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THE KILLER PATH
TO SUCCESSFUL CRO
PAUL ROUKE
Founder & Director of Optimisation
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Paul Rouke Founder & Director of
Optimisation at PRWD
Tai Rattigan Head of Partnerships EMEA at Optimizely
Your webinar hosts
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Optimising online experiences since 2004.
Certified solution partner with Optimizely.
Collaborative and open approach to optimisation projects.
Work with brands to analyse, research, test and optimise cross device online experiences.
ABOUT PRWD
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The four critical areas to get right for long term growth through CRO
Three business changing case studies using these four critical areas
Q&A
OVERVIEW
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Optimisation is not “a project”.
Optimisation is the biggest growth lever available for businesses.
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1. CUSTOMERUNDERSTANDING
You may know your customer’s but do you truly understand them?
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1. Conduct on-going user research at different stages of the customer journey… including post conversion
2. Consistently speak to your front line staff – recognise the nuggets of customer insight they can provide
3. Carry out competitor analysis as part of understanding user behaviour around your brand
4. Gain customer feedback through testing an idea before you put it into full development
WHERE TO START…
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2. OPEN-MINDEDCOMPANY CULTURE
Be agile, embrace change, rip up your development roadmap
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1. Get the right people involved from the very start
2. Identify a senior, influential champion and advocate
3. Provide visibility of impact & wider business learnings
4. Iterate, then innovate
WHERE TO START…
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RETHINK YOURREDESIGN
Stop the redesign cycle and test your way to conversion growth
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Last 30 A/B Test Results
OVER 85% DELIVERED AN UPLIFT IN PRIMARY CONVERSION METRIC
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1. Develop & prioritise hypotheses based on multiple inputs –particularly consumer research
2. Learn something valuable and transferable from every test
3. Develop an easy to access library of testing insights and business learnings – and use it
WHERE TO START…
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4. DIVERSE, EXTENSIVEKNOWLEDGE
From UX and copy, to technical and psychology, expertise should underpin
what you test and how it’s delivered
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1. Develop hypotheses and test concepts using the experience and brains of a variety of people
2. Pay close attention to the small details like copywriting for conversion
3. Enrich your test designs through a genuine understanding of the importance of the persuasive layer
WHERE TO START…
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In-depth, genuine, continuous understanding of your visitors and customers
An open-minded business culture that embraces change and works with agility
A methodology and process which delivers continuous results, learnings and that ultimately affects your whole business strategy
A multi-disciplinary and highly experienced team of specialists working together
THE 4 CRITICAL
AREAS FOR
LONG TERM
GROWTH
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1.Identifying the one most
influential feature why visitors choose premium over free
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GET REVISING
FREE OR PREMIUM DECISION
Price doesn’t put me off, although the basic package is more than enough for me.
I think the site has already got everything I need.
Moderated user research participant
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+ 185%Premium Subscriptions
- 15%Free Sign-ups 1. CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING
2. OPEN-MINDED CULTURE
3. OPTIMISATION METHODOLOGY
4. EXPERT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM
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2.Employing psychology
principles to radically simplify the decision making process
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Result
+ 7%New Paid Subscriptions 1. CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING
2. OPEN-MINDED CULTURE
3. OPTIMISATION METHODOLOGY
4. EXPERT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM
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Result
+ 78%New visitor sign-ups1. CUSTOMER UNDERSTANDING
2. OPEN-MINDED CULTURE
3. OPTIMISATION METHODOLOGY
4. EXPERT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM
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CONTROL YOUROWN DESTINY
Focus on these four foundational layers… then exploit the opportunity to
out-grow your competition
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