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Touchpoint Tracking:

The journey to a viable model

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Contents

• What we set out to do

• Communications needs

• Our new model

• Case studies

• Impact on future communications

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The Gold Standard for

integrated tracking

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It’s badly needed!

“Probably our biggest concern – which

relates to engagement – is „holism‟:

the ability to capture the effect of a wide

range of communications…if you see

a change in brand attitude, how do you

know it was your TV and not some product

experience or word-of-mouth?”

Mark Greenstreet, Carat Insight

Research, August 2006

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18% 23%

Advertised

in last 3

months

Marlboro

Misleading data

1474 people

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Speed of information

3 months Real time

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Our thoughts on how comms work

TV

POS

Experiential

Press

Service letter

WOM

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Focus on context as well as content

TV, 2.50pm TV, 6.50pm

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Focus on context as well as content

Useful letter „in window‟ Junk mail at any other time

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Focus on context as well as content

Pub media at 7pm Pub media at 11pm

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Summary of new needs

3 month reporting

Modelled awareness

Content

Overclaimed awareness

Traditional norms

TV focus

Real time reporting

Exposure to touchpoints

against sales

Context too

Actual behaviour

„Ladders‟

One tool for all

touchpoints

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Our new approach

Real time customer

tracking

Real time results

to clients

Post Questionnaire

Real time Dashboard

ROI Analysis Results

Presentation

Pre Questionnaire

Mobile Tracking

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Would it work?

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Case Study

• 400 people

• 8 segments of 50

• 10 brands – 5 drinks (Carling, Guinness, Red Bull, Pepsi, Coke)

– 5 technology (Playstation, O2, iPod, Moto Razr,

and Marmite!)

• Covering – TV, WOM, Usage, PR, In Store, Internet, Poster,

News/mags, Mail, Radio, Other

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Consumer acceptance

Let me say that this has been

a fascinating study to take part in. I

think your use of SMS is a very

exciting way of participating in

survey data collection.

Typical response: 60%

Expected response: 30%

Actual response: 50%

I felt like I was an

important part of

the study.

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New Touchpoints rise to the top

6%

15%

19%

19%

21%

31%

32%

56%

0% 20% 40% 60%

Radio

Internet

News /

Mags

Cinema

Event

In Store

Posters

TV

Coke awareness

Last 3 months Coke touchpoints

during mobile tracking (1 or 2 weeks)

Source : Pre-Questionnaire Source : Mobile Tracking

1%

3%

3%

5%

6%

8%

15%

19%

25%

29%

30%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Radio

PR

Mail

News/mags

Internet

Poster

Other

WOM

TV

In Store

Being Used

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Being Used was the most

positive touchpoint

3%

6%

9%

11%

11%

15%

18%

22%

25%

33%

48%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

In Store

WOM

Internet

Other

PR

TV

Poster

Radio

News / Mags ad

Mail

Being used

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Being used likely to influence

purchase

PlayStation

1%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

8%

14%

15%

20%

28%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

Radio

Mail

Other

News / Mags

Poster

PR

Internet

In Store

TV

WOM

Being used

“It’s really nice and

sleek. I’m thinking

of getting one next

time I get a mobile”

Participant on seeing her

flatmate using her Moto Razr

Moto Razr

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We can track word of mouth

for the first time!

Positive conversation with friend about O2

Press ad that generated this

Positive conversation with call centre about O2 tariff

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Word of mouth tends to be polarising

Source : Mobile Tracking for Technology brands

% Positive/Negative for each Technology Touchpoint

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

Use

dTal

k

Sho

p

New

s st

ory

New

s/m

agaz

ine

ad

Mai

l

Pos

ter

Rad

ioW

eb

Oth

er

%

Very negative

Quite negative

Very positive

Quite positive

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We can choose relevant

touchpoints for the category

% Touchpoints by two categories

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Use

dTal

k

Shop

New

s stor

y

New

s/m

ag a

dM

ail

Poste

r

Rad

io TVW

eb

Oth

er

%

Drinks

Technology

Source : Mobile Tracking

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Added richness on traditional media

“it had a dodgy slogan and was

trying to be too witty”

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Touchpoint timing varies by brand

0%

10%

20%

0-1a

m

1-2a

m

2-3a

m

3-4a

m

4-5a

m

5-6a

m

6-7a

m

7-8a

m

8-9a

m

9-10

am

10-1

1am

11-1

2pm

12-1

pm

1-2p

m

2-3p

m

3-4p

m

4-5p

m

5-6p

m

6-7p

m

7-8p

m

8-9p

m

9-10

pm

10-1

1pm

11-1

2pm

Coke Carling

Source : Mobile Tracking

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Receptive times for drinks

Drinks touchpoints and positivity by time of day

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1am

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10am

11am

12pm

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14pm

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17pm

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Hours in day

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1.5

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Po

sit

ivit

y

Touchpoints

Positivity

!

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MySMSDiary

Download pictures into diary

Add and amend data

Add comments

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Market Audits

• To understand the touchpoint

dynamics in a market

– Touchpoint Ratings

– Reach

– Frequency

– Impact Index

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Brand Boards

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The Dashboard

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Spend Neutral Strategy Assessment

Power

Eff

ecti

ven

ess

High

High Low

Low

Maintain

Investment

Increase

Investment

Review

Creative

Reduce or

Ditch

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Feeding insight into comms

• ROI and Touchpoint Ratings inform channel planning

• Receptivity and timings feed into scheduling

• Implications of less obvious touchpoints

– Being Used

• call to action communication around usage occasions

– WOM • Upweight WOM generating touchpoints and

encouraging Member Get Member

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Conclusion New approach

will challenge

the way we

think about, create,

plan and buy

communications