using personalisation to 
reduce the friction. 
Paul Stephen 
C.E.O., Sagittarius 
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using personalisation to 
reduce the friction. 
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customer lifetime value.(CLV) 
def: Customer revenue less the cost to 
acquire and then serve the customer 
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value to relationships. 
calculate profitability. 
guides marketing decisions. 
focus and loyalty. 
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customer 
maturity model.
multi-channel. social 
media 
online 
physical 
store 
customer 
mobile 
big data 
CRM 
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consumer 
digital 
ecosphere. 
community 
content 
commerce 
Mary Meeker, internet trends 2014 
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reducing the friction 
make it easier for the customer. 
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reducing the friction. 
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22% 
lower 
bounce 
rate 
7% 
increase 
holiday 
searches 
32% 
increase 
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packages 
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107% 
improvement 
in sign ups 
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55% 
increase 
online 
booking 
16% 
growth 
in 
business 
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learned, explicit 
& implied data. 
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add more. 
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the human API 
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the human API 
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what next? 
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top tips. 
know your customer 
think about their journey 
reduce the friction 
what can you learn 
what can you add? 
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thank you. 
Paul Stephen 
paul@sagittarius.agency 
@SitecoreUK @SagittariusMktg

Using Personalisation to Reduce the Friction