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Case study: autoglass
Autoglass won by reassuring stressed customers, not by showing off expertise. Research found the fear first.
Autoglass research showed customers were stressed, overestimated the process, and did not know they could skip calling insurance first. Marketing experiments built on that insight worked: friendly, reassuring imagery of real employees outperformed technical, equipment-heavy visuals.
Research revealed the real customer state: people were stressed, overestimated how complex the process would be, and did not know they could come straight to Autoglass without calling their insurer first. The experiments that followed were grounded in that insight. Messaging simplified reality instead of decorating it.
The imagery findings were just as concrete. Friendly, reassuring visuals worked. Natural smiles worked. Real employees worked. Female imagery outperformed male. What failed: technical, macho, equipment-heavy visuals. Stressed customers were not shopping for expertise theater.
Customers want reassurance, not expertise theater.
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