Hey there,
June has been the month of firsts & adventures. And the adventure this time is 8000 miles away :p
Donât worry no suspense here for you. I am currently sitting in the United States to explore the US market & see what it has in store for Xeno. Super excited to see how this adventure unfolds.
Hereâs a recent Insta story that I posted when I had landed last week
Now talking about firsts, thereâs another news for you. At the start of 2022, we at Xeno made a decision to venture into the D2C industry to help brands with customer retention.
After months of planning, product development & a lot of hustle, super happy to share our first success story in this venture with Iba Cosmetics đ
This edition will decode everything from the challenges to the solutions & the strategy that enabled them an uplift of 28%. So letâs dive in:
India has seen more than 700 trendy brands start selling directly to customers in the last few years. The pandemic has made it habitual for customers to buy products/services online which is supported by the rise in social media!
All these factors have not only increased the competition in the market but also increased the expectations that a customer has from a brand. And thatâs not all;
Increasing D2C competition; a perfect storm for MarketersđŞ
The growing competition amongst D2C brands however has also brought some unavoidable problems for every retailer which are:
Nevertheless, it is no brainer to say that there are 100 ways that a D2C brand can adapt to retain its customers! But, it is easier said than done!đŞ
Iba Cosmetics however had the same story until they decided to do something about it.
Let us check out what Iba Cosmetics did differently and figure out the way for D2C brands to retain customers :
Iba Cosmetics was facing the same challenges in retaining its customers & building their loyalty. However, they were determined to solve these issues hence they decided to dive deep into understanding their customers & what they really want.
A well-executed CRM changed the fate of Iba Cosmetics đ
Iba Cosmetics was aware that they have to distinguish itself by offering a unique customer experience to drive retention.
This could be achieved by:
With the vision to create personalized experiences for each customer, Iba cosmetics onboarded Xeno as its CRM partnerđĽł
Building a deeper customer understanding using 360* customer profiles
The first step was to prepare a consolidated view for all of its customer base in order to understand them better & kickstart their personalization journey.
They created a 360-degree customer profile for each of its customers with the help of Xenoâs Next-Gen CRM. These 360* customer profiles enabled them to understand each customerâs behavior like their favorite product category, preferred marketing channel, discount-seeking tendencies, etc.
With those insights about each customer, IBA was all set to run relevant personalized campaigns.
The hero of this story: â¨Personalized Marketing Campaignsâ¨
What were the campaigns that led to a massive 28% increase in repeat sales for IBA Cosmetics? Letâs decode:
âď¸Category based Campaigns that targetted customers with the next-best recommended product according to their persona
âď¸ Dormant Reactivation by targeting all of the customers who havenât made a purchase in the last 9 months based on their recency & monetary persona.
âď¸Automated replenishment campaigns every month based on the last purchase of the customer
âď¸ ATV-based Campaigns by clustering customers based on their favored ATV brackets
Want to have a peek at each campaign, check out the below space -
Learn how Iba Cosmetics increased their website repeat sales by 28%
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Thatâs all for today. Hope you have a killer week.
I will see you again very soon,
Pranav