As businesses strive to find awesome ways to engage with customers, the metaverse is a pretty cool experience that’s projected to skyrocket within the coming years. By 2026, the metaverse market is projected to grow to over $670 billion. Metaverse marketing combines physical and digital elements, breaking boundaries of how we interact with both physical and virtual realities. Let’s talk about why the metaverse is one of the most revolutionary digital marketing trends going into the new year.
In a world where most audiences are used to being able to quickly scroll through content on their phones or computers, the metaverse provides an immersive experience. By using narratives or interactive elements such as quests and rewards, marketers can create lasting engagement with users over extended periods of time. By 2023, companies across all sectors will use the metaverse to showcase products or services virtually at events like conferences or conventions.
The metaverse provides marketeers with a unique opportunity to connect with consumers on a more personal level. Through use of virtual avatars or dynamic images/videos combined with audio/visual effects such as 3D animation, businesses can bring their messages across in an engaging manner while further fostering brand loyalty among users who visit their metaverse spaces regularly. Leveraging data collected from users' interactions with more precision can also provide valuable insight that can leverage future strategy decisions.
So, how exactly does your business enter the metaverse? Brands will likely utilize 3D worlds as virtual showrooms or customized shopping trips within them. Additionally, companies can also integrate voice assistance into their experience as well as interactive guided tours through different environments that are tailored for specific audiences. By incorporating AI into metaverse marketing, marketeers will be able to create highly personalized customer journeys on the fly based on user behavior in real time analytics - truly allowing them to optimize their campaigns and maximize return of investment despite limited budgets. Marketing teams could also use gamers, VR influencers, AR art instructors and other content creators to further promote products and services within these virtual spaces — providing an entirely new level of engagement.
The metaverse is a marketing strategy that Integrity cannot pass up. Want to take your business to another reality while reaching your brand goals? Let’s collaborate, the metaverse is waiting for your business to reach new heights.
We are excited to share that Erin Sucher-O'Grady, Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Integrity, will be presenting at BuildIT Night, part of an engaging event series for tech and innovation leaders.