Project Title: E-commerce Customer Segmentation using RFM Analysis
Tools Used: Microsoft Excel, Power BI
Data Size: 501 customers, 3,939 transactions over 2 years (2023-2024)
Key Techniques: RFM Analysis, Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Calculation, Data Segmentation
- The e-commerce business had 501 customers generating about $1 million in revenue over 2 years.
- They were selling across 6 product categories: Books, Electronics, Beauty, Clothing, Sports, and Home & Garden.
- Management needed to understand which customers were most valuable and how to prioritize marketing resources.
- The data included transaction-level details with customer IDs, purchase amounts, dates, and product categories.
- The analysis revealed that 42% of customers (Champions + Loyal) drive 63% of revenue.
- Identified 74 'At Risk' customers worth $188K who need immediate retention efforts.
- Found that Champions purchase every 7.6 days on average vs 168 days for 'About to Sleep.
- Provided a data-driven framework for allocating marketing budgets across segments.
- The dashboard enables ongoing monitoring without manual analysis.
- This segmentation can help prioritize customer retention efforts.
- Marketing can target win-back campaigns to the $188K in at-risk revenue.
- Sales team can focus on high-CLV Champions for upselling opportunities.
- Could improve marketing ROI by 20-30% through better targeting.