Erica is putting her customer hat on and getting very honest with what she loves and hates.

Here's what we talked about today:

  • Erica explains that she really only interacts with organic social not paid social ads
  • We talk about when we distrust influencers
  • Erica talks about her favorite platform to interact with brands on
  • We both share our frustrations with shipping American products into Canada
  • We go over Mid-Day Squares as an excellent example of building people into the story
  • We talk at length about what types of text messages we are ok getting from brands
  • Erica explains how discounting frequently devalues a brand in her mind
  • We talk about unboxing experiences and customer service as two ways to truly wow her as a shopper
  • Erica explains why transparency is so important to her as a brand
  • With her customer hat on Erica talks about why customer frustration with shipping is valid

Brands mentioned in the episode:

  • Bro Dough
  • Mid-Day Squares
  • Smart Sweets
  • Dr. Squatch
  • Lululemon
  • Hippie Snacks