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Branding and advertising expert, Andy Rice (@ricecommaandy), says the experience economy is about going from extracting economies to making goods, delivering services and staging experiences. The experience economy is the term used to describe the evolution of value-added benefits that culminate in a brand like Starbucks (which opened in Johannesburg two weeks ago), where what is being sold is not coffee but rather a multi-layered experience.

According to Rice, the experience has to happen in terms of consumption and quotes brands such as Virgin Atlantic, the recent Magnum pop-up store in Rosebank, and Audi. Crucially, the he says you have to keep refreshing the experience…

 

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