Retail & the digital assistant:
How to find & keep valuable customers in a mobile-first world
Alastair Stirling, Google Retail
53%
Searches are
now on a mobile
device
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82%
Ecommerce
sales will involve
a smartphone by
2020
In the last decade we went from going online to
living online.
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ConverseAnswer Anticipate
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2010
Consumer experience
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ConverseAnswer Anticipate
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“Machine learning is
a core, transformative
way by which we’re
rethinking how we’re
doing everything.”
– Sundar Pichai
So...
Where to focus?
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How does
mobile influence
total sales?
How does digital
influence offline
revenue ?
How do I find
my audience
across the
web?
Some key questions for your business.
+204% year-on-year increase in
mobile conversions
+21% increase in overall
conversions powered by mobile
sales
+263% increase in mobile traffic
along with a ~30% decrease in
cost-per-click
+105% increase in mobile
return-on-ad-spend when
looking at “total conversions”
“One of the biggest surprises for us was that
the percentage of cross-device users was
much more significant than we expected.
(...) mobile traffic to our site has overtaken
desktop, so seeing the real value of mobile
has been eye-opening.”
~ Tom Kay, Senior Online Acquisition Manager, Made.com
+21%
Increase in overall conversions
powered by mobile sales
+105%
Increase in mobile ROAS when
looking at ‘total conversions’
IKEA used Store
Visits to determine
the store impact of
paid ads & found
that 10% of ad clicks
also led to a store
visit
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Wholistic Audience
strategy:
+ 503% average
monthly revenue
+ 191% ROI increase
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- Be clear on what question you want to answer.
- What data do you need to drive action?
- There is no perfect solution.
- Be illuminated by the data not restricted by it.
Tips for success
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We have high expectations of mobile sites
Will abandon a site
that takes >3 seconds
to load
40%
Expect a page to
load in <2 seconds
47%
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Speed 3.8s Usability 67%
GOOD POOR CRITICAL
2 second benchmark
0%
100%
77 principles
Retailer mobile sites perform poorly for speed, as
well as usability
Progressive Web App
led to a 70% increase in
conversion
Source: Google case study
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per day
At bus stop, listen
to new music playlist
8:30am
Buy new bag for
Glastonbury
11:15am
Browse festival
styles on YouTube
7:15pm
On bus, check email
for sales this weekend
5:29pm
At lunch, play Scrabble
while waiting in line
1:33pm
Use flashlight app to
find dropped earring
11:09pm
Use maps to get
directions to new
street food place
1:13pm
At work, book train
tickets for the
weekend
11:36am
Wake up and
read news online
6:50am
On the bus, read
Glastonbury lineup
annoucements
8:42am
150x
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“We were able to target people who were
within a 25-metre radius of a Costa store
or a competitor store. We served them
ads to give our range top of mind, to
drive them into our stores and also make
them consider coming to Costa when
they may be passing a competitor.”
~ Kirstey Elston, Head of Marketing at Costa Coffee
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5. Retail and the digital assistant - Alastair Stirling Google - Screen Pages Ecommerce Forum May 2017

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    Retail & thedigital assistant: How to find & keep valuable customers in a mobile-first world Alastair Stirling, Google Retail
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    53% Searches are now ona mobile device
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    Proprietary & Confidential 82% Ecommerce saleswill involve a smartphone by 2020
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    In the lastdecade we went from going online to living online.
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    Proprietary & Confidential “Machinelearning is a core, transformative way by which we’re rethinking how we’re doing everything.” – Sundar Pichai
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    Wise Up ShowUpSpeed Up
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    How does mobile influence totalsales? How does digital influence offline revenue ? How do I find my audience across the web? Some key questions for your business.
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    +204% year-on-year increasein mobile conversions +21% increase in overall conversions powered by mobile sales +263% increase in mobile traffic along with a ~30% decrease in cost-per-click +105% increase in mobile return-on-ad-spend when looking at “total conversions” “One of the biggest surprises for us was that the percentage of cross-device users was much more significant than we expected. (...) mobile traffic to our site has overtaken desktop, so seeing the real value of mobile has been eye-opening.” ~ Tom Kay, Senior Online Acquisition Manager, Made.com +21% Increase in overall conversions powered by mobile sales +105% Increase in mobile ROAS when looking at ‘total conversions’
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    IKEA used Store Visitsto determine the store impact of paid ads & found that 10% of ad clicks also led to a store visit Proprietary & Confidential
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    Wholistic Audience strategy: + 503%average monthly revenue + 191% ROI increase Proprietary & Confidential
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    - Be clearon what question you want to answer. - What data do you need to drive action? - There is no perfect solution. - Be illuminated by the data not restricted by it. Tips for success
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    Proprietary & Confidential Wehave high expectations of mobile sites Will abandon a site that takes >3 seconds to load 40% Expect a page to load in <2 seconds 47%
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    Proprietary & Confidential Speed3.8s Usability 67% GOOD POOR CRITICAL 2 second benchmark 0% 100% 77 principles Retailer mobile sites perform poorly for speed, as well as usability
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    Progressive Web App ledto a 70% increase in conversion Source: Google case study
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    per day At busstop, listen to new music playlist 8:30am Buy new bag for Glastonbury 11:15am Browse festival styles on YouTube 7:15pm On bus, check email for sales this weekend 5:29pm At lunch, play Scrabble while waiting in line 1:33pm Use flashlight app to find dropped earring 11:09pm Use maps to get directions to new street food place 1:13pm At work, book train tickets for the weekend 11:36am Wake up and read news online 6:50am On the bus, read Glastonbury lineup annoucements 8:42am 150x
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    Proprietary & Confidential “Wewere able to target people who were within a 25-metre radius of a Costa store or a competitor store. We served them ads to give our range top of mind, to drive them into our stores and also make them consider coming to Costa when they may be passing a competitor.” ~ Kirstey Elston, Head of Marketing at Costa Coffee
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