BEA 2014 - Data Driven Marketing - Engaging Readers & Driving Sales

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It is not news that marketers have access to more data today than ever before. The challenge, however, is knowing what data is useful and relevant and what is not. The right data can drive traffic to websites, increase engagement on Facebook and other social networks, gather reader preferences, and target click through’s on advertising. In short, marketing decisions flow easily and naturally with the right data and create better results. Our panelists will share their experiences and valuable insights into how they maximize budget, engage readers and drive book sales using data driven marketing.

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Data Driven Marketing:Engaging Readers &

Driving SalesBook Expo America 2014 #BEAData

Fauzia Burke Founder and President, FSB Associates

www.fsbassociates.com @FauziaBurke

“You don’t have to be good with

numbersto love #Data”

@FauziaBurke

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“Data is not about numbers, it’s about

patterns.”

@FauziaBurke

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@FauziaBurke

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Kate Rados

Tom Thompson !

Elizabeth Dimarco

@FauziaBurke

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Panelists

Data1. Type

2. Method

3. Reason

4. Use

5. Surprises

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Kate Rados

Tom Thompson !

Elizabeth Dimarco

@FauziaBurke

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Panelists

Data Driven Marketing: Engaging Readers & Driving Sales

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Jersey City Moms Meetup Group

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Jersey City Moms Meetup Group

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Some Ways We Collect Reader Data

•  Site Registration •  Sweepstakes •  Sales •  Surveys •  Email Activity •  Comments and Social Reactions

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Some Ways We Use Reader Data for Marketing Efforts

•  Alert Readers to a Local Author Event •  Customize Email Messaging for New Releases

or Promotions •  Reach Readers Where they Read: Community

Sites, Social, Mobile, Email Newsletters, In-Person Events

•  New Online Products: Apps, Downloads, Articles, Giveaways

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•  Year-Long Survey •  Questions:

– Who Makes Up the RIF Audience? – Where Do They Get Book

Recommendations? – How Do They Enter Our Weekly Sweeps? – What Types of Books Do They Enjoy?

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Data = Audience Compass •  Readers give us data with every interaction, informing us

how they want to communicate and learn about our books.

•  You can customize your conversation based on what a reader reveals.

•  Data is not the only information upon which to base audience development strategy.

•  Reader engagement is a balance of art and science.

Thanks!

@KateRados | #BEAData

THE  DATA-­‐DRIVEN  CAMPAIGN    

RATIONAL  MARKETING  IN  A  MESSY  WORLD  

#BEAData  VersoAdver@sing.com  

RATIONAL  MARKETING  IN  A  MESSY  WORLD  

THE  DATA-­‐DRIVEN  CAMPAIGN    

VersoAdver@sing.com  

RATIONAL  MARKETING  IN  A  MESSY  WORLD  

Known  Knowns  

Known  Unknowns  

Unknown  Unknowns  

Unknown  Knowns  

THE  DATA-­‐DRIVEN  CAMPAIGN    

VersoAdver@sing.com  

•  Impressions:  CPMs  for  networks  v.  niche  sites  v.  

premium  sites  v.  super  premium  sites    •  Clicks:  CTRs  for  web  v.  mobile  v.  network  v.  newslePers  

•  CPC:  Cost  per  click  •  Engagements:  In-­‐ad  views,  tweets,  posts,  emails  

•  Conversions:  Email  sign-­‐ups,  downloads,  purchases,  etc.  

KNOWN  KNOWNS  What  We  Measure  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

•  Impressions:  CPMs  for  networks  v.  niche  sites  v.  premium  

sites  v.  super  premium  sites    •  Clicks:  CTRs  for  Web  v.  Mobile  v.  Network  v.  NewslePers  

•  CPC:  Cost  per  click  •  Engagements:  Views,  tweets,  posts,  emails  

•  Conversions:  Email  sign-­‐ups,  downloads,  purchases,  etc.  

Site  Reports,  3rd  Party  Server  Data    

KNOWN  KNOWNS  How  We  Measure  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

•  Frequency  to  conversion  •  Path  length…  •  Time  lag…    •  Revenue  per  placement  

KNOWN  KNOWNS  (Part  2)  What  We  Could  Measure:  Conversion  Metrics  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

Machine  learning  can  inform  ad  targe@ng  by  tes@ng  and  evolving  the  user  profile  with  demographic,  psychographic,  behavioral  data    

KNOWN  KNOWNS  (Part  2)  What  We  Could  Measure:  User  Profile  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

KNOWN  KNOWNS  How  We  Measure  Conversion    

&  Customer  Profile  Data  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

KNOWN  KNOWNS  How  We  Measure  Conversion    

&  Customer  Profile  Data  

Site  Tags    (“Cookies”)  

3rd  Party  Data  

Deep  Learning  Algorithms  

Audience  Extension    “Look-­‐alike  modeling”  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

•  Past  performance  is  no  guarantee  of  future  results.  

•  Why  do  they  (or  don’t  they)  click?            Product  v.  Placement  v.  Crea@ve  v.  Timing  

•  Display  effect:  ComScore  and  IAB  studies  

•  Which  part  of  the  markeLng  pie  got  the  sale?    Adver@sing,  PR,  reviews,  social,  or  all-­‐the-­‐above?  

KNOWN  UNKNOWNS  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

•  French  Economists  •  Bots  and  Bad  Guys  •  Unicorns  and  Sea  Monsters  •  Amazon  

UNKNOWN  UNKNOWNS  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

UNKNOWN  KNOWNS  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

DIGITAL  REPORTING  

•  CONFIRMS  site-­‐reported  data  •  TRACKS  effec@ve  CTR,  CPM,  CPA  •  MEASURES  campaign  performance  against  compe@@ve  set  

•  DELIVERS  ac@onable  data  •  INFORMS  ongoing  and  future  campaigns  

VersoAdver@sing.com  

Thank  you  

 

   

Tom  Thompson    

tom@versoadver@sing.com                @tomthompson  

Thank  you!  

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BooksILove

The mobile place for conversations between friends

about books.

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

What types of data do we collect?

Data from readers who are talking about and

recommending books to their friends.

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How do we collect it?

•  Readers use our mobile app. •  We get data directly from

readers about the books they love.

•  We’re creating the ultimate focus group.

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

Why do we collect it? •  Create apples-to-apples comparative data •  See conversational trends ahead of buying

trends •  Gain insights about personal

recommendations

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How can it be used to make better marketing decisions? Can help understand: •  Why readers love a book •  Which specific elements of a book are

most loved •  How reader perceptions of one book

compare to another •  What are reader trends •  Who are a book’s fans and evangelists

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What has surprised us so far?

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We expected:

Clever Page-turning Suspenseful Thrilling

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What We Got

Reader 1 Reader 2 Reader 3

Suspenseful

Provocative

Thrilling

Authentic

Believable

Poignant

Surprising

Clever

Plausible

Thoughtful

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

We expected:

Passionate Inspiring Heart-Breaking Authentic

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

What We Got

Reader 1 Reader 2 Reader 3

Suspenseful

Passionate

Thrilling

Breath-taking

Authentic

Inspiring

Heart-breaking

Page-turning

Intriguing

Thoughtful

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

We expected:

Provocative Technical Plausible Hair-raising

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

What We Got

Reader 1 Reader 2 Reader 3

Suspenseful

Audacious

Thrilling

Provocative

Authentic

Technical

Believable

Page-turning

Plausible

Clever

Surprising

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

Summary of "readers’ book descriptors

Reader 1 Reader 2 Reader 3

Suspenseful (3)

Passionate

Audacious

Breath-taking

Thrilling (3)

Provocative (3)

Authentic (3)

Heart-breaking

Technical

Inspiring

Believable (2)

Poignant

Page-turning (3)

Plausible

Clever (2)

Surprising (2)

Intriguing

Thoughtful

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

How the data has surprised us  

Readers repeatedly select the same tiles across the

books they love

©  2014,  BooksILove™  www.booksilove.com  

BooksILove

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