This material was presented at the Google Analytics Master Classes in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur on March 9 & 11 respectively. Rachit Dayal's talk covered strategies for variable price testing using GWO and the challenges of using GWO in Southeast Asia. Happy Marketer are a GAAC
1. Happy Price Testing
Getting to the Holy Grail of Marketing
Rachit Dayal
Lead Consultant, Happy Marketer
rachit@happymarketer.com
http://twitter.com/rachitdayal
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2. How much can you charge for your product?
The optimal price is the holy grail of
trading / sales / marketing / business
Even prehistoric man wondered how
many pails of grain he could get for that
goat he was trading away!
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4. Current Methods of Price Testing
ï»âŻ Strategic âGuessingâ
ï»âŻ Not based in fact, mostly guesswork
ï»âŻ Customer Surveys
ï»âŻ Honestlyâs a problem â they do different from what they say
ï»âŻ In-Store Tests
ï»âŻ Very expensive, could lead to backlash
ïŒâŻ Online Price Testing
ïŒâŻ Affordable, quick to implement
ïŒâŻ Accurate data compared to other mediums
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5. The Story of Genopal
72 hrs to Launch of New Product
âąâŻ Werenât sure how much to price
ï§âŻ US$24.95 ?
ï§âŻ US$29.95 ?
ï§âŻ US$39.95 ?
1. Home Page 2. Buy Page 3. Checkout
Where all users start out Where all come to read Beginning of the Shopping
and explore the site about pricing details Cart & Confirmation Process
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6. Vary only one thing â the price
Buy It Now. Only $24.95
Buy It Now. Only $29.95
Buy It Now. Only $39.95
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7. The Price Testing Results âŠ
Items Sold Revenue
100% 100%
100% 100%
50% 60%
0% 5% 0% 8%
2X Sales at $24.95
and 66% more revenue
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9. Summary of Testing Results
âąâŻ Home Page Headline
ï§âŻ Best Headline led to performed 42% better than the original headline
âąâŻ Home Page Image
ï§âŻ Best Image led to performed 27% better than the original image
âąâŻ Overall Results
ï§âŻ Conversion Rate went up from 2.6% to 3.8% (32% boost)
ï§âŻ Price changed from 29.95 to 24.95 (led to 2X more sales)
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10. Summary â How To Price Test
1.⯠The Process
Buy It Now. Only $24.95
ï§âŻ Relied on Online Testing & Google
Website Optimizer â faster than offline
Buy It Now. Only $29.95
ï§âŻ Show the price in very few places
ï§âŻ Vary only the price âkeep as many other
Buy It Now. Only $39.95
things constant as possible
2.⯠The Result
ï§âŻ The data was probably not statistically
ï»ï»
significant â too little time
ï§âŻ Provided some preliminary market
intelligence about price
ï§âŻ Gave us a good idea about what
headlines and images appealed
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11. Lessons about Getting Good Data
1.⯠Be Patient, confidence
in results take time
(wait for green bars)
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2.⯠Start with the most High
Traffic Pages (home Home Page
Call To
page, ad landing pages) Message
Action
3.⯠Focus on big things that Price
could really make a Page
Format
difference
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