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CONVERSION MARKETINGCONVERSION MARKETING

Fall 2009Fall 2009

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THE BASIC STRATEGIESTHE BASIC STRATEGIES

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DIRECT MARKETING LEAD DIRECT MARKETING LEAD PROCESSPROCESS

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QUALIFYING LEADSQUALIFYING LEADS

DD esire esire

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DISTRIBUTION, FOLLOW-UPDISTRIBUTION, FOLLOW-UP

Timing and Value of Lead Determines:

“Hot Prospects” to Field Sales to Close

Others to Combination of Personal/Non-

Personal Media

Until Value/Timing Warrants Becoming “Hot

Prospect”

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CONVERSION ON THE CONVERSION ON THE INTERNETINTERNET

Is It Click-Through From Online Ad

That Brings Prospect to Web Site? Register/ Capture Data – Begin Dialog

Is It Making a Purchase on the Site? Now or at a Future Time?

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It’s All Of The AboveAND ALL CAN BE MEASURED

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THE CHALLENGESTHE CHALLENGES

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THE COSTSTHE COSTS In its “Cost-per-Lead Advertising Data Report,” Pontiflex defines basic

data as information such as a user’s first name, last name, e-mail address and postal address. Premium fields include more detailed data such as telephone numbers, social networking usernames, and custom questions.

http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/cost-per-lead-figures-vary-by-vertical-10384/

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WEBSITE OPTIMIZER –BROAD WEBSITE OPTIMIZER –BROAD PERSPECTIVEPERSPECTIVE

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THE CONVERSION THE CONVERSION PROCESSPROCESS

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http://www.salesforce.com/crm/sales-force-automation/marketing-lead-management/

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SALES CONVERSIONSALES CONVERSION

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www.omniture.com

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MEDIA FOR MEDIA FOR GENERATION/CONVERSIONGENERATION/CONVERSION

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FUNNEL OR SPIDER?FUNNEL OR SPIDER?

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OR SPAGHETTI?OR SPAGHETTI?

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http://www.omniture.com/modules/videoplayer/webinar/12

8 Minutes—Good!

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ONLINE CONVERSION ONLINE CONVERSION RATESRATES

Recent MarketingSherpa Study (quoted

bysilverPOP)

Conversion rates 5.67 to 11.31 for FREE Offers

Ranged from 5.67 to 7.63 for E-Commerce Campaigns

Overall Conversion Lower Peppers & Rogers: Making Every

Interaction Count

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Landing Page Conversion

Long Checkout

   0.26%

Short Checkout

  1.04%

Increase 300%

Landing Page Conversion

Original    .80%

Optimized   1.32%

Increase 65%

Original   0.60%

Optimized   1.06%

Increase 77%

SAMPLES - LANDING PAGES TESTSSAMPLES - LANDING PAGES TESTS

Landing Page Conversion

Original 19.76%

Optimized 24.83%

Increase 26%

http://www.marketingexperiments.com/improving-website-conversion/landing-page-conversion-gains.html

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CONVERSION KILLERSCONVERSION KILLERS 1. Lack of clarity…answer these questions in 5

seconds… Where am I? What can I do here? Why should I do it

2. Undisciplined eye-path Direct the eye-path on your landing page using size, color, shape,

position and motion

3. Insufficient value promise Not enough reason to click

4. Excessive friction 5. Key elements of landing page eyepath: Size, color,

motion, shape, position

1. 6. Don’t just try incremental landing page changes, test radically different alternatives – Flint McGlaughlin

TEST! TEST! TEST!TEST! TEST! TEST!

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FRICTION ON LANDING PAGESFRICTION ON LANDING PAGES

http://www.marketingexperiments.com/improving-website-conversion/landing-page-conversion-gains.html

With 4 good case studies!

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THREE KEY ISSUESTHREE KEY ISSUES

The Landing Page

Conversion Paths

Conversion Scenarios

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LANDING PAGESLANDING PAGES

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MARKETING SHERPA 2008MARKETING SHERPA 2008

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LANDING PAGE OBJECTIVESLANDING PAGE OBJECTIVES

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BEST PRACTICES – LANDING BEST PRACTICES – LANDING PPPP

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Whatever the Source of the Whatever the Source of the

LeadLead

It Is a Mistake It Is a Mistake

To Simply Dump Visitors To Simply Dump Visitors

on the Home Pageon the Home Page

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EMAIL > LANDING PAGE EMAIL > LANDING PAGE STUDY STUDY

Match E-Mail Copy to Landing Page Especially the Call to Action

Same Look and Feel as the E-Mail Ask Only Essential Questions Navigation Bar May Distract from

Conversion Avoid Need to Scroll (Short Copy)

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VIDEO LANDING PAGE VIDEO LANDING PAGE STUDYSTUDY

Pentax Camera with Facial Recognition Create Interest and Enthusiasm Drive People to DealersIncorporate Video into Landing Page Create Landing Page Banners (2 sizes) on

Previously-Used/Tested Sites

POP Materials to Drive People To SiteConsumers Could Win an SUVEach Dealer Salesperson Who Sold a Camera

Could Enter Another SUV Contest

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Video Landing Page

Counter Card

Video “Repurposed” on Sitehttp://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/digital_camera--Optio_Z10/reqID--10137993/subsection--optio

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RESULTS – VP MARCOMRESULTS – VP MARCOM

“We didn’t have any cameras left over. We sold out. . .Simply, this campaign created more enthusiasm than what we had seen before.”

Here is a breakdown of the stats:- 14,815 unique viewers watched the video in the first month alone. - Viewers watched 71.2% of the clip on average. - 87% of the video viewers registered for the contest.

“The banners worked. They seemed to drive people to the video, and I certainly think adding the prize of the Cruiser helped convince more people to take a look.”Marketing Sherpa, March 5, 2008

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RICH MEDIA LANDING RICH MEDIA LANDING PAGESPAGES

http://www.ioninteractive.com/liveball-saas-platform-tour/

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CONVERSION PATHS & SCENARIOSCONVERSION PATHS & SCENARIOS

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USE METRICS > MAP PATHS USE METRICS > MAP PATHS THROUGH SITETHROUGH SITE

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The Anatomy of a Conversion PathAnna TalericoExecutive Vice Presidention interactive

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BUILD SCENARIOSBUILD SCENARIOS

Impression Point > Where Attention Attracted

Entry Point > Where Enters Funnel Points of Resolution > Answers

Questions Relevant to Purchase Way Points > Provides Info. Necessary

for Purchase Conversion Beacon > Step Required to

Accomplish Task Conversion Point > Confirm That Task

Has Been Completed

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“What Exactly is a Conversion Scenario”and other articles on persuasion architecture byBryan Eisenbergwww.GrokDotCom.com

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CREATE PERSONASCREATE PERSONAS

http://consumerist.com/368894/leaks-best-buys-internal-customer-profiling-document

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BEST PRACTICES - BEST PRACTICES - CONVERSIONCONVERSION

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DEFINING CONVERSION- DEFINING CONVERSION- REDUXREDUX

There May Be Multiple Conversion Points

Better Stated: There May Be Many Steps On the Path to Conversion Need to Measure/Influence Them All

Each Enterprise Must Define Conversion Itself Request for Information/Capture Email Address

A First-Time Sale?

A Loyal Customer?

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CONVERSION RESOURCESCONVERSION RESOURCES www.marylouroberts.info

Direct Marketing > Chapter 11 Business to Business http://www.olgassociation.org/index.php

GrokDotCom http://www.grokdotcom.com/ Market Motive, new premium service

http://www.marketmotive.com/ (includes paid courses)

Web Sales with a Human Touch http://www.strategy-business.com/media/file/enews-10-30-

08.pdf

Landing Page Portfoliohttp://www.ioninteractive.com/portfolio/

http://websiteoptimizer.blogspot.com/

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