Well executed displays attract consumers and help to push your conversion rate up. But it can be hard to achieve a unique look with standard templates and signage.

At Warner Display, we create thoughtfully designed displays, produced with excellent materials, and finished beautifully. This enhances product displays, encourages customer engagement, and increases basket value. 30+ years of experience in the field has equipped us with the knowledge necessary to specialise in the design and creation of individualised in-store displays.

By working with you on a one-to-one basis, we’re able to design and manufacture display stands that complement your advertising plan and marketing strategies. We appreciate the importance of your brand identity and take the time to connect with your vision during this process. As a result, the end pieces we create are in line with your brand values, not to mention that of your customers.

Everything within your store contributes to creating a pleasant and persuasive shopping experience for your customers, this includes store counter display boards, promotional displays and merchandising stands. Effectively created display boards can go a long way in helping you craft a more inviting, consumer-friendly space for your visitors. With our signage, the intention is to design pieces that stand out in busy, competitive marketplaces.

Scale Up or Down With Ease

The display needs of every business is different and we’re prepared to meet them. Whether the scale of your promotions is across multiple branches and store, or you have a one-off plan in mind, we aim to work with your team on design. Right from conceptualising the concept to manufacturing the individual display pieces and finally distributing them to your locations. This lightens the load at your end as all that’s required is for merchandisers to set up the custom displays in-store.

A Wide Range of Designs

In addition to custom display stands, we also have a wide range of pre-existing templates. Browse our catalogue to find grid display stands, revolving displays and attractive modular display systems, among other options. The materials and equipment that we specialise in include custom hooks, branded and custom hang sells, and acrylics.

You are only limited by your imagination (and physics).

Choose from A Variety of Materials

A single material used for everything doesn’t usually achieve the effect that you want. Depending on the purpose and concept of the marketing campaign, we use different materials to create attractive and eye-catching designs. With so many to choose from, the task of selection can be a bit overwhelming.  Our team has the technical knowledge and experience to make recommendations in keeping with your brand’s guidelines and understanding the requirements of your environment.

How Can Effective Custom Displays Benefit Your Business?

Having signage within a store is economical when you consider the benefits that it brings in return. Display boards are not the main attraction, but they are meant to catch consumer attention and redirect it to specific products within the store.

Enhance Your In-Store Marketing

Signage in retail marketspaces is an extension of your team on the shop floor. These display signs guide consumers to what they’re looking for and assist them in making informed decisions about their purchases. This enhances the overall consumer experience at your locations.

Emphasise Your Branding

You can leverage signage by investing in pieces that complement your brand identity. Think of Apple or Nike – branding brings huge value to the product. By creating signage that is aligned with your branding, you create a more holistic approach that can add prestige to your brand.

Create Points of Communication

In terms of messaging, pieces like retail counter displays play a highly purposeful role in that they can carry valuable information that you want to convey to consumers. Considering human psychology, people tend not to read large passages of text on display boards.  So, it’s key to keep the messaging concise, just filter down the information to the essential points you want to convey. Here are some examples of information that you could convey via signage:

• Complete a call to action: The most effective signs are those with a very clear call to action that prompt customers to take the necessary steps to completing the goal you have in mind.
• Communicate pricing clearly: Hiding a product’s price usually just serves to frustrate customers. Rather than using conventional plastic holders, some of your special collections could be displayed with customised signage for additional appeal. These signs also give you the opportunity to create a complementary theme for a specific section of your display. A chalkboard sign, for instance, would serve to enhance the rustic appeal of a range of wholesome, earth-friendly products.
• Convey key use case or functional information: Use specialised in-store signage as opportunities to restate your sales pitch for certain products. Whether it’s to highlight their manufacturing process, their features or even to attract the key target audience. It’s an excellent way to reiterate the USPs of a product range.

Want Customised, Bespoke Displays?

Contact us at Warner Display. With huge experience in the industry, a one-stop-shop approach from design to delivery, and a focus on what you want to achieve, we offer a unique service.

If you want to amp up your sales, you need to perfect your in-store retail displays. Done well, you can increase sales by up to 32%.

Retail displays are about getting a product in front of a customer. Having a well thought out visual merchandising strategy with a variety of different promotions can increase customer awareness and improve sales as a result.

There are many different types of retail displays. Which one you choose depends on the product, and the physical limitations in-store.

Standalone POP Displays

These point-of-purchase (POP) displays are essentially anything that is separate from aisles and shelves. They could be in any open space, or even aisle ends. Often, these temporary displays give consumers the impression that a product is great value, making them ideal to increase impulse purchases.

Dump Bins

These are large standalone bins where products are ‘dumped’. Ideal for stock that the store wants to stop stocking, odds-and-end items (some customers do love digging through things and finding bargains), consumables close to best-before date, or impulse buy toys or sweets.

These dump bins are typically wire or timber, and can be wrapped in branding if required. They can be an island or tucked at the end of an aisle.

Freestanding Displays

These standalone displays are designed for a specific product. For instance, showcasing a brand of haircare products, or a range of canned soups. They can be a permanent wire shelving unit, or a temporary corflute or cardboard for a specific advertising campaign.

They are highly organised, display the product optimally, and highly branded. Because they can be made from corflute or cardboard, they are highly customisable, and give lots of leeway for experimentation.

Entry Displays

These are ideal if you want a customer to see your product before they get to the competition. They are also incredibly effective for impulse purchases, with products finding their way into the customer basket when they are ready to spend money.

Gondola Displays

These stand-alone, two sided shelving units are typically found as islands in open areas of stores. They are generally made from permanent materials, are unbranded, and are made with adjustable peg boards or shelves. These can be branded if required.

Display Cases

These are the cases you’ll typically see in a jewellery shops with clear plastic closed in on all sides. A great place for high-value items that are small enough to find their way into a pocket. These more luxurious types of permanent displays make the value of the goods seem higher, so a customer could be willing to spend more.

These can also be a great way to create a display in the case, while providing the item itself on top.

Banner Stands

These are commonly found at trade shows or conventions where the organisation unrolls their banner to display a product or announce a promotion. They are inexpensive, mobile, and very easy to fit in with branding. In store, these could be located next to the product in question, perhaps answering questions about the product or how to use it.

Retail Shelving Display Options

These are displays which sit on a store shelf. They utilise the existing space to showcase a product or brand and disrupt the shopper’s journey to grab attention.

End Cap Displays

These are the shelves at the end of a dual sided retail shelf. They offer space to place a product or brand to highlight them. Because they are at the end of an aisle, even shoppers who don’t walk down that aisle will see the display, making them more valuable than in-aisle displays.

Shelf Talkers

These small hang tags are sometimes called ‘wobblers’ as they move around in the breeze. They are attached to the shelf and hang off at the front, disrupting the shopper’s gaze. Easily brandable, use of bright colours can make these stand out.

It’s also interesting to note that customers find horizontal displays easier to process. Because in Western countries, we read left to right, our eyes naturally do that in stores too.

Clip Strips

These hang on the shelving verticals, making optimal use of space. These clip strips are great for hanging small items, or for allowing complementary items to be placed next to something, such as onion soup mix next to the reduced cream.

Best Display Practices in a Retail Environment

• Change things every month or so. Keeping displays rotated and fresh keep customers interested
• Make sure everything has a clearly marked price. Shoppers don’t want to ask, and they don’t want to be surprised
• Don’t be afraid to experiment with display props, or putting things together you wouldn’t typically see. In a wool shop, a display of soup bowls alongside beautiful jersey knitting wool, for instance
• Expensive displays aren’t always the most effective. Simple displays can really help to increase sales
• Think of the opportunity cost. A marketing campaign that increases sales makes the ROI totally worth it.

At Mills Display, we have a large selection of retail display options. Check out our website or give us a call to chat about the options. We offer custom items too, if you have something special in mind.

Creating an Instagrammable retail space improves foot traffic and inspires user-generated content which translates to excellent, unpaid promotions for your store. 

One of the key benefits of creating an insta-worthy space is the production of user-generated content or UGC. This form of content is when your customers take photographs or create videos of your store or products and use it to endorse your brand. This authentic content can be equated to a form of word-of-mouth advertising which is invaluable in terms of sales promotions and web conversions.

It’s a trusted form of marketing, entirely free to you, and can be very profitable. So how can you create a display that people will want to post all over their Instagram or TikTok?

Design an Experience

Shopping is no longer just about running to the store to pick up a few bits and bobs. Consumers put a lot of stock in the experience of shopping, even if it’s just going to the supermarket for groceries. For a starting point, understand your customer base and the type of experience that they are interested in. The effort to design an experience involves everything from the layout of the store, the designs of your shelves and display, to the services you offer customers. It could be anything from making the space child-friendly with a play area, having beautifully presented fresh produce, to having a gift-wrapping station.

Focus on the Details but Keep Out the Clutter

In terms of designing your retail space, it’s more effective to create several Instagrammable corners rather than pouring all your effort into a single display. Especially if you have a small space to work with, it’s best to focus on the details rather than on a large, overwhelming display. With a statement display, there’s always the danger that it may miss the mark with many of your customers.

On the other hand, when you have several smaller possibilities, it’s more likely that people will find at least one or two of them worthy of photographing. Keep in mind that you don’t want a cluttered, crowded space as this can also be too much to process.

Keep up With Instagram Trends

Being successful on social media largely depends on participation. Maximise your social media presence by taking part in social media trends, whether it’s hashtags, colours, memes, audios, or something else (including silly dances). To encourage user-generated content, provide opportunities for customers to participate in these trends as well. For instance, setting up a display for the ideal photo-op can be done quite easily with the right props.

Don’t try too hard though; get in on the trend at the start and go all-out. You don’t want the response to be a cringe. If you have staff who are on social media a lot, it’s well worth asking them for ideas.

If ever in doubt, humour works. A hangsell with earplugs on it set next to a noisy child’s toy, for example.

Create a Personal Connection and Cater to the Senses

People tend to remember places and experiences where they’ve created memories or a connection with. Marketing psychology tells us that one of the most effective ways to do this is to appeal to the senses. This is where retail spaces have the upper hand over digital platforms.

Physical stores can give customers a strong sense of the product, prompt engagement, and foster a sense of trust in the brand. Aim to make an impact in terms of senses including visual appeal and scent.

Think about Countdown’s free fruit for kids. How many times has that been Instagrammed? And it’s straight to the target market; mums taking photos of their kids eating fruit, seen by other mums wanting healthy options for their kids… with a bonus of kids that are quiet and occupied in-store (at least for a few minutes). All that Countdown needed was a basket, a sign, and a some free fruit.

Encourage an Interactive Experience

Rather than allowing a passive shopping experience, create spaces that encourage interaction and engagement. This could be with a well-designed display or a backdrop where consumers can take selfies for their social media platforms. A good backdrop has the potential to become an iconic part of your brand.

Strategically placed mirrors are an excellent way to encourage consumers to take photographs of them modelling your products. Temporary photo booths, workshops and influencer events also work, depending on the type of products you stock.

Build a Space that Persuades Consumers to Relax and Lounge

A consumer is more likely to spend more in your store if they spend more time in it. So, give your shoppers a reason to stay. By this we mean giving them a reason to loiter rather than just browsing through your products. Create a seating area or a lounge if it fits with your brand. Offer free samples or photo opportunities. Another way is to provide something quite useful like a charging station.

Even if you’re a big supermarket that doesn’t have space for ‘lounging’, you can ensure that there’s space for people to stand and take photos of your marketing while not getting in the way of other customers.

Don’t Forget to Work Within Your Branding

Your in-store design and displays also contribute to your branding. Since the aim is to set yourself apart from your competitors, this gives you the ideal opportunity to push your unique selling point or your USP. Give your brand an edge by offering your customers a memorable shopping experience. Push your brand by using your colours and aesthetics.

Use Lighting to Your Advantage

Trade in the white lights for warmer hues that not only showcase your products but also prompt customers to take photographs. Good lighting is a crucial element for a good selfie and once your shoppers know that they can take a good photo in your store, they’ll be encouraged to do it more.

Can We Help You Make an Insta-Worthy Display?

Retail displays are more than just window dressing in a store. They are significant to the overall consumer experience and can influence foot traffic and sales. Employing an experienced B2B agency to understand the needs of your brand and your customer base goes a long way in creating a retail space that achieves your end goals.  An agency that has the knowledge and capacity to create customized displays and also understands the nuances of industry-specific marketing is key to levelling up your retail experience.

And, if you need display solutions, give us a call or flick us an email. We have a huge range of poster hangers, beautiful baskets, and almost anything else you can imagine that can help your marketing go viral.

3 Strategic Ways Retailers Can Promote Products and Get More Sales

There’s a few easy ways that you can increase your sales. And they aren’t expensive, time consuming, or difficult.

If you want to sell more product, you need to make sure your store, and the products themselves, are set up to prime your customers for buying. While there’s some easy display solutions you can incorporate in your layout and shelving, there’s also one very simple thing that many retailers aren’t doing- and it’s free.

1. Scarcity Sells

The less there is of something, the more value it seems to have[1]. That’s why those annoying e-commerce sites have those pop ups saying ‘someone from Christchurch just ordered this!’ or ‘only 2 left in stock!’ It’s there to give you FOMO – the fear of missing out.

While it’s easy to do this in an online store, it can be a bit harder to do in a physical store. Having only one or two items left can make them look bedraggled, like they’ve been left behind because they were unwanted. So how can you sell, using scarcity, without looking like the product is unloved and unwanted?

Dump bins.

These bins are a great way to sell product for several reasons.

• They are easy to move around and put at the end of aisles, a great place for buyers to see things
• People love to rummage around and find bargains
• A selection of items together in a dump bin are not orphans; they are scarce objects you don’t want to miss out on! A sign saying ‘Last in stock!’ is the only call to action you’ll need.

Here at Mills, we have a selection of dump bins to suit your needs.

• Collapsible dump basket in small 460 x 460 x 750mm in black or white
• Collapsible dump basket in medium 550 x 550 x 800mm in black or white
• Collapsible dump basket in large 620 x 620 x 900mmm in black or white
• Mobile base for collapsible dump basket to allow easy movement around the store
• Wooden produce dump bin 900mm x 900mm with four height-adjustable layers
• Dump basket stand in black or white 410mm x 510mm x 250mm

2. Get in Your Customer’s Face

One of the best ways to get a person to buy a product is to ensure they can’t miss you. Psychologists tell us that people are pretty fickle, and spend mere seconds looking at products before deciding to buy or not, often without even reading a line of text on the packaging[2].

So you need a way to present your product that grabs the attention of your typical speed-shopper. And one step further, you want them to touch it. Once a person has touched an item, they are more likely to buy it; and the longer they hold it, the more they want it[3].

One way of disrupting a customer’s shopping experience and getting their attention is using hangsells. These allow you to display your product in a way that’s easily accessible, it’s able to be moved around the store as desired, and it’s economical.

We have four types of hangsell strips:

• ‘U’ hangsell 12 item in black, blue, red, and white
• Plastic clip strip 12 item holder in white and black
• Metal 12 station hangsell
• Plastic slip strip 18 items in grey

You’ll also need some fasteners:

• Hang sell fastener 22 x 32mm
• Hang sell fastener 50 x 50mm
• Hang sell fastener 35 x 40mm
• Hang sell fastener 40 x 35mm
• Hang sell fastener 38 x 40mm

3. Make Sure You Provide the Most Basic Information

Strip away the fancy marketing, the loud excitement, the fluff and frills, and ensure you give people the basic information about your store. Make sure your Google My Business page has your opening hours, and good pictures of the parking, shop front, and some nice photos of the interior.

You can put whatever photos you want up; so if you have a unique product or brand, take photos of it and put them up. Also, list your USP in the description, so if someone is searching for a particular item, your shop will come up in their Google results.

Many retailers don’t update their GMB listing and it’s the easiest way to get customers. After viewing listings, over half of customers then visit the business website, 20% call for directions to the store, and 24% call for other reasons, like to see if a specific item is in stock[4]. Having a great Google business listing that is up to date is an easy way to promote your business and increase sales.

Need Retail Display Solutions in NZ?

Here at Mills, we have dump bins, hang sell strips, and a huge range of other display solutions. We can help you find the ideal solution for your retail display. We’ve had years of experience, we know the retail trends, and can advise you on the best solutions for your space and customers.

[1] https://cxl.com/blog/scarcity-examples/#:~:text=The%20scarcity%20principle%20is%20the,more%20demand%20drives%20up%20prices.

[2] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283459596_The_impact_of_product’s_packaging_color_on_customers’_buying_preferences_under_time_pressure

[3] https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/11FB3A432CD165B8E134C50433337A03/S193029750000005Xa.pdf/power_of_touch_an_examination_of_the_effect_of_duration_of_physical_contact_on_the_valuation_of_objects.pdf

[4] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041427/customer-actions-per-gmb-listing/

How to Create Amazing Collateral and Use Brochure Holders to Drive Sales

Brochures provide potential customers all the time and information they need to make decisions. And, they act as a physical reminder to take action (which will be to buy your product or service, obviously).

Brochures are fantastic for marketing. They allow you to:

• Add value, such as supplying recipes to go with ingredients or instructions for your products
• Move high-end merchandise and services by going into depth into benefits, which customers can peruse in the comfort and time of their own home
• Provide portable reminders, prompting website visits and spurring sales

But you’ve got to get it right; there’s no point just putting any old brochure or pamphlet on a benchtop and hoping it works. That is simply throwing spaghetti on a wall and hoping some of it sticks. So how can you ensure you get the best bang for your collateral buck?

1. Tailor the Content to Your Audience

Who is your target audience? The brochure should be designed with them in mind. You wouldn’t use dense text for toddlers, instead you’d have bright and engaging photos. In the same way, you probably don’t want a lot of jargon if your purchaser is a Jo Bloggs who doesn’t know their horsepower from their gigawatts (or whatever).

You’ll also want a mix of images and text, using headings to make it easy to scan. The whole point of having physical printed collateral is so the potential customer takes it home to read; make it engaging.

2. Choose the Right Form of Brochure

Do you need a large A4 document, or a DLE fold-out brochure? Would a DLE single card be enough, or what about a business card display with contact details? People don’t want screeds of useless information if they only want the contact details of your company IT decision maker; nor is a DLE single sided card any use if you’re trying to explain complex instructions.

3. Provide Extra Value

Whatever it looks like, give the brochure added bonuses. Whether it’s a discount coupon, a QR code to a special online landing page with more information, or real-life value like a recipe or colouring in page for the kids.

4. Distribute the Brochure

But once you’ve designed your beautiful and engaging brochure, you need a way to display it. Countertops are great but a strong gust of wind or enquiring toddler hand and the pile will soon be on the floor. So, how do you display them in a way that keeps them tidy, accessible, and where they need to be?

If you’ve got your product right there, or maybe you’re selling a service that goes with a product (like installing that high-end home theatre system), a free standing brochure holder on a counter or benchtop provides an easy, accessible, and secure way to display your brochures. At Mills Display, we have a selection of options depending on the size of your brochure, whether it’s DLE or A4.

• Free standing DLE portrait brochure holder
• Free standing two tier DLE portrait brochure holder
• Free standing brochure holder three tier DLE
• Free standing portrait DLE brochure holder four tier
• Free standing A6 portrait brochure holder
• Free standing A5 brochure holder portrait
• Free standing A5 portrait brochure holder three tier
• Free standing A4 brochure holder portrait in one, two, three, or four tier

While it makes sense to have informative brochures kept next to the relevant product, there can be instances where that’s not the best place. For example, if you’re wanting to promote a loyalty program, then having a freestanding brochure stand in the checkout queue is a logical place to put it.

• Freestanding acrylic dispenser A4 with heavy duty stand
• Freestanding acrylic dispenser for double A4 with heavy duty floor stand in chrome
• Brochure retainer to install in dispenser to stop brochures falling/ being blown out

If you’re a restaurant wanting people to take your takeaway menu home, then having it right next to the front door or on the outdoor menu stand is ideal. Or, you can run your promotions 24/7 using an outdoor wall mounted brochure holder.

• Wall mount DLE portrait single brochure holder (can be linked to another holder on side or front)
• Wall mount flat DLE portrait single brochure holder or slanted
• Wall mount DLE portrait outdoor brochure holder with weather-safe lid
• Wall mount DLE portrait brochure holder three tier flat or four tier slanted
• Wall mount A6 portrait or landscape brochure holder
• Wall mount single A5 portrait brochure holder flat or angled or three tier
• Wall mount A5 brochure holder that locks together with others
• Wall mount A4 landscape or portrait brochure holder, two tier or three tier
• Wall mount A4 portrait outdoor brochure holder with weather-side lid
• Wall mount A4 brochure holder that locks into others, or a ready-made kit of 12

Contact Mills Display for Brochure Holders in NZ

Once the designer has made the collateral, and the printer has created the brochure, you have to display it optimally. Whether it’s inside, outside, bench top or freestanding, we have a wide range of brochure holders and can help you choose the best one for your needs. Contact us on (09) 634 5962 or sales@millsdisplay.co.nz to chat about our options and pricing.