2014 09-10-12 Building Customer Profiles - Move from clicks to faces

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Web analytics tools are great for investigating user behaviour - however traditionally it doesn't give us the full face of the user. We look at how we can start to put a face to our users by using Google Analytics' demographic reports. This presentation was given at the Google Analytics User Conferences held in Sydney & Melbourne in September 2014.

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Building Customer Profiles

Vinoaj (Vinny) Vijeyakumaar Managing Partner & Co-Founder

SPARKLINE

vinny@sparkline.com @vinoaj

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3 Rules for a Great Presentation

Don’t be that speaker after lunch

Don’t be that speaker before drinks

Don’t be that speaker any time after Avinash

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3 Rules for a Great Presentation

Don’t be that speaker after lunch ✗Don’t be that speaker before drinks ✓Don’t be that speaker any time after Avinash ✗

Hello

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AU, NZ

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SG, MY, TH, ID, PH, VN

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Sparkline

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Sparkline

Managing Partners

Aleetza 9 yrs AdWords / YouTube / Digital Solutions

Vinny 5 yrs Google Analytics / Conversion Rate Optimisation

On with the show …

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Prosopagnosia

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All web analysts are face blind

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The Aim

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Today

• Move away from Clicks to Users • Making sense of Demographic Reports

• Taking Action for Users

Google Analytics Demographic Reports

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Demographic Reporting

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Universal Analytics: The Easy Way

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Universal Analytics: The Hard Way

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ga('create', 'UA-XXXXXX-XX', 'example.com');

ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); ga('send', 'pageview');

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Classic GA: The Easy Way

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Classic GA: The Hard Way

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_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-xxxxx-y']);

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to

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_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-xxxxx-y']);

_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

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var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;

ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://' : 'http://') + 'stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);

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One last thing …

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Step 1: Know your customers’ gender & age makeup

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Step 2: Identify differences in patterns of behaviour

There are more female visitors than males

Females are more engaged than males

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Step 2: Identify differences in patterns of behaviour

Females convert at a rate significantly less than males

Males generate higher value metrics

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What next?

•  Cater research & packages to female audiences

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What next?

• Optimize the booking flow for impatient males

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Step 3: What interests my customers?

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A smartphone retailer

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What interests my customers?

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Propensity to Spend

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What are my customers looking to buy?

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Propensity to Spend

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What action do we take?

Interests •  Technophiles •  Shutter Bugs •  Pop Music

In the market for •  Apparel •  Tech

Accessories

A few suggestions •  Put the camera front & center. Highlight

the camera’s features. •  Put front & center speaker quality. •  How many HD photos can the device

store? •  How many songs can the device hold? •  How much playtime can I get on a full

battery?

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Step 4: Don’t be afraid to drill down

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Step 5: Segment & Learn

Find out more: http://vnjv.co/unifiedsegts

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Segment’s Purchase Behaviour

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Segment’s Intent

Our valuable segment of users are interested in Android phones – primarily those made by Xiaomi, HTC, or Samsung

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Step 6: Retarget to Your Valuable Segments

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Retargeting doesn’t have to be limited to AdWords or DoubleClick…

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Digital knowledge can be applied to offline contexts too …

In-store promotions & bundles

Store layout

What have we achieved?

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The Aim

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From “No Faces” to “Faces”

Click Gender

Age

Behaviour

Interests

Intent

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OK, so it’s more like this …

You Can Still Do More …

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Social Login

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Surveys

Find out more: http://vnjv.co/qualga

Nothing to do tonight?

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5 things to do tonight

Implement display advertising support in Google Analytics 1

Build a picture of your customers 2

Identify your most valuable customer types 3

Engage them 4

Think advanced … Social Logins, Surveys, etc… 5

Put a Face to Your Clicks! vinny@sparkline.com