Presentation at Avaus Executive Lounge 26.3.2015 by Adobe
Digital Trends for 2015 – insights and reflection
Franck Attia, Nordic Managing Director, Adobe Marketing Cloud
• What are the results for 2015, what are the new insights?
• Lesson learned from the report and how can we utilise the result
• How can technology help you stay ahead – and exceed your customers expectations
11. About the survey…
• Online survey between November 2014 and
January 2015
• More than 6,000 respondents globally across all
sectors, B2B and B2C
• 4th year of survey
11March 27, 2015
14. Last year’s most exciting opportunity: predicted versus actual
(company respondents)
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6%
6%
6%
7%
8%
16%
16%
17%
17%
10%
10%
4%
3%
10%
10%
18%
20%
15%
Big data
Personalisation
Marketing automation
Video
Multichannel campaign management
Social
Mobile
Customer experience
Content marketing
Econsultancy / Adobe Quarterly Digital Intelligence Briefing
2014 2015
15. “The nature of marketing has exploded from an
ancillary communications function to the Grand
Central Station of customer experience.”
- Scott Brinker, Chief Marketing Technologist.com
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16. To what extent does digital permeate your own organisation’s
marketing activities? (company respondents)
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20%
43%
14% 14%
10%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Digital marketing is
very much
separate
Digital permeates
most of our
marketing
programmes
Digital permeates
all our marketing
programmes
We are a digital-
first organisation
Don’t know
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17. ‘We are going to be experimenting heavily with digital next year’
(company respondents)
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64% 69%
27% 21%
9% 10%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2014 2015
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Agree Neutral Disagree
18. In which areas are you going to be experimenting most heavily in the
coming year? (company respondents)
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23. Over the next five years, what is the primary way your organisation will
seek to differentiate itself from competitors? (company respondents)
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5%
7%
7%
9%
28%
44%
Price
Convenience - fast delivery, in-store pickup,
multiple payment mechanism, buy online return-
to-store etc.
Mobile - becoming a 'mobile first' company that
absolutely caters to the mobile shopper/buyer
Product / service choice
Product / service quality
Customer service / customer experience -
making it easy, fun, valuable and/or pleasurable
to shop from us
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24. Please rank the importance of these areas as building blocks for
building a brilliant customer experience. (company respondents)
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10%
11%
9%
28%
42%
17%
17%
18%
23%
25%
21%
22%
28%
12%
15%
48%
49%
55%
63%
82%
Data - having access and control over the customer
and marketing application data.
Technology - the tools to use data to create compelling,
personalised, real-time experiences
Skills - combining digital marketing skills with analytics
and technology
Culture - a cross-team approach with the customer at
the heart of all initiatives
Strategy - the cohesive plan, long-term view and
executive support for the future of our customer
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First choice Second choice Third choice
25. Where does your organisation place the highest emphasis in terms of
improving the customer experience? (company respondents)
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4%
5%
7%
10%
12%
29%
33%
Making experience as mobile-friendly as possible
Making experience as fast as possible
Making experience as fun / fulfilling as possible
Making experience as safe and reliable as possible
Making experience as consistent as possible across
channels
Making experience as valuable as possible
Making experience as personalised and relevant as
possible
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27. Which three digital-related areas are the top priorities for your
organisation in 2015? (company respondents)
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6%
7%
8%
9%
9%
9%
12%
13%
15%
15%
16%
17%
20%
22%
24%
27%
29%
30%
Mobile app analytics
Video advertising
Ad targeting optimisation
Customer scoring / predictive marketing
Real-time marketing
Social media analytics
Joining up online and offline data
Mobile app engagement
Marketing automation
Video content
Mobile optimisation
Search engine marketing
Conversion rate optimisation
Multichannel campaign management
Brand building / viral marketing
Social media engagement
Content optimisation
Targeting and personalisation
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28. ‘Omnichannel personalisation will become a reality in 2015’
(company respondents)
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10%
28%
39%
17%
6%
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Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
29. Most exciting opportunity – 2015 vs ‘five years’ time’
(company respondents)
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5%
4%
7%
12%
5%
14%
16%
8%
8%
20%
3%
5%
6%
7%
7%
11%
11%
13%
15%
22%
Location-based services
Video
Marketing automation
Multichannel campaign management
Social
Big data
Personalisation
Mobile
Content marketing
Customer experience
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Most exciting opportunity in 2015 Most exciting opportunity in five years' time
31. What best describes your approach to geo-targeting technology used
for delivering location-based notifications (e.g. iBeacons)?
(company respondents)
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11%
13%
25%
32%
19%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
We are using this
technology today
We have this
technology in the
plan for 2015
We are exploring
this technology but
there is no set
date for
implementation
We are not yet
exploring this
technology
Don't know / No
opinion
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32. Approach to geo-targeting technology by sector
(company respondents)
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Using today
In the plan for
2015
Exploring, but
no set date for
implementation
Not yet
exploring
Consumer Goods 18% 18% 33% 31%
Financial Services
and Insurance
17% 7% 37% 39%
Retail / Mail Order
(including online
retail)
8% 27% 40% 26%
Telecoms 23% 20% 30% 27%
Travel & Hospitality 10% 17% 33% 40%
35. ‘Cross-channel marketing will be a key focus for us in 2015’
(company respondents)
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14%
45%
30%
8%
3%
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Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
36. How important will the following be for your digital marketing over the
next few years? (company respondents)
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38%
43%
45%
51%
57%
66%
70%
48%
43%
42%
35%
38%
30%
27%
14%
14%
13%
14%
5%
4%
3%
Using offline data to optimise the online experience
Using online data to optimise the offline experience
Understanding when and where customers use
different devices
Understanding how mobile users research / buy
products
Training teams in new techniques, channels and
disciplines
Ensuring consistency of message across channels
Having a clear understanding of customer journeys
across channels
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Very important Quite important Not important
38. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
(company respondents)
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9% 9%
29% 28%
27% 29%
26% 25%
9% 9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
We have the analysts we need to make
sense of our data
We have a good infrastructure in place
to collect the data we need
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Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree