E-mail marketing firm Bronto Software has released new targeting capabilities intended to help marketers more precisely target their campaigns.

“Studies show that targeted emails generate 70 percent more revenue than batch-and-blast messages,” CEO Joe Colopy said in a statement. “ We view targeting as critical to driving revenue with email and cross-channel marketing.”

Durham-based Bronto said that the foundation of its new system is its marketing database. Marketers can store detailed past-purchase information directly within the Bronto Marketing Platform and to use this data to build segments and create more relevant campaigns. Bronto analyzes order data and calculates key metrics for each contact in the database. Bronto said that knowing which products someone purchased recently, along with metrics such as “Average Order Value” and “Total Spend,” can make for a much more effective campaign.