The Personal Data Authority wants Dutch advertisers and publishers to stop tracking their users immediately. That means a new era is dawning. A time when the use of data becomes different and marketing campaigns based on third-party cookies are no longer possible. However, the consequences need not be huge. With the right first-party data ánd the right tools, you can still create successful campaigns.
This article was written by Lucas Bos, managing director at EDM, one of the sponsors of the Customer Data Award 2021. The award was presented in early December 2021 during the online talk show: The Best Customer Data Cases of 2021.
As a marketer, you do your best to get a good picture of the customer by focusing on the customer journey; the journey the customer goes through from the creation of the need to the post-purchase process. By mapping data sources, such as website visits, purchases, socials and other (online) channels, you will know who and where your (potential) customers are and how best to address them.
But as a marketer in this day and age, you have to balance essential interests in the above work. This is because society's opinion on the use of personal data is changing; consumers are not easily satisfied with the use of their data for marketing and/or communication purposes. In addition, more and more data is available. It is therefore logical that more legislation is needed to keep the balance between consumer privacy and advertisers' interests well balanced. In addition to legislation, you see major tech companies responding to consumers' desire to share less data. Think, for example, of pre-installed adblockers or browsers that do not allow cookies.
In addition, there are other developments that seem to curb the power of data. I say seem deliberately, because with first-party data as a starting point, a lot is possible. It just doesn't happen automatically. First, you need to have a number of organisational issues in order, namely: knowing what data you can access to create a customer view, ensuring reliable data and using data correctly in marketing tools.
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An integrated customer acquisition solution. The proven method for effective data-driven marketing.
For every organization, acquiring new customers is crucial. To achieve this, recruitment campaigns need to be set up as effectively as possible. This means approaching the right target audience through the right channels in a data-driven manner. EDM has a proven method for data-driven marketing, which involves an iterative process consisting of 6 steps:
EDM analyzes the existing customer database and ensures its accuracy and currency. It improves the quality of incoming leads and analyzes them to gain insights into "who is the customer?". Then, an assessment is made of the channels already being used, which additional channels can be added, and how to optimize them as effectively as possible. This results in improved conversion rates and effectiveness, which serves as input for reworking non-conversions and continuously optimizing recruitment campaigns.
Are you responsible for acquiring new customers? Do you use data in your campaigns? Then use the SMART Audience Builder and convert up to 600% better than before in just a few clicks.
The SMART Audience Builder is an easy-to-use cloud tool that provides organizations with the ability to apply knowledge and insights to their own marketing data in order to increase conversions. Load any form of your own CRM data (Postal Code, House Number, Addition, Email, Phone) into the tool and gain additional insights from your own data. Through automatic integration with various knowledge and intelligence sources, you can apply attribute selections and predictive models to set up the most effective target audiences for activation. Throughout the entire process, you remain in control of your own data.
Approaching new relevant consumers who are genuinely interested in your proposition or product? EDM helps organizations create insights into existing customer groups, which can then be used to find potential new customers within the Netherlands.
With Audiences, we analyze the target audience based on historical data and data from current customer segments. This results in a target audience profile and channel preferences. We then set goals for all desired channels (Direct Mail, DPG media, Marktplaats, phone, and inserting). With access to extensive consumer databases, the best audiences are created based on various socio-demographic data, lifestyle characteristics, or advanced look-alike models. This enables the creation and activation of the best possible audiences, resulting in an average doubling of conversions.
The Automotivebase 2.0 has been developed through 10 years of research on all vehicle transactions in the Netherlands, with a focus on the driver. As a result, we not only have insights into which households are currently or will be in the market for a new car in the near future, but also the profile of these households. Apply this knowledge to your existing audiences, improve your return on investment (ROI) on first-party data. Activate these segments in new channels, activate look-alike profiles or automotive types to maximize your ROI.
An integrated customer acquisition solution. The proven method for effective data-driven marketing.
For every organization, acquiring new customers is crucial. To achieve this, recruitment campaigns need to be set up as effectively as possible. This means approaching the right target audience through the right channels in a data-driven manner. EDM has a proven method for data-driven marketing, which involves an iterative process consisting of 6 steps:
EDM analyzes the existing customer database and ensures its accuracy and currency. It improves the quality of incoming leads and analyzes them to gain insights into "who is the customer?". Then, an assessment is made of the channels already being used, which additional channels can be added, and how to optimize them as effectively as possible. This results in improved conversion rates and effectiveness, which serves as input for reworking non-conversions and continuously optimizing recruitment campaigns.