Waterfall Industry* Insights
Kane Russell, VP of Marketing
Waterfall
* Retail Mobile Marketing
Waterfall and the 3.0 Platform
Waterfall
๏ Founded August 2005
๏ Offices in SFO (HQ), NYC & Austin
๏ Backed by Vista Equity Partners
๏ Cross-channel mobile & social CRM via SMS,
MMS, QR Codes, IVR, Facebook & Twitter
๏ Stay updated @ www.waterfall.com
๏ Mobile personalized engagement
๏ Custom application development
๏ Short code provisioning, certification
& audit management
3.0
Reference Clients & Brand Campaigns
Objectives For Today’s Webinar
1. Mobile Industry
2. Retail Mobile Marketing
3. Case Studies
4. Opportunities
5. Takeaways
Digital Channel Reach
Source:	
  Mashable,	
  2012
98%
SMS
Opened
FB News Feed
Viewed
16%
Tweets
Viewed
29%12%
Emails
Opened
Digital Marketing Growth in the U.S.
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
$8,237
$7,057
$5,697
$4,238
$2,777
$1,652
$4,995
$4,217
$3,453
$2,760
$2,119
$1,590
$2,468$2,262$2,066$1,875$1,694$1,510
Email	
  marke*ng
Social	
  media	
  marke*ng
Mobile	
  marke*ng
$3,242
$4,896
$6,998
$9,150
$11,274
$13,232 32%
10%
26%
38%
CAGR
Source: Forrester, 2011
U.S. Mobile, Social & Email Market Value ($s in millions)
Mobile Coupon Adoption Rate
Source: eMarketer, 2012
2010 2011 2012 2013
35.6
28.7
19.8
13.3
96.8
92.5
88.2
83.6
CAGR
5%
39%
Projected Users, USA (millions)
Online	
  Coupons Mobile	
  Coupons
Objectives For Today’s Webinar
1. Mobile Industry
2. Retail Mobile Marketing
3. Case Studies
4. Opportunities
5. Takeaways
Retail Mobile Marketing Strategy
Which best describes your mobile strategy?
Source: Forrester, 2011
Don’t have a strategy
Early stage, developing
a strategy
Have a strategy
Have a strategy,
starting to refine
Have a strategy, currently
refining9%
29%
19%
9%
34%
Retail Mobile Marketing Objectives
What are your company’s objectives for mobile?
Source: Forrester, 2011
Smartphone
Tablets
Drive sales to website
Improve customer satisfaction
Develop brand loyalty
Be a ready source of info
Improve customer acquisition
Improve customer retention
Drive traffic in other channels
Keep up with competitors
Learn from mobile
Drive sign ups
Location-based targeting
Real-time marketing
Drive 1:1 dialogues
Reduce SG&A costs 6%
19%
26%
22%
35%
41%
48%
46%
56%
57%
61%
65%
65%
87%
6%
23%
28%
31%
37%
43%
49%
49%
54%
58%
62%
63%
63%
82%
Retail Mobile Marketing Objectives
How do you measure the success of your mobile strategy?
Source: Forrester, 2011
Mobile site traffic
Revenue via mobile
Average order value
Number of mobile app downloads
Product searches via mobile
Number of opted in mobile consumers
Repeat visits/logins
Mobile site/app satisfaction
Number of alerts sent to mobile 8%
14%
20%
20%
20%
32%
54%
75%
80%
Goal of Retail Mobile Marketing
Cross-channel marketing CRM places
consumers at the center of the
conversation, targeting messaging
based on channel preference and
permission.
Multichannel marketing CRM is
the use of different and
disparate channels to
simultaneously push the same
message to the consumer.
Channels
Brand
Channel Channel
Channel
Brand}}CONSUMER
CONSUMER
Objectives For Today’s Webinar
1. Mobile Industry
2. Retail Mobile Marketing
3. Case Studies
4. Opportunities
5. Takeaways
Lane Bryant Instant Win
Takeaways:
Takeaways ...
Do
• Use immediacy within
mobile environment
• Integrate with POS
• Speak in the language
of the consumer
Don’t
• Fail to preplan ongoing
strategy
Lane Bryant Instant Win
Example: One off Engagement
Forever 21 Mobile Club
Takeaways ...
Do
• Drive participation
with non-monetary and
monetary incentives
Don’t
• Fail to promote across
channels
Forever 21 Mobile Club
Takeaways ...
Do
• Drive participation
with non-monetary and
monetary incentives
Don’t
• Fail to promote across
channels
Example: Call to Action Proliferation
Home Depot Scan For More Martha
Home Depot Scan For More Martha
Takeaways ...
Do
• Make user experience as
seamless as possible:
‣ Incentive; integration;
alternative path;
mobile optimized
Don’t
• Focus only on
immediate term
customer value
Sephora Scan. Watch. Learn.
Sephora Scan. Watch. Learn.
Do
• Custom brand 2D
codes when
possible
Takeaways ...
Don’t
• Fail to guide
consumers
through a
brand story
Source: eMarketer, 2012
QR Code Penetration
US Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And Penetration
2011 2012 2013 2014
Adult 2D code users
(millions)
21.20 26.37 32.49 38.57
% increase from
previous year
146.9% 24.4% 23.2% 18.7%
% adult smartphone
user penetration
25% 25% 26% 27%
% adult mobile user
penetration
10.1% 12.4% 15.0% 17.6%
% adult population
penetration
8.9% 11.0% 13.4% 15.7%
Source: eMarketer, 2012
QR Code Preferred Content
Discounts/coupons/free items
More information about products/service
Access to exclusive content
Purchase an item
More information about an event
More information about a brand/company 18%
22%
23%
25%
26%
43%
Tic Tac Mints Mobile App Download
Tic Tac Mints Mobile App Download
Takeaways ...
Do
• Engage target audience
strategically
Don’t
• Promote technology
for technology’s sake
Example: Valuable App Experience
Neebo Mobile Coupons
Neebo Mobile Coupons
Takeaways ...
Do
• Keep the call to action
clear and compelling
Don’t
• Forget to walk
through semantics
when designing a
mobile engagement
strategy
Mobile Coupons Refresher
• App
• Messaging
• Web
Method
Means
• Static
• Dynamic
• Dynamic-verified
Learn more @ the Waterfall webinar archive
Objectives For Today’s Webinar
1. Mobile Industry
2. Retail Mobile Marketing
3. Case Studies
4. Opportunities
5. Takeaways
Source:	
  ePrize,	
  2012
Opportunities: Integrate Email and SMS
For redemption, data collection and
brand awareness:
For coupons:
Mobile wmmmtvyquuvs Email8x
SMS muojomtmuyvs Email6x
Source:	
  ePrize,	
  2012
Opportunities: Analyze and Optimize
Sweet Spot For Lowest Unsubscribe Rates
Peak shopping season
4x per week
Non-peak shopping season
4x per month
Objectives For Today’s Webinar
1. Mobile Industry
2. Retail Mobile Marketing
3. Case Studies
4. Opportunities
5. Takeaways
1. Use cross-channel communication geared toward
ongoing engagement to avoid the limitations of
one-off marketing.
2. Analyze the incentives used in a campaign and
make sure they are sufficient and compelling
enough to drive user interaction.
3. Align mobile with overall branding efforts to
develop a consistent voice throughout the brand’s
marketing portfolio.
Key Takeaways
For more information visit www.waterfall.com
Or contact us directly @ marketing@waterfall.com
Further industry insight available on our blog @ waterfall.com/blog/
Any Questions?

Webinar: Retail Mobile Marketing

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    Waterfall Industry* Insights KaneRussell, VP of Marketing Waterfall * Retail Mobile Marketing
  • 2.
    Waterfall and the3.0 Platform Waterfall ๏ Founded August 2005 ๏ Offices in SFO (HQ), NYC & Austin ๏ Backed by Vista Equity Partners ๏ Cross-channel mobile & social CRM via SMS, MMS, QR Codes, IVR, Facebook & Twitter ๏ Stay updated @ www.waterfall.com ๏ Mobile personalized engagement ๏ Custom application development ๏ Short code provisioning, certification & audit management 3.0
  • 3.
    Reference Clients &Brand Campaigns
  • 4.
    Objectives For Today’sWebinar 1. Mobile Industry 2. Retail Mobile Marketing 3. Case Studies 4. Opportunities 5. Takeaways
  • 5.
    Digital Channel Reach Source:  Mashable,  2012 98% SMS Opened FB News Feed Viewed 16% Tweets Viewed 29%12% Emails Opened
  • 6.
    Digital Marketing Growthin the U.S. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 $8,237 $7,057 $5,697 $4,238 $2,777 $1,652 $4,995 $4,217 $3,453 $2,760 $2,119 $1,590 $2,468$2,262$2,066$1,875$1,694$1,510 Email  marke*ng Social  media  marke*ng Mobile  marke*ng $3,242 $4,896 $6,998 $9,150 $11,274 $13,232 32% 10% 26% 38% CAGR Source: Forrester, 2011 U.S. Mobile, Social & Email Market Value ($s in millions)
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    Mobile Coupon AdoptionRate Source: eMarketer, 2012 2010 2011 2012 2013 35.6 28.7 19.8 13.3 96.8 92.5 88.2 83.6 CAGR 5% 39% Projected Users, USA (millions) Online  Coupons Mobile  Coupons
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    Objectives For Today’sWebinar 1. Mobile Industry 2. Retail Mobile Marketing 3. Case Studies 4. Opportunities 5. Takeaways
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    Retail Mobile MarketingStrategy Which best describes your mobile strategy? Source: Forrester, 2011 Don’t have a strategy Early stage, developing a strategy Have a strategy Have a strategy, starting to refine Have a strategy, currently refining9% 29% 19% 9% 34%
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    Retail Mobile MarketingObjectives What are your company’s objectives for mobile? Source: Forrester, 2011 Smartphone Tablets Drive sales to website Improve customer satisfaction Develop brand loyalty Be a ready source of info Improve customer acquisition Improve customer retention Drive traffic in other channels Keep up with competitors Learn from mobile Drive sign ups Location-based targeting Real-time marketing Drive 1:1 dialogues Reduce SG&A costs 6% 19% 26% 22% 35% 41% 48% 46% 56% 57% 61% 65% 65% 87% 6% 23% 28% 31% 37% 43% 49% 49% 54% 58% 62% 63% 63% 82%
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    Retail Mobile MarketingObjectives How do you measure the success of your mobile strategy? Source: Forrester, 2011 Mobile site traffic Revenue via mobile Average order value Number of mobile app downloads Product searches via mobile Number of opted in mobile consumers Repeat visits/logins Mobile site/app satisfaction Number of alerts sent to mobile 8% 14% 20% 20% 20% 32% 54% 75% 80%
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    Goal of RetailMobile Marketing Cross-channel marketing CRM places consumers at the center of the conversation, targeting messaging based on channel preference and permission. Multichannel marketing CRM is the use of different and disparate channels to simultaneously push the same message to the consumer. Channels Brand Channel Channel Channel Brand}}CONSUMER CONSUMER
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    Objectives For Today’sWebinar 1. Mobile Industry 2. Retail Mobile Marketing 3. Case Studies 4. Opportunities 5. Takeaways
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    Takeaways: Takeaways ... Do • Useimmediacy within mobile environment • Integrate with POS • Speak in the language of the consumer Don’t • Fail to preplan ongoing strategy Lane Bryant Instant Win
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    Example: One offEngagement
  • 17.
    Forever 21 MobileClub Takeaways ... Do • Drive participation with non-monetary and monetary incentives Don’t • Fail to promote across channels
  • 18.
    Forever 21 MobileClub Takeaways ... Do • Drive participation with non-monetary and monetary incentives Don’t • Fail to promote across channels
  • 19.
    Example: Call toAction Proliferation
  • 20.
    Home Depot ScanFor More Martha
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    Home Depot ScanFor More Martha Takeaways ... Do • Make user experience as seamless as possible: ‣ Incentive; integration; alternative path; mobile optimized Don’t • Focus only on immediate term customer value
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    Sephora Scan. Watch.Learn. Do • Custom brand 2D codes when possible Takeaways ... Don’t • Fail to guide consumers through a brand story
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    Source: eMarketer, 2012 QRCode Penetration US Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And PenetrationUS Adult 2D Code Users And Penetration 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adult 2D code users (millions) 21.20 26.37 32.49 38.57 % increase from previous year 146.9% 24.4% 23.2% 18.7% % adult smartphone user penetration 25% 25% 26% 27% % adult mobile user penetration 10.1% 12.4% 15.0% 17.6% % adult population penetration 8.9% 11.0% 13.4% 15.7%
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    Source: eMarketer, 2012 QRCode Preferred Content Discounts/coupons/free items More information about products/service Access to exclusive content Purchase an item More information about an event More information about a brand/company 18% 22% 23% 25% 26% 43%
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    Tic Tac MintsMobile App Download
  • 27.
    Tic Tac MintsMobile App Download Takeaways ... Do • Engage target audience strategically Don’t • Promote technology for technology’s sake
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    Neebo Mobile Coupons Takeaways... Do • Keep the call to action clear and compelling Don’t • Forget to walk through semantics when designing a mobile engagement strategy
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    Mobile Coupons Refresher •App • Messaging • Web Method Means • Static • Dynamic • Dynamic-verified Learn more @ the Waterfall webinar archive
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    Objectives For Today’sWebinar 1. Mobile Industry 2. Retail Mobile Marketing 3. Case Studies 4. Opportunities 5. Takeaways
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    Source:  ePrize,  2012 Opportunities:Integrate Email and SMS For redemption, data collection and brand awareness: For coupons: Mobile wmmmtvyquuvs Email8x SMS muojomtmuyvs Email6x
  • 34.
    Source:  ePrize,  2012 Opportunities:Analyze and Optimize Sweet Spot For Lowest Unsubscribe Rates Peak shopping season 4x per week Non-peak shopping season 4x per month
  • 35.
    Objectives For Today’sWebinar 1. Mobile Industry 2. Retail Mobile Marketing 3. Case Studies 4. Opportunities 5. Takeaways
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    1. Use cross-channelcommunication geared toward ongoing engagement to avoid the limitations of one-off marketing. 2. Analyze the incentives used in a campaign and make sure they are sufficient and compelling enough to drive user interaction. 3. Align mobile with overall branding efforts to develop a consistent voice throughout the brand’s marketing portfolio. Key Takeaways
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    For more informationvisit www.waterfall.com Or contact us directly @ marketing@waterfall.com Further industry insight available on our blog @ waterfall.com/blog/ Any Questions?