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Why Lottery needs a multi channel approach RICHARD BATESON, 5 TH NOVEMBER 2013
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2 Our philosophy Background – our players The need for multi-channel The results
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Our philosophy
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Allow players to play wherever and whenever they want to… 4 It is about player convenience We don’t tell our players where to play, they tell us!
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Background – our players
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The UK lottery operates in one of the most competitive markets in the world 6 9,000 Sports Betting outlets 677 Bingo Halls 144 casino’s 800 Society Lotteries 2,000 gaming centres
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7 The UK lottery makes up only 22% of the gambling market UK consumers have ‘choice overload’ Camelot has had to innovate Compounded by consumer changes
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The changing consumer: 2013 8
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Consumers are adopting technology quicker and this will accelerate 9 To reach an audience of 50m took: 50 radio years 30 TV years 4 Internet years 3 iPod years 1 Twitter year
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10 Smartphones are accelerating this need for convenience
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Retail is adapting to convenience demanded by consumers 11 Use of smartphones in-store Click and collect E-vouchers/couponing Self serve/self check-out Taking the store to the shopper …. the list goes on
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The need for multi-channel
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The need? 13 Our core-weekly players don’t demand it! You can’t download an Instant You can play in thousands of shops in my State! Business has grown by over 3.5% last year! Who are we missing from our current set-up? How can we become relevant to more consumers? How can you fend-off competition? How can we make the lottery more convenient? V’s
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The facts 14 Player penetration is falling Younger players aren’t interested in the current tired lottery format Today’s consumer expects immediacy and convenience from all brands Gamification/other leisure activities are stealing our lottery $
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The offer 15 Offer full interactive services: - PC, smartphone and tablet (today) Continue to invest in retail: - UK $220m over the last decade Carefully target players to compliment spend and bring in new players to the lottery
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Continue to invest in retail! 16 Place order View & select Pay Receive tickets App YOU R NUM BER S My Card 1234 5678 Scan phone order Virtual ticket / voucher Paper ticket / Game Store voucher Scan player card / registered Fast Pay card ‘DRP’ points Traditional Retail experience Digital retail experience Place order View & select Pay Receive tickets App YOU R NUM BER S My Card 1234 5678 Scan phone order Virtual ticket / voucher Paper ticket / Game Store voucher Scan player card / registered Fast Pay card ‘DRP’ points Traditional Retail experience Digital retail experience
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The results
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The results so far… 18 Over 6 million players registered Growing retail and interactive business - record lottery sales at $11bn - interactive sales over $1.9bn - retail has grown 28% over past 5 years Positivity and trust in the UK lottery at record levels Record participation levels – 70%+ Top 5 interactive site in UK and Top 3 consumer goods brands
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Players shop across channels and their value increases as they do 19
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In summary
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Multi channel is not an if, it is a when 21 Competition is increasing and requires innovation to stay ahead Our players’ behaviours are changing and will do so more rapidly in the future – consumer expect immediacy and convenience Multi-channel builds value - It is not about retail or interactive, it is about both Need to invest in all channels Interactive will attract younger players and those not currently disposed to the lottery
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