RFM analysis

Marketing without customer insight? RFM analysis brings focus

Many companies invest in marketing without knowing who their most valuable customers are.

RFM analysis is changing this.

Before and after RFM segmentation
  • Get instant visibility into your most valuable customers
 
  • Recognize customers who are about to drop out
 
  • Set up targeted marketing campaigns that deliver real results
 
  • Lay the groundwork for strategic follow-up through your CDP and marketing automation tools

Maximize customer value with powerful RFM analysis

Segment your customers, discover growth potential and increase your ROI through strategic communication by segment. With RFM insights and optional integration into your CDP (such as myMip), you lay the foundation for targeted and lasting customer communications.

RFM Dashboard Example by Stratics

What does it provide?

What is an RFM analysis?

Recency

How recently did the customer buy something?

Frequency

How often does the customer buy?

Monetary

How much does the customer spend?

Together, these three dimensions provide a clear picture of your customer base. By dividing customers into segments, you can perfectly tailor your communications to their behavior and value.


RFM is a proven method in e-commerce, retail and fundraising and is an ideal first step toward data-driven marketing

Segments in action

1 CHAMPIONS

CHAMPIONS - Reward them. Can be early adopters for new products. Are often also good brand ambassadors.

2 LOYAL CUSTOMERS

LOYAL CUSTOMERS - Ideal for upselling higher value products. Ask them for reviews. Engage them.

3 POTENTIAL LOYALISTS

POTENTIAL LOYALISTS - Offer membership/mandate or loyalty program or other products.

4 NEW CUSTOMERS

NEW CUSTOMERS - Provide onboarding process, instill early success, build relationship.

5 PROMISING

PROMISING - Building brand awareness further, getting things tested.

6 NEEDING ATTENTION

NEEDING ATTENTION - Make short-term offers based on previous purchases; reactivate.

7 ABOUT TO SLEEP

ABOUT TO SLEEP - Share important information, co-share popular products and formulas, make discounted repurchase offers; reconnect.

8 AT RISK

AT RISK - Personalized communication to reconnect, renewals and provide helpful information.

9 CAN'T LOSE THEM

CAN'T LOSE THEM - Recover through renewals or newer products/formulas; communicate to ensure they do not switch to competitors.

10 HIBERNATING

HIBERNATING -. Offer other relevant products and special discounts; rebuild brand equity.

11 LOST

LOST - Revive interest via reach-out campaign or else ignore it.

What do you get from Stratics?

📊 Analysis report: segmentation, boundaries and visualizations

📁 Customer file with ID, scores and assigned segments

🧭 Strategic advice by segment

🔄 Optional integration into your CDP or myMip

Stratics RFM Process

Implementation

🚀 Delivered within 3 business days
🔒 GDPR-compliant processing and deletion on request

FAQ

What is an RFM analysis?

A method of classifying customers based on recent purchases, purchase frequency and amount spent.

We divide each dimension into quantiles (e.g., score 1-5) and combine them into a segment.

A dataset with at least: customer ID, purchase date, purchase amount. Ideally over a three-year period.

Yes, but the more extensive the historical data, the more accurate the segmentation. With limited data, we can set alternative boundaries or apply custom logic.

Yes. The analysis is fully usable as a stand-alone report or data file. You can process the insights manually or load them into tools of your preference.

Yes. The standard output is a CSV file that can be easily loaded into systems such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics or your own CRM. API integration is also possible and we are happy to look at it together.

It depends on your business model. For e-commerce or retail, a quarterly or monthly update is ideal. We also offer optional periodic updates or automatic integration through myMip.

Yes. We can segment by brand, branch or business unit, or provide an overall view with separate logic by group.

We can perform a custom RFM analysis replacing "Monetary" with another relevant metric such as engagement score, number of interactions or donation frequency.

Stratics operates in full GDPR compliance. Your data is handled securely, processed temporarily and deleted upon request after delivery.

Ready to get started?

Request your RFM analysis today or schedule a demo and discover hidden growth opportunities in your customer base.