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Using Benchmark Data to
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Webinar Series: Acquiring & Retaining High Value Ecommerce Customers
Anita Andrews, RJMetrics + Morgan Jacobson, HubSpot
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@INBOUNDECOMM
Head of Ecommerce Sales
MORGAN
JACOBSON
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@AGARIMELLA
VP, Customer Success
ANITA GARIMELLA
ANDREWS
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AGENDA
1  Customer Acquisition
2  Customer Retention
3  Average Order Value
4  Customer Lifetime Value: Quality vs. Quantity
5  Holiday Shoppers
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The Caveats
•  These numbers will look different based on industry, what
you sell, etc.
•  Use these numbers to guide the way you think about your
business strategy, not as a final ruler on your business
success
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1 CUSTOMER ACQUISITION
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What is “Top-Performing”?
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Top Performers Acquire Customers Faster
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Top Performers Acquire Customers Faster
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Best Practices for Acquiring More Customers
•  Conversion Opportunities Before the Checkout
•  Segment and Personalize Your Interactions
•  Nurture Abandoned Carts
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99% of first-time visitors
will NOT make a purchase.
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You need to capture their
information.
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Conversion Opportunities
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Go beyond the coupon
code.
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What Kinds of Content?
•  Newsletters
•  Blog Subscriptions
•  How it Works
•  Beginners Guides
•  Buying Guides
•  Style Guides
•  Recipe Guides
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Just Ask
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Segment…
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Tailor your
communications.
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60% of ecommerce
marketers don’t know their
abandoned cart rate.
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Abandoned Cart Nurturing
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Abandoned Cart Nurturing
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Abandoned Cart Nurturing
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Abandoned Cart Nurturing + Upsell/Cross Sell
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2 CUSTOMER RETENTION
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Number of Orders
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Top Companies Keep Customers Coming Back
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68% of
customers
will never
purchase a
second time.
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Customer Retention Best Practices
•  Reorder Marketing
•  Subscription Options
•  Re-engagement Campaigns
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Reorder Marketing
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Subscription Options
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Re-Engagement
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3 AVERAGE ORDER VALUE
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Increase Average Order Value
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Strategies to Increase Average Order Value
•  Onsite Personalization and Segmentation
•  Product Page Recommendations
•  Upsell and Cross Sell
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Onsite Personalization and Segmentation
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Product Page Personalization
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Upsell and Cross Sell
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CUSTOMER LIFETIME VALUE:
QUALITY VS. QUANTITY
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Average CLV
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Acquire Better Customers: AOV + Retention
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Customer Lifetime Value
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YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
BETTER THAN YOUR
AVERAGE CUSTOMERS.
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The top 10% of
customers is
worth 6x more
than the average
customer.
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Best Practices to Increase the CLV of Your
Best Customers
1  Identify Key Customers
2  Target with Perks and Promotions
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WHAT KIND OF
CUSTOMERS DO YOU
WANT?
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Buyer Personas to Shape Your Strategy
•  Demographic and behavioral information
•  What types of content or experiences attract them
•  What types of messaging and channels influence their
behaviors
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Ways to Identify High Value Customers
•  Amount of Revenue
•  Order Frequency (Monthly, Yearly)
•  Product Categories
•  Email and Social Media Engagement
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Perks and Promotions
•  Early Access to Products and Sales
•  Exclusive First Looks
•  Free shipping Over a Certain Value
•  Free Samples or Gifts
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Early Access to Products and Sales
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Exclusive First Looks
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Free Shipping Over a Certain Order Value
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Free Samples or Gifts
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Loyalty and Rewards Programs
•  All of these perks can be part of loyalty and reward
programs
•  Later in the series we’ll go in deeper depth into how you
can prompt loyalty through a program
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5 HOLIDAY CUSTOMERS
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Holiday Shoppers Are Different
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Holiday Acquisition
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Best Time to Remarket: Same Holiday Season
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Making the Most of Holiday Shoppers
•  Upsell and Cross Sell
•  Post-Holiday Promotions
•  Nurturing Campaigns
•  Targeted Re-engagement Campaigns
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Upsell and Cross Sell with Gift Guides
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Post-Holiday Promotions
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Nurture Into Another Purchase
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Targeted Re-Engagement Campaigns
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CONCLUSION
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How to Join the Top-Performers
1  Product/Market Fit Plays a Big Role
2  Pay Attention to Your Metrics
3  Optimize for Customer Lifetime Value
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How to Market Like a Top-Performer
1  Get to Know Your Prospective Customers
2  Build Relationships With Them
3  Engage With Them on a Personal Level
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focusing on ecommerce companies like you.
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