Find inspiration for your eyewear catalog: focus on influencers and brands to follow

The « Eyewear Lovers»  

Eyewear lovers are a prime target for your website. Mostly young women, these consumers love glasses and consider them as an essential element of their style, or even a vector of their personality. They choose their optical or sunglasses frames with great care and attention. 

The eyewear lovers know at its fingertips the trends in the sector, going beyond the simple fashion aspect. Her passion for glasses leads her to ultra-specialized niche brands, which offer models that she will be the only one (almost) to wear.

The « educated choosers» 

These buyers, most of whom are mature or even senior, are consumers who want the best products in terms of technical criteria. They want to buy their glasses from a real optician and do not care about fashion/trends. These customers are demanding, interested in innovation (for materials or functionalities), ready to take the time to choose the right frame and do not hesitate to allow a significant budget to it if the perceived quality meets/exceed their expectations. 

The«basic choosers »  

This category of customers is made up of a majority of men over 40 years of age who, concerning eyewear, consume with basic manner. Their priority being simplicity, they don't pay attention to new trends and opt for a pragmatic approach. Their choice is generally fast, oriented towards a model with a good money/value ratio, which is durable and comfortable.

The «replacers »  

Mainly represented by middle-aged men, this category of consumers considers glasses as a necessity. They are not very involved in their purchase. These customers only purchase a new model when they have lost, broken, or worn out their previous equipment. They are for simple replacement and are easy to use. Most of the time, they opt for the same model as the previous one if it suited them.

Adapt your content to your website

To attract Internet users and convince them to buy, you must offer them content worthy of their interest, in terms of information and products.

Competition is fierce in the Internet jungle that's why customers will quickly turn away from your website if they do not immediately find what they are looking for.
As an e-optician, you must stay tuned with the latest trends and eyewear brands. This means you must regularly consult the same magazines and blogs than your customers, following the same influencers and keeping up to date with the latest news from manufacturers (frames and lenses).

To help you in this task, we have listed the best inspiration sources to follow to build a catalog adapted to the main categories of clients you target:

• eyewear influencers (on Instagram andPinterest),
• blogs,
• brands,
• shops,

For the « fashion addict» and The « I wish I could» 

• Their favorite fashion and eyewear brands: Balanciaga, Dior, Chanel, Fendi, Ray-Ban, Dita, Thierry Lasry, Cazal 
• The eyewear influencers they follow: Maître Gims, Kim Kardashian, Chiara Ferragni, Caroline Receveur 
• Their favorite blogs and magazines: J’aime tout chez toi, Ella la petite anglaise, Red Carpet Fashion Awards, Vogue, GQ 

for the «eyewear lovers» 

• Their favorite fashion and eyewear brands:  Andy Wolf, Anne et Valentin, Caroline Abram, ic! berlin, Moscot, Alain Mikli
• The eyewear influencers they follow: Emily Luciano, Jasmine, Julien Vansteeger, Damien Miglietta 
• Their favorite blogs and magazines dedicated to eyewear: EyeseeMag, Mo, Eyestylist 

for the «educated choosers » 

• Their favorite eyewear stores and brands: traditional optical stores (Krys, Optic 2000, Alain Afflelou…), Eye-Like, Waiting for the sun, Theo Eyewear, Lafont, Morel, Dilem, Blackfin, Maison Bonnet, Yuniku, Oakley, Vuarnet, Bollé
• Their favorite blogs and magazines they consult to get eyewear information: La bonne vue, Le guide de la vue,  Lunettes originales
• The influencers they follow in terms of eyewear and innovation: Damien Fourgeaud, Philippe Peyrard (Ellcie Healthy's CEO), high-tech bloggers Romain Lanery and Jojol. 

for the «basic choosers» and the«replacers»  

As mentioned above, these types of customers do not waste time choosing their frames. Most of these consumers do not inform themselves about the products and do not consult blogs or influencers before buying them. Above all, they want speed and functionality. To seduce this category, it will therefore be necessary above all to focus on the fluidity of the buying process and the attractive positioning of your site.