Search Marketing Thursday - Januari 2014 - Martijn Geerlings

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned from

100,000 A/B TestsA/B TestsMartijn Geerlings

100,000

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Lessons Learned

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Lesson #1:

Define success .

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Lesson #1:

Define quantifiable success metrics.

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Visitvisitors per day

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Visitvisitors per day

Emailsign up

rate

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Visitvisitors per day

Emailsign up

rate$

$ per recipient

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Visit Email $sign up

rate $ per recipientvisitors per day

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Media

Button

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Button:

1.Sign Up

2.Learn More

3. Join Us Now

4.Sign Up Now

Media:

1.Get Involved Image

2.Family Image

3.Change Image

4.Barack’s Video

5.Springfield Video

6.Sam’s Video

Splash page experimentVariations:

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Button: “Sign Up”Friday, January 31, 14

Button: “Learn More”Friday, January 31, 14

Button: “Join Us Now”Friday, January 31, 14

Button: “Sign Up Now”Friday, January 31, 14

Button:

1.Sign Up

2.Learn More

3. Join Us Now

4.Sign Up Now

Media:

1.Get Involved Image

2.Family Image

3.Change Image

4.Barack’s Video

5.Springfield Video

6.Sam’s Video

Variations:Splash page experiment

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Media: “Get Involved”Friday, January 31, 14

Media: “Family”Friday, January 31, 14

Media: “Change”Friday, January 31, 14

Media: “Barack’s Video”Friday, January 31, 14

Media: “Springfield Video”Friday, January 31, 14

Media: “Sam’s Video”Friday, January 31, 14

Button:

1.Sign Up

2.Learn More

3. Join Us Now

4.Sign Up Now

Media:

1.Get Involved Image

2.Family Image

3.Change Image

4.Barack’s Video

5.Springfield Video

6.Sam’s Video

Variations:Splash page experiment

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Button:

1.Sign Up

2.Learn More

3. Join Us Now

4.Sign Up Now

Media:

1.Get Involved Image

2.Family Image

3.Change Image

4.Barack’s Video

5.Springfield Video

6.Sam’s Video

Variations:Splash page experiment

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Button:

1.Sign Up

2.Learn More

3. Join Us Now

4.Sign Up Now

Media:

1.Get Involved Image

2.Family Image

3.Change Image

4.Barack’s Video

5.Springfield Video

6.Sam’s Video

Variations:Splash page experiment

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Splash page experiment

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Splash page experiment

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Splash page experiment

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Email Subscriptions Volunteers Amount Raised

Original: 7,120,000 712,000 $143,000,000

+40.6% +2,880,000 +288,000 +$57,000,000

New: 10,000,000 1,000,000 $200,000,000

Splash page experiment

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Email Subscriptions Volunteers Amount Raised

Original: 7,120,000 712,000 $143,000,000

+40.6% +2,880,000 +288,000 +$57,000,000

New: 10,000,000 1,000,000 $200,000,000

Splash page experiment

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Email Subscriptions Volunteers Amount Raised

Original: 7,120,000 712,000 $143,000,000

+40.6% +2,880,000 +288,000 +$57,000,000

New: 10,000,000 1,000,000 $200,000,000

Splash page experiment

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Lesson #1:

Define quantifiable success metrics.

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Lesson #2:

Less is more. Reduce choices.

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+43.8% Purchases

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vs.

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vs.

+14.8% conversion rate

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Lesson #2:

Less is more. Reduce choices.

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Lesson #3:

Words matter. Focus on your call to action.

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vs.

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vs.

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vs.

+14.6% clicks

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Donation button experiment

Variations

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Donation button experiment

VariationsNever

Signed UpSigned Up,

Never DonatedPreviously Donated

0.0% 0.0% 0.0%+2.3% +27.8% +16.3%-27.8% N/A N/A+15.2% -24.6% +11.9%+8.5% +2.9% +18.4%

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Lesson #3:

Words matter. Focus on your call to action.

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Lesson #4:

Fail fast.

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vs.

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vs.

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vs.

-10% conversions

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Lesson #4:

Fail fast.

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Lesson #5:

Seek the Global Maximum.

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+0.5% Retention +1.4% Engagement

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Lesson #5:

Seek the Global Maximum.

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1. Define quantifiable success metrics.2. Less is more. Reduce choices.3. Words matter. Focus on your call to action.4. Fail fast.5. Seek the Global Maximum.

Lessons Learned

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Thank You

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vs.

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vs.

+8% engagement

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