Exit Intent Technology

MoEngage's Exit Intent technology detects what users do on your website and triggers a message when they are about to leave. You can use this for your desktop web and mobile web traffic in On-Site Messaging (OSM) campaigns.

How Exit Intent Works

MoEngage detects user exit intent on desktop and mobile web, as follows:

  • Desktop web: MoEngage detects cursor movement. When the cursor moves off the browser tab, the MoEngage SDK triggers an Exit Intent campaign.
  • Mobile web: MoEngage detects exit intent based on these actions:
    • When the user taps the Back button or gestures back in the browser.
    • When the user double-taps the browser to switch tabs or taps the tab button.
    • When the user scrolls down 50% and then scrolls up 5%. This action displays the browser's top bar, which allows opening a new tab. 

Use Cases for Exit Intent Campaigns

  • Capture users' email addresses as they prepare to leave your site.
  • Show users your best offers to keep them interested. Personalize these offers by creating segments and content for specific geographic regions.
  • Ask for user feedback as they prepare to leave your site to understand how you can improve.
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Prerequisites

Your platform must be integrated with the MoEngage Web SDK. For more information, refer to Web SDK.

Create OSM Campaigns with Exit Intent

To create an On-Site Messaging (OSM) campaign that uses exit intent, follow these steps:

  1. On the left navigation menu in MoEngage, click Engage > Campaigns. The All campaigns page appears.
  2. Click + Create campaign.
  3. In the Create Campaign dialog box, under Inbound, click On-site.
    The On-Site Messaging campaign creation page appears.
  4. In the Trigger criteria section, select On Exit Intent.
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  5. Add the necessary campaign details, and then publish the campaign. For more information, refer to Create On-Site Messaging Campaigns.

Frequently Asked Questions

arrow_drop_down How long does it take for the Exit Intent campaign to appear after a user shows exit intent?

Typically, messages appear in the browser within 1-2 seconds after exit intent is detected, depending on network latency. For the first page visit, the campaign might take about 5 seconds to appear after the page loads. 

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