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Top 5 Ways to Fight Shopping Cart
Abandonment
Navah Hopkins
11.03.2016
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We’ll Be Talking About:
• Why Does Shopping Cart Abandonment Exist
• Cross Ad Medium Messaging
• Mobile
• Retargeting
• The Localization of eComm
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Some Reasons Why
• 66% of online consumers abandon their cart
because of problems with the payment process.
(RetailMeNot.com)
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• 63% of online consumers said they were more
likely to return to a website that offers live
chat. (RetailMeNot.com)
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Alas, They Didn’t Have My Size, So I
Bounced
No matter how
much I love it, it
won’t fit…guess it
wasn’t meant to
be
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What Went Right?
Consistent experience: Return
visitors are up to 6X more likely to
convert, but only if they’re sure they’re
in the right place
Contextual placement was great
(particular on the youtube video)
The ad followed around at a
reasonable pace of impressions.
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What Went Wrong?
• Title is not keyword centric
• Price stayed the same/no promos to get
me to buy
• Missed opportunity to hit me in my
Facebook feed.
• No accounting for why I didn’t buy in the
first place!
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Average Click Through Rates Compared to 2015
0.00%
0.20%
0.40%
0.60%
0.80%
1.00%
1.20%
1.40%
1.60%
1.80%
Computer Smartphone Tablet
Average CTR
July2016-Oct2016 July2015-Oct2015
1.64%
Data based off of 550 accounts with at least one shopping campaign
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Average Conversions Compared to 2015
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40
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200
Computer Smartphone Tablet
Average Conversions
July2016-Oct2016 July2015-Oct2015
180
Data based off of 550 accounts with at least one shopping campaign.
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Average Cost Per Acquisition Compared to 2015
$0.00
$5.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
$30.00
$35.00
$40.00
Computer Smartphone Tablet
Average CPA
July2016-Oct2016 July2015-Oct2015
$37
Data based off of 550 accounts with at least one shopping campaign.
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Mobile Might Be More Expensive, But The
Volume Is Clear
70% of online transactions occur on a mobile device.
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Price Extension’s – The Hybrid Extension
With Over 10% CTR
The aggregated data in this post is based on a sample of four WordStream client accounts with early beta access to Price Extensions who were
advertising on the Google Search Network in May 2016.
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Sales/Coupons Excite people
Over 80% of shoppers say they use more
than one promotional media type to make
purchase decisions. (Market Track)
40% of shoppers prefer receiving discounts
on purchases over loyalty program points
or a gift basket (Precima)
91% of brand loyal shoppers use coupons
(Valassis)
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Begin with Dynamic Product Ads
Characteristics of good
Dynamic Product Ads:
• Include price (hopefully
with some sort of
discount)
• Include product
• Include your brand
• Simple design!
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Search With Display Select RLSA = Bad
Time
• Budget should exclusively go to
search – display select directs
budget towards display campaigns
without crafting display ad.
• Don’t want to engage with PPC ad on
shaving site, no matter how much I
love both
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Retargeting Lists Search Ads(RLSA) For
Shopping
• Membership has been
extended to 540 (display)
days!
• Catch folks who abandoned
you before
• One of the most receptive
audiences to promos
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53% of consumers are willing to share
their current location to receive more
relevant advertising.
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List of sources outside WordStream Data
Sets
• Retail’s Main Event: Brick & Mortar vs. Online, RetailNext
• Retail’s Impact, National Retail Federation
• 13 Alarming Stats About Retail in Digital, Digiday
• 15 Holiday Retail Stats That Every Marketer Needs to See, AdWeek
• 2014 US Retail Industry Overview, About.com
• Hold the Phone: 66% of Time Spent With e-Retail is on Mobile, Internet Retailer
• How Proximity Marketing Is Driving Retail Sales, Forbes
• 15 Retailer Resources, Stats and Tactics, SnapRetail
• Speed of Delivery Is Important for Retail Shoppers, Accenture
• Trends in Retail Show US Consumers Plan To Spend More on Holiday Shopping, Accenture
• 12 Illuminating eCommerce Stats from January-March 2015, eConsultancy
• 5 Ecommerce Stats That Will Make You Change Your Entire Marketing Approach, Kiss Metrics
• 40 Amazing Online Shopping And Ecommerce Statistics, Selz
• Five 2015 Ecommerce Stats & Trends You Should Know About, PixelMEDIA
• 5 Stats Every Ecommerce Business Should Know, Gigya
• 7 Statistics About E-Commerce Shoppers That Reveal Why Many Consumer Stereotypes Don’t Apply
Online, Business Insider
• 13 Startling Customer Service Statistics, Parature
• 10 Useful Customer Experience Statistics For Your 2015 Strategy, Neosperience
• 38 Powerful Customer Experience Stats for 2015, Christine James of HissingKitty
• 10 Statistics from the Online Marketplace Seller Survey, Web Retailer
• 12 Retail Trends and Predictions for 2015, Vend HQ
• U.S. Social Commerce – Statistics & Trend, AdWeek
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