Comments on: Predictions and Retail vs. Online http://www.awidernet.com/2007/01/03/predictions-and-retail-vs-online/ Cool New Marketing Technologies: Caught and Served Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:50:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rob Everton http://www.awidernet.com/2007/01/03/predictions-and-retail-vs-online/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Rob Everton Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:03:04 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/01/03/predictions-and-retail-vs-online/#comment-442 Yes, Minority Report was pretty creepy, but if it didn't have a leg in reality, it wouldn't have been half as creepy. You're right - it can't seem like a thousand electronic versions of pushy salespeople. It has to be helpful and seamless, like the better websites. Yes, Minority Report was pretty creepy, but if it didn’t have a leg in reality, it wouldn’t have been half as creepy. You’re right - it can’t seem like a thousand electronic versions of pushy salespeople. It has to be helpful and seamless, like the better websites.

]]> By: Steve http://www.awidernet.com/2007/01/03/predictions-and-retail-vs-online/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Steve Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:29:29 +0000 http://www.awidernet.com/2007/01/03/predictions-and-retail-vs-online/#comment-440 This all may be true, Rob, but remember Minority Report? How annoying was it to have all of that signage not only customize to the nearest set of eyeballs, but also talk at the corresponding ears? While this form of marketing may take shape over the next few years, I may be avoiding the store that is overselling me... not praising it. I feel that a majority (report, haha) of the public will feel the same way. Most people will accept it as a gimmick and get over it just as fast. This all may be true, Rob, but remember Minority Report? How annoying was it to have all of that signage not only customize to the nearest set of eyeballs, but also talk at the corresponding ears? While this form of marketing may take shape over the next few years, I may be avoiding the store that is overselling me… not praising it.

I feel that a majority (report, haha) of the public will feel the same way. Most people will accept it as a gimmick and get over it just as fast.

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