Conquering the Omni-Channel Challenge 
v 
Jenn Vlahavas, VP Account Strategy 
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MIMA Summit – October 2014
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Who the heck is this gal?
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Is Omni-Channel defined as the… 
Sales Channel?
Is research prior to a purchase… 
considered omni-channel? 
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Does Omni-channel include the environment 
…where a consumer is exposed to your message?
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What about Channel Assets? 
And how they engage with your customers? 
Live Chat via your Web site?
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In-store Employees?
Is… Organizational Structure 
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a consideration when building your strategy?
…historically defined omni-channel 
through the lens of the consumer 
expanded 
to include 
definition hwas ho cares? 
infrastructure 
the 
and 
organizational components...
Digital Media 
Digital now accounts for 57% of global 
media consumption 
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Source: GlobalWebIndex: Digital 2013 – A Global Analysis of How Consumers Spend Their Media Time, Q4 2012
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67% completed the purchase elsewhere 
Source: comScore 
Consumers who started shopping on one device or in-store
Mobile coupon usage increased by 41% 
Versus last year, Source: comScore 
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Pre-Meditated Showrooming is on the Rise! 
Up 8% versus last quarter, Source: comScore 
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Combined online & web-influenced sales to reach 
$1.8 trillion by 2017! 
Up from $1.3 trillion in 2013 
Forrester Research 
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READ: HUGE OPPORTUNITY
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The Struggle is Real. Or is it? 
[ ] Attributing credit to the most effective marketing channels 
[ ] Activating data 
[ ] Execution fragmentation 
[ ] Telling your brand story to consumers
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Think Multiple Channels - 
Give Credit Where Credit is Due
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Siloed Data is Sad Data
Point Solutions Are The Enemy 
They are immature, selfish & don’t play nice with others
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One-Size-DOES NOT-Fit-All
Programmatic can help you SEIZE it 
Read: Let us help! 
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The opportunity exists…
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It no longer makes 
economic sense to send a 
message to the many in hopes 
of persuading the few. 
- Lawrence Light 
Former CMO, McDonald’s
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The opposite of 
programmatic is manual, 
not premium. 
- Marissa Mayer 
CEO Yahoo!
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Why would I not 
buy media in a way 
that I can get data back 
and use it to make 
smart decisions? 
- Bonin Bough 
VP, Global Media & 
Consumer Engagement, 
Mondelez International
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Six Best Practices 
[ ] Leverage Data 
[ ] Embrace Transparency 
[ ] Create “Yes And” Partnerships 
[ ] OWN It 
[ ] Internal Alignment 
[ ] Make Educated Bets
[1] Leverage Data 
High Value, Under-Utilized 
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UNDE RS TAND TARGE T MEASUR E 
 Align offline and online 
 Purchase and media data 
 Leverage 3rd party data 
 Create single view 
 Find new customers 
 Drive repeat purchases 
 Drive loyalty & retention 
 Influence hand-raisers 
 Sales &/or Brand impact 
 Fractional Attribution 
 Close the loop 
 Test and learn
[2] Embrace Transparency 
Peel back the onion (there may be tears!) 
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Transparency into: 
[] Your Working Media Dollars 
Transparency into: 
[] What’s Working* 
Transparency into: 
[] What Isn’t Working*
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[3] Create “Yes and...” Partnerships 
Tech Enables… 
& 
Agency 
Brand 
Ad tech 
…but you need an operational framework to drive success
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[5] Internal Reorientation & Alignment… 
Break Down the Silos!
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[5] Internal Reorientation & Alignment… 
Break Down the Silos! 
Goals* 
Aligned, but Weighted 
Education* 
Align Goals & Roles 
Technology 
Foundation for Sharing & Centralization
It’s not just an adoption, it’s an evolution: 
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[last one!] Make an Educated Bet!
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Build Competitive Advantage 
…Grow Market Share
If you wait until there is another 
case study in your industry, 
you will be too late. 
- Seth Godin, 
Author: ‘Permission Marketing’
THANK YOU 
Jenn Vlahavas 
@MediaMath 
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Conquering the Omni-Channel Challenge