With Marketers Gunning For Performance, Are Consumer Expectations Compromised?

BPRISE has been working with a number of brands courtesy agencies this year. With a two-year product in the making, we had with us some time to watch the market. It was unnoticeable at first, then with some deliberate effort, the mismatch really stood out. Interestingly, various other industry veterans had the same opinion. Advertisements on traditional media like print, tv, and outdoor billboards had a flavour that us Indians fell in love with. Utterly, butterly? Delicious, right? Talk about dairy products, milk specifically and we’ll have Amul at the tips of our tongues. Countless publications have revered Amul’s work when it came to advertising. They’ve brilliantly maintained contextual relevance and wit in their ads, till date.

Advertising: Evolution & How

Initially we were coaxed to buy stuff and marketed to on tv, radio, billboards and other print mediums. Today we have no choice but to consider digital advertising. At the start of this year it was written in the papers that the share of digital spending is expected to be about 16% of the total ad spends estimated to be around Rs 59,000 crore this year. Clearly brands believe in the power of digital, for advertising. And we do too. Why else would we spend our days and nights working on a technology platform for digital marketers? It is because man has evolved, technology has followed suit. Technology has provided convenience and we’re optimistic that the agencies using our automation platform agree to that. But what’s the one issue in the whole of advertising that’s quite the misfit? What is that one evidence of neglect?

Advertising: What A Miss

Image stills of tv ads reincarnate as poster ads. Video ads that run on tv sometimes show up on websites. Why cut corners with creatives? Disinterested viewers often skip ads that look and feel generic. Tech providers have been investing time and inventing tools to help brands up their relevance in advertising. Then why resort to image stills for poster ads? What about relevance? What about context? Where’s the personalization for ad viewers? Consumer mindset when watching tv and other mediums is different. This is precisely why creative on different mediums need to be treated differently. So how can advertisers be mindful of viewer expectations and needs? We bet that insights can help. Having an idea of what your customer needs (if you’re a brand) and what your content consumers relish (if you’re a publisher) can make a big difference. Experiment with native ads, videos, image ads, social media and more to truly pinpoint what works for you.

Advertising: How To Fix 

The number 1 recommendation is to stick to the basics. Start with ad dimensions, ad relevance and speak with viewers by keeping the context in mind. Of course, nothing replaces customer intelligence. Knowing who the viewers are and what they’re likely to like will be beneficial. You know as good as we do, how consumers are. They want quality and they want brands to cater to their specific needs. In fact, if you’re reading about the top-5 holiday destinations in India, you’d appreciate a tour company’s video ad explaining why they’re the best. We’ve had the privilege of meeting numerous digital experts, genius agencies and lovable brands and what they’ve had in common, apart from BPRISE, is their genuine interest in having ads made exclusively for specific sets of people. So, what does everybody vouch for? Customer insights! And this becomes more important to you as niche your market becomes. So, with growing trends in technology like AI, IoT, digitally-powered-everything and with a pressure to make everything perform, we hope consumer needs are met and not compromised. May ads, email campaigns, sms campaigns speak directly with the customers when it matters to them.

KYC To Improve Marketing KPI?

Customers Less Likely To Respond To Brands After One Bad Mobile Experience

Gone are the days when you could carry out the “one size fits all” philosophy to your marketing campaigns. Today you need to focus on an array of parameters to draw up an effective marketing strategy.

If your target group is not clearly defined and marketed to, you run the risk of hurting your brand image since customers are less likely to engage with a company after one unpleasant mobile experience. And BPRISE wants to help you make the best decisions for your business.

Dear Marketer, Do You Know Your Customers?

A study by Nielsen highlights that only  47% of the digital campaigns in the UK reach their target. This is because marketers apply traditional targeting methods to digital and don’t really know their customers as well as they should. It is tricky because marketers not only have to engage with their existing customers but also expand their reach.

We’re saying that as marketers you have a great tool available at your disposal today – Data! And you can witness first-hand how digging into your data will nurture leads that make larger purchases than those who are not nurtured. Here’s proof!

Another study by US Business Executive showed that 64% of marketers agree that a data driven approach drives marketing success on a global scale. And data analytics forms the base of a data-driven marketing strategy. BPRISE helps you leverage modern data collection and analysis tools to get actionable and valuable information about your customers.

Try Out The BPRISE Unified Marketing Solution, Covering Data & Marketing

We’re thrilled to announce our approach with marketing, influenced by your data. Our offline-to-online solution applies analytics to your offline customer data and helps you launch relevant, personalized marketing campaigns from our marketing platform.

You can also quickly launch marketing campaigns from the BPRISE marketing dashboard, across multiple channels, including:

  • Facebook
  • Email
  • SMS
  • Websites

You can track your marketing ads, emails, SMSs and more on one single platform – the BPRISE Manager Platform. This enterprise platform  gives you performance insights that can further help your retargeting initiatives. Invest in the right set of technologies to drive your marketing KPIs.

Start with an understanding of your customers with data analytics, engage them with personalized marketing and don’t get short-changed in marketing. Let’s talk data and business, shall we?