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chrlee
HubSpot Employee
HubSpot Employee

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

When it comes to integrating behavioral marketing and customer segmentation into your processes there are five fundamental steps to consider:

  1. Defining the interactions you want to track
  2. Implementing tracking
  3. Analyzing and reporting how people are behaving on your website
  4. Using this information to segment your contacts
  5. Using your segmentation to nurture

 

Which of these five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

 

Share below the barriers you've experienced and how you've overcome some of them if applicable! 

 

To learn more about this, check out the Understanding Behavioral Marketing and Customer Segmentation lesson via HubSpot Academy.

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JadMhaidle
Participant

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

As a person who is new to the digital marketing world, with no prior real work experience, analyzing and reporting can be the hardest and most confusing step.

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HBandes
Participant

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

I would say defining the ineraction you want as the ones your originally go for could dramatically change during any surveys or tests your conduct. 

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APoudel
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

implementation tracking might be harder for begginers like us because it might make us confused about what to track and when to track 

 

ShubhamTejas
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

Analyzing and Reporting:

Data Volume and Complexity: Analyzing user behavior data can be overwhelming, especially when dealing with large volumes of data or complex data structures. It requires expertise in data analysis and often necessitates the use of advanced analytics tools.
Insight Extraction: Extracting actionable insights from raw data requires a deep understanding of both the data and the business context. It can be challenging to identify meaningful patterns and trends amidst noise.
Real-Time Analysis: Real-time analysis of user behavior data adds another layer of complexity. It requires robust infrastructure and tools capable of handling and analyzing data in real-time.
Overcoming these challenges often involves a combination of technical expertise, investment in appropriate tools and infrastructure, collaboration across teams (e.g., marketing, IT, data analytics), and staying updated with relevant regulations and best practices in data privacy and analytics. Leveraging external expertise through partnerships or consulting services can also help address specific challenges effectively.

 

 

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debele
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

implementing tracing may some way if you are beginner.but if you are not familer all are chalenging.

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LLiu11
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

  1. Planning: This involves defining your target audience, setting objectives, determining key messages, and devising a strategy to distribute content effectively.

  2. Creation: Content creation involves developing high-quality, engaging content that aligns with your objectives and resonates with your target audience.

  3. Distribution: This step involves disseminating your content across various channels, such as social media platforms, email newsletters, websites, and partnerships, to reach your target audience effectively.

  4. Promotion: Promoting your content involves actively promoting it through paid advertising, influencer partnerships, SEO strategies, and other promotional tactics to increase visibility and engagement.

  5. Evaluation: Evaluation is the process of assessing the performance of your content distribution efforts by analyzing metrics such as website traffic, social media engagement, conversion rates, and other relevant KPIs. This step helps you understand what's working well and what needs improvement, allowing you to refine your strategy for better results in the future.

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DMelograna
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

Sometimes, simply defining the interactions to track is the most difficult of this process. Other times, it's other issues.

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LDanyleiko
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

Determining which metrics are most relevant to organizational goals can be difficult. Organizations must identify KPIs that accurately reflect user behavior and the success of their marketing efforts.

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JEnsinger
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

What are five fundametal steps that are most challenging for you?

 

The most challanging fundametal steps for me are really getting a understanding of how KPIs work to make your campaign more successful , at times I can get a vage understanding but then again I think I may struggle to put it into practice , as well the other thing that I think would struggle with is having a clear understanding of ROIs since math is not always my strong suite as I would need a good breakdown approuch to how to understand ROIs during the campaigning proccess The other thing I'd find a bit  of a challange is online behavior and how to really monitor that in the aspect of the campaign so to help apply that to making the campaign be more successful. And yes I do understand this is the simplest of terms in digital marketing is contact segmentation  yet I still think I need more time to get better comprehension of how this works with in conjuction with campaigning, Although I do feel the thing I'd have the most challenge with is at times where to begin with doing a Marketing Campaign  as this would be the thing I would at times need help with.

ABarbosaS
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

For me, the most challenging part is precisely the beginning, determining which data I want to track. In my organization, we collect a lot of data through different platforms. It seems that the tracking implementation was done before determining what we need to track. We also underwent a consistent shift in our target audience (the company transitioned from B2C to B2B), but we still receive many consumer visitors who attempt to purchase our products. Their data also ends up getting tangled in this web. Having a lot of unstructured data and lacking a CRM system with robust functionalities makes analyzing the data very challenging. This really complicates the reporting process. Without a good report, executing the subsequent steps becomes even more difficult. Perhaps it would be easier to start small, tracking specific behavioral information, for example, and then expanding the scope of information, such as segments and demographics. I enjoy interpreting information, and I am usually good at understanding what they mean for my company. However, organizing these data to comprehend them proves to be quite difficult.

MARENASGAITAN
Participant

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

I think that the fundamental step that is most challenging for me is analyze and reporte how people is behaving in the website

KohFujimoto
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

I think picking and choosing one way of nurturing the segment would be most challenging. You do not have all the resources, but you want to be very effective in what you do. 

NRomano
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

Probably analyzing and reporting how people behave is the most challenging for me.

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JJUNIOR
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

Analyzing and reporting how people are behaving on your website

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MiriãPaula
Contributeur

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

For me, number 3 is analyzing and reporting how people behave on your website. 

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Ron52
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

knowing what software to use to help segment and setup nurturing is where I would need help.

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RWilliams9
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

 Certainly! Implementing tracking and analyzing website behavior for behavioral marketing and customer segmentation can indeed present challenges. Technical Challenges for me

  1. setting up tracking codes, implementing cookies, and integrating analytics tools can be technically complex, especially for those with limited technical expertise.

    • Overcoming Strategy: Seek assistance from technical experts or utilize resources provided by analytics platforms. Many platforms offer step-by-step guides, tutorials, and support forums to help users navigate the technical aspects of tracking implementation.
  2. Data Privacy and Compliance: With increasing regulations such as GDPR and CCPA, ensuring compliance with data privacy laws while collecting and using customer data is crucial. Failure to comply can result in legal consequences and damage to reputation.

    • Overcoming Strategy: Invest in robust data privacy practices, such as obtaining explicit consent from users before tracking their behavior, implementing data encryption and anonymization techniques, and regularly auditing data handling processes to ensure compliance with regulations.
  3. Data Fragmentation: Customer data may be scattered across various platforms and systems, making it challenging to consolidate and analyze effectively for segmentation and behavioral marketing purposes.

    • Overcoming Strategy: Invest in a centralized customer data platform (CDP) or customer relationship management (CRM) system to aggregate and unify customer data from multiple sources. Ensure data integration capabilities between different systems to enable seamless data flow and analysis.
  4. Limited Resources: Small businesses or teams with limited budgets and resources may struggle to invest in sophisticated tracking tools, analytics platforms, or dedicated personnel for data analysis.

    • Overcoming Strategy: Prioritize key data collection and analysis initiatives based on business objectives and available resources. Consider leveraging free or low-cost analytics tools and outsourcing data analysis tasks to freelance professionals or agencies as needed.
  5. Lack of Data Literacy: Understanding and interpreting customer data effectively require a certain level of data literacy and analytical skills, which may be lacking within the organization.

    • Overcoming Strategy: Invest in training and upskilling initiatives to enhance employees' data literacy and analytical capabilities. Provide access to educational resources, workshops, and online courses focused on data analysis and interpretation.
ıkarık
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

implementing tracking is the most challenging in my business. It is very hard to measure the conversition rate since we do not offer online shopping option it is only in-person.

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JRevG
Participant

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

I am currently solely based on LinkedIn and I think what I find challenging is tracking. I know she mentioned using BuzzSumo to track on socials. That's the approach I intend to take. If anyone has experience with this or tips that would be highly appreciated. Thank you.

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CLobo1
Contributeur

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

I use inlytics https://www.inlytics.io to track the demographics on my engagement rates. There are many tools with BuzzSumo and Hootsuite offering some cool features. When you say tracking is challenging, what are the metrics you are looking to track? This is the 1st step as LinkedIn Analytics as a tool has some pretty good features too.

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heynikhilsharma
Membre

Which of the five fundamental steps is most challenging for you?

The nurture part is a little difficult due to lack of resources. As in nurture, we have to build email flows to educate customers which has not been done yet.

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