How to drive engagement 
and revenue growth through 
understanding behaviors 
Sebastian Hoelzl 
Director Marketing Strategy EMEA
What do companies want to achieve? 
1. Customer retention and relationship building 
 Sustainability 
2. Increase sales 
 Revenue 
3. Fast customer service 
 Customer Satisfaction
How to build a healthy customer relationship 
1 2 3 
1. ENGAGEMENT 2. LOYALTY 3. INCREASE ROR
The classic 1to1 campaign: eMail 
Conversion 
€ 
€ 
€ 
Success 
Segment Contact Database 
A 
B 
C 
Openrate 
20% 
18% 
21%
Classic Campaign Value Added 
Sequential Campaigning 
€ 
?
Conversion 
€ 
€ 
€ 
Multipurchase 
Agile campaigning 
Open 
60% 
A 
B 
C 
D 
E 
F 
G 
H 
I 
… 
Hints, 
Content, 
Offers 
Database 
Client Database 
with individual 
behavioural profiles 
€ 
Send out through 
key behaviors or behavior chains
Customer Database Evaluation 
€ 1.000 
Customer Lifetime Value 
€ 100 
Customer Database: 100 Customer 
15% 
20% 
10% 
15% 
5% 
10% 
5% 5% 
10% 
5% 
€ 4.000 € 3.000 € Realised € 1.500 6.000 € 2.500 € 6.000 € 3.500 € 4.000 € 9.000 € 5.000 € 55.500 
Potential € 13.500 € 16.000 € 7.000 € 9.000 € 2.500 € 4.000 € 1.500 € 1.000 € 1.000 € 0 € 44.500
Three levels of campaigning
Campaign types
Extending the Customer Lifecycle 
Story Milestones – Lead story creating the brand experience 
A Campaign A Campaign B 
Individual Customer Journey – Behavioral influenced topics to create customer retention 
Customer Value 
€ 500 
€ 250 
€ 750 
€ 375 
Campaign 
B 
Campaign
So let’s take a peek 
at best practices …
CASE: evo 
Revenue Growth and Customer Loyalty 
Best Customer and Post‐Purchase Care
1 Storefront (soon 2!) plus evo.com 
evo
Evo.com Stocks a Wide Variety of Brands 
evo
Focus on Customer Lifetime Value 
CLV is significantly higher for Repeat Buyers, especially 9+ purchases 
evo
A “BEST CUSTOMER” program 
evo
Best Customers: R1F1M1 
Recency 
Of Spend 
Monetary 
Value 
Frequency 
Of Spend 
evo
Best Customers: R1F1M1 
Triggered 7 days after a frequent customer has spent a 
grand total of $650 in their lifetime. 
evo
Woohoo! Because we’re so thankful you chose to shop with us we’d like to offer 
you this code good for $50 off your next purchase. It’s as good as it sounds – 50 free 
dollars good toward ANY order over $50 on evo.com. 
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in the cart before 
checkout good and for $50 we’ll off your next purchase. automatically It’s as good as deduct it $50 sounds – 50 from free your dollars good order. 
toward 
ANY order over $50 on evo.com. 
Here is your code: %%50 Dollar Code%% 
How it works: Enter your code in the “Enter Coupon Code” spot in the cart before checkout 
and we’ll automatically deduct $50 from your order. 
We appreciate you shopping with us and hope to see you again soon! 
Here is your code: %%50 Dollar Code%% 
With love, evo 
We appreciate you shopping with us and hope to see you again soon! 
With love, evo 
evo
A “POST PURCHASE” program
57% Open rate 
26% CTR 
45% CTOR 
22 
evo
Case: UncommonGoods 
Revenue Growth 
Browse Abandonment & Retargeting
Browse, Form, Process – Sniffing Around
Browse Abandonment: Expressing Interest 
Sent 
Delivered 
Opened 
Clicked 
Product Views 
Cart Additions 
Checkouts 
Orders 
Revenue 
Units 
UncommonGoods
Re‐marketing for Fun & Profit! 
Her 
Shoes 
Him 
Conversion 
Browse & Process Abandonment 
• High volume 
• Lower conversion { 
Abandon Basket 
• Low volume 
• High conversion 
{ 
UncommonGoods
From the ‘For Him’ Section 
UncommonGoods
Visitor Dropped Into Automated Program 
UncommonGoods
And Served Specific Content 
2.2% conv. rate vs 
1.6% for Broadcast 
emails 
UncommonGoods
And It Works So Well… 
UncommonGoods now has eight browse remarketing emails 
UncommonGoods
And The Monthly Numbers… 
Program Open Rate Conversion Rate Number of Emails 
Broadcast 18.1% 1.6% 20,400,000 
Purchase Confirm ‐‐ 2.4% 398,000 
Welcome 34.4% 1.4% 149,000 
Browse Abandon 41.8% 2.2% 90,000 
Basket Abandon 27.9% 23.1% 11,500 
SKU Notify ‐‐ 23.9% 8,000 
UncommonGoods
Case: Lenox 
Lead Efficiency and Qualification 
Lead Scoring & Content Marketing
It’s Not Just for Retail/B2C 
Lenox
Content Marketing - Nurture 
Lenox
Lenox
60%! 
Lenox
The how to do it 
summary:
1) Define Projects and Priorities 
2) Win your Sponsors 
3) Integrate Multiple Solutions 
4) Measure Success
Don’t freak out … you can do this!
Thank you! 
Sebastian Hoelzl 
@SebastianHoelzl

Sebastian H - How to drive engagement and revenue growth through understanding behaviors

  • 1.
    How to driveengagement and revenue growth through understanding behaviors Sebastian Hoelzl Director Marketing Strategy EMEA
  • 2.
    What do companieswant to achieve? 1. Customer retention and relationship building  Sustainability 2. Increase sales  Revenue 3. Fast customer service  Customer Satisfaction
  • 3.
    How to builda healthy customer relationship 1 2 3 1. ENGAGEMENT 2. LOYALTY 3. INCREASE ROR
  • 4.
    The classic 1to1campaign: eMail Conversion € € € Success Segment Contact Database A B C Openrate 20% 18% 21%
  • 5.
    Classic Campaign ValueAdded Sequential Campaigning € ?
  • 6.
    Conversion € € € Multipurchase Agile campaigning Open 60% A B C D E F G H I … Hints, Content, Offers Database Client Database with individual behavioural profiles € Send out through key behaviors or behavior chains
  • 7.
    Customer Database Evaluation € 1.000 Customer Lifetime Value € 100 Customer Database: 100 Customer 15% 20% 10% 15% 5% 10% 5% 5% 10% 5% € 4.000 € 3.000 € Realised € 1.500 6.000 € 2.500 € 6.000 € 3.500 € 4.000 € 9.000 € 5.000 € 55.500 Potential € 13.500 € 16.000 € 7.000 € 9.000 € 2.500 € 4.000 € 1.500 € 1.000 € 1.000 € 0 € 44.500
  • 9.
    Three levels ofcampaigning
  • 10.
  • 11.
    Extending the CustomerLifecycle Story Milestones – Lead story creating the brand experience A Campaign A Campaign B Individual Customer Journey – Behavioral influenced topics to create customer retention Customer Value € 500 € 250 € 750 € 375 Campaign B Campaign
  • 12.
    So let’s takea peek at best practices …
  • 13.
    CASE: evo RevenueGrowth and Customer Loyalty Best Customer and Post‐Purchase Care
  • 14.
    1 Storefront (soon2!) plus evo.com evo
  • 15.
    Evo.com Stocks aWide Variety of Brands evo
  • 16.
    Focus on CustomerLifetime Value CLV is significantly higher for Repeat Buyers, especially 9+ purchases evo
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Best Customers: R1F1M1 Recency Of Spend Monetary Value Frequency Of Spend evo
  • 19.
    Best Customers: R1F1M1 Triggered 7 days after a frequent customer has spent a grand total of $650 in their lifetime. evo
  • 20.
    Woohoo! Because we’reso thankful you chose to shop with us we’d like to offer you this code good for $50 off your next purchase. It’s as good as it sounds – 50 free dollars good toward ANY order over $50 on evo.com. How it works: Woohoo! Enter Because we’re your so code thankful in you the chose “to shop Enter with us we’d Coupon like to offer Code” you this spot code in the cart before checkout good and for $50 we’ll off your next purchase. automatically It’s as good as deduct it $50 sounds – 50 from free your dollars good order. toward ANY order over $50 on evo.com. Here is your code: %%50 Dollar Code%% How it works: Enter your code in the “Enter Coupon Code” spot in the cart before checkout and we’ll automatically deduct $50 from your order. We appreciate you shopping with us and hope to see you again soon! Here is your code: %%50 Dollar Code%% With love, evo We appreciate you shopping with us and hope to see you again soon! With love, evo evo
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    57% Open rate 26% CTR 45% CTOR 22 evo
  • 23.
    Case: UncommonGoods RevenueGrowth Browse Abandonment & Retargeting
  • 24.
    Browse, Form, Process– Sniffing Around
  • 25.
    Browse Abandonment: ExpressingInterest Sent Delivered Opened Clicked Product Views Cart Additions Checkouts Orders Revenue Units UncommonGoods
  • 26.
    Re‐marketing for Fun& Profit! Her Shoes Him Conversion Browse & Process Abandonment • High volume • Lower conversion { Abandon Basket • Low volume • High conversion { UncommonGoods
  • 27.
    From the ‘ForHim’ Section UncommonGoods
  • 28.
    Visitor Dropped IntoAutomated Program UncommonGoods
  • 29.
    And Served SpecificContent 2.2% conv. rate vs 1.6% for Broadcast emails UncommonGoods
  • 30.
    And It WorksSo Well… UncommonGoods now has eight browse remarketing emails UncommonGoods
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    And The MonthlyNumbers… Program Open Rate Conversion Rate Number of Emails Broadcast 18.1% 1.6% 20,400,000 Purchase Confirm ‐‐ 2.4% 398,000 Welcome 34.4% 1.4% 149,000 Browse Abandon 41.8% 2.2% 90,000 Basket Abandon 27.9% 23.1% 11,500 SKU Notify ‐‐ 23.9% 8,000 UncommonGoods
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    Case: Lenox LeadEfficiency and Qualification Lead Scoring & Content Marketing
  • 33.
    It’s Not Justfor Retail/B2C Lenox
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    Content Marketing -Nurture Lenox
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    The how todo it summary:
  • 38.
    1) Define Projectsand Priorities 2) Win your Sponsors 3) Integrate Multiple Solutions 4) Measure Success
  • 39.
    Don’t freak out… you can do this!
  • 40.
    Thank you! SebastianHoelzl @SebastianHoelzl