Converting Your Crowd for Culture Days, National Arts Congress

Presented by Liesl BarrellCULTURE DAYS – NATIONAL ARTS CONGRESS

May 23, 2014 at Winnipeg Art Gallery

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CONVERTING YOUR CROWD…with a little help from Disney.

TOC

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• What we’re covering today

• Who am I?

• What are Landing Pages (LPs)?

• Why are LPs so important for marketing?

• Strategy and things to think about

• **A/B Lightning Round**

• Resources

• Q&A

WHAT WE’RE COVERING TODAY

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Loyalty

Advocacy

Awareness

Engagement

Conversion

Word of Mouth

WHAT WE’RE COVERING TODAY

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Loyalty

Advocacy

Awareness

Engagement

Conversion

WHO AM I?

DIGITAL MARKETER

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BIO

#BizDev at @Unbounce

Organizer at @MTLgirlgeeks

Extroverted Expat

#Agency, #Arts & #Theatre Vet

CONTACT

Tweet with: @lieslbarrell

Write to: liesl@unbounce.com

Connect on: ca.linkedin.com/in/lieslbarrell

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ARTS, ORGs, MEDIA & NON-PROFIT CLIENTS I’VE WORKED WITH

MONTREAL

WHAT ARE LANDING PAGES?

LET’S BE LITERAL FOR A SEC

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LET’S BE LITERAL FOR A SEC

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Planes can take off and land in a variety of circumstances, but it’s easier to direct traffic and for a pilot to focus on the descent with a landing strip.

Wouldn’t it be cool to help your audience focus, too?

1. CLICKTHROUGH

THE TWO TYPES OF LANDING PAGES

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2. LEAD GENERATION

1. CLICKTHROUGH

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1. No global navigation to tie it to your primary website. Limiting the options available to your visitors helps to

guide them toward your one intended conversion goal — a purchase.

2. No links other than your CTA. These distract your visitors and potentially lead them

away from your conversion goal.

3. It matches the message of the marketing material that you’re distributing, and there are multiple iterations to match different messages.

This makes each page more relevant to marketing leads.

4. Your landing page may include a few additional persuasive elements to convince the customer to convert.

A click-through landing page will resemble your product page, with a few important differences:

e.g. Buy TicketsSubscribe

DonateBuy Merch

CLICKTHROUGH EXAMPLES

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2. LEAD GEN

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1. Contest/Sweepstakes Entry 2. Event Registration 3. Teacher’s Kit/Guide4. Corporate/Bulk Discount5. Consultation for Professional Services 6. Discount Coupon/Voucher 7. Customer Survey/Poll 8. Free Trial/Estimate9. Physical Gift (via Direct Mail) 10. Ebook or Whitepaper 11. Notification of a Future Product Launch 12. Webinar Registration

Lead gen pages are used to capture user data (e.g. name, email address & fav colour). The sole purpose of the page is to collect information that will allow you to connect with the prospect and market to them at a later time. There are many things you could offer a prospect in exchange for submitting their info in the form. A few examples:

LEAD GEN EXAMPLES

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WHY LANDING PAGES?

THE PARADOX OF CHOICE

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In 2000 a jam tasting stall at a supermarket was set up to allow shoppers to sample different flavours of jam available for purchase. The test compared the impact of varying the number of choices…

Source: The Ultimate Guide to Conversion-Centered Design

DECISION FATIGUE IS REAL, FOLKS

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“You’ll see I only wear gray or blue suits. I’m trying to pare down decisions. I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing, because I have too many other decisions to make.”

Take it from the POTUS… Be kind to your audience! Reduce their decision to a simple, binary Y/N

Source: Fast Company – Always Wear the Same Suit

ATTENTION RATIO

ATTENTION RATIO

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57 : 1 1 : 1

HOME PAGE LANDING PAGE

THE PARADOX OF CHOICE

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MANY : 1 1 : 1

THE IMPORTANCE OF MESSAGE MATCH

WHAT IS MESSAGE MATCH?

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Message match is matching the heading of your landing page with the headline of the ad or piece of marketing your visitor clicked.

The hard part is to write a compelling headline in the first place. After that, the secret is to use a dedicated and focused landing page for your marketing, so message match is possible.

Benefits of message match:

1. A Better Experience for your Audience2. Paid Marketing Efficiencies

MATCH GAME

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Source: The Smart Guide to Ecommerce Landing Pages

PRACTICAL REASONS WHY LPs ARE YOUR FAIRY GODMOTHER

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1. Be nimble, be quick.

When you’re well set up with a landing page solution,

it’s really easy to launch a campaign. Like,

ridiculously easy. And you’re not locked into your

existing designs.

2. A/B, baby, yeah!

No more arguing over whether the button should be

blue or red: testing will set you free. And it’ll improve

your ROI to boot!

3. Insights o’clock

So much easier to measure or compare how different

channels are performing and optimize spend when

they each have a dedicated LP.

STRATEGY

MAP YOUR AUDIENCE

Press

Artists

Sponsors

Donors

Single-Ticket Purchasers

Subscribers

General Public

What does your entire audience look like? How do different groups relate to one another?Can you visualize it in an effective way?

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KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

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1. Audit your actual databaseIn the world of online marketing we’re uniquely positioned to

have all our customer data. That’s a huge benefit, use it!

Make sure your sample size is varied & large enough to

glean important information.

2. Define personasNot general or theoretical ones, not borrowed from some

arcane concepts: actual personas based on real data.

3. Plot out your customer lifecycleDevelop stages in the decision journey that help you answer

these questions. How, when, why do your different personas

come to you? Which come back? What does an activated

brand ambassador look like for you and how can you grow

more of them?

BEFORE YOU BUILD OUT YOUR CAMPAIGN

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1. What is the Campaign Goal? • Ticket Sales• Subscription Sales• Donations• Lead Generation

2. What channels will you be using?• Social• Email• PPC• …

3. What personas will you be targeting?• And how do they correlate to your channels?

4. Should there be device-specific messaging or responsive?

5. What can be tested?• There is ALWAYS something to test.

WHAT DOES YOUR CAMPAIGN MAP LOOK LIKE?

1. Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP)• The main headline• A supporting headline

2. The Hero Shot • Image or video showing context of use

3. The Benefits of Your Offering• A bulleted list summary of benefits

4. Trust Indicators• Social proof, testimonials, reviews, certification

5. A Single Conversion Goal • With a strong call-to-action

THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL LP

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THE ELEMENTS IN ACTION

#CultureDays @unbounce @lieslbarrellSource: The Smart Guide to Ecommerce Landing Pages

WHILE YOU RUN YOUR CAMPAIGN

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Source: The Ultimate Guide to A/B Testing

THE CIRCLE OF (LPO) LIFE

LANDING PAGE OPTIMIZATION PROCESS

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Source: The Smart Guide to Ecommerce Landing Pages

HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES IN THE WILD

AWESOME EXAMPLES

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AWESOME EXAMPLES

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AWESOME EXAMPLES

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Source: MY DAMN BOOK

AWESOME EXAMPLES

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Hat Tip/Credit: Hunter Boyle

OK, LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!

WHICH VERSION WON?

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Source: 7 Quick & Dirty Ways to Supercharge Your PPC Landing Pages

WHICH VERSION WON?

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Source: 7 Quick & Dirty Ways to Supercharge Your PPC Landing Pages

+23%

WHICH VERSION WON?

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WHICH VERSION WON?

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+13%

WHICH VERSION WON?

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Source: The Ultimate Guide to A/B Testing

WHICH VERSION WON?

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+216%Source: The Ultimate Guide to A/B Testing

WHICH VERSION WON?

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WHICH VERSION WON?

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+32%

WHICH VERSION WON?

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Source: The Ultimate Guide to A/B Testing

WHICH VERSION WON?

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Source: The Ultimate Guide to A/B Testing

+21%

RECAP

WHAT WE COVERED

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• What did we cover? The bottom of the funnel (conversion).

• Who am I? >> Liesl.

• What are Landing Pages (LPs)? >> Your fairy godmother.

• Why are LPs important for marketing? >> Decisions are hard, make it easy & match it up.

• Strategy and things to think about >> Know your customers.

• **A/B Lightning Round** >> Wasn’t that fun?

• Resources >> Comin’ right up…

• Q&A >> Your turn!

STEP 1: LPO - STEP 2: CRO - STEP 3: PROFIT! $$$

RESOURCES

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GLOSSARY

• CTA = Call-to-action

• CRO = Conversion Rate Optimization

• LPO = Landing Page Optimization

• KPI = Key Performance Indicator (an important measurable goal)

• UTM = Urchin Tracking Module (just remember it’s important for analytics)

• Home Page ≠ A good place to drive traffic

• Landing Page = The best place to send traffic :)

RESOURCES

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SMART MARKETER’S COURSE & ECOMMERCE GUIDE UNBOUNCE BLOG

RESOURCES

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MORE EBOOKS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT! [Pssst…CLICK THE IMAGES ABOVE TO DOWNLOAD]

RESOURCES

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THE MOST ENTERTAINING GUIDE TO LANDING PAGE OPTIMIZATION@ MOZ

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THANKS! QUESTIONS?

…with a little help from Disney.Converting Your Crowd

Presented by Liesl BarrellCULTURE DAYS – NATIONAL ARTS CONGRESSMay 23, 2014 at Winnipeg Art Gallery