Consumer Behaviour: The Changes you Need to Know About and How to Respond
Transcript of Consumer Behaviour: The Changes you Need to Know About and How to Respond
Consumer Behaviour – The Changes you Need to Know about and How to Respond
Damien Bennett, NMPi
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes:1. Chance2. Nature3. Compulsions4. Habit5. Reason6. Passion7. Desire
-Aristotle
3Areas of Focus
1. Increasingly complex customer
journeys
2. Greater customer expectations
3. Changes in customer’s interactions with brands
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Research
Consideration
Purchase
1. Increasingly Complex Customer JourneysMarketers have historically seen the customer journey as a funnel
• Broadcast• OOH
• Prospecting display• Generic search
• Retargeting• Email
Customer Journey Funnel:
Channel
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In fact user journeys are complex and unpredictable1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
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comScore (2015)
The majority of UK internet users use both desktops and mobile to go online1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
Desktop Only Multi-Device Mobile & Tablet Only
23% 72% 5%
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Apadmi (2015)
11% of people in the UK shop in-store, via the website and via the app of their favourite retailer
1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
Store
App Website
11%
55%
2%
1%
22%
8%1%
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When making purchases over £20, UK shopper currently use an average of 2.2 sources of research
1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
51%
22%
17%
6%
Retail Sites
Manufacturer Sites
Blogs
Social MediaSavvy (2015)
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Mobile plays an important role in driving in-store revenue1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
36%
37%
Of consumers who are looking up products on their mobiles ultimately make their purchase in-store (xAd, 2015)
Of UK purchases which begin on mobile convert in person(xAd/Telmetrics, 2014)
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Shoppercentric (2016)
Mobile activity plays a wider number of roles in people’s customer journeys1. Increasingly Complex Customer Journeys
Consider Inspiration Research Find Share Buy After Sales
60%
52% 51% 49%
35%
28%
11%
Activities on Smartphone
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Innovation becomes the norm increasingly quickly2. Greater Customer Expectations
122. Greater Customer ExpectationsSpeed of delivery is essential to younger consumers
90%
86%
Of 18-24 year olds would shop online more often if they were in control of more convenient delivery optionsEconsultancy (2015)
Of 18-24 year olds say that delivery options are a key factor influencing their choice of retailer when shopping onlineEconsultancy (2015)
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Consumers abandon baskets for a variety of reasons2. Greater Customer Expectations
54% 40
%33% 30
%
“Changed mind”
Delivery costs
More consideration
Check for cheaper price
Yes, several times; 63%Yes, once; 14%
No; 17%
I don't remember; 7%
Percentagte of Consumers Abandoning Checkouts
eDigital Research (2015)
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eDigital Research (2015)
64% of UK online shopper would purchase more if real-time support was readily available
3. Changes in Customer’s Interactions with Brands
Yes, definitely; 18%
Yes, probably; 46%
Probably not; 19%
Definitely not; 1% Don't know; 15%
Would you purchase more if real-time support was available?
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Speed is cited by customers as the most important 3. Changes in Customer’s Interactions with Brands
Contact in extended hours
Friendly agent
Single point of contact
Contact an agent instantly
Contact for free
Quick response
21%
23%
25%
46%
56%
68%
What are the most important criteria for online customer service?
eDigital Research (2015)
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eDigital Research (2015)
43% of live chat users expect a response within one minute3. Changes in Customer’s Interaction with Brands
Social Media
Web call back
Phone
Live chat
7%
10%
21%
35%
43%
% of Consumers Expecting a Response Within One Minute
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Ofcom (2015)
75% of UK internet users read online reviews3. Changes in Customer’s Interaction with Brands
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
76%80% 80%
73%76%
60% 58%
33%
47% 46%
39% 38%
25% 24%
Reading and Writing Online Reviews by Demographic Group
Read Write
18Areas of Focus
1. Increasingly complex customer
journeys
2. Greater customer expectations
3. Changes in customer’s interactions with brands
19How to Respond
1.Understand our customer’s journey
2.Reach our customers with the right message
3.Meet customer expectations
4.Encourage positive advocacy
20How to Respond
1. Introduce effective measurement
2. Meet customer expectations
3. Bring internal teams together
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Experian, April 2015
Most multichannel advertisers are still reliant on basic attribution methods1. Introduce Effective Measurement
70%
30%
How do you attribute revenue to channels?
First or last touch Fractionally allocate
221. Introduce Effective Measurement
Simple Complex
• Not de-duped • Inconsistent
sources• Last click wins
• De-duped• Consistent source• Last click wins
• De-duped• Consistent source• Attributed
• De-duped• Consistent source• Attributed• Cross device• Omnichannel• Customer data
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In order for attribution to be successful solution to be effective it must:1. Introduce Effective Measurement
Be purpose-built for measuring the performance of media
Be able to track all top media-driven channels, including Organic Search
Allow both click and impression tracking
Give full visibility of the top conversion paths
Be able to provide granular detail on performance (i.e. keyword level for Paid Search)
Be able to integrate with media management technology
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Becoming Aware
Researching
In-Market
Re-engagement
1. Introduce Effective Measurement
• Reach• Brand search uplift• Ad Recall• Social engagement
• New visitors• Cost Per New Visitor• Bounce rate• Time on site• Pages viewed
• Revenue• ROI• Store visits• Per session value
• Lifetime value
Customer Stage KPIs
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Forbes (2015)
79% of UK retailers have no way for customer to publicly rate and review their service online
2. Meet Customer Expectations
Rate and review service; 19%
No rate and review service; 79%
Retailers With a Rate and Review Service
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47% of adults say they have had an issuer with delivery over the past 12 months
2. Meet Customer Expectations
Yes; 47%
No; 53%
Over the Past 12 Months Have you Experienced Issues With Delivery?
JDA (2015)
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As internal teams we often behave like “The Blind Men and the Elephant”3. Bring Internal Teams Together
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To be successful we need to kill our internal silos3. Bring Internal Teams Together
Target
Creative Brand Social Web Acquisition PR
CEO, CFO, COO
29How to Respond
1. Introduce effective measurement
2. Meet customer expectations
3. Bring internal teams together
Any Questions?