We combine anthropomorphic design principles with our extensive experience of branding and technology. We believe that when customers are treated like humans, not just another demographic, they perceive the brand and organisation itself to be more human. The opportunity then exists to establish a stronger emotional bond and to grow the relationship. Human relationships go through many stages, and there is a certain etiquette involved in establishing a connection. This needs to be taken into consideration by organisations when attempting to build a digital relationship with their customers. People behave more or less consistently in their relationships based on a core set of beliefs and principles. It would be confusing if someone kept changing their behaviour or the way in which they communicated. We can take offline or online brand personality and guidelines and define them consistently and coherently for multiple digital channels. |