Turn Milwaukee foot traffic into an addressable audience

Understanding where potential customers go helps businesses deliver relevant messages that align with real-world interests and activities.

01Market context
Pl. 02 / the environment the decision is made in
Geofencing work for Milwaukee organizations

The Location-Based Audience

Geofencing defines audience segments based on their past physical movements. This approach draws virtual boundaries around specific locations, capturing data on individuals who have recently visited those areas. These location-defined audiences then receive targeted advertising. The strategy recognizes that real-world visits often signal specific interests, allowing for messages tailored to demonstrated behaviors. This method turns physical presence into a valuable indicator for digital outreach, making advertising more precise.

For businesses in Milwaukee, geofencing can address the challenge of reaching people at pivotal moments. By analyzing locations that predict specific intent, businesses can connect with individuals showing a direct interest in certain products, services, or events. For example, a restaurant could target concert-goers leaving a venue, or a retail store could reach people who have visited competitor locations. This focus ensures advertising is seen by an audience that has already expressed a relevant behavior, increasing the potential for engagement within the Milwaukee market.

Raincross measures the effectiveness of these location-defined audiences by tracking subsequent visits and revenue generated from the campaigns. This allows for continuous refinement of targeting parameters and message delivery. The initial work involves identifying key physical locations that correlate with specific customer intent and then building audience segments from this data. The goal is to ensure that digital advertising is not only seen, but acts upon the insights gleaned from real-world behavior, demonstrating a direct return on investment.

02 / How the work runs

How the work runs here

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    Define Virtual Boundaries

    We create precise digital perimeters around physical locations relevant to your business goals. These boundaries are tailored to capture the specific audience segments you wish to reach.

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    Identify Key Locations

    Analysis identifies specific venues in Milwaukee where customer visits genuinely indicate intent. This forms the basis for building effective, location-defined audience segments for your campaigns.

  3. 03

    Tailor Audience Messages

    Advertising messages are customized to reflect the likely intent of individuals who have visited targeted locations. This ensures high relevance and greater potential for engagement.

  4. 04

    Measure Visits and Revenue

    Campaign performance is tracked by monitoring subsequent physical visits and sales attributed to the geofencing efforts. This provides clear data on campaign effectiveness and ROI.

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How geofencing runs for Milwaukee organizations

03The experts behind the work

The people behind this work.

A selection of the specialists who lead and shape this work, supported by a broader multidisciplinary team.

04Selected engagements
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Awareness was never the problem. The opportunity was proximity: making it effortless to find a nearby location at the exact moment of the decision. Most of those searches happened on a phone with immediate intent, someone wanting hours, directions, or the closest restaurant, not information about the brand.

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06Questions

Questions we are asked about this.

  • How accurate is geofencing in Milwaukee?

    Geofencing relies on precise location data to create virtual boundaries around specific venues. This allows for highly accurate targeting of individuals based on their real-world movements and demonstrated interests within the Milwaukee area.

  • What kind of businesses benefit most from geofencing?

    Businesses where physical location visits indicate clear customer intent often see the most benefit. This includes retail stores, restaurants, service providers, and entertainment venues looking to reach specific audiences or attract foot traffic in Milwaukee.

  • How are results from geofencing campaigns measured?

    Raincross measures campaign success by tracking conversions such as physical store visits, website actions, and ultimately, revenue generated from the targeted audience. This demonstrates the direct impact of reaching location-defined audiences.

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