No one enjoys being lumped into the crowd—especially your users. Segmentation serves to separate groups of users into more distinct categories, helping to create a more personalized experience and, as a result, drive higher engagement or additional revenue. Let’s look at a couple brands that implemented effective segmentation strategies to help their users feel less like numbers and more like people.

Segmentation at Showmax

Showmax was looking to further engage their viewers by focusing on content that was relevant to its audience of streaming viewers. By leveraging Braze capabilities, they created a complex and effective segmentation system that provided personalized messages.

They created a variety of audience segments, including segments based on:

• Lifecycle stage (such as new or existing users)

• Content preference (600 genre-related metadata tags)

• Points in time (about to finish a TV series, for example)

• User characteristics (device used, subscription length, etc.)

This data-driven strategy enabled Showmax to increase their ROI by 37% with an enormous 204% increase in subscribers. They also achieved a 12% increase in winback rate and a 71% retention rate.

Sephora SEA Increases App Feature Usage

Sephora SEA wanted to drive higher adoption of its augmented reality (AR) experience, Virtual Artist (VA), which allowed their users to try on makeup virtually. Through the use of cross-channel messaging—utilizing push, Content Cards, and in-app messaging (IAM)—Sephora was able to effectively deliver a video to their audience showcasing the capabilities of VA.

They targeted users who had viewed a makeup product page within the past 30 days but had not used Virtual Artist. Those in the segment were sent a push notification and a Content Card highlighting the VA video, and those who clicked on the Content Cards were sent an IAM which deep linked to the Visual Artist. Through this campaign, Sephora saw a 28% increase in the adoption of Virtual Artist, a 16% uplift in usage-per-user, and an overall VA traffic increase of 48%.

Final Thoughts

Adopting a segmentation strategy allows brands to deliver more valuable content by treating their consumers like individuals. By focusing on all kinds of personalization features and strategies, brands can deepen their relationships with their customers while achieving engagement and revenue goals. To learn more about how to implement a successful use of segmentation strategy for your brand,check out this Braze look at dynamic segmentation.