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IF MORE WERE LESS – ENSURING YOUR AFFILIATE SALES ARE TRULY INCREMENTALOwen Hewitson
Client Strategist – Affiliate Window & buy.at
zanox Expert Day | Milan | 29.03.12.
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AGENDA
•1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
•2. CASHBACK
•3. VOUCHER CODES
•4. BEHAVIOURAL RE-TARGETING
•5. SEARCH
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
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AFFILIATES EMAIL DISPLAY SEARCH SOCIAL
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
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IF AFFILIATES WERE REMOVED A PORTION OF TOTAL ONLINE MARKETING SALES SHOULD BE LOST
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
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BUT WHAT IF AFFILIATES WERE REMOVED AND NO SALES WERE LOST?
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
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VOLUMENEW VS EXISTING
CUSTOMERS
DEMOGRAPHICS
FREQUENCY
AVERAGE ORDER VALUE
CHURN UP-SELLING
PROFITABILITY
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
GENERIC SEARCH
PRICE COMPARISON
BRAND SEARCH
CONTENTINCENTIVE
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DE-DUPLICATION IS NOT AN ATTRIBUTION STRATEGY
CROSS-CHANNEL REPORTING IS VITAL TO UNDERSTANDING INCREMENTALITY
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
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HOW MANY CHANNELS ARE AFFILIATES DE-DUPLICATED AGAINST?
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1. WHAT IS ‘INCREMENTAL’?
WHAT CHANNELS ARE DE-DUPLICATED AGAINST?
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2. CASHBACK
ARE CASHBACK CUSTOMERS LOW EARNERS WHO WILL NOT SHOP WITHOUT REWARDS?
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2. CASHBACK
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ARE CASHBACK MEMBERS EXISTING CUSTOMERS ALREADY?
It's more about cashback than the
brand
I have found new brands on cashback
sites that I continue to use
I have used cashback sites to purchase from
brands I have never considered before
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Neither agree nor disagree
Strongly disagree/Disagree
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2. CASHBACK
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DO CASHBACK SITES DISCOURAGE LOYALTY TO ADVERTISERS’ BRANDS?
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2. CASHBACK
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DO CASHBACK SITES MISREPRESENT ADVERTISERS’ BRANDS?
CIRCULATION: 950,000/WEEK
COST: £10,500/ €12.000
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2. CASHBACK
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DO CASHBACK SITES MISREPRESENT ADVERTISERS’ BRANDS?
PAGE VIEWS: 800K/WEEK
COST: £1000/€1.200/WEEK
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2. CASHBACK – CASE STUDY
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FOR ONE CASHBACK SITE, 73% OF SALES INVOLVED NO OTHER AFFILIATE... ... AND NO OTHER CHANNEL!
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2. CASHBACK – CASE STUDY
• 31% OF AFFILIATE SALES INVOLVED ONLY AFFILIATES• 92% OF AFFILIATE SALES INVOLVED ONLY ONE TOUCHPOINT• AFFILIATES LOSE OUT ON 7% OF SALES BUT ARE ASSISTED 19% OF THE
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31%
19%
7%
43%
Affiliates Last Click - affil-iate channel only touch-pointAffiliates Last Click - other channel touchpoint(s)Affiliate Assist - Not last ClickNo Affiliate Touchpoint
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3. VOUCHER CODES
• VOUCHER CODE SITES ARE NOT JUST FOR
VOUCHER CODES
• VOUCHER CODES ARE NOT JUST FOR VOUCHER
CODE SITES
• THE TYPE OF CODE IS KEY IN ENCOURAGING
INCREMENTAL SALES
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3. VOUCHER CODES
1.FREE DELIVERY CODES
2.‘QUICK EXPIRE’ CODES
3.SITE ABANDONMENT CODES
4.STRETCH-AND-SAVE CODES
5.CODES FOR CUSTOMER TYPES
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FREE NEXT DAY
DELIVERY
TODAY ONLY
10%
DISCOUNT
TO
COMPLETE
YOUR ORDER€10 OFF €70
SPEND
10% OFF
YOUR FIRST
ORDER
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3. VOUCHER CODES
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GUARDING EXCLUSIVITY BY TRACKING THE VOUCHER CODE USED
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3. CASE STUDY: RED LETTER DAYS
●CODE BOX EITHER HIDDEN OR DISPLAYED BASED ON REFERRING URL
●DEAL ID HAS TO BE COMBINED WITH AFFILIATE ID
●DISCOUNTED PRICE ALREADY APPLIED ON SITE
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3. CASE STUDY: RED LETTER DAYS
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GREATER CONTROL OVER AUTHORISED USE OF CODES
REDUCES ABANDONMENT WHEN USER SEES VOUCHER CODE BOX
FAIRER TO AFFILIATES AS COOKIES NOT OVERWRITTEN
CODES CAN BE OFFERED TO NON-CODE SITES FROM THE LONG TAIL
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4. BEHAVIOURAL RE-TARGETING
1.WHERE ARE THE ADS APPEARING?
2.WHICH SALES ARE POST-CLICK AND WHICH ARE
POST-VIEW?
3.ARE ADS ABOVE THE FOLD?
4.ARE ADS FREQUENCY-CAPPED?
5.HOW MUCH TIME BETWEEN SITE ABANDONMENT
AND RE-TARGETING?
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4. BEHAVIOURAL RE-TARGETING – CASE STUDY
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NEW CUSTOMERS BY AFFILIATE
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4. BEHAVIOURAL RE-TARGETING – CASE STUDY
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POST-CLICK VS. POST-VIEW SALES
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5. SEARCH
1.BRAND PPC NOT INCREMENTAL
2.CAMPAIGNS BASED ON COMPETITOR PRESENCE
3.AND COVERAGE OF KEY TERMS
4.GENERIC BRAND NAMES ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT
5.BRAND + VOUCHER TERMS – WHO IS BETTER AT
CONVERTING TRAFFIC FOR THESE TERMS?
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5. SEARCH
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5. SEARCH
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CONCLUDING REMARKS
Milano | 29.03.2012. | Owen Hewitson, Client Strategist, zanox | If More Were Less: Ensuring Your Affiliate Sales Are Truly Incremental
1.ASSESS INCREMENTALITY IN CONTEXT OF CHANGING CONSUMER HABITS
2.THERE IS NO ONE MEASURE OF INCREMENTALITY: LOOK BEYOND
VOLUME TO VALUE
3.LOOK AT CROSS-CHANNEL PATHS TO PURCHASE AND WHERE VALUE IS
ADDED – A SINGLE ATTRIBUTION MODEL DOES NOT WORK FOR ALL
PARTNERS
4.DEMAND INSIGHT INTO PUBLISHERS’ AUDIENCES OR MEMBER BASES
5.NOT ALL AFFILIATES WITH THE SAME METHOD OF PROMOTION ARE THE
SAME
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THANK YOU
OWEN HEWITSONCLIENT STRATEGIST
zanox Ltd | 100 Leman St. 3rd floor | London, E1 8EU
Telephone +44 (0)207 553 0342 | [email protected] | www.digitalwindow.com
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