Magnetic Study Reveals Uses and Challenges of Intent Data
Study finds intent is highly valued by marketers, yet challenging to utilize
NEW YORK, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnetic today released a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting that reveals the benefits and challenges of utilizing data and intent-driven advertising solutions for customer prospecting and retention. The study, which analyzed survey results from 130 brand marketers across France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, found that while marketers recognize the value of using intent at multiple buying stages, they are using the same data sources for prospecting and retention strategies, indicating that they are either over or underutilizing data.
Applying intent to advertising strategies offers marketers an effective way to reach and engage consumers. For instance, 78 percent of survey respondents believe that using intent data improves the relevancy of ads, and 67 percent agree that capturing search query information and using it for retargeting is valuable.
Forrester's research revealed that although digital targeting strategies are well adopted, many marketers face challenges with effectively using intent data and struggle with knowing what sources of data are best used for prospecting and retention.
Key findings from the study include:
- 64 percent of respondents believe that they need better data for prospecting
- 67 percent agree that using intent for prospecting and retention would give them an advantage over their competition
- 64 percent believe that by combining site-level data and search behaviors, marketers have a greater ability to reach audiences across the consumer funnel
- 54 percent are unable to integrate intent data into targeting technology
- 67 percent of marketers surveyed agreed/strongly agreed that reaching new prospects is more challenging than retaining customers
"If you have more insight into what people are looking to buy before they make their purchase, you can strengthen your prospecting strategy," said James Green, CEO of Magnetic. "With the right set of data, there is huge potential to use intent to inform business decisions and customer relationships, but these findings emphasize that intent is not always being used properly and in a way that can give marketers the best results."
Forrester cites that digital already accounts for more than one-fourth of all advertising spend, and predicts that digital spending will amount to more than $100 billion by 2016. To learn more about the state of intent in digital marketing, download the full study, "Intent Data Can Sharpen Your Competitive Edge."
About Magnetic
Magnetic is a digital technology company specializing in retargeting solutions that combine intent data with display advertising to power brand awareness and direct response campaigns. Magnetic uses billions of search data queries and a proprietary bidder to programmatically buy and reach audiences who have signaled either interest or purchase intent where they spend 96% of their time online – on news sites, blogs, e-commerce sites and social networks. Founded with a specialized focus on search retargeting, Magnetic's advertising solutions also extend to site retargeting, and include advanced media optimization and buying and dynamic creative capabilities.
Magnetic is headquartered in New York City, and has offices across North America and Europe. For more information please visit www.magnetic.com.
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