Landing Pages: What Direct Mail Can Teach Us – Part 2
Filed under Uncategorized by shaylee.walz on 11-03-2010
Last week we discussed how the landing pages are the online version of direct mail response forms, and how we can apply it, what we have learned from direct mail theory in our online marketing strategies. This week, I’ll even closer to the relationship in terms of practical application. Let’s get right to it!
Landing pages lead and motivate them to take action.
Participation techniques are used in direct mail to encourage customers to take some action. It is this action that brings the customers in the buying process. The advantage of the Internet versus direct mail that people are already actively involved, for example, they deliberately choose to click connect your call to action. While it may no stickers to peel and stick, a few other ways to engage and motivate them in the content of the online landing page are:
• Personalize it with the name of the customer and a specific offer based on their profile (ie, transferred from the e-mail marketing message)
• Raise involve deadlines or expiration dates to emergency
• Include a P.S. at the bottom to restate the offer to remind people about the key benefits or “Fremium” () in advance gift: for example, “HP Register for this Webinar and you receive the free white paper now, plus a Link to the reception after the event! ”
• Use a web form with an opt-in option in future, information (eg newsletter)
Landing Page forms are becoming more sophisticated and measurable.
What makes a web form even more sophisticated than a direct marketing response form is the ability to integrate different types of form fields (eg radio buttons, select boxes, text boxes / fields, check boxes, implement, etc.). Drop-down menus allow the number of choices people have to limit, and it helps you segment your interest. Including an unlimited range of text also gives people the opportunity to tell you exactly what they need, or provide feedback, which often boost response.
Another advantage of the web form on traditional response mechanisms is that you have the ability to fly, the form and content on the landing page when the offers and prices change, typos, fix or modify only for testing purposes. No need to reprint thousands of dollars to spend or re-mailing.
Last but not least, are web-forms are easy to follow and measure with the right web analytics tool. The analysis of the results immediately, what can a further insight into the needs and behavior of your visitors, the future, targeted communication with their guide. (more information: “Do you understand your audience,” Chapter 3, Landing Page Optimization: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions by Tim Ash)
Landing pages make conversion simple for the people.
And it is our job to make as a marketer, so it simple. This means:
• Write down the offer: location of the most important reason for converting the top of the page above the fold. You may even remember the same headline as the e-mail, search or PPC ad banners out why they are here.
• Get to the point: Just use, concise copy that is centered on the offer and what advantages for the reader. Well-organized, clear content with sub-headings and a list of real benefits. Do not waste time for the people.
• Relate to coordinate back to the ad: both the design and content of the target page with the original e-mail, search keyword or banner to preserve the coherence and relevance.
• Streamline the process: for example, have, what do the readers, clear and steer them out of this problem with navigation or links that take away from the target site.
• Give the form a title: Tell people exactly what it is and suggest advantages in the title (download, ie this FREE white paper!), Or repeat the advertising message or CTA.
• Keep the form simple: The web form should fill short and simple. Only collect important data, you must do not want to scare people by too many personal questions. Multi-step forms are complicated, which can also increase the risk of losing people – with the number of steps with clear instructions to help people successfully completed.
• increasing confidence include: a link to confirm your privacy policy, return and guarantee policy (B2C) and give the company contact information (ie, in the footer, postal address, fax number, toll-free number, website address) from using client testimonials .
So you have it landing pages disenchanted. There is no need for marketers as they run to date remain comfortable with online marketing technology. Almost everything we need to discuss the landing pages we have learned many years of direct mail experience to know. The traditional direct marketing approaches, continue to apply, it is simply another medium to reach the broad, flexible and measurable happens, and less costly. And who does not want a part of it?
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