It was a pleasure presenting at the premier laser tag education program, LaserTAG360!

Michele Oca, Founder, Chief Creative Director, and Entertainment Center Designer, spoke on how to Keep Consistency Across Your Brand.

Key takeaways from the presentation included:

AUDIENCE

By hiring the right consultants, you’ll understand the demographics of your market area and how they match up with the vision you have for your business.

YOUR BRAND IS NOT JUST A GREAT LOGO…or just another pretty face. It’s all about your facility’s appearance, customer service, and most importantly, what your customer remembers about their experience.

CREATE THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT

Grownups are attracted by aesthetics and comfort, while children only care about the attractions.

YOU CAN’T APPEAL TO ALL DEMOGRAPHICS

Unfortunately, you can’t be everything to everybody.

BUILD YOUR IDEAL BUYER PERSONAS

Personas allow you to discover the WHO, WHERE, WHAT, and HOW of your target audience.

START COLLECTING INFO ASAP

You’ll need to build your database in order to market to them.

STRENGTHS

What are your business’ distinctive strengths?

TO FIND YOUR STRENGTH…You can define your company by looking at its resources such as:

BUILDING & EQUIPMENT Look at your physical items

COMPANY CULTURE CONSISTENCY It’s all about the people who work for your company and how they express their outlook by being positive, passionate, and excited to be part of your team.

BUILD A STRONG MARKETING STRATEGY That will allow you to communicate your business in the right direction.

GET THE RIGHT TOOLS Website and social media must be always up to date. Generate marketing materials that cover all occasions

GET THE RIGHT TEAM Each employee in your business needs to be trained and focused on the level of customer service and customer experience that you want your brand to represent.

MARKETING OF YOUR BRAND IS EVERYTHING Customers must always know exactly what is offered in your center

GET INSPIRED

Research different entertainment centers around the world to get inspiration

PICTURES SPEAK A THOUSAND WORDS
Pinterest, Instagram, FEC online searches, OR visit our site for inspiration 😉

READ INDUSTRY TRADE PUBLICATIONS TO FIND INSPIRATION

INTERVIEW VENDORS Annoy them to death until you get the tips you need.

EXPLORE BY VISITING LOCATIONS WHICH MAY BE SIMILAR TO YOUR VISION

TAKE ACTION

From Design to Construction to Opening

IT’S GOING TO BE YOUR BUSINESS
Be involved from the time you start actively working on your idea and plan, to the time that you open and beyond.

If you’ve made good vendor choices, rely on their expertise and try not to micro-manage. Sometimes this leads to cost-overruns or longer phases for your project and this means TIME-CONSUMING ADDITIONAL COST.