From SPAM To BAM!
Using Behavioral Data to
Send Impactful Emails
I’m Doug
nice to meet you!
Housekeeping
• Webinar will be recorded and emailed out
• Have a question during the webinar?
- Ask us via the comments box
- Q&A time at end of webinar
• Let’s get social! Tweet us with #spam2bam
and find us on Twitter @Kahuna
Agenda
• Email Today: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
• Five Ways To Use Mobile Behavioral Data To Improve
Email Results
• The Role Of Email In A Cross-Channel Messaging
Strategy
• Metrics That Matter For The Modern Marketer
Email Today: The Good, The Bad,
The Ugly
The good news:
Mobile has enabled email to reach customers anytime
and anywhere
70%of emails are opened on mobile devices
Source: Kahuna customers who opted into benchmarking
The good news:
Customer sentiment around email is improving
ā€œI receive too many email offers and promotionsā€
(percent agreeing)
49%
39%
2010 2014
Base: US online adults (18+)
Sources: Forrester’s North American Consumer Technographics Online Benchmark Survey (Part 2), 2014 Forrester’s North
American Technographics Omnibus Survey, Q1 2010
The good news:
Most marketers find that email drives ROI
9/10marketers report driving positive ROI from
email marketing programs
Source: eConsultancy
The bad news:
You can’t predict where your message will be seen
Source: Gartner (June 2014)
269 276
261
206 256
320
1806 1863
1946
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
2013 2014 2015
PCs Tablets Mobile phones
(in millions)
Tablet sales
overtake PC
sales
Worldwide Device Shipments, 2013 - 2015
The bad news:
Many customers delete promotional email without
reading them
42%delete promotional email without reading it
Source: Forrester Research, ā€œTake Advantage of Positive Email Attitudesā€
The bad news:
The old approach is generating diminishing returns
Emails sent from businesses to
consumers are up 14% since
2013
Email click-to-open rates are
down 25% since 2013
Source: eMarketer
The Ugly:
Optimization tools are noticeably absent
7%of customers agree that email offers are well
timed with their needs
Only
Source: Forrester Research, ā€œTake Advantage of Positive Email Attitudesā€
5 Ways To Use Mobile Behavioral
Data To Improve Email Results
Mobile has fundamentally changed
customer expectations
Immediate Simple Contextual
1) Use cross-channel behavior patterns
āœ— Push opt in
āœ— Engaged
āœ“Email verified
āœ“FB connected
āœ— Push opt in
āœ— Engaged
āœ— Email verified
āœ“FB connected
āœ“ Push opt in
āœ“ Engaged
āœ“ Email verified
āœ“FB connected
Most likely to
read articles on
mobile app
Most likely to
add to cart on
mobile web
Uses app to
browse; buys in
person
2) Individually personalize the content
Personalization made easy.
Simply pair merge tags with Kahuna-
recorded attribute & event data.
3) Optimize for best performing copy
12x
conversion rate on
best performing
copy
87%+
distribution of that copy,
automatically, using RevIQ
A B
4) Time it right
4) Time it right
PREFERRED TIME OF DAY
%OFUSERS
8 PM4 PM12 NOON8 AM4 AM12 AM
10.5%
7.5%
4.5%
1.5%
10 PM
12 PM
4) Time it right
Browse products Add to cart Purchase
User action/
System action
API call Message triggered
5) Trigger campaigns programmatically
Immediately Within an
hour
4 hours
OPTIMALLY
Same-day
OPTIMALLY
One week
OPTIMALLY
Email’s Role In A Cross-Channel
Messaging Strategy
Email has a large reach, regardless of the
customer’s device of choice
PC Mobile Tablet Wearables
Email
Push
In-app
Social
Omnichannel Customer
Understanding
Push
In-App
Email
Facebook
Brands must be able to effectively engage
users where they are
Brands must be able to effectively engage
users where they are
Omnichannel Customer
Understanding
Push
In-App
Email
Facebook
Every customer is different and will have different preferences
on how they want to be communicated with
How do you decide which to use?
Push
In-app
Email
Facebook
Consider:
• Goal
• Message Content
• Channel Availability
• Response Rate
• Timing
When to Use Email
Push
In-app
Email
Facebook
Goal: Emails can be used to drive
interactions in any channel. The more
complicated the action you are trying to
drive (e.g., refinancing a loan), the better
suited a message is to email
Message: Longer, more content heavy
messages
Availability: All users opted into receiving
email
Response Rate: Low
Timing: Non-immediate
When to use Push
Push
In-app
Email
Facebook
Goal: Bring users back into the app and
incentivize action
Message: Short, simple with a specific
call to action
Availability: Can only be sent to users
who have downloaded the app and are
opted into push
Response Rate: High
Timing: Immediate
When to Use In-App
Push
In-app
Email
Facebook
Goal: In-app messages are best used to
help guide a user through the app
experience
Message: Shorter than email, longer than
push (depends on in-app template used –
full page, banner, standard etc.)
Availability: In-app messages can be sent
to anyone with the app open
Response Rate: High
Timing: Immediate (when the user is in
the app)
When to Use Facebook Ads
Push
In-app
Email
Facebook
Goal: Best used for campaign goals that
you’ve seen success with from
Facebook ads
Message: Short, ad format
Availability: Any users who have
connected their Facebook profile to your
app or verified email address
Response Rate: Low
Timing: Non-immediate
Email Metrics That Matter For The
Modern Marketer
Look to quantify what happens after the open
& click
• Delivered
• Open
• Click-through
• Invalid/rejected
• Blocked
• Bounced
• Spam reported
• Unsubscribe
Classic Email Metrics
+ + +
Metrics To Add
Email goal
achievement
(through
lifecycle)
Email
engagement rate
Engagement
uplift
Recommendations
• Track where your email is most frequently opened and
test, test, test
• Put behavioral data to use with granular targeting,
dynamic content personalization, & delivery timing
• Optimize email campaigns in real time to ensure you are
delivering the best possible user experience AND
business results
• Remember: email should be a part of an integrated
communication strategy that includes push, in-app,
social, etc.
Questions?
Let’s stay in touch
+1.844.465.2486
info@kahuna.com
To learn more visit
KAHUNA.COM

Using Behavioral Data to Send Impactful Emails

  • 1.
    From SPAM ToBAM! Using Behavioral Data to Send Impactful Emails
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Housekeeping • Webinar willbe recorded and emailed out • Have a question during the webinar? - Ask us via the comments box - Q&A time at end of webinar • Let’s get social! Tweet us with #spam2bam and find us on Twitter @Kahuna
  • 4.
    Agenda • Email Today:The Good, The Bad, The Ugly • Five Ways To Use Mobile Behavioral Data To Improve Email Results • The Role Of Email In A Cross-Channel Messaging Strategy • Metrics That Matter For The Modern Marketer
  • 5.
    Email Today: TheGood, The Bad, The Ugly
  • 6.
    The good news: Mobilehas enabled email to reach customers anytime and anywhere 70%of emails are opened on mobile devices Source: Kahuna customers who opted into benchmarking
  • 7.
    The good news: Customersentiment around email is improving ā€œI receive too many email offers and promotionsā€ (percent agreeing) 49% 39% 2010 2014 Base: US online adults (18+) Sources: Forrester’s North American Consumer Technographics Online Benchmark Survey (Part 2), 2014 Forrester’s North American Technographics Omnibus Survey, Q1 2010
  • 8.
    The good news: Mostmarketers find that email drives ROI 9/10marketers report driving positive ROI from email marketing programs Source: eConsultancy
  • 9.
    The bad news: Youcan’t predict where your message will be seen Source: Gartner (June 2014) 269 276 261 206 256 320 1806 1863 1946 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 2013 2014 2015 PCs Tablets Mobile phones (in millions) Tablet sales overtake PC sales Worldwide Device Shipments, 2013 - 2015
  • 10.
    The bad news: Manycustomers delete promotional email without reading them 42%delete promotional email without reading it Source: Forrester Research, ā€œTake Advantage of Positive Email Attitudesā€
  • 11.
    The bad news: Theold approach is generating diminishing returns Emails sent from businesses to consumers are up 14% since 2013 Email click-to-open rates are down 25% since 2013 Source: eMarketer
  • 12.
    The Ugly: Optimization toolsare noticeably absent 7%of customers agree that email offers are well timed with their needs Only Source: Forrester Research, ā€œTake Advantage of Positive Email Attitudesā€
  • 13.
    5 Ways ToUse Mobile Behavioral Data To Improve Email Results
  • 14.
    Mobile has fundamentallychanged customer expectations Immediate Simple Contextual
  • 15.
    1) Use cross-channelbehavior patterns āœ— Push opt in āœ— Engaged āœ“Email verified āœ“FB connected āœ— Push opt in āœ— Engaged āœ— Email verified āœ“FB connected āœ“ Push opt in āœ“ Engaged āœ“ Email verified āœ“FB connected Most likely to read articles on mobile app Most likely to add to cart on mobile web Uses app to browse; buys in person
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    2) Individually personalizethe content Personalization made easy. Simply pair merge tags with Kahuna- recorded attribute & event data.
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    3) Optimize forbest performing copy 12x conversion rate on best performing copy 87%+ distribution of that copy, automatically, using RevIQ A B
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    4) Time itright PREFERRED TIME OF DAY %OFUSERS 8 PM4 PM12 NOON8 AM4 AM12 AM 10.5% 7.5% 4.5% 1.5% 10 PM 12 PM
  • 20.
    4) Time itright Browse products Add to cart Purchase
  • 21.
    User action/ System action APIcall Message triggered 5) Trigger campaigns programmatically Immediately Within an hour 4 hours OPTIMALLY Same-day OPTIMALLY One week OPTIMALLY
  • 22.
    Email’s Role InA Cross-Channel Messaging Strategy
  • 23.
    Email has alarge reach, regardless of the customer’s device of choice PC Mobile Tablet Wearables Email Push In-app Social
  • 24.
    Omnichannel Customer Understanding Push In-App Email Facebook Brands mustbe able to effectively engage users where they are
  • 25.
    Brands must beable to effectively engage users where they are Omnichannel Customer Understanding Push In-App Email Facebook Every customer is different and will have different preferences on how they want to be communicated with
  • 26.
    How do youdecide which to use? Push In-app Email Facebook Consider: • Goal • Message Content • Channel Availability • Response Rate • Timing
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    When to UseEmail Push In-app Email Facebook Goal: Emails can be used to drive interactions in any channel. The more complicated the action you are trying to drive (e.g., refinancing a loan), the better suited a message is to email Message: Longer, more content heavy messages Availability: All users opted into receiving email Response Rate: Low Timing: Non-immediate
  • 28.
    When to usePush Push In-app Email Facebook Goal: Bring users back into the app and incentivize action Message: Short, simple with a specific call to action Availability: Can only be sent to users who have downloaded the app and are opted into push Response Rate: High Timing: Immediate
  • 29.
    When to UseIn-App Push In-app Email Facebook Goal: In-app messages are best used to help guide a user through the app experience Message: Shorter than email, longer than push (depends on in-app template used – full page, banner, standard etc.) Availability: In-app messages can be sent to anyone with the app open Response Rate: High Timing: Immediate (when the user is in the app)
  • 30.
    When to UseFacebook Ads Push In-app Email Facebook Goal: Best used for campaign goals that you’ve seen success with from Facebook ads Message: Short, ad format Availability: Any users who have connected their Facebook profile to your app or verified email address Response Rate: Low Timing: Non-immediate
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    Email Metrics ThatMatter For The Modern Marketer
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    Look to quantifywhat happens after the open & click • Delivered • Open • Click-through • Invalid/rejected • Blocked • Bounced • Spam reported • Unsubscribe Classic Email Metrics + + + Metrics To Add Email goal achievement (through lifecycle) Email engagement rate Engagement uplift
  • 33.
    Recommendations • Track whereyour email is most frequently opened and test, test, test • Put behavioral data to use with granular targeting, dynamic content personalization, & delivery timing • Optimize email campaigns in real time to ensure you are delivering the best possible user experience AND business results • Remember: email should be a part of an integrated communication strategy that includes push, in-app, social, etc.
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    Let’s stay intouch +1.844.465.2486 info@kahuna.com To learn more visit KAHUNA.COM