How to Increase Conversions 
on 
Content Rich Websites
DAVID CUNNINGHAM 
DIRECTOR of MARKETING 
@gdc75 
linkedin.com/in/gdavidcunningham 
INTRO. 
KARL WIRTH 
CEO/FOUNDER 
@wirthkarl 
linkedin.com/in/karlewirth 
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WHO WE ARE. 
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Evergage enables marketers to increase 
conversions using real-time visitor persona 
and intent data to personalize the digital 
experience for every visitor. 
All without IT. 
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Percussion Software's award-winning web 
content management system is used by 
higher education, government agencies, 
financial institutions, and businesses 
to create engaging, effective content that 
looks great on any device.
AGENDA. 
 The challenges of content marketers today 
 How to keep great content from getting lost on your 
content rich website 
 Personalization techniques that increase conversion 
rates 
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CHALLENGES CONTENT 
MARKETERS FACE TODAY.
1. PRODUCING CONTENT THAT 
ENGAGES. 
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2. CREATING TARGETED 
CONTENT. 
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3. GENERATING ENOUGH 
CONTENT. 
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4. CLUTTER. #personalizecontent
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Your audience will consume around three pieces of content on 
your website for every one piece you can realistically complete 
and deliver. – Forrester Research
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SOLVE THIS WITH 
REAL-TIME WEB 
PERSONALIZATION.
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BUT FIRST, UNDERSTAND 
YOUR AUDIENCE...
KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO. 
Understand your 
visitor personas 
then capture 
their attention.
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PERSONALIZATION AND 
CONTENT MARKETING.
USE DATA TO DRIVE RELEVANCE. 
Attributes 
Behavior 
Context
PERSONALIZE FROM SEARCH. 
Bring relevant 
content to the 
surface based off 
PPC keywords in 
Google and search 
terms elsewhere.
RELEVANT CONTENT BY CATEGORY.
RELEVANT CONTENT BY AUTHOR.
MAXIMALLY RELEVANT HERO 
1 2 3
MAXIMALLY RELEVANT HERO 
4 5 6
BRING BLOG READERS TO YOUR WEBSITE 
1 
2 
3
RESPOND TO INACTIVITY. 
By promoting 
engaged visitors 
to the next 
relevant article.
GIVE A RELEVANT SECOND CHANCE. 
10x increase in 
time spent on 
site.
TURN A READER INTO A SUBSCRIBER. 
Promote the 
right CTA at 
the right time.
BUT DON’T STOP THERE! 
If a visitor clicks, 
show them 
something new!
HOW TO DETERMINE? JUST ASK!
CAPTURE BEHAVIOR 
(visually out of the site) 
UNDERSTAND 
PERSONA – INTENT 
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RESPOND IN 
REAL-TIME 
 
Per-Visitor, User, Account 
Anonymous to Named 
 
Clickstream, Context, Tags 
Time on page and in 
category 
Progress in funnel 
 
Attributes, Transactions 
 
Form Fields, Surveys 
 
History from other systems 
 
Set up rules to segment 
 
Analyze differences amongst 
segments 
 
Visually browse site and 
target communications. 
 
Personalize site in <300ms
RPI METHODOLOGY.
RELATIONSHIP: Visit occasionally 
PERSONA: Personal investor 
INTENT: Read 1 article then leave 
1. UNDERSTAND PERSONA-INTENT 2. RESPOND 
Comes in deep-linked to article 
Spends 5 minutes reading, leaves 
Take a tour of MarketWatch. 
See what else we can offer. Start ›
WHAT WE ARE DOING. 
Progressive 
interaction with 
our visitors
In Conclusion 
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 Define your personas 
 Create great content for your personas 
 Personalization is a dialogue, not a monologue 
 Measure and analyze 
 What are you waiting for? 
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Increase Conversions on Content Rich Websites Using Personalization

Editor's Notes

  • #2 David to intro.
  • #4 Karl will speak here
  • #5 Karl will speak here
  • #6 David speak here
  • #8 Karl will speak here
  • #9 Dan? As a company or marketing team, you can make the decision that content is important and give it staff and a budget, but you can’t create it for the sake of creation If content is going to drive business, it has to connect with your audience so that they want to stay on your website and keep interacting with you
  • #10 Karl speak here In order to create content that engages, there has to be something about it that speaks to your audience When your content is a conversion tool, it has to speak to the specific needs of your ideal buyer Humans are great at filtering out information they don’t immediately recognize as critical or relevant—you know this for a fact if you’ve ever tried talking to a teenager If you have multiple buyer personas, targeting visitors with the right message gets a little more challenging because you have to create content for each of them, and then make sure they see it when visiting your site
  • #11 Karl speak here Even as content marketing has grown, many marketing teams still struggle to produce as much content as they think they will need to move the needle in the right direction Quality and relevance are important, it’s not just about quantity But it’s an ongoing effort that gives repeat visitors a reason to keep coming back until they are ready to become customers—one blog post, one white paper is rarely enough to feed that relationship
  • #12 Dan? If generating enough content is not a problem, chances are you’re on the other end of the spectrum: You have great content and lots of it, and enough so that really great content gets lost in the shuffle and never reaches its intended audience We’re all extra impatient on the web, and want both the ability to get plentiful information on any subject, and also to get exactly what we want as quickly as possible—you don’t want visitors to your site having to work hard to find information once they get there—the good stuff should rise to the top. Marketers can use personalization to help filter for only what the audience is interested in
  • #13 Karl speak here
  • #14 Karl wrap up and do transition
  • #15 Dan to talk here.
  • #20 Understand a visitor’s interest from the content they search for and consume, then promote relevant articles based on tags, categories, topics and authors.
  • #21 Understand a visitor’s interest from the content they search for and consume, then promote relevant articles based on tags, categories, topics and authors.
  • #22 Understand a visitor’s interest from the content they search for and consume, then promote relevant articles based on tags, categories, topics and authors.
  • #23 Understand a visitor’s interest from the content they search for and consume, then promote relevant articles based on tags, categories, topics and authors.
  • #24 Understand a visitor’s interest from the content they search for and consume, then promote relevant articles based on tags, categories, topics and authors.
  • #26 Welcome new or returning visitors and point out relevant content based on referring source or past behavior. Keep visitors engaged by introducing other relevant content!
  • #27 Dynamic CTAS! Don’t waste valuable real estate on irrelevant sliders or out of date CTAs. Promote the right CTA for each visitor at the right time.
  • #28 Dynamic CTAS! Don’t waste valuable real estate on irrelevant sliders or out of date CTAs. Promote the right CTA for each visitor at the right time.
  • #30 What does it take to do this Understand big data Respond in real-time Convert better Karl to talk here David will jump in with his own examples
  • #31 RPI – Karl, please add any additional methodology slides after
  • #32 Karl to talk here Dan will jump in with his own examples
  • #33 Depending on the interests of our visitors and/or past actions – we serve the most relevant/up to date content.
  • #34 Dan to do our conclusion
  • #35 David to wrap-up