BUILDING YOUR
BRAND FROM
SMART DATA
nitin sharma 26.05.15
3 confessions   
in 20 minutes
+ #confession1
i don’t know much
about smart data
COMPLICATE
D
***F ing
“smart data is big data that’s 

gone to Marketing School”
©  Nitin  Sharma,  2015
“smart data is big data that

goes to marketing school”
©  nitin  sharma,  2015
“smart data is big data that

goes to marketing school”+ insights
=
brand
brand +smart data
DEMOGRAPHIC sex
age
location
education
occupation
income
marital status
• Woman  
• 25-­‐34  years  
• Dubai  
• Graduate  
• Junior  Manager  
• AED  100,000  p.a.  
• Married
DEMOGRAPHIC
attitudes
opinions
lifestyle
PSYCHOGRAPHIC values
• Woman  
• 25-­‐34  years  
• Dubai  
• Graduate  
• Junior  Manager  
• AED  100,000  p.a.  
• Mother  of  two  
• Lives  in  Bur  Dubai  
• Aspires  to  study  further  
• Highly  meticulous  &  ambitious  
• Fiercely  financially  independent  
• Struggles  to  balance  home  with  work  
• Misses  having  time  for  herself  
• Has  3  credit  cards  
• Rarely  goes  out  partying  with  friends  
• Can’t  afford  a  baby-­‐sitter  
• Occasionally  splurges  on  self  pampering    
• Very  heavy  user  of  technology,    
            especially  smartphones  
• Often  shops  online  
Active  on  social  media:  Uses  FB  &  Twitter
Mary
PREDICTIVE
ANALYTICS
DEMOGRAPHIC
PSYCHOGRAPHIC
USAGE
what
where
how much
how often
when
DEMOGRAPHIC
PSYCHOGRAPHIC
USAGE
LOCATION
where
what for
how far
with who
DEMOGRAPHIC
PSYCHOGRAPHIC
USAGE
LOCATION
BEHAVIOUR
what sites
what pages
time spent
links clicked
searches made
content accessed
apps on phone
devices
phone number
personal information
call logs
KNOWS
EVERYTHING
DEMOGRAPHIC
PSYCHOGRAPHIC
USAGE
LOCATION
BEHAVIOUR
+ #confession2
i wish we shared data
transaction
feedback
loyalty
social
registration
transaction
feedback
loyalty
social
IT
online    team
frontline  sales
loyalty  dept
customer  care
registration
transaction
feedback
loyalty
social
IT
frontline  sales
loyalty  dept
customer  care
online    team
registration
transaction
feedback
loyalty
social
IT
frontline  sales
loyalty  dept
customer  care
online    team
registration
“smart data is big data that

goes to marketing school”+ insights
=
brand
listen
listen
listen
listen
listen
+ confession#3
i’ve failed
with smart data
ask the right questions
start with small data
DATA IS
CHANGING
CONSTANTLY.
3 confessions   
in 20 minutes
thankyou

Building Brands with Smart Data