3. San
Diego,
We
Have
a
Problem
Don't
Make
Me
Think!
• Logic
doesn't
match
à
cogni3ve
barrier
to
comple3ng
intended
ac3on
of
dona3ng
• Asking
you
to
make
a
decision
about
how
you
wanted
to
pay
–
before
you're
ready
to
pay
4. Words
vs
Numbers
vs
Feelings
User
experience
blah
blah
blah
Exit
Rate
from
Give
Now
landing
page
55%
42%
57%
45%
54%
57%
Flickr/Dave
Ru#y
Feb-‐2012
Mar-‐2012
Apr-‐2012
Jun-‐2012
Aug-‐2012
Sep-‐2012
FM
TV
FM
TV
TV
TV
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
5. Give
Now
Landing
Page
Aug.
4-‐Sept.
23,
2012
Pageviews
• 3,474
Con3nued
on
to
another
page
• 1,534
Exits
• 1,940
56%
exited
6. FM
Campaigns
Have
Be#er
Exit
Rates
Give
Now
Landing
Page
Average
Exit
Rate
56%
44%
FM
Campaign
TV
Campaign
• Demographics
–
younger
vs.
older
• Difference
in
messaging
–
specific
premiums
vs.
general
KPBS
support
7. Average
Time
on
Page
0:00:53
It
took
nearly
a
minute
to
decide
what
to
do
9. What
The
Experts
Say
• "Our
tes3ng
shows
that
you'll
bring
in
more
revenue
during
pledge
drives
if
you
skip
over
this
support
landing
page
and
send
users
directly
to
the
pledge
form."
10. Fewer
Steps
=
More
$
• "...A
proven
rule
of
thumb
from
the
for-‐profit
world:
If
you're
trying
to
get
users
to
give
you
money,
fewer
steps
in
the
process
translates
into
a
higher
conversion
rate.
The
fewer
pages
in
the
funnel,
the
more
people
end
up
finishing."
12. Aker
• Two
op3ons:
– Monthly
– One-‐Time
• Sustaining
clearly
labeled
• Quicker
decision:
do
you
want
to
support
us
on
an
ongoing
basis,
or
just
once?
Average
Time
on
Page
Cut
Nearly
in
Half
• Less
confusion
to
32
seconds
13. • Moved
decision
points
about
credit
card
vs.
bank
account,
and
gik
or
no
gik,
further
down
in
the
process
Landing
page
Convio
Sustainers
form
-‐
credit
card
EFT
Sustainers
form
-‐
bank
account
Convio
One-‐Time
w/
GiJ
e-‐commerce
Convio
One-‐Time
w/o
GiJ
form
14. High
Exit
Rate
à
Less
Money
Low
Exit
Rate
à
More
Money
Radio
TV
50%
45%
$350.0
k
Exit
Rate
40%
$
Raised
Online
35%
30%
$300.0
k
$250.0
k
15%
50%
$200.0
k
Exit
Rate
$
Raised
Online
$140.0
k
40%
$120.0
k
30%
$150.0
k
$
Raised
Online
$100.0
k
10%
Exit
Rate
5%
0%
$50.0
k
$0.0
k
Apr-‐12
$
Raised
Online
Oct-‐12
Exit
Rate
$180.0
k
$160.0
k
$200.0
k
25%
20%
60%
$
Raised
Online
$100.0
k
$80.0
k
Exit
Rate
20%
$60.0
k
$40.0
k
10%
$20.0
k
0%
$0.0
k
Mar-‐12
$
Raised
Online
Dec-‐12
Exit
Rate
16. 11%
45%
Exit
3,000
4,700
Unique
pageviews
Unique
pageviews
$300k
$155k
April
Radio
Campaign
October
Radio
17. What
If
Page
Had
Stayed
Same?
• October
campaign
– Same
#
pageviews
– But
45%
exit
– And
41%
comple3on
4,700
Unique
pageviews
45%
Exit
• à
$247k
instead
of
$300k
$247k
à
$53k
less
October
Radio
@
April
Rates
18. 23%
Exit
4,000
Unique
pageviews
55%
Exit
2,600
Unique
pageviews
$190k
$109k
March
TV
Campaign
December
TV
19. What
If
Page
Had
Stayed
Same?
4,000
Unique
pageviews
• December
campaign
– Same
#
pageviews
– But
55%
exit
– And
27%
comple3on
55%
Exit
• à
$159k
instead
of
$190k
$159k
à
$31k
less
December
TV
@
March
Rates
20. More
Sustaining
Dollars
Given
Online!
Radio
TV
DonaNon
Value
Over
12
Months
$234k
$68k
$38k
$77k
$69k
$39k
$50k
$45k
$38k
$36k
$55k
$14k
One-‐Time
w/
Gik
One-‐Time
w/o
Gik
Sustaining
(Credit)
One-‐Time
w/
Gik
One-‐Time
w/o
Gik
Sustaining
(Credit)
April
Radio
Campaign
March
TV
Campaign
October
Radio
Campaign
December
TV
Campaign
21. For
TV
Campaign,
Online
Sustaining
Giks
Increased
the
Most
259%
173%
One-‐Time
w/
Gik
One-‐Time
w/o
Gik
Sustaining
(Credit)
-‐19%
• One-‐Time
with
Gik
went
down...
But
Sustaining
went
way
up
– We
effec3vely
reduced
the
number
of
people
going
to
the
more
expensive,
less-‐
op3mal
op3on
(e-‐
commerce
model)
– We
simplified
the
choices,
and
made
it
easier
for
our
TV
audience
to
support
us
in
an
ongoing
manner
22. What
Does
That
Mean?
• We
made
it
much
easier
for
our
older
TV
audience
to
give
us
money,
so
we
saw
drama3c
increases
• Our
radio
audience
already
knew
how
to
give
us
money
online
–
so
the
changes
were
more
incremental
23. EVEN
THOUGH
THE
SIZE
OF
THE
AVERAGE
ONLINE
GIFT
WENT
DOWN...
24. ...
We
Brought
In
More
TOTAL
Dollars
Online
...
• ...
Because
more
people
successfully
completed
their
donaNons
online,
thanks
to
an
easier-‐to-‐use
landing
page
– Fewer
people
lek
the
landing
page
out
of
confusion
(lower
exit
rate)
– More
people
went
on
to
dona3on
pages
– AND
more
people
went
to
the
Sustainers
form!
25. Lessons
Learned
• Our
needs
/
goals
(more
bank
sustainers)
shouldn't
drive
our
design
decisions.
Our
users'
goals
should
drive
them.
What
do
our
would-‐be
donors
want
to
do?
SUPPORT
US
and
GIVE
US
MONEY.
Lead
them
down
that
path.
Make
it
as
easy
as
possible.