SIRRMER004 — Develop visual merchandising creative concepts

1 Determine visual merchandising requirements.

• 1.1Access and interpret a visual merchandising design brief.
• 1.2Identify and confirm visual merchandising objectives, specifications and constraints.
• 1.3Clarify budgetary and time requirements with relevant personnel.
• 1.4Review existing visual merchandising activity and performance results to identify strengths and weaknesses.
• 1.5Research local and global visual merchandising trends and draw inspiration to inform concept development.
• 1.6Review competitor and market activity to identify trends and creative opportunities.

2 Generate options for visual merchandising concept.

• 2.1Apply principles and elements of design to generate creative concept options that meet design brief or reflect organisational merchandise strategy.
• 2.2Ensure concept options reflect visual merchandising objectives, specifications and constraints.
• 2.3Challenge assumptions and traditional ways of working to generate concept options that promote diverse and innovative approaches to visual merchandising.
• 2.4Consider the need for scalability and generate concept options accordingly.
• 2.5Consider the need for consistency across channels and locations and generate concept options accordingly.
• 2.6Assess commercial and creative feasibility of concept options and make any required adjustments.
• 2.7Document visual and written representations of concept options.

3 Present creative options.

• 3.1Prepare materials and documentation that support the presentation of concept options and aid audience visualisation.
• 3.2Use visual and verbal communication techniques to present creative options to relevant stakeholders.
• 3.3Promote preferred concept option demonstrating alignment to design brief or organisational merchandise strategy.
• 3.4Seek feedback from stakeholders and make any required adjustments to creative options.
• 3.5Agree on preferred concept options and ensure consistent understanding and expectations of all relevant stakeholders.

4 Finalise the visual merchandising concept.

• 4.1Document detailed visual and written representations of the finalised and agreed visual merchandising concept.
• 4.2Seek final approval.
• 4.3Communicate finalised visual merchandising concept to relevant personnel for implementation.

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