Chris Goward, WiderFunnel
If AZIMA’s next monthly speaker has any one message for you, it is “You should test that.” And by “that” he means images, headlines, navigation, colors, buttons, and every other element on your website to determine whether it is turning visitors into customers.
Chris Goward, founder of WiderFunnel, is next up, on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas. The author of a new book, Goward will share tips about conversion optimization, something he calls part science and part art.
“Conversion Optimization dramatically lifts sales for all types of companies,” Goward said. “But, studies show that those with the right strategy and structured process get twice as much benefit as others. That’s what I’ll share at AZIMA.”
More about Chris Goward’s
Jan. 16 presentation:
Learn How to Execute
a Conversion Optimization
Strategy that Drives
Dramatically More Profit
Goward points to 30 or so detailed case studies on WiderFunnel which will give you an idea of what conversion optimization strategies are and how they can help drives sales, increase subscribers, attract registrations. WiderFunnel’s early clients include Tourism British Columbia, SAP and Google.
A preview of key points from Chris Goward:
- Leading websites like Amazon, ebay, Magento and BuildDirect.com use ongoing A/B testing to find out what sells the most
- Conversion Optimization is ranked as the #1 priority for Digital Marketers (tied with Content Marketing)
- Evidence Based Marketing has replaced Gut Feeling Marketing with fast-growth companies
- By testing the right things, you never need to redesign your website again because it evolves with each test
- Only 24{2bbd478b6aadf2a9bb5e10dcf35d17c0d0772390afbaf5ac8145fb1096668903} of marketers are extremely happy with their latest website redesign
- Only 49{2bbd478b6aadf2a9bb5e10dcf35d17c0d0772390afbaf5ac8145fb1096668903} of website redesigns finish on time
- Companies with a structure approach to conversion optimization get 200{2bbd478b6aadf2a9bb5e10dcf35d17c0d0772390afbaf5ac8145fb1096668903} more chance of large sales increase
- WiderFunnel’s average conversion rate lift is 23{2bbd478b6aadf2a9bb5e10dcf35d17c0d0772390afbaf5ac8145fb1096668903} for Ecommerce and 49{2bbd478b6aadf2a9bb5e10dcf35d17c0d0772390afbaf5ac8145fb1096668903} for lead generation websites
In Goward’s most recent blog post, he explains why conversion optimization has become the top priority for digital marketers, outpacing social media and content marketing: 14 Ways to Have Digital Marketing Success in 2014.
In 2013, Goward published “You Should Test That: Conversion Optimization for More Leads, Sales and Profit or The Art and Science of Optimized Marketing.”
Go ahead, read his book to prepare for Jan. 16. Or just come along and pick his brain in person. EVENT REGISTRATION.