Presentation from the Big Data Show 2013 by iCrossing’s Data Strategist, Sam Zindel, on how Big Data can be used to provide consumer insight and brand loyalty.
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Big Data in the Digital World
Building the Brand/Customer Relationship
Sign-posting the Customer Journey
Audience Insight = Competitive Advantage
Before BIGDATA
The Value of 1st
, 2nd
& 3rd
Party Data
Data Management Platform
Q&A
TODAY’S AGENDA
#bigdataforum
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WHAT IS BIG DATA?
Structured data
Relational databases
Unstructured data
Relational databases
Weblogs and Metadata
Social media & user
generated content
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Brand experience Perception Level of trust
HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT YOUR BRAND IS DRIVEN BY THEIR
LEVEL OF TRUST AND THEIR EXPERIENCE
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Brand derives maximum
value from customer
Customer derives
maximum value from brand
PUTTING CUSTOMERS AT THE HEART OF IT CREATES A
VIRTUOUS CIRCLE
Rich Data gives us better customer intelligence
to direct activity
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HOW CAN YOU GAIN NEW INSIGHTS INTO YOUR AUDIENCE?
• Collect more data
• Conduct research
• Test and learn
• Further analysis of existing data
• Buy 3rd
party data
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THE VALUE PROPOSITION
What is your company’s data actually
worth?
3rd
party data used to scale audience is fine but
there are issues:
Lack of industry standards
•Insight sits with the provider
•It is available to everyone
Has anyone
ever heard of
2nd party
data??
1st
Party data is great, as long as you are
making best use of it
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Exclusivity of data is key
Why should all of your insight go towards
improving a data provider’s product?
It is your audience, and you should retain the
insight
THE VALUE PROPOSITION
21. OLD WORLD
> Customer averages in silos
> Conversion-based decisions
> Channel optimisation
> Last click attribution
> Content designed for the majority
> Ads targeted to 3rd
party
segments
> Audience data owned by 3rd
parties
> Historic reporting
> Disparate data and web analytics
> Reactive, reflective, ineffective
22. NEW WORLD
> Individual customer journeys over tim
> Value-based decisions
> Customer-centric
> Audience specific attribution
> Customised content for individuals
> Ads targeted to your audience
> Own and control your own audience
data
> Real-time reports
> DMPs and predictive analytics
> Proactive, predictive, effective
Unstructured data is complex and hard to analyse which requires a new way of thinking
Second slide – what are the main reasons people are looking at Big Data Retail – customer insight and better targeted marketing campaigns Finance – get more value out of old data and achieve competitive advantage
Unstructured data is complex and hard to analyse which requires a new way of thinking
So as the industry uses 3 rd party data to scale audience, it is important to understand the implications of this, and how the process could be improved. Firstly there is lack of both transparency and common standards between providers. Data is typically bought in “user segments” rather than people. However how these segments are arrived at is unclear and not standardized across providers. An advertiser buying a user segment who is in-market for a Rolls Royce may not be getting the same segment from each provider. For example a segment could be based on users searching for Rolls Royce related kws. Another provider may chose to use data gained from the Financial times combined with Rolls Royce content viewed. They are clearly very different segments but could be sold as the same. Removing the noise is difficult – what types of data truly drive performance. Understanding what data types demonstrate causation rather than correlate with a behavior is difficult. And actually data can be very expensive and is available to all on the open market. This means that in many cases the insights gained, especially around prospecting, are rarely exclusive and used by many advertisers. This can push up CPMs in the auction which can hinder ROI – especially when the cost of data is factored in. Finally, the insight sits with the media buyers. But that insight could be more valuable. It could have an impact beyond your media buying and into your whole marketing efforts. So it raises a question? How good is 3 rd party data?
Exclusivity of data is key. Exclusivity delivers a unique value proposition. 1 st party data is the most relevant to your audience. It is something your competitors do not have. However, it needs to scale. The more first party data that can be combined with 3 rd party data to achieve scale the better. The future has to be about people rather than cookies. Only then are advertisers able to truly understand their audience. And finally, brands own their audience not media buyers. But when data plugs directly into the buying technology, the insights can stay there and not ripple throughout the business. This is where the move from data led Demand Side Platforms to brand managed Data Management Platforms leading Demand Side Platform execution becomes really exciting…
So as the industry uses 3 rd party data to scale audience, it is important to understand the implications of this, and how the process could be improved. Firstly there is lack of both transparency and common standards between providers. Data is typically bought in “user segments” rather than people. However how these segments are arrived at is unclear and not standardized across providers. An advertiser buying a user segment who is in-market for a Rolls Royce may not be getting the same segment from each provider. For example a segment could be based on users searching for Rolls Royce related kws. Another provider may chose to use data gained from the Financial times combined with Rolls Royce content viewed. They are clearly very different segments but could be sold as the same. Removing the noise is difficult – what types of data truly drive performance. Understanding what data types demonstrate causation rather than correlate with a behavior is difficult. And actually data can be very expensive and is available to all on the open market. This means that in many cases the insights gained, especially around prospecting, are rarely exclusive and used by many advertisers. This can push up CPMs in the auction which can hinder ROI – especially when the cost of data is factored in. Finally, the insight sits with the media buyers. But that insight could be more valuable. It could have an impact beyond your media buying and into your whole marketing efforts. So it raises a question? How good is 3 rd party data?