Does The Conversion Funnel Exist? The conversion or sales funnel is based upon linear models of decision making such as A.I.D.A (Attention, Interest, Desire, Action). This ignores the reality that people don’t mindlessly go though each step in a mythical conversion funnel until they complete a purchase. People are highly connected and use their social networks extensively to identify different ways they
What Are The Benefits of Live Chat? Updated 12/06/2020: Live chat can help improve visitor engagement, reduce bounce rates and cut operational costs by offering real-time interaction with customers whilst they are on your website. Why wait until visitors have left your site to try and contact them? Live chat is a key tool for conversion rate optimisation and
Is The Market Research Budget Under Pressure? A few years ago I was working for a UK commercial bank and the Marketing department had been called together to meet the new Head of Marketing. As our new colleague was introduced to each area of marketing she acknowledged the value that they offer to the organisation. However, when she was introduced
Does Usability Research Measure Reality? Usability research is recognised as essential for checking whether a site or app is intuitive and easy to navigate to create a great customer experience. Usability research helps inform our decisions about the choice architecture. Remote usability research solutions or face-to-face user interviews are often used to identify the main usability problems, but do these
Do Images of Beautiful Women Influence Behaviour? Images of beautiful of women are often used on websites to get attention and sell product. This is probably because sex is one of our strongest and most basic instincts. We sometimes make decisions on the possibility of having sex, having more sex or being more sexually attractive. However, brand guardians sometimes challenge the use of images
14 Resources For Image Optimisation: Pictures are important for websites because studies indicate that a relevant image improves engagement and views of a page. Images grab our attention and can trigger emotions much more quickly than text. Our brains process images almost instantly, but it takes much longer to read copy. But do you need worry about image optimisation? Serving images has a cost as
Why are social media marketing tools important? Social media marketing tools have become more valuable as the use of online social networks have exploded over the last decade. For many people social networks are one of their main sources of information and news. Millions of people share photos, messages and content every day on social media. Are social networks anything
