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Welcoming back customers: Retargeting for ecommerce

Serving ads in the Yandex Advertising Network helped the online clothing store Quelle draw back previous users to their site. Five months later, all their key metrics had improved, and revenue from Yandex.Direct increased by 10.5%.
Client
Clothing catalogue Quelle, quelle.ru
Facts & figures
1927 year founded, 50% share of online orders
Representative
Anna Belovodskaya, Head of online marketing

Objective

Bring visitors who left before making a purchase back to the clothing selection process.

Tools used:

  • Yandex.Direct (ad network campaigns)
  • Yandex.Metrica

Period: 5 months

Why this matters

When shopping for clothes online, the first step for many customers is to see which stores match their style, and then decide which clothing they want to buy.

As a result stores must focus on returning previous visitors who expressed interest in their merchandise by browsing the online catalogue or adding items to their cart.

Retargeting in Yandex.Direct allows you to do just that.

Step 1. Define retargeting strategy and launch campaigns

Group users into segments
Establish contact goal
Show ad
User viewed certain product categories
Send reminders about relevant discounts

“Clothing that flatters your figure! German fashion brand. Sizes up to 72. Order from QUELLE! 10% off new designs.”

Group users into segments
Establish contact goal
Show ad
User viewed a particular section and placed an item in their basket
Remind user of items they were interested in and keep them informed of sales

“Swimsuit sale at QUELLE! Planning to fly somewhere warm? Update your wardrobe! 10% off new designs.”

Group users into segments
Establish contact goal
Show ad
User placed an item in their basket, but didn’t look through any of the product sections
Invite them back to the store and inform about any current sales

“Sale of the season at QUELLE! Brand name clothing and shoes! Don’t miss out! 10% off new models.”

Group users into segments
Establish contact goal
Show ad
User visited the website from a mobile device
Invite them back to the store and let them know about discounts for mobile orders

“Did you forget the item in your basked? Get a 15% discount when you order from your phone!”

Retargeting list setup

You can make retargeting lists on the page where you create and edit your ads.
Once a retargeting list is created, you can use can use it for ads in multiple campaigns.

Step 2. Review performance

Within five months of integrating retargeting into their campaigns, Quelle saw that clicks had risen by only 23%. The conversion rate had surged by 625%, however, indicating that the visitors responsible for the click increase were highly motivated to make purchases.
Clicks
Conversion rate
After five months of retargeting campaigns, the number of orders resulting from ad network ads rose by 168%, while the efficiency ratio (spend as a share of revenue) decreased by 78%.
Number of orders
Efficiency ratio (spend/revenue)*100%

Results

Five months after enabling retargeting, total revenue (in rubles) from Yandex.Direct had risen by 10.5%.
Anna Belovodskaya
Head of online marketing
Retargeting in Yandex.Direct fulfilled our expectations: it returned “our” clients to finish incomplete purchases, increased our revenue, and makes a great addition to our search and ad network campaigns.
Welcoming back customers: Retargeting for ecommerce
Welcoming back customers: Retargeting for ecommerce
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Case prepared in collaboration with the AdLabs agency

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