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2 Tips for Higher Conversions via the Adobe Landing Page Optimization Survey

Some recent Adobe landing page optimization research shows that marketers are catching onto this whole “optimization thing.” Many, however, have yet to grab some big opportunities.

The Adobe optimization survey queried more than 1,700 digital marketers. The findings are published in the “Top 5 Conversion Opportunities”  report and a nifty infographic (note: you have to fill out a form to get the report).

The report’s insights are great, but we dug into the data and found a few of our own. Then we turned them into tips to boost your conversion rates.

Tip #1. Optimize more than landing pages

When someone says “conversion optimization,” marketers think “landing pages.” Not surprisingly, landing page tests are the most popular with 41% of marketers running them. And since the homepage is often a landing page, 33% of marketers are testing there as well.

The percentages start dropping like bricks from there. Here’s a chart from the Adobe report:

adobe optimization research - where to test

The big opportunity here is all the way at the top. Only 10% of marketers test their shopping carts and forms. Seriously!?! That’s less than half the number that test display ads!

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3 simple landing page optimization tips that will keep you from burning your house down

Ideas are like sparks. Some do nothing. Others light a fire that keeps you warm and happy. And others burn your house down. Some landing page optimization tests can explode in your face.3 tips for landing page optimization fire safety

In marketing, you need to separate the good sparks from the bad. Ideas that are based on opinion and anecdotes are often bad. Ideas that are based on research, metrics and facts are much more likely to be good.

Here’s how you can use testing to keep your butt out of the fire.

Start testing and stop arguing

Here’s a scenario: your colleague wants to divert all of your resources into building a microsite. Why? Because you need it for a campaign next month and that’s what everyone else is doing. Your boss nods.

Red alarms blare in your head:

  • We’ve never tried this before!
  • How will we hit this month’s numbers?!
  • Have I updated my resume?

This is when you should condemn your colleague as a fool – just kidding! People with ideas are brave, so don’t attack them. Arguing doesn’t accomplish anything.

Instead, propose a three-step test.

Step #1. Pick something simpler

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