Advanced Conversion Optimization Certification Training 

Introduction to Conversion Optimization

Overview

Introduction

MagMallcom

Total Quality Management

Hippos vs Data

Continuous Improvement

Amazon's Early Efforts

Balancing Priorities and Resources

The Art of Persuasion

Personalizing User Experience

Overstockcom

Office Max

Power of Incremental Change

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Mastering the Conversion Trinity Steps to Increase Conversion

Overview

Introduction

Magic Formula to Conversion?

The Conversion Trinity

Conversion Trinity in Action Case Study #

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Conclusion

Developing an Optimization Framework

Overview

Introduction

It's Not A Traffic Problem

# Problem Silos

Macro and Micro Conversions

Web Performance Equation

Confidence And Intent

Personal Experience Factor

Relevance Issues

Structural Issues

Momentum Issues

Communications Issues

Value Issues

Environmental and Conditional Factors

Usability/Testing

Example OutdoorPlay

Example Obama Campaign

Develop Your Framework

What Are The KPIs?

What Are The Segments?

Prioritize Your Funnels

ToDo List

Heirarchy of Optimization

Test for Sensitivity, Then Variations

The Four Personas

Overview

Who is Your Customer?

Sales & Buying Process

Persuasion Architecture

Predictive Models

Buyer Personas

Buyer's Behavior & Modeling

Competitive Persona

Spontaneous Persona

Humanistic Persona

Methodical Persona

Creating Narratives

Persuasive Planning Using Personas

Overview

Introduction

Personas

Decision Making Styles

Creating Complexograms

The Johari Window

Using the Johari Window

Completing Your Persona Narratives

Using Personas for Deeper Analysis

Using Personas to Create Content

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Buyer Legends

Overview

Introduction

Rethink the Buyer Concept

The Buyer's Journey

Discipline Disconnects

Fix the Process First

The Buyer's Legend

Buyer Legend Steps

Stories, Not Analytics

A Different Perspective

Focus on the Customer

Focus on Inputs

Measurements for Success

Stories Make a Difference

Key Ingredients

Be Remarkable

Buyer Legends Recipe

Lessons

Article Steps to Better Prioritization and Faster Execution

Quiz

Designing for Conversion

Overview

Introduction

Conversion Is a Process

Wireframing

Persuasion and Scenarios

Storyboarding and Linking

Copy and Priorities

Rough Sketch

BuyTelco Example

Gray Scale Elements

Color Elements

Testing

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Building the Perfect Landing Page

Overview

Introduction

How To Get There

Have A Structured Approach

Identify Your Conversion Problem

Don't Slice and Dice

Testing Is About Motivating

Types of Landing Pages

Case Studies

The Dimensions

Case Studies

What Are The Variables?

Buttons

Forms

Hyperlinks

The Purple Elephant

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Mobile Landing Pages

Overview

Introduction

Use Ingredients Correctly

Conversion Is a Journey

Landing Page Opportunity

Map Content and AIDAS

Mobile Examples

Landing Page Key Ingredients

Key Ingredients on Mobile

Visible Anatomy

Building Pages

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The Minute Visitor

Overview

Introduction

First Impressions

Load Times

- Seconds

Supermarket Example

Immediate Value

People are Different

In Conclusion

The Testing Cycle

Overview

Introduction

Prioritization

Three Main Factors

To Do

Setting Up A Test

Test Blueprints

What To Test First

To Get You Started

Hierarchy of Optimization

Eye Tracking, Heat Maps, and Visual Clarity

Overview

Introduction

Human Perception and How We See

How People Scan Webpages

Eye Tracking

Eye Tracking vs Attention Maps

Eyetracking Varies By Task

Personas

Men & Women Gaze Differently

Follow The Eyes

Eye Tracking on Google Has Changed

Poynter Eyetrack Study

How Visitors Digest Words

Scroll Below The Fold

Summary

Conversion Optimization Toolbox

Overview

Introduction

CRO Models

Can You Spot The Differences?

Testing, It's All About Motivations and Influencing People

Omniture and Google Analytics

Using Video For Products

Mockflow Wireframing

Get Premise

BOLT

Check Your Page in Gray Scale

Second Test

Behavioral Targeting

Campaign Optimization

Conclusion

Lessons

Quiz

Establishing Credibility with Your Users

Overview

Introduction

Establishing Trust

Does It Look Professional?

Who Are You?

Asking for Too Much

What Are You Hiding?

What Are You Saying?

About Us Pages

Confidence Building

Point of Action Assurances

Others With Credibility

Your Reputation Matters

Conclusion

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Us

Overview

Introduction

People Like to Connect to People

They Want the Details

Why About Us Pages?

What Makes a Website Credible?

Common About Us Mistakes

Does It Feel Like a Sales Pitch?

Are There Real People Behind The Company?

Served Up Well

"How To" About Us

Show That There's a Real Organization Behind Your Site

Highlight the Expertise Behind Your Organization

Show That Honest and Trustworthy People Stand Behind Your Site

What Kind of Voice Will You Use?

Show Who You Are NOT

Must Haves for Medium to Small Businesses

Good "to Haves

Advantages of Small Business

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Maintaining Scent

Overview

Introduction

What is Scent?

Scent Cues

Understanding Triggers

Will the User Click?

Lincoln study

Keywords Convert

Leaving Good Scent

Viral Scent

Effective Marketing

In-Effective Marketing

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Attention Interest Decision Action Satisfaction AIDAS

Overview

Introduction

AIDAS

Purchase Cycle

Examples

Maintaining Scent in Email and Social

Overview

Introduction

Scent Triggers

Lands' End Scent Example

Kohl's Scent Example

American Express Example

Sales Force Example

Adobe Example

American Eagle Example

Forever Example

More Bad Scent

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Lessons

Quiz

Optimizing Web Copy

Overview

Introduction

Headlines

First Mental Image

WIIFM

Are You We-We-ing?

Remove the Black Words

Re-formatting

Verbs

Links & Calls to Action

Copy in Other Words

The Sucking Wind Checklist

The Voice of the Customer

Overview

Introduction

Reviews

Location

Conclusion

Creating Engaging Blog Titles

Overview

Introduction

Importance of Great Headlines

Great Marketing is Allowed

Which Headline Wins?

Testing Your Headlines

Writing Powerful Headlines

Choosing Images

Next-Level Exposure

Capture Friends' Friends

Influencer Amplification

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Increasing Blog Conversions

Overview

Introduction

Produce Great Content

Create Polarized Opinions

Importance of Goals

Setting Goals

Feature What You Do

Subscribe Now

Increase Comments

Shares & Social Comments

Writing Topics for Personas

Formatting Blog Posts

Mobile Friendly Content

Sharing with Buffer

Connect Content with Authors

Calls to Action

Timing

Video Optimization

Formatting Your Platform

Listen to Your Customers

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Intelligent Email Marketing

Overview

Introduction

Part of the Overall Plan

Click Rates

Subject Lines

Engaging and Personalized

Building and Maintaining Trust

Maintaining Email Lists

Behavior Triggers

Long Term Email and Automation

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Lessons

Quiz

Analytics for Optimization How to Find Where to Optimize

Overview

Introduction

What to Optimize

KPIs

The Marketing Mix

PPC Analytics

Segmentation and Filtering

Top Exit & Landing Pages

New Campaigns

Prioritizing Tests

Prioritizing Sections

Conclusion

Key Performance Indicators Simplified Part

Overview

Introduction

What is a KPI?

Uncomplex

Relevant

Timely

Instantly Useful

Examples

Conversion Rate

Avg Order Value

Days to Purchase

Loyalty & Recency

Share of Search

Key Performance Indicators Simplified Part

Overview

Introduction

Identifying KPIs

Presenting KPIs

Four Lessons

Different Strokes

Perfection

Critical Few

Lifecycle

Unactionable KPI Analysis Techniques

Overview

Introduction

Overview of KPIs

Averages

Percentages

Ratios

Compound Metrics

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Lessons

Quiz

Tips for Top Converting Websites

Overview

Introduction

Communicate UVPs & UCPs

Persuasive & Relevant Offers

Reinforce The Offer Sitewide

Maintaining Scent

Understand the Customer Buying Process

Appeal to Multiple Personas

Don't Slice and Dice

Leverage Social Commerce

Use It For Navigation

Use It For Promotions

Use It For Credibility

Use It For Feedback & Research

Use Persuasion Principles

Make Forms Engaging

Provide Point of Action Assurances

Keep You In The Process

Consider Email

Budget For Experience

Utilize a System for Prioritization

Make Data Driven Decisions

Know How To Execute Rapidly

Conclusion

Converting on Social Media Trends

Overview

Introduction

Do It Wrong Quickly

A Marketing Optimization Fitness Plan

Words to Describe You

Are You In Ecommerce?

Are You a Publisher?

Ideal Data Reporting Structure

Creative Testing

Star Culture Traits

Tips To Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment

Overview

Introduction

Do You Make Checkout Painful?

Have Too Many Steps?

Force People to Create an Account?

CAPTCHA Your Way Out of A Sale

+ Tips

SeeWhy Free Abandonment Tracker

A % Abandonment Rate

How Many Steps Are in Your Checkout Process?

Include a Progress Indicator

Do I Really Need to Register?

Clear Calls to Action!

Provide a Link Back to the Product

Add Pictures Inside the Basket

Provide Shipping Costs Early in the Process

Free Shipping Overlay

Reinforce Your Free Gift/Free Shipping Offers

Show Stock Availability on the Product Page

Make It Obvious What to Click Next

Make Editing the Shopping Cart Easy

Make Errors Your Fault

Show Them You're a Real Entity

Offer the Option to Call

Make the Most of Cross- and Up-Sell

Add Third-Party Reinforcement Messages

Add Customer Testimonials

Handle Coupon Codes with Care

Offer a Price Guarantee

Provide Multiple Payment Options

Reassure Customers at the Right Time and Place

Track Your Mistakes

Use an Exit Survey

Save the Cart for Later

Abandonment Email

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Seven Must-Have Product Page Elements

Overview

Introduction

Product Page Sections

Headline/Title

Product Image

Product Description

Ready to Buy Area

Product Upsells and Additional Details

Optimizing Non-Ecommerce Product Pages

Overview

Introduction

Understanding Key Behavioral Economics

Contextual Pricing Strategy

Optimizing Product Videos

Pricing

Features

Key Things to Remember

Keys to Amazon's Success

Overview

Introduction

Culture Styles

Pillars of Amazon Success

Amazon and Competitors

Two Kinds of Companies

Online Sales

Key Inputs

Customer Loyalty

Leveraging Social Commerce and Big Data

Major Challenges of Ecommerce

Agile Structure

Testing

Data Platforms

Search and Automation

Scaling to Compete

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Conversion Mathematics

Overview

Introduction

How Statistics Lie

Self-Delusion And How To Avoid It

Effective Testing Using Bell Curves

How to Boost Conversions with PPC

Overview

Introduction

Testing

What to Change

Create the Habit

Two Options

Know Audience Appeal

Know Who They're Not

Killer Triggers

Features vs Benefits

Wordsmithing

Substantiation / Loop Closing

Always be Testing

Ad Elements to Test

Personalize the Site Experience

Conclusion

Writing Relevant PPC Ads to Maximize Conversions

Overview

Introduction

Effective PPC Advertising

Define Your Segments

Multiple Markets

Ad Examples

Building Personas

Keywords, Questions, & the Buying Cycle

How We Make Decisions

Acquisio Personas

Your Product/Service Attributes

What to Include In Your Ads

PPC Optimization The Road To Recovery

Overview

Introduction

Are You Addicted to PPC?

Sin # Greed

Sin # Gluttony

Sin # Lust

Sin # Pride

Sin # Sloth

Sin # Wrath

Sin # Envy

Understand PPC Searchers' Journey

Leverage the PPC Management Process

Targeting

Valuing

Satisfying

Enrich Your Visitors' Experience

The Step Program to Recovery

Conversion Optimization Practitioner Test

Quiz

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