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Watch a video recording of this webinar to see Daniel Burstein interview Steve Parker, VP Direct Marketing Division at firstSTREET and answer questions from the audience. 

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Join the conversation

#SherpaWebinar

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A discussion about an e‐commerce company's 500% sales increase

Optimization

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Today’s presenters

Daniel BursteinDirector of Editorial ContentMECLABS@DanielBurstein

Steve ParkerVice President, Direct Marketing DivisionfirstSTREET

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#SherpaWebinar

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PPC Marketing: Two accidents reduce cost‐per‐lead 20% –http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/case‐study/ppc‐marketing‐reduce‐lead‐cost

The WOW! Computer: How firstSTREET applied a radical redesign to deliver a 500% sales increase (video) – http://www.marketingsherpa.com/video/optimization‐summit‐2012‐wow‐computer

Landing Page Optimization: Radical redesign leads to 3,566% increase in conversion –http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article/case‐study/radical‐redesign‐leads‐to‐3566

Optimization Summit 2013, May 20‐23, 2013, Boston –http://www.meclabs.com/training/marketing‐summit/optimization‐summit‐2013/overview

Free Excerpt from the Website Optimization Benchmark Report –http://meclabs.com/training/publications/benchmark‐report/website‐optimization/free‐excerpt

Further Resources

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Results

500% Increase in sales

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Background

CurrentVice President, Direct Marketing Division, firstSTREET

PreviousSVP, Marketing, MyPoints

Director of Category Management & New Product Development, Keebler Company

Senior Brand Manager, Kayser Roth Hosiery

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• Little budget

• Little time

• No coding or graphic skills

Steve’s Resources

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Time for the audience to commit

• Write down the one best thing you learn from the next 30 minutes

• What one action will you commit to taking in the next 5 business days to put this learning into action?

Tweet it on #SherpaWebinar to motivate yourself to follow through and commit

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C = 4M + 3V + 2(I‐F) ‐2A

• Navigation options• Sub‐header copy • Image on left or right• Longer copy• Different copy• Guarantee seal vs. words• Incentive and ROI• Minimize anxiety • Thought sequence  

Oops!

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Experiment: Control

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The Redesign

“firstSTREET meets Apple”• Where, What and Why answered• Big visuals, big type (old eyes)• Thought sequence sub‐headings (benefit phrasing)

• Strong call‐to‐action (“Get your WOW! Computer. Easy. Safe. Guaranteed.”)

• Incentive and ROI• Minimize anxiety • Long page layout

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The Redesign

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The ResultsIt’s a winner!

• Crushed a veryweak controlUp 3,566%

• Conversion rate now acceptable in the absolute

• I love testing!

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The Party’s Over ‐More Testing…

Price and the Thought Sequence:Which version won – A, B or C?Control wins in a landslide!• It’s what they want to know• It’s not what I want to tell them just yet

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Removed Easy & Simple and It’s 

Powerful

and

No duplicated images on pg.

Removed Easy & Simple, It’s 

Powerful, and It’s a Touch Screen

and

No duplicated images on pg.

Thought Sequence, RevisitedHow much is too much?• Test content length• Balance controlling unsupervised thinking with not “shutting up”

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Thought Sequence, RevisitedWinner is ‘B’

• New control• Big Earning:

– Up 46%

• Big Learning:– Better grasp of what our consumer is thinking

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“Where Am I?” Revisited• Vast majority of traffic from print ads and catalogs• Added control print ad headline to top of homepage

Which version won?  Vote now…

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Learn to test, analyze, and optimize your entire marketing funnel online

meclabs.com/opsummit

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Where Am I, RevisitedWinner is ‘B’

• 48% increase in engagement

• Conversion tracking failed– 30% Add‐to‐Cart gain (validated)

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Compounding SuccessEinstein said the compounding power ofmoney is the 8th Wonder of the World• Pessimist

What a difference a year can make…• Initial sales rate per period 10 • Original site testing gains 30% 13• Radical Redesign (only counting 1X) 100% 26• Price disclosure no gain 26• Add‐to‐cart buttons 15% 30• Thought sequence 46% 44• Headline test 30% 57

Over a 5x increase in one year…and still growing!

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Top Three Takeaways

1 Apply what you’ve just learned

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It’s OK to fail a lot along the way

Optimization is tribal – find your peers

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Today’s presenters

Daniel BursteinDirector of Editorial ContentMECLABS@DanielBurstein

Steve ParkerVice President, Direct Marketing DivisionfirstSTREET