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Confessions of a Shopaholic:
How Digital Connectivity has Changed the
               Shopper
       Dx3 Canada – Toronto, ON
            March 6th, 2013

        Presented by: Ian S. Cruickshank
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
FIRST A FEW STATS
85%
Have access to the internet
95%
when under the age of 55
31%
Own a smartphone
46%
of those aged 18-34 own one
75%
Of Consumers say that Mobile
  improves their shopping
        experience
67%
A store associate with a
mobile device creates a
   better experience.
33%
of mobile users who compare
prices in store will make their
  final purchase elsewhere.
62%
Browsed an online Social
  Network last week
90%
  of consumers trust the
product recommendation of
   someone they know.
70%
Trust someone they
   don’t know.
81%
of respondents had received
 shopping advice through a
      social network.
74%
 claimed that this advice
influenced their decision.
98%
0f shoppers have researched a
       purchase online
54%
  of retail purchases are
influenced by the internet
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
Access to Data
Digital Commerce
EMFX-Commerce
Mobility
Social
Cloud
Cloud
The Cloud
―The computer industry is the only industry that
is more fashion-driven than women's fashion.
Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what
anyone is talking about.
What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane.
When is this idiocy going to stop?‖


  Larry Ellison, CEO
  Oracle Corporation
A LITTLE CONSUMER
BEHAVIOUR
Time Spent Online
Changing Habits
Traditional Purchase Funnel
Purchase Decision Process
The Loyalty Loop




            Harvard Business Review -
            2010
David Edelman - McKinsey
            & Co.
Information Overload



 Prod uct Search    Ret ailer W eb sit es   Prod uct Review W eb sit es




Barcod e Scanners   Brand W eb sit es       Business Review W eb sit es
Omnichannel
The Digital Shopper
          ➜Better informed
          ➜Savvy
          ➜High Expectations
          ➜Busy
          ➜Well Educated
          ➜Online regularly
          ➜Active in Social
The Digital Shopper
➜Affluent
➜Loyal
➜Pre-qualified
➜Pre-sold/Ready to
 buy
➜Spends more
➜Likes shopping to be
 easy
Shopper Expectations
          ➜Easily find products
           online
          ➜Product details
          ➜Specifications
          ➜Images
          ➜Descriptions
          ➜Objective reviews
          ➜Stock availability
Shopper Expectations
of   40
attributes - including Price and
       Brand Perception
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
The Gap in thinking
   Consumer reasons         Our perceived reasons
            61% Discount    New product info 73%
           55% Purchase     General info 71%
            53% Reviews     Submit opinion 69%
        53% General Info    Exclusive Info 68%
       52% Exclusive Info
                            Reviews 67%
    51% New product info
                            Feel connected 64%
      49% Submit opinion
   37% Customer service     Customer service 63%
  34% Event Participation   Submit product ideas 63%
     33% Feel Connected     Part of a community 61%
30% Submit product ideas    Purchase 60%
 22% Part of a Community    Discount 60%
The Gap in thinking
   Consumer reasons         Our perceived reasons
            61% Discount    New product info 73%
           55% Purchase     General info 71%
            53% Reviews     Submit opinion 69%
        53% General Info    Exclusive Info 68%
       52% Exclusive Info
                            Reviews 67%
    51% New product info
                            Feel connected 64%
      49% Submit opinion
   37% Customer service     Customer service 63%
  34% Event Participation   Submit product ideas 63%
     33% Feel Connected     Part of a community 61%
30% Submit product ideas    Purchase 60%
 22% Part of a Community    Discount 60%
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
How Digital is your Industry?
                                       Books   Fashion   Grocery
PRICE
Prices often lower online
                                        5        3         1
Digitized products create lower cost
                                        5        1         1
Value of price comparison
                                        5        3         2
SELECTION
Value of broad selection
                                        5        4         3
Value of customization
                                        2        3         1
Searches in stores often futile
                                        4        3         2
How Digital is your Industry?
                                     Books   Fashion   Grocery
CONVINIENCE

Research and information intensity
                                      5        3         2
Web tools trump store experience
                                      4        2         2
Ease of delivery and returns
                                      5        3         1
TRUST
Reliability of product description
                                      5        2         2
Frustration in stores
                                      4        4         2
Trust online retailers
                                      5        3         1
How Digital is your Industry?

INDUSTRY                       TOTAL


Books                               54
Fashion                             34
Grocery                             20
     So what about your business?
TOOLS TO WIN IN
THE DIGITAL WORLD
The Must Have’s
➜SEO
➜SEM
➜Social
➜Mobile
➜eCommerce
Savvy as Online Shoppers
➜Launch an eCommerce website
➜Make your site mobile-ready
➜Publish you product feed to multiple
 shopping engines
➜Measure Everything—Usage, Fans,
 Engagement, Popularity
➜Deliver exceptional service—It’s your
 online reputation
Launch an eCommerce Site
➜Get your products online
➜Keep it accurate & current
➜Offer lots of product details
➜Add user reviews
➜Offer stock inventory details
➜Enable microformats
➜Offer online purchase, offline
 pickup
➜Run online-only promotions
Enable Microformats
Be Mobile Ready
➜Your site needs to work
 in Mobile
➜Don’t use flash or java
➜Focus on usability
➜Must load quickly
➜Integrate with native
 functions (maps,
 phone, email)
Publish a Product Feed
➜A product feed is a
 file containing
 information about the
 product list on an e-
 commerce website
  ➜Search Engines
  ➜Affiliate Website
  ➜Shopping Comparison
  ➜Marketplaces
Get Social
➜Listen
➜Plan
➜Build
➜Engage
  ➜Content
  ➜Contesting
  ➜Advertising
➜Drive Traffic
➜Measure
A QUICK LOOK FORWARD
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
Confessions of a shopaholic   dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf
Ian S. Cruickshank
Chief Revenue Officer, Wishpond
        @ian_Cruickshank
ca.linkedin.com/in/iancruickshank
Or just call me 1.778.997.9474

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Confessions of a shopaholic dx3 - mar 6,13 pdf

  • 1. Confessions of a Shopaholic: How Digital Connectivity has Changed the Shopper Dx3 Canada – Toronto, ON March 6th, 2013 Presented by: Ian S. Cruickshank
  • 4. FIRST A FEW STATS
  • 5. 85% Have access to the internet
  • 6. 95% when under the age of 55
  • 8. 46% of those aged 18-34 own one
  • 9. 75% Of Consumers say that Mobile improves their shopping experience
  • 10. 67% A store associate with a mobile device creates a better experience.
  • 11. 33% of mobile users who compare prices in store will make their final purchase elsewhere.
  • 12. 62% Browsed an online Social Network last week
  • 13. 90% of consumers trust the product recommendation of someone they know.
  • 14. 70% Trust someone they don’t know.
  • 15. 81% of respondents had received shopping advice through a social network.
  • 16. 74% claimed that this advice influenced their decision.
  • 17. 98% 0f shoppers have researched a purchase online
  • 18. 54% of retail purchases are influenced by the internet
  • 25. Cloud
  • 26. Cloud
  • 27. The Cloud ―The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?‖ Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle Corporation
  • 33. The Loyalty Loop Harvard Business Review - 2010
David Edelman - McKinsey & Co.
  • 34. Information Overload Prod uct Search Ret ailer W eb sit es Prod uct Review W eb sit es Barcod e Scanners Brand W eb sit es Business Review W eb sit es
  • 36. The Digital Shopper ➜Better informed ➜Savvy ➜High Expectations ➜Busy ➜Well Educated ➜Online regularly ➜Active in Social
  • 37. The Digital Shopper ➜Affluent ➜Loyal ➜Pre-qualified ➜Pre-sold/Ready to buy ➜Spends more ➜Likes shopping to be easy
  • 38. Shopper Expectations ➜Easily find products online ➜Product details ➜Specifications ➜Images ➜Descriptions ➜Objective reviews ➜Stock availability
  • 40. of 40 attributes - including Price and Brand Perception
  • 42. The Gap in thinking Consumer reasons Our perceived reasons 61% Discount New product info 73% 55% Purchase General info 71% 53% Reviews Submit opinion 69% 53% General Info Exclusive Info 68% 52% Exclusive Info Reviews 67% 51% New product info Feel connected 64% 49% Submit opinion 37% Customer service Customer service 63% 34% Event Participation Submit product ideas 63% 33% Feel Connected Part of a community 61% 30% Submit product ideas Purchase 60% 22% Part of a Community Discount 60%
  • 43. The Gap in thinking Consumer reasons Our perceived reasons 61% Discount New product info 73% 55% Purchase General info 71% 53% Reviews Submit opinion 69% 53% General Info Exclusive Info 68% 52% Exclusive Info Reviews 67% 51% New product info Feel connected 64% 49% Submit opinion 37% Customer service Customer service 63% 34% Event Participation Submit product ideas 63% 33% Feel Connected Part of a community 61% 30% Submit product ideas Purchase 60% 22% Part of a Community Discount 60%
  • 45. How Digital is your Industry? Books Fashion Grocery PRICE Prices often lower online 5 3 1 Digitized products create lower cost 5 1 1 Value of price comparison 5 3 2 SELECTION Value of broad selection 5 4 3 Value of customization 2 3 1 Searches in stores often futile 4 3 2
  • 46. How Digital is your Industry? Books Fashion Grocery CONVINIENCE Research and information intensity 5 3 2 Web tools trump store experience 4 2 2 Ease of delivery and returns 5 3 1 TRUST Reliability of product description 5 2 2 Frustration in stores 4 4 2 Trust online retailers 5 3 1
  • 47. How Digital is your Industry? INDUSTRY TOTAL Books 54 Fashion 34 Grocery 20 So what about your business?
  • 48. TOOLS TO WIN IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
  • 50. Savvy as Online Shoppers ➜Launch an eCommerce website ➜Make your site mobile-ready ➜Publish you product feed to multiple shopping engines ➜Measure Everything—Usage, Fans, Engagement, Popularity ➜Deliver exceptional service—It’s your online reputation
  • 51. Launch an eCommerce Site ➜Get your products online ➜Keep it accurate & current ➜Offer lots of product details ➜Add user reviews ➜Offer stock inventory details ➜Enable microformats ➜Offer online purchase, offline pickup ➜Run online-only promotions
  • 53. Be Mobile Ready ➜Your site needs to work in Mobile ➜Don’t use flash or java ➜Focus on usability ➜Must load quickly ➜Integrate with native functions (maps, phone, email)
  • 54. Publish a Product Feed ➜A product feed is a file containing information about the product list on an e- commerce website ➜Search Engines ➜Affiliate Website ➜Shopping Comparison ➜Marketplaces
  • 55. Get Social ➜Listen ➜Plan ➜Build ➜Engage ➜Content ➜Contesting ➜Advertising ➜Drive Traffic ➜Measure
  • 56. A QUICK LOOK FORWARD
  • 60. Ian S. Cruickshank Chief Revenue Officer, Wishpond @ian_Cruickshank ca.linkedin.com/in/iancruickshank Or just call me 1.778.997.9474

Editor's Notes

  1. Opening film clip from Confessions of a Shopaholic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-eqqiDKD8
  2. Source:Comscore
  3. Source: Comscore
  4. Source: Comscore
  5. Source: Comscore
  6. Source:Motorola Solutions 2012
  7. Source:Motorola Solutions 2012
  8. Source:Motorola Solutions 2012
  9. Source:Ipsose Reid, Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report
  10. Source: Econsultancy
  11. Source: Econsultancy
  12. Source:ClickZ
  13. Source:ClickZ
  14. Source: Google
  15. Source: BIA/Kelsey
  16. Source: Patrick Spenner and Karen Freeman from Corporate Executive Board.
  17. Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
  18. Source: IBM Institute for Business Value
  19. Source: The Future of Shopping by Darrell Rigby
  20. Between 30 and 35 – Digital Capabilities are or will soon be of key interest for your company. Under 30 – Take advantage of digital tools to drive traffic and differentiate yourself from your competition.
  21. Future of Shopping Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDi0FNcaock