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<p>The concept of the metaverse, a virtual world with immersive 3-D environments, has gained significant attention and is expected to affect how we interact and communicate. While there is no consensus on its future, many brands are preparing for its potential. The metaverse offers unique marketing opportunities, enabling brands to provide offerings that are impossible in the real world. It can serve as a third space for retailing, where brands can create immersive experiences and overcome physical limitations. Metaverse advertising should be interactive and immersive to maximize its potential, while brand communities and events in the metaverse offer new avenues for engagement. The metaverse also allows companies to unlock new revenue streams through virtual products, NFT collections and digital twins. However, the metaverse brings challenges, including technical issues, privacy concerns, avatar misbehavior and the need for virtual and real coexistence. Brands must navigate these challenges and conduct further research to understand and maximize the benefits while minimizing risks in the metaverse.</p>
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The concept of the metaverse, a virtual world with immersive 3-D environments, has gained significant attention and is expected to affect how we interact and communicate. While there is no consensus on its future, many brands are preparing for its potential. The metaverse offers unique marketing opportunities, enabling brands to provide offerings that are impossible in the real world. It can serve as a third space for retailing, where brands can create immersive experiences and overcome physical limitations. Metaverse advertising should be interactive and immersive to maximize its potential, while brand communities and events in the metaverse offer new avenues for engagement. The metaverse also allows companies to unlock new revenue streams through virtual products, NFT collections and digital twins. However, the metaverse brings challenges, including technical issues, privacy concerns, avatar misbehavior and the need for virtual and real coexistence. Brands must navigate these challenges and conduct further research to understand and maximize the benefits while minimizing risks in the metaverse.

In Search of a Head Start: Marketing Opportunities in the Metaverse

Professor of Digital Marketing and Innovation School of Management, Swansea University

NIM Marketing Intelligence Review

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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The concept of the metaverse, a virtual world with immersive 3-D environments, has gained significant attention and is expected to affect how we interact and...

In Search of a Head Start: Marketing Opportunities in the Metaverse

Publié en ligne: 26 oct. 2023

Pages: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nimmir-2023-0012

Mots clés
Metaverse, Virtual Products, Virtual Channels, Avatars, Metaverse Marketing

© 2023 Yogesh K. Dwivedi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

In Search of a Head Start: Marketing Opportunities in the Metaverse

Publié en ligne: 26 oct. 2023

Pages: 18 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nimmir-2023-0012

Mots clésMetaverse, Virtual Products, Virtual Channels, Avatars, Metaverse Marketing

© 2023 Yogesh K. Dwivedi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Metaverse, Virtual Products, Virtual Channels, Avatars, Metaverse Marketing