Paid Rule Weather Conditions

Updated 

Sprinklr Rule Engine has an integrated Aeris Weather feed in the Auto Boost and Paid rules. Using weather conditions in Auto Boost and Paid rules, actions can be triggered based on:

  • Minimum Temperature

  • Maximum Temperature

  • Snowfall

  • Minimum Humidity

  • Maximum Humidity

  • Wind Speed (KPH)

  • Wind Speed (MPH)

  • Precipitation

Note: Sprinklr syncs data from Aeris Weather feed every 6 hours.

How Weather Rules Work 

A daily weather forecast is a duration from 7 a.m. today to 6:59 a.m. on the following day, which is an industry-standard in weather forecasting. Sprinklr pulls updated forecasts every 6 hours.

Consider the date of July 7th, when Aeris predicts that maximum temperature and the amount of rainfall on July 7th will be 37º Celsius, receiving 2 mm rainfall with cloudy weather. As the day goes on, the forecast may change in between, for example, the maximum forecasted temperature may change from 37º Celsius to 36º Celsius, or the amount of forecasted rainfall gets updated to 2.14mm from 2.00 mm.

This means that for the overall day, it is expected to be raining 2.14 mm during the day. It does not matter the exact time when it will rain.

Scenario

If the weather has been forecasted to receive 2 mm of rainfall and you set a paid weather rule with a condition that, if an area receives 1 mm of rainfall, then the ad must get activated, and if the condition is not met it should be stopped.

Paid Weather Rules Scenario


Based on the above condition, the following action will occur

  • Sprinklr will set the ad to active after 7 a.m. once the first rule is run.

  • Once the forecast conditions are met, Sprinklr may activate the ad at 7:25 a.m. as the Rule Engine for weather trigger runs every 30 minutes.

  • Sprinklr does not take into consideration the time of the condition. For example, it could rain at night and the ad will be activated in the morning if the overall forecast condition is met.

  • However, if during the day the forecast is updated to now, receiving .99 mm of rainfall instead of the previously set condition of 1 mm of rainfall, the rule will pause the ad that was initially activated at 7:25 a.m.

Best Practices for Weather Rules 

  • Provide a minimum of two creatives, one that is optimized for good weather and the other, optimized for bad weather.

    Note: If only one creative is provided (e.g. good weather creative), the campaign may not spend out as it won’t always be active.

  • As weather predictions are city-specific, it is best to build out separate rules/campaigns for each city.

  • It is a good idea to do some reasearch on what counts as being particularly hot / cold / rainy in a given city. For example, if you wish to advertise items for a warm day in London, you may have a condition where the minimum temperature is 20 degrees celcius, while in Paris a warm day might count as minimum temperature is 25 degrees celcius.

  • Note that the standard environment set up contains a Custom Field called "Eligible for Auto Boosting / Paid Rules?", which can be applied to Outbound Posts so that they can be picked up by or excluded from Auto Boost Rules under various types of conditions. It has values

    • No

    • Run if Hot

    • Run if Cold

    • Run if Raining

    • Run if Snowing

    • Performance

    • Sentiment

    • Already Boosted

To Configure a Weather Rule

  1. Click the New Tab icon Space Add New Tab Icon. Under the Sprinklr Marketing (Ads) tab, click Manage Rules within Optimize.

  2. In the top-right corner of the Rule Engine window, click Create New Rule.

  3. On the New Rule window, enter a Name and Description for your rule.

  4. Select Customer from the Rule Scope drop-down menu and Paid/Auto Boost from the Context drop-down menu.

  5. Enter the other details as required and click Next in the bottom-right corner.

  6. On the Rule Builder window, click the Screen Shot 2017-10-05 at 1.11.49 PM.png icon and select Add Condition. Start configuring your rule by setting the condition under Conditions Applies To 'Weather properties of the City being Targeted'. For more information, see Weather Conditions — Description.

Note: You must specify a city to set the weather condition.

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  1. Click Save at the bottom right corner.

  2. On the Rule Builder window, click the Screen Shot 2017-10-05 at 1.11.49 PM.png icon and select Add Action. Set the desired actions to be triggered based on the condition. For more information, see Paid Rule Actions — Descriptions.

  3. Click Save in the bottom right corner.

Weather Conditions — Description

Term
Description
Name

Enter a unique name for the condition.

Reporting Period

Select the period for Reporting Conditions.

Pacing Options

Select the pacing period for the Periodic Rules.

Condition Applies To "Weather Properties of the City being Targeted"
City*

Select the city where you want to check the weather condition.

Maximum Temperature(C)

Set the forecasted maximum temperature.

Minimum Temperature(C)

Set the forecasted minimum temperature.

Snowfall (in cm)

Set the forecasted snowfall.

Maximum Humidity (%)

Set the maximum humidity.

Minimum Humidity (%)

Set the minimum humidity.

Wind Speed (KPH)

Set the wind speed in kilometers per hour based on the following operators:

  • Greater than or equal to for all cities

  • Greater than or equal to for any city

  • Less than or equal to for all cities

  • Less than or equal to for any city

Wind Speed (MPH)

Set the wind speed in miles per hour based on the following operators:

  • Greater than or equal to for all cities

  • Greater than or equal to for any city

  • Less than or equal to for all cities

  • Less than or equal to for any city

Precipitation (in mm)

Set the precipitation.

* Specifying the City is mandatory.

FAQ

While setting up a target audience, if I specify Geo Market, Zip Code, Region instead of City, will my Weather Rule work as expected?

Yes, the rule will work as it doesn't check what is specified in your targeting.