{"id":548639,"date":"2025-07-25T21:33:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/548639\/legitimate-report-reveals-why-connected-products-are-the-new-marketing-funnel.html"},"modified":"2025-07-25T21:33:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T21:33:36","slug":"legitimate-report-reveals-why-connected-products-are-the-new-marketing-funnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/548639\/legitimate-report-reveals-why-connected-products-are-the-new-marketing-funnel.html","title":{"rendered":"Legitimate Report Reveals Why Connected Products Are the New Marketing Funnel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bc333c1ae6f244e3cde996d2021f7dd3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\">Legitimate<\/a>, a technology company at the forefront of NFC innovation, today released a data-backed report proving that the future of marketing starts after the point of sale. By embedding NFC tags into physical goods&mdash;from merch and footwear to artist drops and event wristbands&mdash;Legitimate unlocks a new era of post-purchase engagement, loyalty, and first-party data collection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&ldquo;Most analytics stop when the transaction ends. Legitimate begins where others leave off&mdash;at ownership, re-engagement, and experience,&rdquo; said Calvin Chan, Founder and CEO.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\/insights\/legitimates-connected-marketing-data\"> report<\/a> is built on tens of thousands of post-purchase interactions&mdash;every one of them triggered by a tap on a physical product. No cookies. No tracking pixels. Just people engaging with real-world objects and unlocking something worth their time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Across hundreds of tagged items&mdash;from merchandise and footwear to artist drops and live events&mdash;Legitimate collected a behavioral dataset that reveals not just who scanned, but how often they returned, where they were, and what they did next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Read the full report <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\/insights\/legitimates-connected-marketing-data\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Most data stops at purchase. Legitimate extended it into ownership and re-engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Every scan = zero-party data opted-in, verified, tied to real usage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; No cookies. No rented audiences. Just direct, actionable insight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Global Snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Page Views: 75k+<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Product Taps: 30k scans across all SKUs<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Marketing Opt-In Rate: 95%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Scanned in over 65 countries<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Over 250+ hours of digital content streamed<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes, that beats most email capture forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Key Behavioral Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>1. Event Launches Trigger Real-Time Spikes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Across adidas, Gillian, Sango and more, scan volumes surged 3x&ndash;5x on launch or event days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Example: Gillian&rsquo;s merch hit 713 scans in a single day&mdash;70% of its weekly total.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>2. Re-Scan Behavior Is the Norm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The average re-scan rate is 1.67x, showing that consumers come back&mdash;an outlier for physical products.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>3. Multi-Product Fans = The Next CRM Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The most engaged users scanned 6+ unique products, often across verticals. These omni-channel superfans are ideal for loyalty tiers, early access drops, or surprise-and-delight campaigns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>4. Engagement Persists for Weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Over 40% of scans happened after Week 1. Legitimate&rsquo;s tags extend lifecycle marketing far beyond the moment of purchase.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>5. Time-of-Day Patterns Unlock Activation Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Scan behavior peaks between 12&ndash;3 PM and 7&ndash;9 PM local time&mdash;ideal moments to trigger new content or follow-ups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>6. Location = Intent <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Seen in over 65 amount of countries. Every scan is real. In-person. Product-level. No guesswork. Top cities for scans:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Tokyo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Paris<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Toronto<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Berlin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; New York City<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\/industry\/all-industries\">Industry<\/a><strong> Snapshots: By VerticalMusic &amp; Merch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; K-Pop Collaboration: 16000+ scans, 61% claim rate, 42% opt-in rate, 275+ hours Total time spent by customers engaging with digital content<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Music Fans in 65+ Countries: Legitimate-enabled merch reached fans in Tokyo, Lagos, Toronto, and beyond<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Fashion &amp; Footwear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Puma\/Roc Nation Collab: 2,174 scans with a 2.68x re-scan rate<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; PF Flyers Drop: Opt-in rates as high as 38%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Fashion Week Tags: 3.2K+ live scans during the runway<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Events &amp; Pop-Ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Adidas: 2,144 scans, 2.21x re-scan rate&mdash;top performer across the board<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Gillian Merch Activation: 1,000+ scans with long-tail engagement<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Timberland x Hypefest: Each tag scanned 10+ times during the event window<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>What This Data Proves<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; A tag can outperform an email formPage views reveal community interest and geographic demand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Consent is alive and well&mdash;when value is real, opt-in rates soar<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; NFC + Legitimate = real-time marketing, owned by the brand<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Why Legitimate Is a Marketing Secret Weapon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Every scan captured here is a signal a moment when someone chose to engage, return, claim, or share. NFC-enabled products create long-term value: they reveal intent, activate loyalty, and turn physical goods into measurable, ongoing relationships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With Legitimate, brands can:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Run precision ads based on scan hotspots<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Trigger automated emails\/SMS based on scan behavior<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Host localized events where fans are<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8211; Launch gated merch or loyalty rewards post-scan<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It&rsquo;s not just a tag. It&rsquo;s the new marketing funnel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Legitimate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Legitimate is a dynamic technology company delivering NFC-connected product solutions that power marketing, authentication, and digital storytelling. From music to fashion, Legitimate helps brands build long-term relationships with their audience&mdash;one scan at a time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Legitimate<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Calvin Chan<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=legitimate-report-reveals-why-connected-products-are-the-new-marketing-funnel'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.legitimate.tech\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=legitimate-report-reveals-why-connected-products-are-the-new-marketing-funnel\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legitimate, a technology company at the forefront of NFC innovation, today released a data-backed report proving that the future of marketing starts after the point of sale. 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