Customer segmentation: knowing who to sell what
Sending the same message to everyone wastes time and money. How to split customers into groups — VIP, regulars, dormant, new — and address each as it suits them.
The most expensive mistake in sales is sending everyone the same message. A loyal customer and someone who bought once a year ago aren’t the same audience, yet they get the same email. Segmentation is a simple idea: split customers into groups and address each as it needs.
Typical customer groups
Most firms recognize themselves in a few groups: top (VIP), regulars, dormant, new and risky payers. You attend to VIPs carefully, wake dormant ones with an offer, guide new ones through a first purchase, and keep risky ones on an advance. The same energy, a far better result — because it goes to the right place. Most firms have all these groups but never separate them, so everyone gets the same message.
Why segmentation pays
When you know the groups, every move is sharper: a discount goes to someone who’ll return, a reminder to someone who forgot, a special offer to someone who hasn’t bought in a while. You don’t spend budget on those who buy anyway, nor neglect those just waiting for a nudge. Marketing stops being guesswork.
How to make segmentation easy
Building groups by hand from a spreadsheet is painful and quickly outdated. Tefter keeps customers with their history and financial picture, so you easily pick out who’s VIP, who’s dormant and who’s new — and address each group on target, without shooting blind.
Key takeaways
- The same message to everyone = wasted time and money
- Typical groups: VIP, regulars, dormant, new, risky payers
- A targeted offer per group gives a better result for the same energy
Frequently asked questions
Start with a few clear ones (e.g. VIP, regulars, dormant, new). Better a few groups you actually use than ten you don’t track.
They’re the ones who bought before but not for a long time. Purchase history in the CRM picks them out, so you target them with a special offer.
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