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Know your audiences. Then ask them before you launch.

Segments from your own customer data, at work in every department. Then every audience gets an AI agent your teams can ask before they decide.

Live in your cloud, refreshed every night. Your customer data never leaves your environment.

Agentic Customer Segmentation in one minute

Audiences from your own data, each turned into an agent you can ask before a launch: what the CMO sees early, and the wishes nobody serves yet.

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Every campaign, every new range, every new policy is a bet on how your customers will react. Most companies only find out once the money is spent.

We start with your audiences. Customer segmentation finds the groups that really differ, straight from your own data, and gives every department the same picture: strategy, marketing, sales, customer care and purchasing.

Then every audience becomes an agent. It thinks and shops like those customers, and it knows the wider world beyond your data, more than any one team can hold.

So before you decide, you simply ask them, in hours and without a survey. A new product, a campaign, a returns policy: each audience tells you how it lands, and why.

Every team sees early where a plan will work and where money is wasted. The agents suggest changes; your teams decide.

And the agents reveal what your customers wish for, but nobody offers them yet.

Agentic Customer Segmentation. Know your audiences, then ask them first. Get in touch at prodata.ai.

Everything you need to know about your customers, in one project

It starts with the hard part: segments that hold up in your own data. That alone changes how every team works. The segment agents then add the customer's perspective, whenever you need it.

Step 1

Your customer segments

The foundation, valuable on its own

  1. Segments built on your own data: a handful of audiences that really differ, each with a name
  2. A profile per audience: size, value, RFM, channels, ranges, response to offers
  3. The audience landscape: where to grow, where to develop, where to activate
  4. Every customer assigned to their audience, every night
  5. Audiences live in your CRM, newsletter, Google and Meta, shop and app
  6. Plays per audience for marketing, sales, service and purchasing
  7. Monitoring that shows which audiences grow, shrink or move
Step 2

Segment agents

The customer's perspective, without a survey

  1. An AI agent for every audience, built on its real behaviour
  2. Answers to your teams' questions in hours, not weeks of fieldwork
  3. An early indicator for every campaign, product or policy
  4. The agents' suggestions to change a plan for more impact
  5. Unmet wishes per audience
  6. Checked against small test groups, sharper with every campaign

The agents give your teams the customer's view first. Your teams decide.

The customer is at the centre of every department

Segments alone already change how every team works: everyone acts on the same audiences, by value, needs or behaviour. The segment agents then add the customer's perspective, so each team gets first insights before it decides.

  • Corporate development and strategy

    With segmentsLong-term strategies per audience: which to grow, which to defend, where to invest next.

    With segment agentsTest a new category, market or business model on every audience before the board decides.

  • Marketing

    With segmentsSegment-specific communication, and the right audiences for every campaign.

    With segment agentsRehearse message, offer and timing per audience, and drop what would only annoy.

  • Sales

    With segmentsWhich customers and accounts get more attention, and which can be served more efficiently.

    With segment agentsPrepare each conversation with how that audience thinks about price, service and competitors.

  • Customer service

    With segmentsService per segment: levels, channels and tone matched to each audience and what it is worth.

    With segment agentsSee how a new policy, a delivery change or a fee will land before customers do.

  • Purchasing and range planning

    With segmentsRanges planned around what each audience actually buys, from brands to price levels.

    With segment agentsAsk which audiences would buy a new range, and what would make it sell.

  • Catalogues and advertising material

    With segmentsCatalogues, brochures and product pages that show each audience what it cares about.

    With segment agentsGet each audience's reaction to a draft before it goes to print.

  • Product development

    With segmentsNew products and services shaped by what each audience needs.

    With segment agentsSurface the wishes nobody in your market serves yet.

  • Finance and controlling

    With segmentsRevenue, margin and cost per audience, and one forecast the whole company shares.

    With segment agentsSee which audiences a price change would cost most, before it is made.

First, the audiences in your customer base

A handful of audiences that really differ, each with a name everyone remembers, shown in the terms marketing already uses: recency, frequency and monetary value. Click an audience to see what to do with it.

Bubble size: monetary valueIllustration · example audiences

Loyal regulars

Grow
RecencyHighFrequencyHighMonetaryHigh
What to do

Early access and a personal touch, not discounts

The agent says

“Remember what I like, and I'll stay.”

Brand fans

Grow
RecencyHighFrequencyMediumMonetaryHigh
What to do

New arrivals from their brands, first

The agent says

“Tell me when my brands drop something new.”

Deal seekers

Develop
RecencyMediumFrequencyMediumMonetaryLow
What to do

Bundles and recommendations that grow the basket

The agent says

“Show me the deal, and I'll add a bit more.”

Seasonal buyers

Activate
RecencyLowFrequencyLowMonetaryMedium
What to do

One reminder at the right moment, then quiet

The agent says

“Remind me before the holidays, not every week.”

Occasional buyers

Activate
RecencyLowFrequencyLowMonetaryLow
What to do

A second-purchase offer within weeks, or simply less spend

The agent says

“Give me one good reason to come back.”

In the assessment you see this landscape for your own customers, with a name, a profile and plays for every audience.

Ask for your audience landscape

Every audience goes straight into the tools you use

  • Newsletter and CRM

    Content, offers and frequency per audience, instead of one send for everyone.

  • Google and Meta

    Audiences per segment: look-alikes of your best customers, and exclusions for those who buy anyway.

  • Shop and app

    Banners, recommendations and landing pages that change with the audience.

  • Coupons

    Incentives only for audiences where they change behaviour.

  • Sales and service

    Service levels and attention matched to what each audience is worth.

  • Reporting

    A monthly view of which audiences grow, shrink or move, for marketing and the board.

Then ask your audiences before you launch

Surveys and focus groups take weeks and a budget. Segment agents give your teams the customer's perspective in hours: every audience becomes an AI agent that thinks and shops like those customers and knows the world beyond your data. They give first insights; your teams decide, and test what matters with real customers. Try it: pick a question.

CMOA premium line at 20% higher prices
  • Loyal regularsWarm

    “Worth it if it lasts. Show me the quality, not a countdown.”

    What would win themEarly access, no discount

  • Brand fansWarm

    “Only with my brands. Limited pieces would get me in line first.”

    What would win themLimited editions first

  • Deal seekersCold

    “Twenty percent more? I'll wait for the sale, or buy elsewhere.”

    What would win themLeave out, or a bundle in the sale

  • Seasonal buyersMixed

    “Maybe as a gift in December. Wrap it and remind me.”

    What would win themGift-wrapped, in December

  • Occasional buyersCold

    “Never heard of it. Why should I trust a premium price?”

    What would win themReviews and easy returns

CMOBlack Friday: 30% off everything
  • Loyal regularsMixed

    “I'd have bought anyway. A thank-you would mean more than a discount.”

    What would win themA loyalty gift instead

  • Brand fansMixed

    “Only if my brands are in it, not last season's stock.”

    What would win themA preview of their brands

  • Deal seekersWarm

    “Finally. I'll fill the basket, but only that weekend.”

    What would win themBundles to raise the basket

  • Seasonal buyersWarm

    “Perfect for gifts. Tell me a week before.”

    What would win themAn early reminder with gift ideas

  • Occasional buyersMixed

    “Maybe, if returns are free. Otherwise I won't risk it.”

    What would win themFree returns in the message

CMOCustomer care: returns within 14 days, with a fee
  • Loyal regularsMixed

    “I rarely return anything. But a fee feels like you don't trust me.”

    What would win themNo fee for loyal customers

  • Brand fansMixed

    “Limited pieces I have to try on. Make an exception for those.”

    What would win themFree returns on limited editions

  • Deal seekersCold

    “Then the bargain isn't one any more. I'll shop elsewhere.”

    What would win themA fee only on sale items, clearly shown

  • Seasonal buyersCold

    “Gifts come back after the holidays. Fourteen days is too short.”

    What would win themLonger returns for gifts

  • Occasional buyersCold

    “That's exactly why I don't buy from shops I don't know.”

    What would win themFree returns on first orders

CMOPurchasing: a new private-label basics range
  • Loyal regularsWarm

    “If the quality matches, I'd add it to my usual orders.”

    What would win themBundle with their regular buys

  • Brand fansCold

    “Not for me. I buy the brands, not the basics.”

    What would win themLeave out

  • Deal seekersWarm

    “Cheap and decent? That's my basket filler.”

    What would win themA launch price in bundles

  • Seasonal buyersMixed

    “Maybe as a small extra with a gift.”

    What would win themGift sets in the season

  • Occasional buyersMixed

    “Only if the reviews say it's good.”

    What would win themLead with reviews

Illustration: example audiences and answers. Your agents answer from your own customers' data.

What you see before a launch goes out

Before a euro is spent, the agents estimate per audience who will respond, who would buy anyway, who will ignore it and who will be annoyed, and they suggest how to change the campaign for a bigger impact.

Campaign: premium line, 20% higher prices
Will respondBuy anywayWill ignoreAnnoyed
The agents' fix
  • Loyal regulars
    Early access instead of a discount
  • Brand fans
    Lead with limited editions
  • Deal seekers
    Leave out, or a bundle in the sale
  • Seasonal buyers
    Hold until December, gift-wrapped
  • Occasional buyers
    Lead with reviews and easy returns
Expected impact
As planned
With the fixes

An early indicator, not a guarantee: a small test group confirms it once the campaign runs, and every campaign makes the agents sharper. Illustration with example values.

What your customers wish for, and nobody offers yet

Because the agents know the wider world, they notice what each audience is missing: services, products and moments that no one in your market serves well.

  • Loyal regulars

    A repair and care service for what they already own

    Nobody offers it yet
  • Brand fans

    Pre-orders for limited editions

    Nobody offers it yet
  • Deal seekers

    Bundles that make the basket worth it

    Nobody offers it yet
  • Seasonal buyers

    Gift wrapping and a reminder before the season

    Nobody offers it yet
  • Occasional buyers

    Simple returns and real customer reviews

    Nobody offers it yet

Illustration: example wishes.

The same audiences, put to work across marketing

Segment agents are one use of your segments. These run on the same audiences and the same data foundation.

  • Look-alike audiences

    Google and Meta find more people like your best audiences.

  • Coupon targeting

    Incentives only for the audiences that need them to buy.

  • Churn early warning

    A signal when a valuable audience starts drifting away.

  • Recommendations

    What each audience is most likely to buy next.

  • Customer lifetime value

    What each customer inside an audience is worth.

    Learn more
  • Budget per audience

    Media budget split by the value each audience brings.

    Learn more

Your first audiences, and your first questions to them, within weeks

A fixed-fee assessment, a pilot on time and material with an estimate up front, then a monthly run fee. You never commit to more than the next step.

  1. 1 2 to 3 weeks

    Assessment

    Your first audiences on your own customers, the audience landscape, and a first round of questions to the segment agents.

  2. 2 8 to 12 weeks

    Pilot

    Audiences live in one or two of your tools, the agents used on a real campaign, checked with a small test group.

  3. 3 monthly

    Run

    Audiences refreshed every night, agents kept current, new questions for every campaign.

Agents you can trust with your customers

  • Audiences, not individuals

    Agents are built from pseudonymised patterns at audience level. There is no digital twin of any single customer.

  • In your cloud

    Data, audiences and agents run in your environment, under a data processing agreement.

  • Checked against reality

    Every early indicator is confirmed with a small test group, and the agents learn from each campaign.

  • Your team decides

    The agents advise; your team decides what goes out.

Frequently asked questions

Do we need the agents to get value?
No. The segments alone change how every team works, and many companies start there. The agents add the customer's perspective once the segments are in place.
How quickly do we see our audiences?
Within the assessment, on your own customer data, together with a first round of questions to the segment agents.
Which departments use the segments?
Every team that touches customers: strategy and leadership, marketing, sales, customer care, purchasing and assortment, product development, finance, e-commerce. They share one set of audiences, and each can ask the agents its own questions.
Do we need a new tool or a CDP?
No. Audiences go into the tools you already use: CRM, newsletter, Google and Meta, shop and app. If you run a CDP or a data warehouse, we build on it, not next to it.
How reliable are the agents' answers?
They are an early indicator, not a guarantee. Each agent is checked against how its customers really behaved in past campaigns, and every important answer is confirmed with a small test group. With each campaign, the agents get sharper.
Does this replace market research?
No, it makes it faster and cheaper to start. Teams test many ideas on the agents in hours, then put the best ones in front of real customers.
How is this different from RFM?
RFM is part of it, and the language your team already speaks. Your audiences are built on far more than recency, frequency and monetary value, and the segment agents build on them.
Do the agents see personal data?
No. They are built from pseudonymised patterns at audience level, in your own cloud. There is no digital twin of any single customer, and no special categories of personal data are used.
What does it cost to start?
The assessment has a fixed fee. The pilot runs on time and material, with an estimate at the end of the assessment, because data preparation is often what takes most of the time. Once live, there is a monthly fee.

Know your audiences before your next campaign.

Thirty minutes on a call: tell us about your customers and your next product, campaign, range or policy, and we will show you which audiences we would expect and what their agents could tell each of your teams.

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  • You own the audiences and the agents

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