InfoCision Chief of Staff Steve Brubaker shared this presentation about data analytics and business intelligence during a session at the 2010 ATA Convention & Expo.
Intelligent Interactions: Improve Response Rates by Getting to Know Your Customers Through Data Analytics
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2. Intelligent InteractionsIntelligent Interactions
Improve Response Rates by Getting to KnowImprove Response Rates by Getting to Know
Your Customers Through Data AnalyticsYour Customers Through Data Analytics
Steve BrubakerSteve Brubaker
Chief of StaffChief of Staff
InfoCision Management Corp.InfoCision Management Corp.
www.infocision.comwww.infocision.com
3. Agenda
•The impact of modeling on acquisition
•Using business intelligence to drive results
•Online lead generation
•Multi channel marketing using business
intelligence
4. Top trends in the contact centerTop trends in the contact center
industryindustry
10. Cell phones – erosion of landlines10. Cell phones – erosion of landlines
9. Trend back to the phone call – technology is driving9. Trend back to the phone call – technology is driving
down call center costs while paper and postal costs aredown call center costs while paper and postal costs are
increasing direct mail costs.increasing direct mail costs.
8. VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol8. VOIP – Voice Over Internet Protocol
5. Top trends in the contact centerTop trends in the contact center
industryindustry
7. Salaried contact center agents7. Salaried contact center agents
6. Highly/Specially trained agents with ability to free flow6. Highly/Specially trained agents with ability to free flow
conversations and not always work off a scriptconversations and not always work off a script
5. Skill based inbound customer service – impacts up-5. Skill based inbound customer service – impacts up-
selling and cross-selling. Inbound doesn’t make $. By up-selling and cross-selling. Inbound doesn’t make $. By up-
selling and cross-selling you can make $.selling and cross-selling you can make $.
6. Top trends in the contact centerTop trends in the contact center
industryindustry
4. Social Media monitoring in the call center4. Social Media monitoring in the call center
3. Work at Home Agents/Virtual Contact Centers3. Work at Home Agents/Virtual Contact Centers
2. Multimedia communication channels – blending email,2. Multimedia communication channels – blending email,
chat, phone. Agents are expected to interact at differentchat, phone. Agents are expected to interact at different
levels.levels.
7. Top trends in the contact centerTop trends in the contact center
industryindustry
1. The use of data analytics to develop a1. The use of data analytics to develop a
multichannel approach to reach out to a widemultichannel approach to reach out to a wide
variety of consumers in the most personalizedvariety of consumers in the most personalized
and effective way.and effective way.
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8. Traditional direct marketing
often was like trying to force
a square peg into a round
hole.
Today, a customized solution
is the only cost effective
approach.
9. The Implementation and Impact of PredictiveThe Implementation and Impact of Predictive
Modeling on Telemarketing AcquisitionModeling on Telemarketing Acquisition
Case StudyCase Study
10. •Many clients traditionally use rental or exchange
lists for acquisition efforts
•A 20% success rate is typical
•The goal is to develop and use a predictive
model to improve results utilizing rental lists
11. •First step:
•Apply the model to rental lists to develop
segmentation strategies
•Improve performance and drive down costs
•Second Step:
•Improve performance and drive down costs
through dynamic request strategies
12. Define the
current customer
base with
profiling
Apply the model
to rental list and
segment
prospects
Model the
current customer
base to target for
acquisition
•First step:
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14. •First step:
• Analyze current customer base and define key
demographic and psychographic attributes:
• Age
• Education Level
• Home Value
• Income
• Family Position
• Gender
• Create “Model” donor
• Overlay model onto response list and score prospects
15. The Implementation and Impact of BusinessThe Implementation and Impact of Business
Intelligence on Telemarketing AcquisitionIntelligence on Telemarketing Acquisition
16. •Second step:
•Now that the audience is scored and
segmented
• How do we now impact the offer?
•Analyze various affluence indicators and their
relationship to offers
•Apply this information to develop a dynamic
offer utilizing variable scripting technology
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17. •Findings:
• Household income displayed the highest correlation to gift
amounts
• Household incomes were then broken into five income
bands ranging from low to high
• Each income band was given a specific gift ask
• The key metrics we were looking to influence were:
• Response rate
• Average gift
• Dollars per call
• Efficiency
18. •Dynamic GRC results against control:
•Revenue per call increased by 27%
•Response rate increased by 16%
•Average gift increased by 11%
•Also showing an increase were credit card
rates at 12%
•Not only were gross conversions impacted but
stick rate and ROI dramatically improved
19. Superior Lead Generation throughSuperior Lead Generation through
Real Time Scoring and Targeted RoutingReal Time Scoring and Targeted Routing
Online Application StudyOnline Application Study
21. Here’s how R3 works: Fast Response
A request comes in from your
website
Quick Routing
An InfoCision communicator
promptly contacts the lead
Intelligent Transfer
Calls are transferred to agents
or counselors if needed
22. •Step 1: Potential customer clicks on online ad or
webpage and is directed to online application
•Step 2: Customer fills out form and presses
“contact me” option
•Step 3: Self reported data is “pinged” against the
consumer database to append additional
demographic information
23. • Step 4: Customer data is then scored against pre-built
model
• Step 5: Offer is customized and/or altered based on score
• Step 6: Call is directed to appropriately skilled
communicator and an outbound call is generated and
routed
• Step 7: Calls are transferred to agents or counselors if
needed
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24. Market Applications:
Education
Student requests information
about specific campus or
educational program
Financial
Prospect requests more
information about a specific
type of loan or offer
Commercial
Customer expresses interest
in a specific product line
or service
Calls are routed to Agents or Counselors
who are trained and knowledgeable on
those specific products and markets
Notas del editor
Of the lists that we rent, we only see that 20% perform to the degree that we can roll them out.
Using a model, we can score this universe and determine which records are the best to call thus improving the number of lists that we can roll out while at the same time improving their subsequent performance.
This has the double impact of increasing the callable universe and increasing results.
We first overlay the data we wish to model and do a profile.
This allows us to better understand the audience we are modeling and allows us to better understand the model results.
We then will model the records using regression analysis to determine which attributes contribute most heavily to performance.
These attributes are then scored so that when the model is applied the records we are applying it too can be scored.
When a new list is brought in, we score it using the model and rank order the scores into deciles.
These are the different types of data that we can use in the model.
Transactional is the one that is built based on prior results.
We will look at transactional with a focus on our behavior of interest, i.e.. Recency, frequency, monetary.
This will depend on the type of model we are building.
These are examples of attributes in the database that may be used in the model.
There are no certain ones that will be used in each model as it will depend on their relationship to the behavior of interest that we are modeling.
Below are the main attributes that we look at for a model:
OVERLAY GROUPS
Group A
Individual Information
1. Age Range202
2. Gender205
3. Married220
4. Estimated HH Income213
5. Census Education Level170
6. Race206
7. Family Position Code207
8. Image Children Present236
9. Number of Children230
10. Voter Party512
11. Net Worth Indicator514
12. Homeowner211
13. Religion Code311
14. Donor515
15. Donor Index516
16. Occupation Code (Group)237
17. Voter Indicator513
18. CBSA Code135
19. DMA Code131
20. Household Composition523
21. ZIP Level Household
Income Decile V1.9286
22. Census Income Percentile182
Group B
Housing Information
1. Length of Residence209
2. Dwelling Type212
3. Census Median Home Value186
4. Own/Rent317
5. Nielsen County Size140
6. Number of Persons in HH224
7. Online HH Access241
Group C
Mail Response Information
1. Mail Order Responder215
2. Mail Order Buyer216
3. Mail Order Books370
4. Mail Order Books/Magazines371
5. Mail Order Children’s372
6. Mail Order Gifts376
Group D
Credit Information
1. Credit Active217
2. Bank Card218
3. Retail Card219
4. Credit Cards: Premium AMEX331
5. Credit Cards: Premium DISC332
6. Credit Cards: Premium OTHE333
7. Credit Cards: Premium STR334
8. Credit Cards: Premium V/MC335
9. Credit Cards: Regular AMEX336
10. Credit Cards: Regular DISC337
11. Credit Cards: Regular OTHE338
12. Credit Cards: Regular STR339
13. Credit Cards: Regular V/MC340
Group E
Donor Information
1. Donor: Animal424
2. Donor: Arts/Cultural425
3. Donor: Children’s426
4. Donor: Environment427
5. Donor: Health428
6. Donor: Political Conservative430
7. Donor: Political Liberal431
8. Donor: Religious432
9. Donor: Veterans433
Group F
Transaction Information
1. Internet Shopper591
2. Continuity Shopper592
3. Internet: Purchase Online369
Group G
Interest Information
1. Veteran in HH342
2. Hobby: Self Improvement358
3. Music Pref: Christian/Gospel389
4. Music: Country391
5. Reading: Bible404
6. Reading: Children’s407
7. Reading: Computer409
8. Reading: Country 410
9. Reading: Medical414
10. Reading: Military415
11. Reading: Natural Health417
12. Reading: Sports422
13. Reading: World News423
14. Sporting: NASCAR445
15. Sporting: Hunting444
Group H
Cluster Information
1. Health/Insurance Responder779
2. Mindbase Groups634
3. Mindbase Segments636
4. Mature Data Profiles595
As a second step, we studied various economic indicators to determine if they had an impact on giving.
We found that Household Income showed the strongest correlation to giving.
We used this information to derive variable gift asks.
Other indicators we looked at were net worth, home values, education, and zip level income percent.
It is my belief that income is the best indicator due to the nature of our business. We are asking for a monetary response in a matter of 5 seconds. People will quickly think about how much money they have readily available to give. It is also my belief that net worth is a better indicator for direct mail as people do not have to make a split second decision and as such think about what they can afford in a broader scope.