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ROAR
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LEAN
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More experiments
“If you double the number of
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Never satisfied with conversion rates
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NO
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When
How
What
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the
ROAR
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Optimization phases - ROAR
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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Risk!
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Risk! + Optimization!
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
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Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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10.000 conversions
per month!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
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How much impact do you need?
http://ondi.me/size!
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Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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10.000 conversions
per month!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
15% impact
needed!
5% impact!
needed!
Impact needed: all conversions with an average conversion rate of 2%, a test length of 3 weeks and a power of 80%!
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Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
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Phase 1: bridge the gap – Risk
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Phase 1: bridge the gap – Risk
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Get out of the office
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Risk
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Yes, I’ve got those 1000+ conversions
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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With 1000+ conversions a month
Your test capacity is max.
20+ tests a year

with a statistical power of 80%
on predicted uplifts of 15%
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Tests with measurable impact
On average
1 out of 3
Simple truth: you’re just not always able to create a winner with enough impact
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Every 7 or 8 weeks
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And your continous optimization program will die
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What to test? Business cases!
Delivery –test with
in stock. 4 weeks
or 2 days?!
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What to test? Business cases!
Service charge, do
it or not? Include in
price or not?!
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What to test? Big design changes
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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Finally you can test details…
Is Multi Variate Testing (which is also A/B-testing but with more varations) a good idea? Almost never!!
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Customer Buying Reasons
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Reasons behind the customer journey
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A continuous optimization team
Analyst
 Psychologyst
Designer
 Developer
Team Lead
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They keep on asking:
Why are these users here?
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How they can

help their users’ brains

to fullfil their needs?
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Data & Psychology
Digital Data
 Persuasion Psychology
Analyze 
&
Experiment
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A lack of resources
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Testing takes resources
Use it to LEARN
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FA C T & A C T 
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Tell
Conclude
Analyze
Test
Create
Analyze
Find
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A n d t h e n s t a r t : FA C T & A C T 
&
Tell
Conclude
Analyze
Test
Create
Analyze
Find
Find
Your optimization team needs a good analyst / researcher!
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Many sources out there to Find
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Conclude
Analyze
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Create
Analyze
Find
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Really a good analyst / researcher!!
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Use your analytics data
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Create heatmaps
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Create screen recordings
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To find out: The critical spots
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FA C T & A C T 
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Conclude
Analyze
Test
Create
Analyze
Find
 Create
And yes, your team needs an economic / consumer Psychologyst and a UX designer!
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Source: Psychology
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Two systems
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Two systems that intervene
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Use that persuasion knowledge
Wheel-of-Persuasion.com
Resource & courses
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Tests that can be done
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Tests that can be done
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Tests that can be done
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Tests that can be done
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Tests that can be done
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Tests that can be done
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FA C T & A C T 
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Tell
Conclude
Analyze
Test
Create
Analyze
Find
 Test
And your team needs a good front-end developer!
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Get your A/B-solution in place
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FA C T & A C T 
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Analyze
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Find
Analyze
Your analyst will analyze the results!
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Look at details
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FA C T & A C T 
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Combine
Analyze
Test
Create
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Find
Tell
Conclude
Your psychologyst should conclude and your conversion lead should tell!
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Store your learnings
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Push your behavioral insights
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Everyone should use your knowledge!
Data Insights Action
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+ Optimization! + Automation!
Back to the ROAR model
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
Risk! Re-think!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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ROAR – Optimization – moving up
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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Now you’re testing
On your way to
4 tests a week
Max capacity with 1 teammember on each discipline: analyst, ux, developer, psychologyst!
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Test capacity
maximum number of
experiments per year
that your site or app
can handle
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Regret
amount of money
you are losing per year by
not using your full test capacity
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Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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Automation
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You tested which locations are critical
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You know which dialogues are critical
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Automation
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Now you’ve moved to
Algorithm testing
Which internal and external influencers do have an impact on which segment of users?!
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ROAR – Automation
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
Risk! Re-think!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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ROAR – You don’t stop optimizing
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
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1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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ROAR – Re-think
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
10.000 conversions
per month!
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A/B-testing is the ultimate resource
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More experiments
“If you double the number of
experiments you do per year
you’re going to double your
inventiveness”

Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon
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CRO brings user knowledge
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Store your learnings
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You will make big impact on Discover
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Now, that’s
HOT
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Done testing? No!
TESTING NEVER STOPS
Okay, end of life, cash cow, no need for any further growth accelaration or user knowledge!
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A/B-testing
Minimize regret
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Test as much as you can
Time span!
Conversionspermonth!
Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think!
10.000 conversions
per month!
1.000 conversions!
per month!
15% impact
needed!
5% impact!
needed!
Impact needed: all conversions with an average conversion rate of 2%, a test length of 3 weeks and a power of 80%!
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Like Amazon, Like Zalando
GermanEcommercemarket,thankyouAndréMorys
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Enjoy the high energy fun!
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Experimenting is a way of working
It’s company DNA
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Run more experiments
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    i L iv e L a t v i a , R i g a , N o v e m b e r 1 2 t h 2 0 1 5 To n W e s s e l i n g – C E O – Te s t i n g . A g e n c y # i L i v e 2 0 1 5 - @ To n W Run more experiments
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Thank you for having me
  • 3.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 On this stage
  • 4.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Visiting Riga
  • 5.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 On november 11th
  • 6.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 http://testing.agency
  • 7.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Meeting you all
  • 8.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Conversion people
  • 9.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Always fun
  • 10.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 When we start cooking
  • 11.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 High energy & fun
  • 12.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 We are Evidence Based
  • 13.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 And LEAN
  • 14.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 It has been a long day though
  • 15.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 What about your energy?
  • 16.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Value for your time and money
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Reboost your energy
  • 18.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Please stand up
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Raise your hands
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Raise your hands
  • 21.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 High energy conversion fun
  • 22.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Calm down and focus
  • 23.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Why this song? ROAR
  • 24.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Because of Katy Perry?
  • 25.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 No, it’s the name of the song!
  • 26.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Today the ROAR model
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 20 years ago
  • 28.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 I learned about him
  • 29.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Quality circle – the start of LEAN
  • 30.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 LEAN
  • 31.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 So I looked at data
  • 32.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Made some changes
  • 33.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 And measured if it was successful
  • 34.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Why can this lead to failures?
  • 35.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Average conversion rate looks stable
  • 36.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 But in fact
  • 37.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 There is a big weekly change!
  • 38.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 I only did small improvements
  • 39.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 So I made many wrong decisions 26 out of 44 weeks: over 5% change!
  • 40.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Then I learned about this story…
  • 41.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Bill Murray in Groundhog Day
  • 42.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Trying to get the girl
  • 43.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 He has a stable testing environment A/B-Testing
  • 44.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Methods used to improve conversion
  • 46.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Methods companies plan to use
  • 47.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A/B-testing is HOT
  • 48.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Everyone is pushing to test more
  • 49.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Like Amazon, Like Zalando GermanEcommercemarket,thankyouAndréMorys
  • 50.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 More experiments “If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness” Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon
  • 51.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Never satisfied with conversion rates
  • 52.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Start testing or test more
  • 53.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 NO Growth problems will disappear…
  • 54.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A/B-testing is not a solution It’s a methodology
  • 55.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 It’s part of a: Continuous Optimization Program
  • 56.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 It’s a way of working It’s company DNA
  • 57.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 You need to know: When How What
  • 58.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Growth curve – how it was teached
  • 59.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 the ROAR model
  • 60.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 10.000 conversions per month! 1.000 conversions! per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 How much impact do you need? http://ondi.me/size!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 10.000 conversions per month! 1.000 conversions! per month! 15% impact needed! 5% impact! needed! Impact needed: all conversions with an average conversion rate of 2%, a test length of 3 weeks and a power of 80%!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Optimization phases - ROAR Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Yes, I’ve got those 1000+ conversions Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 With 1000+ conversions a month Your test capacity is max. 20+ tests a year with a statistical power of 80% on predicted uplifts of 15%
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Tests with measurable impact On average 1 out of 3 Simple truth: you’re just not always able to create a winner with enough impact
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 So in this case, you’ve got impact Every 7 or 8 weeks
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Slower? Energy will run out! And your continous optimization program will die
  • 81.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 What to test? Business cases! Delivery –test with in stock. 4 weeks or 2 days?!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 What to test? Business cases! Service charge, do it or not? Include in price or not?!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 What to test? Big design changes
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 ROAR – Optimization – moving up Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Finally you can test details… Is Multi Variate Testing (which is also A/B-testing but with more varations) a good idea? Almost never!!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Reasons behind the customer journey
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A continuous optimization team Analyst Psychologyst Designer Developer Team Lead
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 They keep on asking: Why are these users here?
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 And they want to know How they can help their users’ brains to fullfil their needs?
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Data & Psychology Digital Data Persuasion Psychology Analyze & Experiment
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A lack of resources
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Testing takes resources Use it to LEARN
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A n d t h e n s t a r t : FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Find Your optimization team needs a good analyst / researcher!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Many sources out there to Find
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Analyze Really a good analyst / researcher!!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Use your analytics data
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Create screen recordings
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 To find out: The critical spots
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Create And yes, your team needs an economic / consumer Psychologyst and a UX designer!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Source: Psychology
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Use that persuasion knowledge Wheel-of-Persuasion.com Resource & courses
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Test And your team needs a good front-end developer!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Get your A/B-solution in place
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 But you need Front-end resources!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Conclude Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Analyze Your analyst will analyze the results!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Look at details
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 FA C T & A C T & Tell Combine Analyze Test Create Analyze Find Tell Conclude Your psychologyst should conclude and your conversion lead should tell!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Store your learnings
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Push your behavioral insights
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Everyone should use your knowledge! Data Insights Action
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 + Optimization! + Automation! Back to the ROAR model Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 ROAR – Optimization – moving up Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Now you’re testing On your way to 4 tests a week Max capacity with 1 teammember on each discipline: analyst, ux, developer, psychologyst!
  • 125.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Test capacity maximum number of experiments per year that your site or app can handle
  • 126.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Regret amount of money you are losing per year by not using your full test capacity
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 ROAR – Automation Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Automation
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 You tested which locations are critical
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Now you’ve moved to Algorithm testing Which internal and external influencers do have an impact on which segment of users?!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 + Optimization! + Automation! ROAR – Automation Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 ROAR – You don’t stop optimizing Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 ROAR – Re-think Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 1.000 conversions! per month! 10.000 conversions per month!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A/B-testing is the ultimate resource
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 More experiments “If you double the number of experiments you do per year you’re going to double your inventiveness” Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon
  • 138.
    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 CRO brings user knowledge
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Now, that’s HOT
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Done testing? No! TESTING NEVER STOPS Okay, end of life, cash cow, no need for any further growth accelaration or user knowledge!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 A/B-testing Minimize regret
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Test as much as you can Time span! Conversionspermonth! Risk! + Optimization! + Automation! Re-think! 10.000 conversions per month! 1.000 conversions! per month! 15% impact needed! 5% impact! needed! Impact needed: all conversions with an average conversion rate of 2%, a test length of 3 weeks and a power of 80%!
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Like Amazon, Like Zalando GermanEcommercemarket,thankyouAndréMorys
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    Ton Wesseling |@ TonW Run more experiments #ilive2015 Run more experiments
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