Brad Smith — August 12, 2017 Follow @bsmarketer — August 12, 2017 More doesn’t always equal more – the infamous Jam Study first taught us this lesson over a decade ago. Via Sandglaz Choice invariably leads to more choice, decisions to indecision. Overthinking leads to worse productivity, less creativity, and exhausted willpower. And when it … Continue reading 6 Landing Page Test Ideas You Need to Try
Is your value proposition working? Columnist Brian Massey explains how to test and narrow your options to ensure you’ve got a strong value proposition that will optimize your marketing efforts. Brian Massey on August 10, 2017 at 11:14 am When optimizing a website, one of the best places to start is the value proposition. This … Continue reading Put your value proposition to the test
Columnist Andreas Reiffen adapts his talk from SMX London 2017 into a handy “how-to” for search marketers looking to improve ad performance through testing. Andreas Reiffen on July 27, 2017 PPC (pay per click) is a key component of many online marketing campaigns. And while it can drive significant revenue, it’s also one of … Continue reading How to test (and perfect) nearly everything in PPC
Ryan Malone — July 24, 2017 Follow @RyanMalone — July 24, 2017 MSA-90 / Pixabay There are an infinite number of ways to test your landing pages, but where should you start? Especially if this is your first A/B test, what should you prioritize, and how do you know it’s working? A/B testing your landing … Continue reading How to Effectively A/B Test Your Landing Pages
Keith Reinhardt — June 2, 2017 Follow @FreshAddress— June 2, 2017 The Sales Funnel is a Lie! Well, maybe not an out-and-out untruth. But, as a sales model, it oversimplifies the path to purchase as a straight line from intent to purchase to loyalty. That’s why so many marketers have begun working with customer journey … Continue reading Can Your Email List Pass the Customer Journey Stress Test?
Lacy Boggs — June 1, 2017 Follow @blogspiration42— June 1, 2017 We’ve been jamming about innovation lately: Why you should innovate with your content marketing, what that actually means, and how to go about it. But today I want to give you a bit of a warning. A caveat. Innovation for innovation’s sake can be … Continue reading The Litmus Test For Knowing When to Innovate
Brad Smith — February 18, 2017 Follow @bsmarketer— February 18, 2017 Sex. It always works to get attention. Power words are so named because they leap off the page (or screen). They arrest attention. Which is exactly what you need when your ads are competing with people’s families and friends for attention on Facebook. Here … Continue reading 7 Power Words & Phrases to Test in Your Facebook Ads
Penny Kooy — February 15, 2017 — February 15, 2017 Project management has many paths to success. The old adage “there are many roads to Rome” can be applied to agency project management. However, there are a few common areas where a wrong decision can create a lot more work in the long run. Using … Continue reading Test Your Agency Project Management IQ With These 3 Questions
In an increasingly complicated martech world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Columnist Justin Dunham offers a handy checklist to help you determine whether you’re running the ultimate marketing machine. Justin Dunham on January 10, 2017 Come back with me to the year 2000, when the Y2K bug was a recent memory, and the phrase … Continue reading Is your marketing team effective? A 5-question test
Ben Labay — December 19, 2016 — December 19, 2016 Nothing works all the time on all sites. That’s why we test in the first place; to let the data tell us what is actually working. That said, we have done quite a bit of user experience on eCommerce sites and have seen some trends … Continue reading 16 eCommerce A/B Test Ideas Backed by UX Research
