Dynamic testing approaches for conversion success
     Ben Seymour | Solution Specialist




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Today‟s objective



      My objective for the next 20-30 minutes is to:
            Increase awareness of some of the great tools available to help you with
             your online conversion optimisation
            Discuss how they might be initially implemented quite simply
            Show some great product synergies
            Explore opportunities to invigorate your creative workflows




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Today‟s session



      Exploring the power of Dynamic SaaS based Rich Media coupled with a
       capable AB/MVT testing and targeting tool can facilitate hitting the sweet
       spot for conversion optimization.


            Brief Test & Target overview
            Brief Scene7 overview
            Explore some synergistic workflows




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Adobe Digital Marketing Suite
                                                        Media &                         Financial                                       Travel &
                       Retail                         Entertainment                     Services            B2B High Tech              Hospitality
     SOLUTIONS




                                                                               Optimization
                  Demdex
                                            SearchCenter +              Test&Target      Scene      Recommendations Search & Promote      Publis
                                                                                           7                                                h
    PRODUCTS




                                                                                      Analytics
                 SiteCatalyst                Discover                SocialAnalytics                     Survey                Insight



                                                                                      Platform
                                                       Genesis                                        DigitalPuls             DataWarehouse
                                                                                                           e




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2 minute T&T - Product Overview




     1.         Iteratively test and target content to improve relevance & increase conversions
     2.         Identify & execute multiple A/B and multivariate (MVT) tests as needed
     3.         Measure effectiveness and improve content relevance across online channels
     4.         Increase relevance through segmentation, targeting and personalization
     5.         Intuitive interfaces to deploy tests quickly and improve targeting



           “Testing, and learning from testing, should become central to any
           organization‟s decision making…It‟s time to replace „I‟ll bet‟ with „I know.‟”

                                                          -Thomas Davenport, Harvard Business Review, February 2009



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2 minute T&T : What is an mBox?




            mBox = „a marketing box‟
            An area of your page that
             is controlled by the AB
             tool
            mBoxes can test
             individual elements




                                                                                  Potential Mbox Areas


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2 minute T&T : Code the page (add an mBox)




          Reference mbox.js in the <head>                                                  <div class="mboxDefault">
          Wrap default content with mbox                                                   … default content goes here
           code                                                                             … likely to be as-is today

          Create conversion mboxes                                                         </div>
           where appropriate                                                                <script type="text/javascript“>
                                                                                              mboxCreate('home_left_nav');
                                                                                            </script>

          (Good naming conventions are key)


                                                                              Default Content
                                                                                                                    Mbox Name




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Discover segments which conversion uplift

  Objective: leverage insight that visitors who engage in more “how it works”
  content have a higher conversion rate.
  Method: Target specific customers who perform a certain action with more
  key content on first page of funnel
        Control                                                                   Winner




                                                                                       a




  Results: 10% lift in conversion rate versus control
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Optimization Strategy: What to Test

  Impactful testing generally follows the following order:

    1           Real Estate                                                       2   Presentation
                     Location                                                           What it looks like

                     Size                                                            Function
                     Existence                                                          What it does

                     Position                                                           How its programmed
                                                                                         What happens when I click on it
                                                                                      Copy
                                                                                         What it says




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2 minute Scene7 : Product Overview


                Adobe Scene7 is the leading on-demand rich media
                 platform that enables companies to grow revenues,
                 enhance customer experience and cut production costs.
                 This easy-to-use, Web-based system gives business
                 users the control to upload, manage, enhance, publish
                 and deliver dynamic rich content with minimal IT
                 support. It is performance optimized to dynamically
                 generate and deliver unlimited variations from master
                 imagery – shortening time to market and drastically
                 reducing costs.

                    It‟s like having a load of Photoshop‟s power - controlled via a URL



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2 minute Scene7 : Selection of customers




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2 minute Scene7 : Cross-Media Publishing Workflow

   Seamlessly integrates with existing systems and workflow




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                                                                                  SPS
2 minute Scene7 : Single Master Media, Single URL

                                                                                 Sizing
                                                                                 Template
                                                                                 FlashBanner




Select customers dynamically serving content via
Scene7:
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Scene7: Putting the „sizzle‟ in your web experience




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Discovering and leveraging those sweet spots




               Right assets                                              Understand what          Right experiences
                                                                     customers are trying to do


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Scene7 and T&T – optimize marketing execution: Testing and personalization

  Target and customize rich media content to improve conversion




                                                                              In real-time, use the T&T visitor profile
                                                                              to customize Scene7 templated assets
                                                                                  based on individual behavior or
Streamline creating T&T campaigns with Scene7                                              characteristics
assets to easily include dynamic or static Scene7
    content in tests and targeted campaigns




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Target your audience based on their preferences

        Dynamic media + data-driven personalization:
              Time of day/day of week variables
              Category affinity
              Conversion, order data; inventory




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Streamline the Creative workflow : 1


         Scene7 extensions for Creative Suite (Photoshop, Flash Pro, Premiere Pro, Indesign,
         Illustrator)




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Streamline the Creative workflow : 2

          Setup the desired parameters in the Scene7 back office (or via Web Service
          API)




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Streamline the Creative workflow : 3

                        Control the visuals at request-time using those parameters in the
                        URL:

                        …./tie_banner2?$header_text=One Day Only&$month_text=march




                         tie_banner2?$date_text=17&$footer_text=Guaranteed%20in-
                         time%20delivery&$header_text=Father%27s%20Day&$month_text=june




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Streamline the Creative workflow : 4

                             Control and review the templates directly within other conversion
                             products, such as Search & Promote, or Test & Target:




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Demo usage examples




                                                                                   Some demo examples
                                                                                   of potential usage.




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Profile parameters output into images

      In this example, the license plate on this image of the car is dynamically
       generated based on a T&T geo-targeting profile parameter:
                                                    mboxCreate('s7', 'profile.geolocation.city');




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Screen Fill Use-Case

•Adobe Scene7 is able to dynamically fill a screen with promotional, localised or
 personalised images.

•This drives conversion and add a new component to your web-site which can be
 used for marekting.

•Even more important the solution can be automated and reduced production costs
 and time completely.




                                                                                    Andrej
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Optimise your rich media investment : On v. Off Model Photography




 A
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                                                                                   B
Viewer optimisation test


                                                                              One viewer showed textual information on
                                                                              the image, using hotspots and image maps.
                                                                              Sport Thieme saw a 3x lift in conversion




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Q&A




   Any                        questions?

      Monthly „Open Sessions‟ – please contact me to suggest topics

                                                                              My contact details:
       Ben Seymour
       Solution Specialist
       Adobe Systems
       07824 690430
       bseymour@adobe.com
       @bseymour



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Dynamic Testing Approaches for Conversion Success - DigitalLON

  • 1.
    Dynamic testing approachesfor conversion success Ben Seymour | Solution Specialist © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 2.
    Today‟s objective  My objective for the next 20-30 minutes is to:  Increase awareness of some of the great tools available to help you with your online conversion optimisation  Discuss how they might be initially implemented quite simply  Show some great product synergies  Explore opportunities to invigorate your creative workflows © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 2
  • 3.
    Today‟s session  Exploring the power of Dynamic SaaS based Rich Media coupled with a capable AB/MVT testing and targeting tool can facilitate hitting the sweet spot for conversion optimization.  Brief Test & Target overview  Brief Scene7 overview  Explore some synergistic workflows © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 3
  • 4.
    Adobe Digital MarketingSuite Media & Financial Travel & Retail Entertainment Services B2B High Tech Hospitality SOLUTIONS Optimization Demdex SearchCenter + Test&Target Scene Recommendations Search & Promote Publis 7 h PRODUCTS Analytics SiteCatalyst Discover SocialAnalytics Survey Insight Platform Genesis DigitalPuls DataWarehouse e © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 4
  • 5.
    2 minute T&T- Product Overview 1. Iteratively test and target content to improve relevance & increase conversions 2. Identify & execute multiple A/B and multivariate (MVT) tests as needed 3. Measure effectiveness and improve content relevance across online channels 4. Increase relevance through segmentation, targeting and personalization 5. Intuitive interfaces to deploy tests quickly and improve targeting “Testing, and learning from testing, should become central to any organization‟s decision making…It‟s time to replace „I‟ll bet‟ with „I know.‟” -Thomas Davenport, Harvard Business Review, February 2009 © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 6.
    2 minute T&T: What is an mBox?  mBox = „a marketing box‟  An area of your page that is controlled by the AB tool  mBoxes can test individual elements Potential Mbox Areas © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 6
  • 7.
    2 minute T&T: Code the page (add an mBox)  Reference mbox.js in the <head> <div class="mboxDefault">  Wrap default content with mbox … default content goes here code … likely to be as-is today  Create conversion mboxes </div> where appropriate <script type="text/javascript“> mboxCreate('home_left_nav'); </script>  (Good naming conventions are key) Default Content Mbox Name © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 7
  • 8.
    Discover segments whichconversion uplift Objective: leverage insight that visitors who engage in more “how it works” content have a higher conversion rate. Method: Target specific customers who perform a certain action with more key content on first page of funnel Control Winner a Results: 10% lift in conversion rate versus control © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 8
  • 9.
    Optimization Strategy: Whatto Test Impactful testing generally follows the following order: 1 Real Estate 2 Presentation  Location  What it looks like  Size Function  Existence  What it does  Position  How its programmed  What happens when I click on it Copy  What it says © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 9
  • 10.
    2 minute Scene7: Product Overview  Adobe Scene7 is the leading on-demand rich media platform that enables companies to grow revenues, enhance customer experience and cut production costs. This easy-to-use, Web-based system gives business users the control to upload, manage, enhance, publish and deliver dynamic rich content with minimal IT support. It is performance optimized to dynamically generate and deliver unlimited variations from master imagery – shortening time to market and drastically reducing costs. It‟s like having a load of Photoshop‟s power - controlled via a URL © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 1 0
  • 11.
    2 minute Scene7: Selection of customers © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 11
  • 12.
    2 minute Scene7: Cross-Media Publishing Workflow Seamlessly integrates with existing systems and workflow © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 1 2 SPS
  • 13.
    2 minute Scene7: Single Master Media, Single URL  Sizing  Template  FlashBanner Select customers dynamically serving content via Scene7: © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 13
  • 14.
    Scene7: Putting the„sizzle‟ in your web experience © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 1 4
  • 15.
    Discovering and leveragingthose sweet spots Right assets Understand what Right experiences customers are trying to do © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 16.
    Scene7 and T&T– optimize marketing execution: Testing and personalization Target and customize rich media content to improve conversion In real-time, use the T&T visitor profile to customize Scene7 templated assets based on individual behavior or Streamline creating T&T campaigns with Scene7 characteristics assets to easily include dynamic or static Scene7 content in tests and targeted campaigns © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 17.
    Target your audiencebased on their preferences Dynamic media + data-driven personalization:  Time of day/day of week variables  Category affinity  Conversion, order data; inventory © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 18.
    Streamline the Creativeworkflow : 1 Scene7 extensions for Creative Suite (Photoshop, Flash Pro, Premiere Pro, Indesign, Illustrator) © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 18
  • 19.
    Streamline the Creativeworkflow : 2 Setup the desired parameters in the Scene7 back office (or via Web Service API) © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 19
  • 20.
    Streamline the Creativeworkflow : 3 Control the visuals at request-time using those parameters in the URL: …./tie_banner2?$header_text=One Day Only&$month_text=march tie_banner2?$date_text=17&$footer_text=Guaranteed%20in- time%20delivery&$header_text=Father%27s%20Day&$month_text=june © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 20
  • 21.
    Streamline the Creativeworkflow : 4 Control and review the templates directly within other conversion products, such as Search & Promote, or Test & Target: © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 21
  • 22.
    Demo usage examples Some demo examples of potential usage. © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 22
  • 23.
    Profile parameters outputinto images  In this example, the license plate on this image of the car is dynamically generated based on a T&T geo-targeting profile parameter: mboxCreate('s7', 'profile.geolocation.city'); © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 23
  • 24.
    Screen Fill Use-Case •AdobeScene7 is able to dynamically fill a screen with promotional, localised or personalised images. •This drives conversion and add a new component to your web-site which can be used for marekting. •Even more important the solution can be automated and reduced production costs and time completely. Andrej © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 24
  • 25.
    Optimise your richmedia investment : On v. Off Model Photography A © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 25 B
  • 26.
    Viewer optimisation test One viewer showed textual information on the image, using hotspots and image maps. Sport Thieme saw a 3x lift in conversion © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential. 26
  • 27.
    Q&A Any questions?  Monthly „Open Sessions‟ – please contact me to suggest topics My contact details: Ben Seymour Solution Specialist Adobe Systems 07824 690430 bseymour@adobe.com @bseymour © 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
  • 28.
    © 2011 AdobeSystems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.