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Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing
Transforming Big Data Into Customer Knowledge
A White Paper
WebFOCUS iWay Software
Table of Contents
	1	 Executive Summary
	2	 Multichannel Marketing: How Predictive Analytics Can Help
	4	 Improving Key Sales and Marketing Operations
	 4	 Customer Retention
	 4	 Customer Acquisition
	 4	 Cross- and Up-Selling
	 5	 Customer Lifetime Value
	 5	 Price Optimization
	 6	 Marketing Mix Modeling
	7	 Successful Predictive Models for Sales and Marketing
	 7	 Understanding the Business Need
	 7	 Understanding the Data
	 7	 Preparing the Data
	7	 Modeling
	8	 Evaluation
	 8	 Turning Results Into Action
	 8	 Delivering Predictions to Business Users
	 8	 Performing “What If” Analysis
	 8	 Feeding Downstream Systems
	9	 WebFOCUS RStat: Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling
	 9	 A Single View of the Customer
	 9	 A Comprehensive Solution for Sales and Marketing Insight
	 9	 A Simple, Intuitive Interface
	 9	 The Highest Level of Accuracy
	10	 Predictive Analytics in Action
	11	Conclusion
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Executive Summary
Sales and marketing professionals face immense pressure to land new customers, even though
buyers have limited funds and are exercising greater discretion in how those funds are spent. They
must also keep existing clients happy and loyal, even as competitors try to woo them away.
Many organizations are turning to predictive analytics to gain an edge. Unlike traditional reporting
solutions, which offer only a view of past activities, predictive analytics provides the ability to look
ahead by discovering patterns and trends in historical sales and marketing data to determine how
potential and existing customers are likely to behave in the future.
Predictive analytics is an ideal way for sales and marketing professionals to make sense of their big
data. Growing multi-channel marketing strategies have created massive volumes of information,
gathered as campaigns are executed across multiple communication venues, including direct,
online, and mobile. More data is also collected when clients call the contact center, meet with a
sales rep, shop at a retail store, etc.
Each touch point represents a critical piece of knowledge about those who buy, or don’t buy,
certain products or services. The ability to decipher patterns and trends in that big data can
empower organizations to predict the likelihood of a customer’s participation in a promotion or
sale, and the probability of future purchases.
Armed with this kind of forward-facing insight, companies can create and implement more
successful sales and marketing strategies so they can:
■■ Determine the optimal mix of marketing programs
■■ Boost the effectiveness of campaigns and promotions
■■ Increase customer acquisition
■■ Maximize return on marketing investment
■■ Formulate more effective product development, enhancement, and pricing plans
■■ Generate more revenue
■■ Increase customer value and wallet share
■■ Optimize satisfaction, loyalty, and retention
In one study, organizations that applied predictive analytics to their sales and marketing efforts
realized a 75 percent higher click-through rate and 73 percent higher sales than those that didn’t.1
This white paper will discuss how multi-channel marketing strategies are making it harder for
companies to obtain the kind of customer knowledge needed to remain competitive. We’ll share
how predictive analytics can help organizations overcome those hurdles by improving many
facets of sales and marketing, and share some best practices for building and deploying predictive
models in sales and marketing environments. We will also highlight WebFOCUS RStat, Information
Builders’ cutting-edge predictive analytics solution, as well as a real-world success story at a
leading discount retailer.
1
Kucera, Trip; White, David. “Divide  Conquer: Using Predictive Analytics to Segment, Target, and Optimize
Marketing,” Aberdeen Group, February 2012.
Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing2
New marketing channels are giving companies more options for communicating with existing and
potential customers. Social media has created higher levels of vendor-to-client and client-to-client
interaction. Sites like Facebook and Twitter provide customers with a venue for expressing ideas and
opinions, and organizations with a way to better understand and get closer to those customers.
The use of mobile marketing is also on the rise, which many experts attribute to its ability to
deliver messages in a more personalized and convenient fashion. According to Forrester’s Julie
Ask in her blog, “Mobile adds a new dimension, a new medium, and a new tool to allow brands to
engage with their consumers.”2
Multichannel marketing strategies that embrace these, and other venues have proven quite
successful. “Multichannel customers have traditionally been more profitable for consumer product,
service, and media companies,” Ask writes in the same article. “Consumers who shop both online
and in-store spend more. Multichannel media consumers have higher levels of engagement than
those present in only one channel. The more one watches TV, listens to the radio, spends time
online, etc., the more advertising they consume.”
As more communication channels emerge, more data is generated – both structured and
unstructured. One of the biggest problems is that the data from new channels isn’t being properly
gathered and used. One report claims that only 19 percent of organizations are collecting data
from mobile channels, while only 35 percent are collecting it from social media vehicles.3
Big data ranks as one of the top three issues on the minds of chief marketing officers (CMOs),
according to a survey conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).4
Perhaps CMOs
realize what an untapped resource it truly is. They understand that it can deliver a wealth of vital
knowledge, but only if the right tools are in place. With manual or traditional reporting methods,
it becomes more difficult to uncover the most important nuggets of customer insight hidden in
massive amounts of data.
It’s a cycle – the intelligence contained in the data collected through multichannel marketing
efforts is needed to drive more successful multichannel initiatives in the future. But few sales and
marketing teams know just how to get to it. In fact, the CEB study also shows that 60 percent
of business users at large organizations lack the tools needed to tap into their corporate data to
make decisions, and cite limited information attainability and usefulness, as well as low employee
capability as the largest obstacles.5
Predictive analytics can change all that. Companies that employ predictive tools will be able to
dynamically mine their multi-channel marketing data, no matter how much of it there is, whether
it’s in a structured or unstructured format, to find what really matters – who customers are, what
they need or want, how they behave, and most importantly, what will compel them to make
Multichannel Marketing:
How Predictive Analytics Can Help
2
Ask, Julie. “Mobile Consumers Create Multichannel Value,” Forrester, May 2010.
3
“Marketing ROI in the Era of Big Data,” Columbia Business School; New York American Marketing Association,
March 2012.
4
Spenner, Patrick. “Beware The Big Data Hype,” November 2011.
5
Spenner, Patrick. “Beware The Big Data Hype,” November 2011.
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a purchase and keep coming back for more. This allows them to refine segmentation to drive
targeting and personalization across channels in a way never before possible, so they can make
smarter choices regarding which communication vehicles to use, or which promotions to offer
for each person.
Marketing professionals can also tap into their big data for the purposes of marketing mix
modeling, to determine the effectiveness of each communication channel as a whole. Based
on historical results, they can easily assess what has been working, as well as what is most likely
to work in the future. They can also uncover areas in need of improvement within each channel
or campaign, asses the viability of new channels before a program launches, and forecast each
channel’s potential impact on the sales pipeline.
Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing4
In the past, predictive modeling tools were simply too complex for business users. Their
sophisticated interfaces and advanced mathematical concepts relegated them to being used only
by statisticians and analysts. Today, however, predictive analytics solutions are far more intuitive,
allowing non-technical professionals – like sales and marketing staff – to fully reap the benefits,
without reliance on experts.
There are an almost unlimited number of ways in which sales and marketing organizations can
apply predictive analytics to enhance their operations. In addition to the previously mentioned
advantages that can be realized through improved marketing mix modeling, some of the areas
where the greatest benefits can be achieved include:
Customer Retention
Customer attrition rates range from 7 percent to 40 percent annually in various industries, according
to the SmartData Collective. Slowing customer churn by as little as 1 percent can mean millions of
dollars to a company’s bottom line.6
Yet few companies truly understand why attrition happens,
leaving them virtually helpless to effectively implement the incentives and programs to stop it.
With predictive analytics, businesses can readily identify who is most likely to defect, when, and
why. They can then use that knowledge to take a proactive approach to improving satisfaction
and loyalty among those clients who are at risk. They can also further boost campaign return on
investment (ROI) by discovering which customers are unlikely to defect, so that retention offers are
not made unnecessarily.
Customer Acquisition
Although studies show that obtaining a new customer can cost three to five times more than
retaining an existing one, companies must continuously expand their customer base to thrive. In a
time when buyers have less money to spend, attracting new clients has become increasingly difficult.
Some will argue that an inability to properly target prospects is a key contributor to the high
costs associated with customer acquisition. Organizations that use predictive analytics can more
easily determine which prospects are most likely to respond to a certain campaign, accept a
certain promotional offer, or purchase a specific product or service. The benefits are two-fold – it
increases the number of new customers obtained, and minimizes related expenses by eliminating
the waste associated with marketing and selling to unqualified prospects.
Cross- and Up-Selling
Many organizations are seeking faster, easier ways to boost revenues and profits, because even the
most successful customer acquisition strategies consume large amounts of time and money. By
selling additional products and services to existing customers, companies can expand wallet share
and increase value, quickly tapping into new income sources within their existing client base.
Improving Key Sales and Marketing Operations
6
Raut, Sandeep. “Customer Churn and Retention,” SmartData Collective, August 2011.
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Effective up-sell and cross-sell programs require insight into what combinations of products
customers typically own, or what offerings they may need or want based on characteristics, past
purchases, and other factors. Predictive analytics provides that intelligence, allowing businesses to
target offers and promotions to those customers who are most likely to accept. This boosts loyalty
and wallet share, and can drive increased customer retention.
Customer Lifetime Value
Knowing which customers will prove to be most valuable over the long-term can empower
companies to best focus their efforts on those clients that are likely to have the greatest impact
on the bottom line. Predictive analytics allows companies to mine massive volumes of customer
data, taking into account risk, chances of loyalty, and current profitability, to provide an accurate
estimate of a client’s future revenues. This knowledge can then be leveraged for other initiatives,
such as aligning the best product or service offer for various levels of customer value, and
ensuring retention efforts are focused on the most profitable clients.
Price Optimization
CMOs and chief financial officers often rely on pricing to achieve their growth objectives.
Establishing an effective pricing strategy, however, is a complex process driven by consumer
demand, competitor dynamics, seasonality, financial goals, and many other factors. Set a price too
high, and sales may be lost. Set it too low, and margins will diminish.
Predictive analytics allows sales and marketing organizations to take a proactive approach to price
management to maximize sales volumes and profitability. Various pricing scenarios can be tested
in advance, with the outcomes accurately forecasted. By simulating price changes by product,
location, or other criteria, organizations can understand their potential impact on profit, volume,
and revenue, and make smarter, more informed pricing decisions. They will be empowered to
respond more rapidly to market shifts, instantly adjusting prices to reflect evolving competitive
strategies or customer demands.
Predictive analytics helps
companies to identify
optimal pricing levels, and
determine their impact on
sales and profitability.
Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing6
Marketing Mix Modeling
New marketing channels are emerging, such as digital and social media. As a result, finding the
right mix of campaigns and promotions has become more challenging. To ensure maximum
return on marketing investment, marketing professionals must know what has been working, and
what is likely to work in the future.
With predictive analytics, marketing departments can analyze the success of past marketing
campaigns to identify areas in need of improvement based on prior results. They can also assess
the viability of new marketing venues, perform “what if” scenarios to evaluate potential changes
to budget allocations or modifications to creative content, and measure each campaign’s likely
impact on the sales pipeline.
Historic assessments of a
brand or category, as well
as past campaigns, improve
planning and execution of
future initiatives.
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To get the most out of their predictive analytics implementation, sales and marketing
departments should follow certain key steps:
Understanding the Business Need
It is crucial to identify the drivers behind the predictive analytics project in the early planning
stages. Once an organization defines what new information it is trying to uncover, what new facts
it wants to learn, or what business initiative it wants to enhance, it can build models and deploy
results accordingly.
Understanding the Data
A thorough collection and exploration of the data should be performed to allow those building
the application to get familiar with the information at hand, so they can identify any quality
problems, glean initial insights, or detect relevant subsets that can be used to form hypotheses
suggested by the experts for hidden information. This also ensures that the available data will
address the business objective.
Preparing the Data
To get data ready, IT organizations must select tables, records, and attributes from various sales
and marketing systems; transform, merge, aggregate, derive, sample, and weight, when required;
and then cleanse and enhance the data to ensure optimum results precision. These steps may
often need to be performed multiple times to make it truly ready for the modeling tool.
In sales and marketing scenarios, specifically, customer data integration is extremely important.
The silos of customer information that exist in most organizations – customer relationship
management (CRM) systems, accounting applications, help desk databases, etc. – must be unified
and synchronized to eliminate inconsistencies and errors.
Modeling
Once the information has been prepared, various modeling techniques should be selected and
applied, with parameters calibrated to optimal values. For example, application developers can
choose regression, decision trees, or other modeling methods. Choosing a modeling technique
should be done according to the underlying characteristics of the data, or the desired form of the
model for scoring. In other words, some techniques may explain the underlying patterns in data
better than others; therefore, the outcomes of various modeling methods must be compared. In
addition, a decision tree would be used if it were deemed important to have a set of rules as the
scoring model, which are very easy to interpret. Several techniques can be applied to the same
scenario to produce results from multiple perspectives.
Successful Predictive Models for Sales and Marketing
Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing8
Evaluation
Thorough assessments should be conducted from two unique perspectives. A technical, data-
based approach should be performed by statisticians, while a business approach gathers feedback
from business issue owners and end users. These will often lead to changes in the model. But
while the technical/data evaluation is important, it should not be so stringent that it significantly
delays implementation and use of the model. The business value of the model should be the
primary test.
Turning Results Into Action
Most importantly, companies must be able to transform the results of modeling efforts into
actionable insight that sales and marketing professionals can apply to enhance planning and
decision-making. The insight provided by predictive analysis initiatives must be shared with
key stakeholders across the entire sales and marketing landscape – including any third-parties that
may be involved, such as consultants and advertising agencies – to create an analytics-
driven culture.
Delivering Predictions to Business Users
By incorporating models into dashboard and reporting environments, organizations can ensure
that the results are readily accessible to not just marketing analysts, but all sales and marketing
professionals, whenever they need them. To maximize usability and value, these results must be
presented in an intuitive way, such as a list of target customers who are most likely to participate
in certain cross-sell offers, or a list of high-value clients with a high likelihood of churn who require
specialized attention to ensure loyalty.
Performing “What If” Analysis
Sales and marketing strategies must shift frequently to keep pace with rapidly changing customer
and market demands. To deliver the most advantage to sales and marketing departments,
predictive analytics applications must enable the analysis of “what if” scenarios. This will allow
professionals to understand the potential impacts of price adjustments or discounts, alterations to
product positioning or messaging, and other changes – before they are implemented.
Feeding Downstream Systems
Even further value can be derived from the results of predictive models when they are dynamically
shared with other applications and systems. For example, the results of proposed content changes
for an e-mail can be automatically fed to a campaign management system, while the estimated
impact of discounts can be sent directly to pricing systems to enable automated adjustments.
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WebFOCUS RStat is the market’s first fully integrated business intelligence (BI) and data mining
environment, seamlessly bridging the gap between backward- and forward-facing views of sales
and marketing operations.
With WebFOCUS RStat, sales and marketing professionals can effectively tap into data from across
and beyond the enterprise, and use it to more intelligently create and implement campaigns,
develop loyalty programs, set sales strategies, formulate product development and pricing plans,
and more.
WebFOCUS RStat offers:
A Single View of the Customer
With WebFOCUS RStat, any information, in any format, and from any source, can be readily
retrieved, consolidated, and leveraged for predictive analysis. This includes information entered
into CRM systems; structured and unstructured data generated through mobile, social media,
and other marketing channels; and information collected in call centers, kiosks, e-commerce
sites, and retail stores.
A Comprehensive Solution for Sales and Marketing Insight
Part of the market-leading WebFOCUS BI platform, WebFOCUS RStat provides a single
environment for reporting, data modeling, and scoring. This enables in-depth analysis and
forecasting of any structured or unstructured data through one complete solution.
A Simple, Intuitive Interface
Unlike other predictive modeling tools, which are too complex for business users, WebFOCUS
RStat is simple and user-friendly. Sales and marketing staff no longer have to rely on analysts or
statisticians to generate forecasts. Instead, they can make their own accurate, validated future
predictions, rather than rely on instinct alone. This intuitiveness accelerates time to value,
optimizes resources, and increases return on investment.
The Highest Level of Accuracy
WebFOCUS RStat offers significantly increased accuracy. With the powerful and flexible R engine
as its underlying analysis tool, sales and marketing professionals can rest assured that the results
generated will always be consistent, complete, and correct.
WebFOCUS RStat: Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling
Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing10
A leading discount retailer – one of the fastest-growing in the country – wanted to tap into
billions of rows of stored data, to help marketing and merchandising executives uncover hidden
opportunities and make more informed decisions. By deploying an environment for high-speed,
large-scale market basket analysis, the company was able to achieve significant financial gains.
Two years of raw point-of-sale (POS) data were consolidated into a single database, containing
deep detail about each transaction, including SKU numbers, prices, number of items purchased,
and whether coupons were used. Hundreds of users can now leverage that database to achieve
complete market basket transparency. For example, marketing and merchandising professionals
can understand pricing patterns, assess campaign results, and find demand relationships between
products. Store operations staff can track conversions, and compare their sales levels to that of
other stores. Supply-chain managers can monitor product availability, vendor performance, and
inventory levels.
The benefits of this improved clarity have been easy to recognize. The ability to more accurately
assess campaigns in progress makes merchandisers more agile, allowing them to adjust their
efforts accordingly. A greater understanding of affinities in the basket – by day, time, and other
factors – facilitates the smarter building of item and store clusters. Improved decision-making
across multiple functions contributes to an increase in same-store sales and enhancements in
overall company performance.
Predictive Analytics in Action
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Multi-channel marketing strategies, combined with a growing number of sales and service
interaction points, are creating a mountain of structured and unstructured data that holds
valuable insight about customers and their behaviors. In a time when buyers have less money to
spend, and brand loyalty is at an all-time low, instinct and guesswork are no longer enough to
facilitate the development and execution of successful sales and marketing plans.
To succeed, sales and marketing professionals must be able to exploit big data, transforming it into
accurate, actionable knowledge that can drive acquisition, retention, and value, while increasing
productivity and cost-efficiency. With the right predictive analytics solution in place, organizations
can collect and consolidate critical customer information from inside and outside the enterprise,
discover vital patterns and trends that shed light on how customers behave and why, and use that
insight to create more targeted and successful multi-channel sales and marketing strategies.
Unlike other predictive analytics tools, which are too expensive and complicated for non-technical
sales and marketing professionals, WebFOCUS RStat provides a single, comprehensive, and intuitive
platform that enables the generation of highly accurate forecasts and predictions. Sales and
marketing teams can quickly and easily consolidate and analyze any structured or unstructured
customer data, from any source, and leverage it to improve everything from segmentation,
marketing mix modeling, and up-sell/cross-sell to product development and pricing. As a result,
they can maximize return on marketing investment, and boost sales and profitability.
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Best practices for predicting results: a guide to marketing analytics

  • 1. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing Transforming Big Data Into Customer Knowledge A White Paper WebFOCUS iWay Software
  • 2. Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary 2 Multichannel Marketing: How Predictive Analytics Can Help 4 Improving Key Sales and Marketing Operations 4 Customer Retention 4 Customer Acquisition 4 Cross- and Up-Selling 5 Customer Lifetime Value 5 Price Optimization 6 Marketing Mix Modeling 7 Successful Predictive Models for Sales and Marketing 7 Understanding the Business Need 7 Understanding the Data 7 Preparing the Data 7 Modeling 8 Evaluation 8 Turning Results Into Action 8 Delivering Predictions to Business Users 8 Performing “What If” Analysis 8 Feeding Downstream Systems 9 WebFOCUS RStat: Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling 9 A Single View of the Customer 9 A Comprehensive Solution for Sales and Marketing Insight 9 A Simple, Intuitive Interface 9 The Highest Level of Accuracy 10 Predictive Analytics in Action 11 Conclusion
  • 3. Information Builders1 Executive Summary Sales and marketing professionals face immense pressure to land new customers, even though buyers have limited funds and are exercising greater discretion in how those funds are spent. They must also keep existing clients happy and loyal, even as competitors try to woo them away. Many organizations are turning to predictive analytics to gain an edge. Unlike traditional reporting solutions, which offer only a view of past activities, predictive analytics provides the ability to look ahead by discovering patterns and trends in historical sales and marketing data to determine how potential and existing customers are likely to behave in the future. Predictive analytics is an ideal way for sales and marketing professionals to make sense of their big data. Growing multi-channel marketing strategies have created massive volumes of information, gathered as campaigns are executed across multiple communication venues, including direct, online, and mobile. More data is also collected when clients call the contact center, meet with a sales rep, shop at a retail store, etc. Each touch point represents a critical piece of knowledge about those who buy, or don’t buy, certain products or services. The ability to decipher patterns and trends in that big data can empower organizations to predict the likelihood of a customer’s participation in a promotion or sale, and the probability of future purchases. Armed with this kind of forward-facing insight, companies can create and implement more successful sales and marketing strategies so they can: ■■ Determine the optimal mix of marketing programs ■■ Boost the effectiveness of campaigns and promotions ■■ Increase customer acquisition ■■ Maximize return on marketing investment ■■ Formulate more effective product development, enhancement, and pricing plans ■■ Generate more revenue ■■ Increase customer value and wallet share ■■ Optimize satisfaction, loyalty, and retention In one study, organizations that applied predictive analytics to their sales and marketing efforts realized a 75 percent higher click-through rate and 73 percent higher sales than those that didn’t.1 This white paper will discuss how multi-channel marketing strategies are making it harder for companies to obtain the kind of customer knowledge needed to remain competitive. We’ll share how predictive analytics can help organizations overcome those hurdles by improving many facets of sales and marketing, and share some best practices for building and deploying predictive models in sales and marketing environments. We will also highlight WebFOCUS RStat, Information Builders’ cutting-edge predictive analytics solution, as well as a real-world success story at a leading discount retailer. 1 Kucera, Trip; White, David. “Divide Conquer: Using Predictive Analytics to Segment, Target, and Optimize Marketing,” Aberdeen Group, February 2012.
  • 4. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing2 New marketing channels are giving companies more options for communicating with existing and potential customers. Social media has created higher levels of vendor-to-client and client-to-client interaction. Sites like Facebook and Twitter provide customers with a venue for expressing ideas and opinions, and organizations with a way to better understand and get closer to those customers. The use of mobile marketing is also on the rise, which many experts attribute to its ability to deliver messages in a more personalized and convenient fashion. According to Forrester’s Julie Ask in her blog, “Mobile adds a new dimension, a new medium, and a new tool to allow brands to engage with their consumers.”2 Multichannel marketing strategies that embrace these, and other venues have proven quite successful. “Multichannel customers have traditionally been more profitable for consumer product, service, and media companies,” Ask writes in the same article. “Consumers who shop both online and in-store spend more. Multichannel media consumers have higher levels of engagement than those present in only one channel. The more one watches TV, listens to the radio, spends time online, etc., the more advertising they consume.” As more communication channels emerge, more data is generated – both structured and unstructured. One of the biggest problems is that the data from new channels isn’t being properly gathered and used. One report claims that only 19 percent of organizations are collecting data from mobile channels, while only 35 percent are collecting it from social media vehicles.3 Big data ranks as one of the top three issues on the minds of chief marketing officers (CMOs), according to a survey conducted by the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).4 Perhaps CMOs realize what an untapped resource it truly is. They understand that it can deliver a wealth of vital knowledge, but only if the right tools are in place. With manual or traditional reporting methods, it becomes more difficult to uncover the most important nuggets of customer insight hidden in massive amounts of data. It’s a cycle – the intelligence contained in the data collected through multichannel marketing efforts is needed to drive more successful multichannel initiatives in the future. But few sales and marketing teams know just how to get to it. In fact, the CEB study also shows that 60 percent of business users at large organizations lack the tools needed to tap into their corporate data to make decisions, and cite limited information attainability and usefulness, as well as low employee capability as the largest obstacles.5 Predictive analytics can change all that. Companies that employ predictive tools will be able to dynamically mine their multi-channel marketing data, no matter how much of it there is, whether it’s in a structured or unstructured format, to find what really matters – who customers are, what they need or want, how they behave, and most importantly, what will compel them to make Multichannel Marketing: How Predictive Analytics Can Help 2 Ask, Julie. “Mobile Consumers Create Multichannel Value,” Forrester, May 2010. 3 “Marketing ROI in the Era of Big Data,” Columbia Business School; New York American Marketing Association, March 2012. 4 Spenner, Patrick. “Beware The Big Data Hype,” November 2011. 5 Spenner, Patrick. “Beware The Big Data Hype,” November 2011.
  • 5. Information Builders3 a purchase and keep coming back for more. This allows them to refine segmentation to drive targeting and personalization across channels in a way never before possible, so they can make smarter choices regarding which communication vehicles to use, or which promotions to offer for each person. Marketing professionals can also tap into their big data for the purposes of marketing mix modeling, to determine the effectiveness of each communication channel as a whole. Based on historical results, they can easily assess what has been working, as well as what is most likely to work in the future. They can also uncover areas in need of improvement within each channel or campaign, asses the viability of new channels before a program launches, and forecast each channel’s potential impact on the sales pipeline.
  • 6. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing4 In the past, predictive modeling tools were simply too complex for business users. Their sophisticated interfaces and advanced mathematical concepts relegated them to being used only by statisticians and analysts. Today, however, predictive analytics solutions are far more intuitive, allowing non-technical professionals – like sales and marketing staff – to fully reap the benefits, without reliance on experts. There are an almost unlimited number of ways in which sales and marketing organizations can apply predictive analytics to enhance their operations. In addition to the previously mentioned advantages that can be realized through improved marketing mix modeling, some of the areas where the greatest benefits can be achieved include: Customer Retention Customer attrition rates range from 7 percent to 40 percent annually in various industries, according to the SmartData Collective. Slowing customer churn by as little as 1 percent can mean millions of dollars to a company’s bottom line.6 Yet few companies truly understand why attrition happens, leaving them virtually helpless to effectively implement the incentives and programs to stop it. With predictive analytics, businesses can readily identify who is most likely to defect, when, and why. They can then use that knowledge to take a proactive approach to improving satisfaction and loyalty among those clients who are at risk. They can also further boost campaign return on investment (ROI) by discovering which customers are unlikely to defect, so that retention offers are not made unnecessarily. Customer Acquisition Although studies show that obtaining a new customer can cost three to five times more than retaining an existing one, companies must continuously expand their customer base to thrive. In a time when buyers have less money to spend, attracting new clients has become increasingly difficult. Some will argue that an inability to properly target prospects is a key contributor to the high costs associated with customer acquisition. Organizations that use predictive analytics can more easily determine which prospects are most likely to respond to a certain campaign, accept a certain promotional offer, or purchase a specific product or service. The benefits are two-fold – it increases the number of new customers obtained, and minimizes related expenses by eliminating the waste associated with marketing and selling to unqualified prospects. Cross- and Up-Selling Many organizations are seeking faster, easier ways to boost revenues and profits, because even the most successful customer acquisition strategies consume large amounts of time and money. By selling additional products and services to existing customers, companies can expand wallet share and increase value, quickly tapping into new income sources within their existing client base. Improving Key Sales and Marketing Operations 6 Raut, Sandeep. “Customer Churn and Retention,” SmartData Collective, August 2011.
  • 7. Information Builders5 Effective up-sell and cross-sell programs require insight into what combinations of products customers typically own, or what offerings they may need or want based on characteristics, past purchases, and other factors. Predictive analytics provides that intelligence, allowing businesses to target offers and promotions to those customers who are most likely to accept. This boosts loyalty and wallet share, and can drive increased customer retention. Customer Lifetime Value Knowing which customers will prove to be most valuable over the long-term can empower companies to best focus their efforts on those clients that are likely to have the greatest impact on the bottom line. Predictive analytics allows companies to mine massive volumes of customer data, taking into account risk, chances of loyalty, and current profitability, to provide an accurate estimate of a client’s future revenues. This knowledge can then be leveraged for other initiatives, such as aligning the best product or service offer for various levels of customer value, and ensuring retention efforts are focused on the most profitable clients. Price Optimization CMOs and chief financial officers often rely on pricing to achieve their growth objectives. Establishing an effective pricing strategy, however, is a complex process driven by consumer demand, competitor dynamics, seasonality, financial goals, and many other factors. Set a price too high, and sales may be lost. Set it too low, and margins will diminish. Predictive analytics allows sales and marketing organizations to take a proactive approach to price management to maximize sales volumes and profitability. Various pricing scenarios can be tested in advance, with the outcomes accurately forecasted. By simulating price changes by product, location, or other criteria, organizations can understand their potential impact on profit, volume, and revenue, and make smarter, more informed pricing decisions. They will be empowered to respond more rapidly to market shifts, instantly adjusting prices to reflect evolving competitive strategies or customer demands. Predictive analytics helps companies to identify optimal pricing levels, and determine their impact on sales and profitability.
  • 8. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing6 Marketing Mix Modeling New marketing channels are emerging, such as digital and social media. As a result, finding the right mix of campaigns and promotions has become more challenging. To ensure maximum return on marketing investment, marketing professionals must know what has been working, and what is likely to work in the future. With predictive analytics, marketing departments can analyze the success of past marketing campaigns to identify areas in need of improvement based on prior results. They can also assess the viability of new marketing venues, perform “what if” scenarios to evaluate potential changes to budget allocations or modifications to creative content, and measure each campaign’s likely impact on the sales pipeline. Historic assessments of a brand or category, as well as past campaigns, improve planning and execution of future initiatives.
  • 9. Information Builders7 To get the most out of their predictive analytics implementation, sales and marketing departments should follow certain key steps: Understanding the Business Need It is crucial to identify the drivers behind the predictive analytics project in the early planning stages. Once an organization defines what new information it is trying to uncover, what new facts it wants to learn, or what business initiative it wants to enhance, it can build models and deploy results accordingly. Understanding the Data A thorough collection and exploration of the data should be performed to allow those building the application to get familiar with the information at hand, so they can identify any quality problems, glean initial insights, or detect relevant subsets that can be used to form hypotheses suggested by the experts for hidden information. This also ensures that the available data will address the business objective. Preparing the Data To get data ready, IT organizations must select tables, records, and attributes from various sales and marketing systems; transform, merge, aggregate, derive, sample, and weight, when required; and then cleanse and enhance the data to ensure optimum results precision. These steps may often need to be performed multiple times to make it truly ready for the modeling tool. In sales and marketing scenarios, specifically, customer data integration is extremely important. The silos of customer information that exist in most organizations – customer relationship management (CRM) systems, accounting applications, help desk databases, etc. – must be unified and synchronized to eliminate inconsistencies and errors. Modeling Once the information has been prepared, various modeling techniques should be selected and applied, with parameters calibrated to optimal values. For example, application developers can choose regression, decision trees, or other modeling methods. Choosing a modeling technique should be done according to the underlying characteristics of the data, or the desired form of the model for scoring. In other words, some techniques may explain the underlying patterns in data better than others; therefore, the outcomes of various modeling methods must be compared. In addition, a decision tree would be used if it were deemed important to have a set of rules as the scoring model, which are very easy to interpret. Several techniques can be applied to the same scenario to produce results from multiple perspectives. Successful Predictive Models for Sales and Marketing
  • 10. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing8 Evaluation Thorough assessments should be conducted from two unique perspectives. A technical, data- based approach should be performed by statisticians, while a business approach gathers feedback from business issue owners and end users. These will often lead to changes in the model. But while the technical/data evaluation is important, it should not be so stringent that it significantly delays implementation and use of the model. The business value of the model should be the primary test. Turning Results Into Action Most importantly, companies must be able to transform the results of modeling efforts into actionable insight that sales and marketing professionals can apply to enhance planning and decision-making. The insight provided by predictive analysis initiatives must be shared with key stakeholders across the entire sales and marketing landscape – including any third-parties that may be involved, such as consultants and advertising agencies – to create an analytics- driven culture. Delivering Predictions to Business Users By incorporating models into dashboard and reporting environments, organizations can ensure that the results are readily accessible to not just marketing analysts, but all sales and marketing professionals, whenever they need them. To maximize usability and value, these results must be presented in an intuitive way, such as a list of target customers who are most likely to participate in certain cross-sell offers, or a list of high-value clients with a high likelihood of churn who require specialized attention to ensure loyalty. Performing “What If” Analysis Sales and marketing strategies must shift frequently to keep pace with rapidly changing customer and market demands. To deliver the most advantage to sales and marketing departments, predictive analytics applications must enable the analysis of “what if” scenarios. This will allow professionals to understand the potential impacts of price adjustments or discounts, alterations to product positioning or messaging, and other changes – before they are implemented. Feeding Downstream Systems Even further value can be derived from the results of predictive models when they are dynamically shared with other applications and systems. For example, the results of proposed content changes for an e-mail can be automatically fed to a campaign management system, while the estimated impact of discounts can be sent directly to pricing systems to enable automated adjustments.
  • 11. Information Builders9 WebFOCUS RStat is the market’s first fully integrated business intelligence (BI) and data mining environment, seamlessly bridging the gap between backward- and forward-facing views of sales and marketing operations. With WebFOCUS RStat, sales and marketing professionals can effectively tap into data from across and beyond the enterprise, and use it to more intelligently create and implement campaigns, develop loyalty programs, set sales strategies, formulate product development and pricing plans, and more. WebFOCUS RStat offers: A Single View of the Customer With WebFOCUS RStat, any information, in any format, and from any source, can be readily retrieved, consolidated, and leveraged for predictive analysis. This includes information entered into CRM systems; structured and unstructured data generated through mobile, social media, and other marketing channels; and information collected in call centers, kiosks, e-commerce sites, and retail stores. A Comprehensive Solution for Sales and Marketing Insight Part of the market-leading WebFOCUS BI platform, WebFOCUS RStat provides a single environment for reporting, data modeling, and scoring. This enables in-depth analysis and forecasting of any structured or unstructured data through one complete solution. A Simple, Intuitive Interface Unlike other predictive modeling tools, which are too complex for business users, WebFOCUS RStat is simple and user-friendly. Sales and marketing staff no longer have to rely on analysts or statisticians to generate forecasts. Instead, they can make their own accurate, validated future predictions, rather than rely on instinct alone. This intuitiveness accelerates time to value, optimizes resources, and increases return on investment. The Highest Level of Accuracy WebFOCUS RStat offers significantly increased accuracy. With the powerful and flexible R engine as its underlying analysis tool, sales and marketing professionals can rest assured that the results generated will always be consistent, complete, and correct. WebFOCUS RStat: Cutting-Edge Predictive Modeling
  • 12. Predictive Analytics for Sales and Marketing10 A leading discount retailer – one of the fastest-growing in the country – wanted to tap into billions of rows of stored data, to help marketing and merchandising executives uncover hidden opportunities and make more informed decisions. By deploying an environment for high-speed, large-scale market basket analysis, the company was able to achieve significant financial gains. Two years of raw point-of-sale (POS) data were consolidated into a single database, containing deep detail about each transaction, including SKU numbers, prices, number of items purchased, and whether coupons were used. Hundreds of users can now leverage that database to achieve complete market basket transparency. For example, marketing and merchandising professionals can understand pricing patterns, assess campaign results, and find demand relationships between products. Store operations staff can track conversions, and compare their sales levels to that of other stores. Supply-chain managers can monitor product availability, vendor performance, and inventory levels. The benefits of this improved clarity have been easy to recognize. The ability to more accurately assess campaigns in progress makes merchandisers more agile, allowing them to adjust their efforts accordingly. A greater understanding of affinities in the basket – by day, time, and other factors – facilitates the smarter building of item and store clusters. Improved decision-making across multiple functions contributes to an increase in same-store sales and enhancements in overall company performance. Predictive Analytics in Action
  • 13. Information Builders11 Multi-channel marketing strategies, combined with a growing number of sales and service interaction points, are creating a mountain of structured and unstructured data that holds valuable insight about customers and their behaviors. In a time when buyers have less money to spend, and brand loyalty is at an all-time low, instinct and guesswork are no longer enough to facilitate the development and execution of successful sales and marketing plans. To succeed, sales and marketing professionals must be able to exploit big data, transforming it into accurate, actionable knowledge that can drive acquisition, retention, and value, while increasing productivity and cost-efficiency. With the right predictive analytics solution in place, organizations can collect and consolidate critical customer information from inside and outside the enterprise, discover vital patterns and trends that shed light on how customers behave and why, and use that insight to create more targeted and successful multi-channel sales and marketing strategies. Unlike other predictive analytics tools, which are too expensive and complicated for non-technical sales and marketing professionals, WebFOCUS RStat provides a single, comprehensive, and intuitive platform that enables the generation of highly accurate forecasts and predictions. Sales and marketing teams can quickly and easily consolidate and analyze any structured or unstructured customer data, from any source, and leverage it to improve everything from segmentation, marketing mix modeling, and up-sell/cross-sell to product development and pricing. As a result, they can maximize return on marketing investment, and boost sales and profitability. Conclusion
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