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S6:

                               Persona-based
                                Optimization


                              Howard Kaplan             Brian Lewis
                              @HowardKaplan           @ImAnonymous


                              #ConvCon              #personas
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
1st Conversion Myth
                                                Conversion
                                            X     Point




    Entry
                       X
    Point


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Reconsider Conversion
                                        Conversion
                                    X     Point




        Entry
              X
     Point(s)
                              X


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Secret to Conversion




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It’s About Them Not Us!


                               For you to achieve
                                your goals, your
                              visitors must achieve
                                 their goals first.


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Eyetracking 4 Perspectives:




                http://www.grokdotcom.com/2007/09/05/eyetracking-heatmaps-gaze-plots-oh-my/


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Q: What’s a Persona?       Text




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Personas are NOT...
       •Stereotypes
                       – neither soccer nor hockey moms exist


       •Demographic Segments
                       – Roger Retiree, lives in the Midwest,


       •Documents that hang on walls
                       – regardless of if they have a headshot


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a clear understanding of a
        target customer that
                    Text
        exists in the mind of your
        team.


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Characters...




                        (Viagra for Empathy)
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+ Buying “Mode”
        Pace:

           Quick                Competitive           Spontaneous

                                  (MBTI: NT)           (MBTI: SP)
                 vs.

                                 Methodical           Humanistic
  Deliberate
                                  (MBTI: SJ)           (MBTI: NF)


                              Bias:   Logical   vs.      Emotional

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Uncovery: Persona Planning




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Buying Process Map
                              Early       Middle        Late

   Questions

   (primary driver in bold)




   Keywords                   Jumpstart Tip:
   Landing Pages                  Start w/ late stage
                                    & get started!
   Conversion Events




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Personas - Schizographic Diagram
                                     Legend:   value/variables/benes,   situational drivers,   customer questions,   topology, bold for emphasis

                        Process:   Logical                                       Process:           Emotional


  Pace:

  Quick




                                   Jumpstart Tip:
  Pace:
                                             Pick 1 dimension
                                              & get started!
  Deliberate




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3 Tips To Help...


                               Text




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1. Optimize What Is




                 How much space do I need?
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How Much Space?
                        “I want to see available sizes”



                                                      New to Self

                                                                         “Help me
                                                      Storage? We’re
                                                      here to help.

                                                      Our storage
                                                      experts can        choose the
                                                      breakdown all
                                                      your options &
                                                      help you choose!   right size”




 (she’s expecting a chart,                          (she’s
 list or other logical way to                       expecting a
 compare options)                                   helping hand)
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II. Plan What Could Be

  I) Which Persona?

  II) What action?

  III) Her information needs...

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“Scenario” Planning




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“Scenario” Planning




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Planning for Insight...




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Planning for Insight...




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Yields Insightful Data




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Yields Insightful Data




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III. Persona-driven Testing
                         Before   After




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Persona-driven Testing
  •Results:
                       - 22.4% lift in aggregate
                       - We have a higher-performing page to
                         send traffic to




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Key Takeaway




Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Free Persona Review?

                  FutureNow, Inc. &
                      GrokDotCom
                     1-877-643-7244



                     Howard Kaplan
    howardk@futurenowinc.com
                   @HowardKaplan

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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