What a customer smells and hears, and the digital interactions they engage at a business have the ability to instill long-lasting memories tied with a brand, urging them to stay longer and spend more. On this week’s Social Geek Radio podcast, Voice Solutions business development manager Katie Johnson speaks with host Deb Evans about the different types of sensory marketing solutions businesses can implement, and how that could affect brand loyalty.

“At Voice Solutions, we want to make your environment speak for itself,” says Johnson. “Sensory marketing is a tactic that utilizes the senses to forge strong emotional connections between brands and their customers.”

Of the senses discussed, the most prominent were smell and music. According to Johnson, scent is the strongest memory trigger that people experience, so creating a custom scent for a brand helps customers create lasting, fond memories. For music, Johnson urges businesses to make sure they’re only playing licensed music. Voice Solutions provides brands with a variety of playlists filled with only licensed music, so brand’s don’t have to continue worrying about music.

“Being able to have control of music for different crowds and schedule that is just going to increase your customer satisfaction and increase the amount of time they’re going to be spending in your establishment,” says Johnson.

To learn more about Social Geek Radio, click here.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.