journal article·2025-03-13Open access

Bank Customer Segmentation and Marketing Strategies Based on Improved DBSCAN Algorithm

Xiaohua Yan, Yufeng Li, Fuquan Nie, Rui Li

Applied Sciences· Volume 15· Issue 6

Abstract

This study conducts a case study on the characteristics of fixed deposit businesses in a Portuguese bank, analyzing the current customer data features and the limitations of marketing strategies. It also highlights the limitations of the traditional DBSCAN algorithm, including issues with parameter selection and a lack of diverse clustering metrics. Using machine learning techniques, the study explores the relationship between customer attribute features and fixed deposits. The proposed KM-DBSCAN algorithm, which combines K-means and DBSCAN, is used for customer segmentation. This method integrates both implicit and explicit customer indicators, incorporates weight factors, constructs a distance distribution matrix, and optimizes the process of selecting the neighborhood radius and density threshold parameters. As a result, the clustering accuracy of customer segmentation is improved by 15%. Based on the clustering results, customers are divided into four distinct groups, and personalized marketing strategies for customer deposits are proposed. Differentiated marketing plans are implemented, with a focus on customer relationship management and feedback. The model’s performance is evaluated using silhouette coefficients, accuracy, and F1 score. The model is then applied in a real-world scenario, leading to an average business revenue growth rate of 16.08% and a 4.5% increase in customer engagement.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Customer churn and segmentation

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Affiliations

School of Electronic Information Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, China

School of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou Institute of Technology, Zhengzhou 450000, China

School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, China

Funding

Shenyang Science and Technology Project · Fundamental Research Funds for the Universities of Liaoning Province

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