86 Percent of Predictive Analytics Users Report Tangible Gains to Their Bottom Line

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by Forbes Insights, "The Predictive Journey: 2015 Survey on Predictive Marketing Strategies," reveals that 86 percent of executives with experience in predictive analytics indicate the technology has delivered a positive return on investment for their business. The research, commissioned by Lattice Engines, also shows that despite the positive return on investment, only 13 percent of companies using predictive capabilities consider themselves to be highly advanced with the technology.

While it is clear that predictive analytics is on most marketing agendas, the journey has only begun. More than 80 percent of marketing leaders intend to ramp up spending on marketing technologies and initiatives over the next year. This shift in focus is largely attributed to the growing understanding that data-driven decision-making helps identify future customers, current customers to cross-sell or upsell, and the propensity of customers to buy certain products or services.

"Marketing teams are increasingly making the shift towards predictive marketing, but there is tremendous potential for teams to better understand how to harvest the most relevant data points and turn them into actionable insights," says Lattice CEO Shashi Upadhyay. "With more and more of the buying process happening online, it is critical that every marketing team is one step ahead of buyers and able to close a deal at the exact moment a potential customer is most likely to buy. The impact of this foresight is clear—Lattice customers see 40 percent higher conversation rates and 300 percent larger deal sizes."

"Predictive marketing is rapidly becoming essential to data-driven organizations," says Forbes Insights' Bruce Rogers, chief insights officer and head of Forbes Media's CMO Practice. "Businesses need to close the gaps among sales, marketing, operations and other departments that are made worse by siloed data and systems."

Other findings from the report show that:

• 68 percent of organization are seeking talent with expertise in predictive or analytics
• Moreover, 71 percent of organizations offer onsite training and education in predictive marketing for employees
• Six out of ten organizations report accurately measuring marketing campaign/initiative results as one of their most difficult obstacles
• 41 percent of organizations cite improving customer retention as the key metric to measuring the success of predictive marketing efforts

Methodology
Response base: 308 responses were received; all represented companies with $20 million in annual revenues or greater—30 percent report revenues exceeding $1 billion. The majority are chief marketing officers of enterprises, or vice presidents or directors of business units. Executives surveyed represent a range of industries, led by industrial goods manufacturing, media, technology software and systems and financial services. 

About Lattice
Lattice's complete set of marketing and sales applications predicts who will buy, what they are likely to buy and when. As the market leader, Lattice's proven applications combine billions of buying signals and apply advanced machine learning to help drive predictable marketing and sales performance. Companies of all sizes including Dell, Staples and SunTrust Bank use Lattice to deliver proven value, ultimately resulting in increased conversion rates and accelerated revenue growth. Lattice has headquarters in San Mateo, Calif. To learn more, please visit www.lattice-engines.com and follow @Lattice_Engines.

About Forbes Insights 
Forbes Insights is the strategic research and thought leadership practice of Forbes Media, publisher of Forbes magazine and Forbes.com, whose combined media properties reach nearly 75 million business decision makers worldwide on a monthly basis. Taking advantage of a proprietary database of senior-level executives in the Forbes community, Forbes Insights conducts research on a host of topics of interest to C-level executives, senior marketing professionals, small business owners and those who aspire to positions of leadership, as well as providing deep insights into issues and trends surrounding wealth creation and wealth management.

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