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DESCRIPTIVE CUSTOMER

ANALYTICS
Raghu Iyengar
Associate Professor of Marketing

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What is Descriptive Analytics?


Descriptive Analytics - links the market to the
firm through information.

Descriptive Analytics - information needed for


actionable decisions.
Descriptive Analytics - principles for
systematically collecting and interpreting data
that can aid decision makers.
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Types of Descriptive Analytics

Exploratory
Research

Descriptive
Research

(Ambiguous Problem)

(Aware of Problem)

Our sales are declining


why.

What kinds of people are


buying our products? Who
buys our competitors
products?

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Causal
Research
(Problem Clearly Defined)
Will buyers purchase
more of our product with
a change of our website?

Descriptive Analytics

Exploratory Research
Develop initial hunches or insights

Usually a first (and an important) step in understanding


a broader managerial problem

Provides broad guidelines of what to test more


rigorously

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Focus Groups
Rationale: in-depth probing, unstructured
discussion, ability to observe dynamics
Format: 8-10 individuals, 1 moderator, about 1-
hr long, incentives for participants
Common Uses: Product concept, ad copy,
survey design
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Internet Communities (MROC)

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Internet Communities (MROC)


Enhances engagement with customers
6 months to 1 year long
Shorter deadlines are possible

aha moments

Kraft 100 calories snack pack

Caveat: ROI can be hard to determine!


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Types of Descriptive Analytics

Exploratory
Research

Descriptive
Research

(Ambiguous Problem)

(Aware of Problem)

Our sales are declining


why.

What kinds of people are


buying our products? Who
buys our competitors
products?

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Causal
Research
(Problem Clearly Defined)
Will buyers purchase
more of our product with
a change of our website?

Descriptive Analytics

Descriptive Research
Generates data describing the composition and
characteristics of relevant groups
Typical managerial questions
What are the characteristics of our customers
What is our share of wallet

This can be done via


active data collection
passively observing behavior (unobtrusive)
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Active Data Collection

Surveys

Self-reports of several types of consumer behavior

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Surveys
Used by every Fortune 500 company
Regularly used for gathering customer attitudes,
satisfaction scores, purchase habits
Data can be used to help segment customers

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Companies

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Full Service

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Mobile Surveys The Next Frontier

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Mobile Surveys
Allow you to capture customers reactions in-situ rather
than being retrospective

The questionnaire can be tailored based on location


and context.

Caveat: Marketers should be careful not to hasten


customer fatigue

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Net Promoter Score (NPS)


How likely is it that you would recommend [your
company] to a friend or colleague?
0- 10 Scale
Promoters Score of 9 -10
Passives Score of 7-8
Detractors Score of 0 -6.
NPS = Percentage of Promotors Percentage of
Detractors

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Self - Reports
Store purchases

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Self - Reports
Word-of-mouth dynamics

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Passive (Unobtrusive) Collection


Scanner Data
Media Planning
Radio
TV
Social media

Web Data
Mobile Data
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Scanner Data
Grocery business plus health and beauty aids
The Data Chain

80-100 CPG manufacturers


60-100 Major warehouse and distribution centers
30,000 supermarkets
80,000,000 households

The Data Cube


Geography x Product x Time x Variable
G x P x T x V> 10,000 even for one category

Aggregation (regions, SKU groups, temporal)

Revolutionized the field of Marketing in the early 1980s


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Scanner Data

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Why do people pay so much?


Completeness:
Linking aggregate sales movements to marketing instruments
Ditto (and more) at the individual level
Obtaining a richer set of performance measures beyond market share
Timeliness:
Getting the data within a window that allows for meaningful
managerial action
(i.e., less than the old lag time of 8 weeks or more)
Accuracy

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Managerial questions
Impact of promotions:
Who buys our products on promotions?
Are customers borrowing from their future purchases?
Will cherry pickers become loyal?
Impact of displays:
Which type of displays (e.g., end of aisle) work better?
Within

and Across Category :


Which categories are substitutes / complements?

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Problems of Scanner data


Misses out on convenience stores, and some big retailers
(Whole Foods, Aldi, Trader Joes)
Cannot make causal statements
Dont know behaviors and psychographics
Dont know the exact set of choices faced by the
consumer at the time of decision.

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Media Planning - Radio

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Media Planning - TV

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Managerial Questions
Who is watching what show?

How is the viewership pattern changing over


time?

TV viewership Ad Spend
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Social Media Analytics

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Managerial Questions
Audience engagement for a campaign

Brand mentions as compared to competitors

Sentiment analysis

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Web Data

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Web Data

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Web Data Individual companies

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Managerial Questions

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Mobile Data

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Managerial Questions
Is customer search on the mobile platform different
from the desktop?

What information to show customers based on their


location?

Location-based coupons

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Types of Marketing Research

Exploratory
Research

Descriptive
Research

(Ambiguous Problem)

(Aware of Problem)

Our sales are declining


why.

What kinds of people are


buying our products? Who
buys our competitors
products?

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Causal
Research
(Problem Clearly Defined)
Will buyers purchase
more of our product with
a change of our website?

Descriptive Analytics

Correlation and Causation


Correlation = relationship between two variables
Causation = one variable producing an effect in another
variable
Correlation Causation

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Causal Inference: Three Requirements


1) Correlation
Evidence of association between X and Y

2) Temporal antecedence
X must occur before Y

3) No third factor driving both


Control of other possible factors
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3 Factors Necessary for Causation:

1) Correlation
storks and babies in same house

2) Temporal antecedence
3) No third factor driving both

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3 Factors Necessary for Causation:


1) Correlation
storks and babies in same house

2) Temporal antecedence
storks baby

3) No third factor driving both

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3 Factors Necessary for Causation:

1) Correlation
storks and babies in same house

2) Temporal antecedence
storks baby

3) No third factor driving both


Houses warmer with pregnant women
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Several companies help with A/B Testing

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Mobile A/B Testing

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Pricing

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Managerial Questions
Website optimization
Mobile App design

Customized design
One to one marketing

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Summary - Types of Marketing Research

Exploratory
Research

Descriptive
Research

(Ambiguous Problem)

(Aware of Problem)

Our sales are declining


why.

What kinds of people are


buying our products? Who
buys our competitors
products?

WHARTON ONLINE

Causal
Research
(Problem Clearly Defined)
Will buyers purchase
more of our product with
a change of our website?

Descriptive Analytics

What is Marketing Research?


Marketing Research - links the market to the
firm through information.

Marketing Research - information needed for


actionable decisions.
Marketing Research - principles for
systematically collecting and interpreting data
that can aid decision makers.
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