Capillary’s aiRA: Solving the Paradox of Consumer Personalization

Consumer personalization has been talked about for quite some time. Jessica Liu’s article on Forrester opens on an interesting note, “This is the paradox of personalization: Consumers both want it and despise it.” And this is absolutely true. As a consumer, we’ve all been hassled by incessant emails and notifications from brands trying to sell a product. At times, these are useful and present a great deal but sometimes, it’s just annoying! 

 

And as a marketer, this is the thin line with which one is always toying. On the one hand, there is the pressure of increasing toplines which would push marketers to communicate aggressively, and on the other hand, there is the risk of losing customers. At Capillary, we’ve developed aiRA (Artificially Intelligent Retail Analytics) over the years to answer this conundrum. 

 

Headless AI platform for intelligent audience segmentation

Too much data can also become a problem. As a marketer, what one needs is clean, accurate data with insights to run targeted campaigns. This is the secret to a successful marketing program. Working with hundreds of brands, we’ve touched more than 875 million end customers across the globe, giving us a great foundation to build intelligence. Our team of data scientists has come up with various models which are the heart of aiRA that provide next-gen capabilities. 

 

As an enterprise brand, you know your goals. With aiRA, we can model the requirements to achieve your goals in the best possible way. aiRA can be trained on consumer data by using a specific model and desired results can be achieved. To give an example, we’ll run through some of the models:

Crystal-gaze into when a customer would transact!

The ‘transaction prediction’ filter is like a magic filter that can predict when is a particular customer likely to transact (buy/sell). Through this filter, marketers can select the period (in the number of days) they want to consider for predicting the transaction probability of customers. For example, one can include customers predicted to shop in the next 7, 15, and 30 days.

 

Kill customer churn with ‘lapsation period’ prediction

It’s always great to have flags about a customer because many a time, one doesn’t know what is bothering a customer. The ‘lapsation period’ filter takes into consideration several user actions and on the basis of aiRA modeling, it can predict when a customer would lapse. This option lets you get the customers with a maximum or minimum probability of stopping transactions with the brand. The marketer can design a campaign to reduce churn and increase CLTV (customer lifetime value). 

 

Predict time slots when a customer likes to shop

Many times, a customer gets annoyed because of the time of communication. Although there are industry-benchmarked suggested time slots, each individual can have a different preference. And this is where aiRA’s hyper-personalization comes in handy. This filter helps you build an audience group with customers that are likely to transact during the selected day(s), hour range, or week(s) of a month. This filter also helps to achieve higher incremental sales of the brands.

Which store does a consumer prefer? 

Enterprise brands have multiple stores and multiple products. In the age of omnichannel fulfillment, it is critical to have all data in sync. Has a consumer browsed for something on your website and is s/he passing by a store of his or her choice? If this is the case, how about notifying them with a real-time offer? This is what the ‘store prediction’ and ‘product prediction’ filter allows you to do. 

 

The store prediction filter helps you build an audience group with customers that are likely to transact at a store, zone, or concept. And the product prediction filter helps you build an audience group with customers that are likely to purchase products using product categories.

 

aiRA – Delivering Foresight, Not Just Insights

Capillary’s end-to-end platform is a suite of products like Loyalty+, Engage+, Insights+, and Anywhere Commerce+. Underlying all of this is the Capillary CDP (customer data platform) which is powered by aiRA (artificial intelligence framework). 

 

The entire platform unifies customer data from various sources like online stores, offline stores, kiosks, and other 3rd party sites. This unified data is then converted into a 360° customer view through rules & heuristic algorithms as a part of aiRA and then delivered as actionable insights or foresight to the marketer via Capillary’s suite of products.

A Scale-Ready Solution

Capillary has worked with retail giants for more than a decade and this has led to an intelligent platform that is designed for scale:

  • The platform grows with your business needs
  • Intelligent fraud detection technology deployed to detect the possibility of fraud at an early stage
  • No-code, self-managed tool which is easy to use for marketers
  • Trained across verticals for specific use cases

 

Deliver Personalization at scale with aiRA

One of the biggest challenges a brand faces with respect to personalization is to deliver it at scale. Although standardization is required for any kind of scaling, it is artificial intelligence and machine learning which lets systems personalize at scale.

 

We’ve made giant strides in the digital age but AI is still an evolving technology and holds immense possibilities. aiRA is our bet on personalization at scale through AI and it has already shown early signs of success. Several brands have used AI-powered filters to improve segmentation and deliver highly personalized experiences to their customers. 

 

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1.How does Capillary’s AIRA enhance consumer personalization?

Capillary’s AIRA uses AI and machine learning to analyze customer data, predict preferences, and deliver personalized experiences that resonate with individual consumers.

 

2.What are the benefits of using AI-driven personalization for businesses?

AI-driven personalization helps businesses increase customer engagement, improve conversion rates, and boost customer loyalty by delivering relevant and timely content.

 

3.How can businesses implement Capillary’s AIRA for effective personalization?

Businesses can implement Capillary’s AIRA by integrating it with their existing CRM systems, utilizing its predictive analytics capabilities, and continuously monitoring and refining personalization strategies.

 

4.What challenges does Capillary’s AIRA address in consumer personalization?

Capillary’s AIRA addresses challenges such as data silos, scalability, and the need for real-time personalization, providing businesses with a comprehensive solution for personalized customer engagement.

 

5.Why is consumer personalization important for business growth?

Consumer personalization enhances customer experience, increases satisfaction and loyalty, and drives sales, contributing significantly to overall business growth

 

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How Capillary’s Nudge Framework can be a Gamechanger for Loyalty Marketers

A concept in behavioral sciences, the Nudge Theory was named and popularized by the 2008 book “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness”, written by American academics Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein. The theory is mainly concerned with the design of the environment in which people make choices. The framework is about understanding how people think, behave and make decisions.

 

At Capillary, we’ve been building on the Nudge theory in the context of a Loyalty Marketer. Pioneering the Nudge Framework implementation in the context of loyalty marketing, using the platform gives you an upper hand against the competition when looking to improving customer engagement with Nudge and deliver a great experience.

 

How the Nudge Framework helps a Loyalty Marketer

Nudge Framework - Type of Nudges

Working with 250+ brands and touching 800 million+ end customers globally, Capillary’s system is extremely rich in data which helps the Nudge engine to come up with some really incisive insights. We’ve devised a product-led way to help loyalty marketers, CXOs, and practitioners improve the performance of their marketing programs with the least friction. One of the layers across the Capillary suite of products, the nudges can be broadly categorized into three kinds: 

 

Type 1 (Data-led Nudges): Know how your program is doing, and potential disruptions to watch out for
Type 2 (Platform best practices): Low-hanging fruits to leverage product features
Type 3 (Proactive Nudges): New initiatives that can boost program performance to the next level

Nudge Framework - Capillary Platform

Now, let’s dive deeper into these three kinds of nudges and the benefits they can reap for a brand. 

 

Type 1 Nudges from Data Trends (Data-led Nudges)

 

It can be a tedious affair to keep track of tens of metrics on a regular basis and particularly without context from the industry. The aim of this category is to proactively serve key insights on what’s working and what can be made better and how you are doing compared to peers in the industry. For instance, if the system detects the following:

 

  • % customers redeemed points is low: The recommended suggestion could be to set up reminders- Points Redemption push or to initiate a points top-up campaign.
  • % expiry is high: If there are a lot of customers with a points balance below the 25th percentile of average redemption, the nudge would be to improve generosity.
  • Churn rate is high: The nudge would suggest measures like setting up a recurring campaign using the “about to lapse AI filter” and winning back repeat customers through strong offers. 
  • % repeat customers are low: The system nudge would be to set up welcome or registration bonus, “We miss you” campaigns for one-timers who are on the verge of lapsing, and other such recommendations. 

Nudge Framework - Type 1

Type 2 Nudges to use the product to its full capability (Platform best practices)

Over the years, we’ve built an extremely comprehensive platform with loads of intelligence inbuilt. Sometimes, it can become overwhelming and you may miss out on some of the features that a loyalty marketer can leverage. To ensure this doesn’t happen, here are some of the nudges:

 

  • Upgrade Communication not setup: This nudge means that the user hasn’t set up any upgrade communication for the ‘Default Program’. Upgrade communication can be quite useful for talking about the benefits of the new tier that the end customer has now earned.
  • In case of Points Expiry Reminder is not set up: Points Expiry Reminders tend to increase customers who redeem points by x% and your redeemers contribute y% more to the brand – leverage this impact through simple reminders.
  • Demographic data is not captured/low: The nudge would be to set up a “Welcome bonus on filling in details”. This would incentivize end users to provide their data with consent, and your demographic data would now be richer. 

 

Type 3 Nudges to take up the program engagement a notch higher (Proactive Nudges)

 

Apart from the above two types of nudges, these are nudges that look at doubling down on the engagement and loyalty game. These are add-ons that help loyalty marketers further refine their engagement program. 

 

  • Low DVS (Dynamic Vouchering System) issues: Capillary’s DVS enables a marketer to send personalized vouchers to its customers in real-time. Through the data, if it is found that the issues are low, the nudge would be to set up bounce-back campaigns to create aha moments for your customer. Such experiences help maximize in-store spending at that moment or encourage the next visit.
  • No/Low amount of promotion points issued: Using data, we can gauge this metric and the nudge would be to set up a loyalty-based promotion to create “surprise and delight” moments for your customers. 
  • In case the Birthday Campaign is not set up: The nudge would be to issue bonus points 15-30 days prior to the birthday valid till 5-7 days after their birthday. This will increase the chances of a shopper buying from you around their birthday. 

 

Get Seamless Suggestions – The Capillary Advantage

Nudge Framework - Capillary Advantage

Many times nudges are ignored by a loyalty marketer or a user in general because the workflow isn’t optimal. A system may be giving the right nudges but at the wrong times! This results in subpar effectiveness. To avoid this, Capillary’s Nudge Framework undergoes continuous feedback cycles and AI learning to ensure the nudges are smoothly integrated into the workflow for a loyalty marketer. 

 

Data Analytics plays a huge role in helping us deliver the right nudges to help you achieve your business goals. As we strengthen our position as a leader when it comes to innovation in the field of Nudge for Loyalty Marketers, we see tremendous benefits for our clients in delivering loyalty solutions and creating great customer experiences. 

 

Talk to a loyalty and engagement expert to learn more about the Nudge framework and see how it can help improve your program performance.