Targeting Articles

The articles below focus on Targeting & Segmentation, processes used by website owners to improve user experience by delivering the right content/design to the right person at the right time. It does so by analyzing visitor behavior and using segmentation to create Personas and Behavioral Targeting campaigns.

  • Customer Experience in the Age of Digital Banking

    Geoff Galat - October 25, 2011
    Online Banking Experience

    As demand for access to online banking continues to grow and more customers rely on smartphones for managing their finances, banks and other financial service companies would do well to ensure that these transactions are easy to perform and that the cross-channel (mobile, web, call center) customer experience is as seamless as possible.

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  • Audience Segmentation - Giving Clicks a Personality

    Emer Kirrane - August 10, 2011
    Segmentation Analysis

    Times have changed. Just ten years ago, things were different. The internet was thought of as a young person's playground and a risk-taker's casino (or fool's paradise, depending on your attitude towards starting a DotCom). The way in which people used the internet was also different. Learn more about ways in which an audience can begin to be identified.

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  • Serendipity Feeling Increases Online Conversion

    Dennis van der Heijden - August 2, 2011
    Serendipity Feeling Increases Online Conversion

    Good food and the feeling that you’re special are the two main reasons that many people return to the same restaurant. Websites should be able to deliver the same experience to its customers. Learn more about how to do it.

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  • Personalization Example for Content Websites

    Online Behavior - May 16, 2011
    Personalization Example for Content Websites

    A visitor arrives to a website from a search engine's keyword including "health". How can the website take advantage of this information in order to personalize the experience of the visitor? Learn more on this personalization example for content websites.

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  • Email Personalization: Are Your Emails Really Personal?

    Dave Chaffey - February 14, 2011
    Email Personalization

    Do you remember the promise of true 1 to 1 marketing from over 10 years ago where technology would automagically give a unique message to every customer returning to the site or every email subscriber? Well our analytic capabilities have advanced a lot, but many companies are a long way from delivering targeted, relevant emails.

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  • Personalization - Response Based Segmentation Strategy

    Phillip Klien - January 18, 2011
    Personalization and Segmentation Strategy

    You only have one chance to create your first impression. Learn more about selecting the main message for the homepage of a website with two very unique target audiences can be very complicated. By segmenting and targeting your traffic you will be sure to provide the best experience for each individual segment.

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  • Unintended Consequences of Targeting: Less Information, Less Serendipity – Part II

    Isaac Waisberg - December 30, 2010
    Targeting and Serendipity

    In part I of this article, I discussed the unintended consequences of Targeting and how they can decrease the information quality served to consumers and their likelihood to find new products. In this part II, I turn now to a review of some of the approaches that have been advanced to increase these chances.

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  • Unintended Consequences of Targeting: Less Information, Less Serendipity - Part I

    Isaac Waisberg - December 23, 2010
    Targeting Consequences

    According to a recent New York Times column, the reason why personalized marketing is "being hailed as the latest breakthrough" is that it "tries to show consumers the right ad at the right time." From the standpoint of the advertiser, all this is indeed wonderful. Yet, it is worth asking whether there are reasons for concern. In this article, I discuss one such reason.

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  • Landing Page Segmentation For Higher Conversions

    Anna Talerico - October 20, 2010
    Audience Segmentation

    Your online traffic is like a mixed fruit basket, similar in many ways, but also very different. Marketing to a mixed basket is difficult - how can you possibly know the right image, message, tone and offer that will appeal to anyone & everyone? Landing pages are the perfect place to try out segmentation...

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  • Successful Website Personalization Hinges on Continuum of Targeting Capabilities

    Avi Kedmi - September 29, 2010
    Personalization and Targeting

    Today, at this very moment, there are e-business marketers and decision makers attempting to decide on a “website personalization” strategy, culminating in confusion and more questions than when they started. But the question they should be asking is: How do we implement a website personalization strategy that fulfills our needs today and tomorrow?

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