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All Things Data-Driven Marketing

Hold-out groups

You regularly run A/B tests on the design of a pop-up. You have a process, implement it correctly, find statistically significant winners, and roll out winning versions sitewide.

Your tests answer every question except one: Is the winning version still better than never having shown a pop-up?

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amazon alexa voice search

Earlier this year, at CXL Live, you asked us about voice search (a lot). More specifically, you asked the hard questions, like:

  • How can ecommerce companies compete with Alexa?
  • How will voice search work given the human urge to shop around?
  • Are there use cases for voice search in B2B?

This post has answers. They range from straightforward technical optimizations to complex, long-term efforts to differentiate through a superior consumer experience.

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terraced hillside

There’s a building. In a back room, a guy peels potatoes. Out front, two people sit at a table. By the door, a person answers a phone.

Does that make the building a restaurant? No? Would it become one if the guy peeled potatoes and oranges?

It’s an absurd standard. It’s also the same one we apply to demand generation.

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chatbot vs live chat

There’s a reason why people say “the first impression is the last impression.” Some 51% of customers never approach a business again after one bad experience. That puts pressure on every interaction—and every missed opportunity—with potential customers, recent purchasers, and long-time users.

Web chat is often the first impression for customer service interactions. While chat services initially connected consumers with real customer service staff, chatbots have become increasingly common—for obvious reasons and with obvious limitations.

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