Some great plants for this exact purpose<br \/>\ninclude rhododendron, inkberry, and Japanese Pieris. Also try using the<br \/>\ncolor blue on your door or for your decorations outside as this is the<br \/>\ncolor of relaxation and warmth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place newer popular items in the front<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You want to be seen as innovative, cutting-edge, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/04\/11\/technology\/personaltech\/how-to-stay-on-top-of-breaking-news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and with the times<\/a>.<br \/>\nTherefore, you should always keep your newer and more popular products in<br \/>\nthe front of the store. Therefore, as soon as people walk in, they\u2019ll be<br \/>\nintrigued by what you have to offer. If they don\u2019t like what they see at<br \/>\nthe front of the store, they\u2019re definitely not walking to the back of the<br \/>\nstore. You may also want to keep your clearance section at the back of the<br \/>\nstore so that it entices people to walk through the rest of the space. Be<br \/>\nsure that the walk there is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penn-jersey.com\/commercial-carpet-cleaning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consistently clean and presentable\u00a0<\/a>and that it\u2019s not<br \/>\ntoo cluttered with products.<\/p>\n<p>First impressions are everything and you have very little time to make<br \/>\nthem. Therefore, you need to make sure that your shop front is inviting and<br \/>\nportrays your brand\u2019s message within seven seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research has proven that people make their first impressions within seven seconds. If your potential customers don\u2019t like what they see during those quick moments, then they won\u2019t walk into your store. And as you know, you don\u2019t get a second chance at a first impression. Therefore, it\u2019s important that you do all you can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[56],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13555"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13563,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13555\/revisions\/13563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customerservicemanager.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}