The Challenge
Collecting, governing and analysing reliable data of players, volunteers and fans were of strategic importance for accomplishing this mission. The theme ‘a view on football fans’ forms an integral part of the tactics of KNVB.
The emphasis is not primarily on segmenting football fans into different groups, but in the roles they play in their lifelong relationship with football: player, trainer, administrator, volunteer and fan,” says Marion Massop, Marketing Intelligence Manager.
KNVB had a clear view of the typical customer lifecycle of football fans. Marion: “An important objective is to increase the number of active football players, fans and volunteers. Especially by targeting new youth members. However, we also focus on retention, especially on people who are entering "the next phase" in life.
Besides we want to motivate fans to have multiple roles at the same time. We can only achieve these goals if we reach these people as personalised as possible, through a variety of marketing channels, with relevant information and offers.” Partners like Nike, Lotto and Disney are demanding this personalisation to bring their messages to the right audiences.
The Solution
Together with Crystalloids, KNVB developed a central marketing database that provides a 360° view of all the individual clubs, (ex-)members, volunteers and fans. The database consists of a variety of data; from systems to several KNVB-apps, data of the KNVB Academy, survey results as well as the demographical information of the CBS institute. Data that is all automatically integrated into 3,5 million unique customer profiles.
The database is an essential part of the KNVB's football ecosystem that delivers and governs all digital services to clubs and fans.
Advanced analysis provides us with detailed insights into behaviour, interests and motivations of fans and helps us personalise our communication towards consumers and our commercial sponsors' campaigns” Marion explains.
