Windsor Circle, Inc.
The State of Predictive Marketing Platforms
•  Predictive Lifecycle
Marketing Platform
•  350+ Retail Clients
•  35MM Consumers
•  80+ Employees
•  #Winning
–  Google Pitch Contest
–  SxSW Pitch Contest
–  $9MM VC
–  #1 on Glassdoor
Windsor Circle, Inc.
#PerformanceAtScale
$7.5BTransactions
Processed
35M
Total Customers
Managed447MOrders Processed
9.2BProducts Processed3.3M Largest Client’s
Customer List
Open Source Stack: Python | Backbone | Postgres| nginx | Linux
Hosted: Amazon Web Services | EC2 | RDS Updated	
  July	
  2015	
  
WHAT’S GOING ON?
1:1	
  Mass	
  	
  
Personaliza/on	
  
Automated	
  	
  
Messaging	
  
	
  
Iden/ty	
  	
  
Management	
  
3 Big Trends Emerging and Colliding
“Digital	
  marke7ng	
  hubs	
  	
  
will	
  have	
  an	
  impact	
  on	
  the	
  
business	
  on	
  par	
  with	
  ERP.”	
  
	
  -­‐	
  Gartner	
  
Gartner: Five Key Trends
1.  Cross-Channel Strategy, Campaigns and Data
2.  Automation to Boost Speed and Performance
3.  Yearning for 1:1 Customer Relationships
4.  Engagement Aligned for Daily Activities
5.  More Responsibility for Digital Commerce
“Digital	
  marke7ng	
  hubs	
  will	
  have	
  an	
  impact	
  	
  
on	
  the	
  business	
  on	
  par	
  with	
  ERP.”	
  
h9p://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/five-­‐key-­‐trends-­‐in-­‐gartners-­‐2015-­‐digital-­‐marke/ng-­‐hype-­‐cycle/	
  
‘Early	
  adopters’	
  require	
  more	
  
complete	
  products,	
  but	
  move	
  
quickly	
  to	
  seize	
  compe//ve	
  
advantage.	
  
Mainstream	
  adop/on	
  requires	
  	
  
completeness	
  and	
  convenience.	
  
Innovators	
  willing	
  to	
  
try	
  early	
  products,	
  
co-­‐invest	
  in	
  
development,	
  etc.	
  
Who Should Act Now
to Seize Competitive Advantage?
Aspiring	
  
Stars	
  
Category	
  
Leaders	
   Established	
  
Migrators	
  
Sophis/ca/on	
  
Resources	
  
WHO ARE THE PLAYERS?
Competitive Landscape
Predic've	
  Marke'ng	
  Pla0orms	
  promise	
  to	
  analyze	
  data,	
  predict	
  lifecycle	
  
marke/ng	
  events,	
  and	
  automate	
  personalized	
  communica/ons.	
  	
  The	
  plaRorms	
  
tend	
  to	
  posi/on	
  based	
  on	
  core	
  capabili/es	
  (science	
  v.	
  easy	
  of	
  use).	
  
Marke'ng	
  Automa'on	
  Pla0orms	
  tend	
  to	
  be	
  email	
  plaRorms	
  that	
  are	
  trying	
  to	
  
evolve	
  in	
  two	
  direc/ons…	
  	
  more	
  data	
  and	
  more	
  channels.	
  Most	
  are	
  branding	
  as	
  
“marke/ng	
  clouds.”	
  The	
  newer	
  ones	
  assume	
  personaliza/on.	
  	
  
data	
  science	
   easy	
  automa/on	
  
The Race is On.
Company	
   Rounds	
   Raised	
  ($MM)	
   Lead	
  Investors	
  
AgilOne	
   3	
   $41.0	
   Mayfield	
  
Sequoia	
  
Tenaya	
  
BlueCore	
   3	
   $28.2	
   FirstMark	
  
Custora	
   3	
   $6.5	
   Founda/on	
  
Greycroa	
  
Reten/on	
  Science	
   2	
   $9.5	
   Upfront	
  
Pritzger	
  
Smarter	
  HQ	
   4	
   $25.3	
   Ba9ery	
  
Simon	
  
Windsor	
  Circle	
   4	
   $8.75	
   Comcast	
  Ventures	
  
IDEA	
  Fund	
  
WHAT SHOULD I BE THINKING ABOUT?
•  Marketing Metrics are Shifting
–  From: Opens, Clicks, Conversions
–  To: LTV, Retention Rates, LTV/CAC
•  Talent Requirements are Shifting
–  Director of Customer Retention
–  Director of Customer Lifetime Value
Considerations
•  Get the Basics Down First
–  Thank Customers
–  Reward Best Customers
–  Predict and Save Churning Customers
–  Cart Abandonment
–  Segmented Promotions
•  Then Quickly Move to More Advanced Capabilities
–  Replenish Items That Have Run Out
–  Browse Abandonment
–  Geo-location and store targeting
Automation You Should Be Running
Executive Summary
•  Consumers Demanding Consistent, Personalized
Cross Channel Experience
•  Predictive Marketing Platforms Evolving to Fill
That Need
•  Considerations
–  Metrics
–  Personnel
–  Timing and Resources
•  Game On!
QUESTIONS
polly@windsorcircle.com

2016 State of Predictive Marketing

  • 1.
    Windsor Circle, Inc. TheState of Predictive Marketing Platforms
  • 2.
    •  Predictive Lifecycle MarketingPlatform •  350+ Retail Clients •  35MM Consumers •  80+ Employees •  #Winning –  Google Pitch Contest –  SxSW Pitch Contest –  $9MM VC –  #1 on Glassdoor Windsor Circle, Inc.
  • 3.
    #PerformanceAtScale $7.5BTransactions Processed 35M Total Customers Managed447MOrders Processed 9.2BProductsProcessed3.3M Largest Client’s Customer List Open Source Stack: Python | Backbone | Postgres| nginx | Linux Hosted: Amazon Web Services | EC2 | RDS Updated  July  2015  
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  • 6.
    1:1  Mass     Personaliza/on   Automated     Messaging     Iden/ty     Management   3 Big Trends Emerging and Colliding “Digital  marke7ng  hubs     will  have  an  impact  on  the   business  on  par  with  ERP.”    -­‐  Gartner  
  • 12.
    Gartner: Five KeyTrends 1.  Cross-Channel Strategy, Campaigns and Data 2.  Automation to Boost Speed and Performance 3.  Yearning for 1:1 Customer Relationships 4.  Engagement Aligned for Daily Activities 5.  More Responsibility for Digital Commerce “Digital  marke7ng  hubs  will  have  an  impact     on  the  business  on  par  with  ERP.”   h9p://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/five-­‐key-­‐trends-­‐in-­‐gartners-­‐2015-­‐digital-­‐marke/ng-­‐hype-­‐cycle/  
  • 14.
    ‘Early  adopters’  require  more   complete  products,  but  move   quickly  to  seize  compe//ve   advantage.   Mainstream  adop/on  requires     completeness  and  convenience.   Innovators  willing  to   try  early  products,   co-­‐invest  in   development,  etc.  
  • 15.
    Who Should ActNow to Seize Competitive Advantage? Aspiring   Stars   Category   Leaders   Established   Migrators   Sophis/ca/on   Resources  
  • 16.
    WHO ARE THEPLAYERS?
  • 18.
    Competitive Landscape Predic've  Marke'ng  Pla0orms  promise  to  analyze  data,  predict  lifecycle   marke/ng  events,  and  automate  personalized  communica/ons.    The  plaRorms   tend  to  posi/on  based  on  core  capabili/es  (science  v.  easy  of  use).   Marke'ng  Automa'on  Pla0orms  tend  to  be  email  plaRorms  that  are  trying  to   evolve  in  two  direc/ons…    more  data  and  more  channels.  Most  are  branding  as   “marke/ng  clouds.”  The  newer  ones  assume  personaliza/on.     data  science   easy  automa/on  
  • 19.
    The Race isOn. Company   Rounds   Raised  ($MM)   Lead  Investors   AgilOne   3   $41.0   Mayfield   Sequoia   Tenaya   BlueCore   3   $28.2   FirstMark   Custora   3   $6.5   Founda/on   Greycroa   Reten/on  Science   2   $9.5   Upfront   Pritzger   Smarter  HQ   4   $25.3   Ba9ery   Simon   Windsor  Circle   4   $8.75   Comcast  Ventures   IDEA  Fund  
  • 20.
    WHAT SHOULD IBE THINKING ABOUT?
  • 21.
    •  Marketing Metricsare Shifting –  From: Opens, Clicks, Conversions –  To: LTV, Retention Rates, LTV/CAC •  Talent Requirements are Shifting –  Director of Customer Retention –  Director of Customer Lifetime Value Considerations
  • 23.
    •  Get theBasics Down First –  Thank Customers –  Reward Best Customers –  Predict and Save Churning Customers –  Cart Abandonment –  Segmented Promotions •  Then Quickly Move to More Advanced Capabilities –  Replenish Items That Have Run Out –  Browse Abandonment –  Geo-location and store targeting Automation You Should Be Running
  • 29.
    Executive Summary •  ConsumersDemanding Consistent, Personalized Cross Channel Experience •  Predictive Marketing Platforms Evolving to Fill That Need •  Considerations –  Metrics –  Personnel –  Timing and Resources •  Game On!
  • 30.