

We developed this approach by examining the purchase decisions of almost 20,000 consumers across five industries and three continents. Our thinking is applicable to any geographic market that has different kinds of media, Internet access, and wide product choice, including big cities in emerging markets such as China and India. We call this approach the consumer decision journey. A more sophisticated approach is required to help marketers navigate this environment, which is less linear and more complicated than the funnel suggests. But today, the funnel concept fails to capture all the touch points and key buying factors resulting from the explosion of product choices and digital channels, coupled with the emergence of an increasingly discerning, well-informed consumer. For years, touch points have been understood through the metaphor of a “funnel”-consumers start with a number of potential brands in mind (the wide end of the funnel), marketing is then directed at them as they methodically reduce that number and move through the funnel, and at the end they emerge with the one brand they chose to purchase (Exhibit 1). Marketing has always sought those moments, or touch points, when consumers are open to influence. And it explains P&G’s decision, long ago, to produce radio and then TV programs to reach the audiences most likely to buy its products-hence, the term “soap opera.”

It’s why, a decade ago, began offering targeted product recommendations to consumers already logged in and ready to buy. That’s why consumer electronics companies make sure not only that customers see their televisions in stores but also that those televisions display vivid high-definition pictures. marketing has one goal, it’s to reach consumers at the moments that most influence their decisions.

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