They turned to us to create an eCommerce channel which would transform their business. The results have been dramatic, far outstripping their expectations.
By harnessing the high volume of online traffic, they have identified those customers with a genuine desire to buy, and converted this intention into hard sales.
The engine at the heart of this revolution has been the Carpetright website and our marketing technology Forecaster.
First, we set ourselves some ambitious objectives: to measure the relationship between online activity and offline sales, in order to better understand the customer journey; to gauge how much digital advertising affects in-store purchasing; and to capitalise on the burgeoning importance of mobile devices. All with a view to driving sales and increasing revenue.
We created a series of ‘interaction points’ on Carpetright’s transactional website. This allowed us to engage with each customer, tracking their progress from website to store.
These interaction points centred around three lead generation tools: a store locator, requests for free samples, and requests for floor measuring.
The store locator tool collects house number and postcode details, while the free sample and measuring requests require the customers’ contact details.
Armed with this information, we were able to match customer data collected online with sales data collected in-store. Result: a precise figure for the influence of online marketing across the business.
Our advanced tracking and matching engine provides Carpetright with an accurate view of the ROI of various digital marketing activities, including PPC advertising, display, Search Engine Optimisation and content marketing.