Laurin Brechter

Understanding RFM Analysis: A Key Tool for Customer Segmentation

In today's data-driven business world, understanding customer behavior is more critical than ever. One of the most effective ways to analyze and segment your customers is through RFM Analysis. This technique allows businesses to categorize customers based on three key factors: Recency, Frequency, and Monetary value.

RFM Analysis is a marketing technique used to evaluate and segment customers based on their purchase history. It gives businesses a clear understanding of who their most valuable customers are by analyzing:

  1. Recency: How recently did the customer make a purchase?
  2. Frequency: How often do they make purchases?
  3. Monetary Value: How much do they spend on purchases?

By analyzing these three dimensions, you can prioritize customer engagement strategies and develop personalized marketing campaigns that target the most valuable segments.

Together with the people at Meisterlampe & Freunde we used RFM analysis to segment a client's user base to better target them with personalized offers.