Post on 16-Apr-2017
BEYOND PERSONALISATION: THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEXTUAL MARKETING
Examples of contextual marketing include:
• Relevant ads against search results
• Mobile apps that offer discounts based on your location
• Social media adverts that respond to the weather
It’s the next step in a progression from mass marketing to segmentation, personalisation and finally contextual. Bill Brand, president, HSN
Contextual marketing presents a number of challenges to consider. These include:
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Only 14% of marketers feel they leverage consumer, media and transaction data effectively
SOURCE: Millward Brown Digital, 2015
Adapting marketing processes at scale
We can decide where to invest our resources in on an ongoing basis. This means the whole working process changes. The challenge is: how do you scale it up?
Asmita Dubey, chief marketing officer, L’Oreal China
The goal of using contextual information should be to provide greater value to the customer, not bombard them with advertisements.
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Respecting customer privacy
Understanding contextual information
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Nearly 8 out of 10 consumers globally (79%) are concerned about their privacy online
To be truly transformational, companies must learn from contextual insights to offer greater value to their customers.
SOURCE: Beyond personalisation: The challenges of contextual marketing, Economist Intelligence Unit, 2015
It is seen by many as the latest phase in the evolution of marketing.
Contextual marketing is the extension of personalisation with the addition of information about an individual's current context — such as their location, their mood or their buying intentions — to offer them useful products and services.