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SEGMENTATION
IN 3 EASY STEPS
INTRODUCTION
According to Campaign Monitor, marketers have noted a 760%
increase in revenue from segmented campaigns. Those are the kinds
of results we all want from our email marketing efforts, right?
Segmenting yourlists allows you to have smarter, more personal
and relevant conversationswith your customers and prospects –
based on who they are and theirengagement with your product or
service. It also allows you to use a variety of factors to determine
who to send one-offemails (sales, events), routine emails
(newsletters), or when a prospect should be added to an
automated program.
Creating segments will be an investment of a little bit of
time but it’ll pay off big in the end. We promise.
STEP 1: Build a Master List
This will help keep your data
clean and well organized. The
use of data fields can also give
you the ability to group specific
types of leads together – we’ll
get into this in Step 3! By
starting from a Master List,
you’ll be able to segment your
database in order to deliver
personalized,timely content to
your audience without finding
yourselflost in a web of lists.
STEP 2: Understand the 6 Core Segments
1. ENGAGEMENTOR
FUNNEL STAGE
2. CUSTOMER
STATUS
3. PERSONA
OR ROLE
Using lead scoring rules, an
organization can define the top,
middle, bottom of their
marketing funnel,as well as the
Marketing Qualified Lead
(MQL)criteria that triggers a
handoff to sales.
Segmenting your customers
from your prospects is core to
not only preventing message
confusion but also being more
targeted with your content and
engagements.
The most important type of
segmentation you can have is
persona based. It usually fits in
three key categories:
1. Decision Maker:
Budget and contract authority
2. Influencer: Recommends
solutions and advocates your
product/service
3. User: Benefits from or uses the
product/ services you offer
STEP 2: Understand the 6 Core Segments
4. INDUSTRY 5. PRODUCT
OR INTEREST
6. GEOGRAPHY
Tailoring your message with
industry terms and relevant
content can be a huge
competitive differentiator.It’s
highly recommendedthat
organizations segment the
industries they sell into and
customize the messaging and
content for them.Often this is
as simple as changing simple
nouns. For instance,
(depending on the industry)
prospect = donor = patient.
You can segment your list by
the type of product your
prospect has shown interest in.
This type of segmentation is
based on tracked behaviors.
These product/interest
segments can be used to
trigger specific email nurture
programs, or to remove people
from automated programs they
are currently in but perhaps are
receiving the wrong content.
Timing your messaging and
your content distribution based
on cultural norms and specific
time zones is a great way to
dramatically increase your
campaign effectiveness.If
you’re an Act-On customer,
you’ll soon be able to use
Adaptive Sending to predict the
best time to send a message to
an intendedrecipient.
STEP 3: Determine How to Segment Your Database
Some segments will be more
obvious, such as the industry they’re
in or the persona they identify with.
However, some will be trickier– such
as creating segments in direct
response to specific behavior, like
visitinga pricing page on a website.
This is where yourMA platform will
come in, tracking each of your
prospects’ behaviors in order to get a
better idea of what they might be
lookingfor. These segments can be
used to trigger specific email nurture
programs, or to exit people from
programs they are in.
Follow these steps for thinkingthrough how to use the six
core segments of your database:
Start with dynamic segmentation based on profile
(intrinsic) and behavioral (extrinsic) attributes. For
example,you’ll want to segment out your customers vs.
prospects. Or those who have engaged with you vs. those
who haven’t. This will start to give you a general
distinction between different segments of your database.
Using sub-segments you can create more granular views
of your prospect database. Start with segmenting your list
first by industry, then by persona, and finally by
engagement – or where they are in your funnel.
Takingthese steps will dramatically aidin automating
processes as you move into advancedmarketingautomation.
1.
2.
CONCLUSION
Segmentation is yourfirst step to automation. By capturing,
understanding, and acting on the data that you receive from your
customers, you’ll be well on the way to delivering personalized
and relevant content that they’ll actually want to read. To learn
more about segmentation, automated programs, or any of the
otherthings we’ve discussed, visit the Act-On University for
access to our in-depth Knowledge Base which includes valuable
articles, tips, and tricks. To learn how Act-On can help you
[automatically] create highly targeted campaigns, check out our
Adaptive Segmentation tool!
Stay tuned for the next installment of the #GSD series
where we’ll give you quick and easy ways to
get sh*t done!
Segmentation in 3 Easy Steps

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Segmentation in 3 Easy Steps

  • 2. INTRODUCTION According to Campaign Monitor, marketers have noted a 760% increase in revenue from segmented campaigns. Those are the kinds of results we all want from our email marketing efforts, right? Segmenting yourlists allows you to have smarter, more personal and relevant conversationswith your customers and prospects – based on who they are and theirengagement with your product or service. It also allows you to use a variety of factors to determine who to send one-offemails (sales, events), routine emails (newsletters), or when a prospect should be added to an automated program. Creating segments will be an investment of a little bit of time but it’ll pay off big in the end. We promise.
  • 3. STEP 1: Build a Master List This will help keep your data clean and well organized. The use of data fields can also give you the ability to group specific types of leads together – we’ll get into this in Step 3! By starting from a Master List, you’ll be able to segment your database in order to deliver personalized,timely content to your audience without finding yourselflost in a web of lists.
  • 4. STEP 2: Understand the 6 Core Segments 1. ENGAGEMENTOR FUNNEL STAGE 2. CUSTOMER STATUS 3. PERSONA OR ROLE Using lead scoring rules, an organization can define the top, middle, bottom of their marketing funnel,as well as the Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL)criteria that triggers a handoff to sales. Segmenting your customers from your prospects is core to not only preventing message confusion but also being more targeted with your content and engagements. The most important type of segmentation you can have is persona based. It usually fits in three key categories: 1. Decision Maker: Budget and contract authority 2. Influencer: Recommends solutions and advocates your product/service 3. User: Benefits from or uses the product/ services you offer
  • 5. STEP 2: Understand the 6 Core Segments 4. INDUSTRY 5. PRODUCT OR INTEREST 6. GEOGRAPHY Tailoring your message with industry terms and relevant content can be a huge competitive differentiator.It’s highly recommendedthat organizations segment the industries they sell into and customize the messaging and content for them.Often this is as simple as changing simple nouns. For instance, (depending on the industry) prospect = donor = patient. You can segment your list by the type of product your prospect has shown interest in. This type of segmentation is based on tracked behaviors. These product/interest segments can be used to trigger specific email nurture programs, or to remove people from automated programs they are currently in but perhaps are receiving the wrong content. Timing your messaging and your content distribution based on cultural norms and specific time zones is a great way to dramatically increase your campaign effectiveness.If you’re an Act-On customer, you’ll soon be able to use Adaptive Sending to predict the best time to send a message to an intendedrecipient.
  • 6. STEP 3: Determine How to Segment Your Database Some segments will be more obvious, such as the industry they’re in or the persona they identify with. However, some will be trickier– such as creating segments in direct response to specific behavior, like visitinga pricing page on a website. This is where yourMA platform will come in, tracking each of your prospects’ behaviors in order to get a better idea of what they might be lookingfor. These segments can be used to trigger specific email nurture programs, or to exit people from programs they are in. Follow these steps for thinkingthrough how to use the six core segments of your database: Start with dynamic segmentation based on profile (intrinsic) and behavioral (extrinsic) attributes. For example,you’ll want to segment out your customers vs. prospects. Or those who have engaged with you vs. those who haven’t. This will start to give you a general distinction between different segments of your database. Using sub-segments you can create more granular views of your prospect database. Start with segmenting your list first by industry, then by persona, and finally by engagement – or where they are in your funnel. Takingthese steps will dramatically aidin automating processes as you move into advancedmarketingautomation. 1. 2.
  • 7. CONCLUSION Segmentation is yourfirst step to automation. By capturing, understanding, and acting on the data that you receive from your customers, you’ll be well on the way to delivering personalized and relevant content that they’ll actually want to read. To learn more about segmentation, automated programs, or any of the otherthings we’ve discussed, visit the Act-On University for access to our in-depth Knowledge Base which includes valuable articles, tips, and tricks. To learn how Act-On can help you [automatically] create highly targeted campaigns, check out our Adaptive Segmentation tool! Stay tuned for the next installment of the #GSD series where we’ll give you quick and easy ways to get sh*t done!