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“The Homepage”
is dead
by Cara Harshman
Call to Action
Conference 2016

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1998 was a big year.

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If we have 4.5
million customers,
we shouldn’t have
one store. We
should have 4.5
million stores.
-Jeff Bezos, 1998
“

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We
think
you’d
like…
glowy
shit.

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Today, most
websites still say
come one come
all.

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As marketers, we
reveal our secret
tips & tricks then
use said tips &
tricks to beat
each other.

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From this
for
everyone…

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To this for
Sony…

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And this
for Target.

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And this
for the
New York
Times.

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And this
for retail
companies.

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And this
for travel
companies.

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And this
for the
afternoon.

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And this
for 3 am.

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We went from
1 homepage
to 26+
personalized
homepages.
This
To this

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1.WHY?
2.WHAT?
3.HOW?

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1.
WHY
REDESIGN &
PERSONALIZE?

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FIND THE
GLOBAL
MAXIMUM

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We were
here.

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We were
here.
We wanted
to get here.

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SUPPORT
ACCOUNT-BASED
MARKETING

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WHO ?
WHAT ?
WHERE ?
DEMAND/ LEAD
GEN

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WHO ?
WHAT ?
WHERE ?
ACCOUNT-
BASED
WHO ?
WHAT ?
WHERE ?
DEMAND/ LEAD
GEN

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SHOW
INSTEAD OF
TELL

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I love it but...

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How do we
show the
value?

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The
“What’s
going on
here?”
Button

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WHY?
1. Learn more about ABM:
view Engagio Slideshare
on ABM
2. Read ConversionXL and
HelpScout on “Local
Maximum”
3. Do a 5-second value audit
on your website

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2.
WHAT DID
WE CHANGE?

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CREATED 26
AUDIENCES
INSTEAD OF 1

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Audiences
should be:
↣ Identifiable
↣ Valuable
↣ Differentiated

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Geography IndustryEngaged
visitors
Named
Accounts
BEHAVIORAL DEMOGRAPHIC

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DESIGN
THE PAGE
TO BE
PERSONALIZED

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This
To this

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If you want to
personalize a page,
you need to make
space for
personalized
content.

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Hero Image
Headline
Calls to Action
Personalization
Boxes

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Section
headline
Customer logos
and quotes

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Relevant
content and
events
Calls to Action

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WHAT?
1. Define Audiences →
optimize.ly/p13n-template
2. Content: Print out
homepage, circle areas you
can personalize w/ content
3. More details →optimize.ly/
homepage-story

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3.
HOW
DID IT
PERFORM?

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When
personalizing,
it’s still
important to
measure.

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Qualitative
Impact
holy shit!
-teespring
“ ”

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Qualitative
Impact

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B
A
- 1.5% engagement
- 113% views of Solutions page
- 117% starts account-create
process
- No effect down funnel on leads
Quantitative
Impact

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HOW?
1. Measuring proves its
working or not working
2. It opens up so many
opportunities for testing
and discovery

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MY CTA:
ASK
YOURSELF
3. Where is the best
place to deliver this
message?
1. Who are my most
important customers?
2. What can I say/do to
show them how
important they are ?

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here rests
“The Homepage”
1998-2016
survived by
“many a homepage”

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@caraharshman #CTAConf
Thank You!
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