Call it neuromarketing. Call it behavioral economics. Call it Jedi mind tricks. Whatever you call it: brain science and marketing go together. And anyone can learn how to do it.
In this presentation, Andy will review the research, the case studies and the specific web marketing tactics that work with natural, human behavioral tendencies.
• Herds, Halos and How to use Social Proof
• Calls to Action? Or Calls to Conform?
• Context, contrast and the power of priming
• Fear, Loss and Scarcity
• Eye tracking, Design and Busy Minds
We'll reveal secrets of marketing masters with specific examples of the relationship between the brain, behavior and marketing on the web. If there are humans in your target audience, this presentation is for you.
18. "The vast majority of past visitors have stayed on the
established paths and trails, helping to preserve the
natural state of the Sequoias and vegetation in this park."
"Many past visitors have gone off the established paths
and trails, changing the natural state of the Sequoias and
vegetation in this park."
"Please stay on the established paths and trails, in order to
protect the Sequoias and natural vegetation in this park.”
"Please don't go off the established paths and trails, in
order to protect the Sequoias and natural vegetation in
this park.”
19. "The vast majority of past visitors have stayed on the
established Others’ paths and behavior, trails, helping Positive
to preserve the
natural state of the Sequoias and vegetation in this park."
"Many past visitors have gone off the established paths
and trails, Others’ changing the behavior, natural state Negative
of the Sequoias and
vegetation in this park."
"Please stay on the established paths and trails, in order to
protect the Sequoias and natural vegetation in this park.”
Desired behavior, Positive
"Please don't go off the established paths and trails, in
order to protect the Sequoias and natural vegetation in
this park.”
Desired behavior, Negative
38. 10 Ways to Offer Proof
1. Testimonials
2. Endorsements
3. Social Media Shares
4. Social Media Widgets
5. Certifications
6. Number of happy customers
7. “Our most popular” Best-seller
8. Studies and Statistics
9. Press Mentions
10. Reviews
39. “When you say it, it’s marketing…
When they say it, it’s social proof.”
44. More is Less
Don’t give too many options on landing pages!
All varieties…
Top seller only…
+ 233% Conversion Rate
+ 40% Average Order Value
+ 366% Average Revenue / Click
source: Adlucent
45. Too Many Options
source: 5 Easy Tips to Improve Every Blog Design
53. Language of Scarcity and Loss
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54. 6 Ways to Leverage Loss/Safety
1. Rebates
2. Trial Periods
3. Free Samples
4. Early bird registration
5. Countdown Clocks
6. Limited Supply
Remind readers what they’ll
miss, risk or lose by not choosing you.
58. List Order: Serial Position Effect
Readers have higher attention and retention
for items at the beginning and end of lists
59. Word Choice: Short, Simple
Success rates after rewriting a health care site
for an 8th grade level readability…
source: NN Group, Lower-Literacy Users: Writing for a Broad Consumer Audience
60. Headlines: Emotions Get Shared
Content that evokes specific emotions
is more likely to be shared…
source: What makes online content go viral?
61. Format for Readers Scanners
source: 5 Easy Tips to Improve Every Blog Design
76. Baskerville…
“If a one kilometer asteroid had approached the
Earth on a collision course at any time in human
history before the early twenty-first century, it would
have killed at least a substantial proportion of all
humans.”
Comic Sans…
“If a one kilometer asteroid had approached the
Earth on a collision course at any time in human
history before the early twenty-first century, it
would have killed at least a substantial
proportion of all humans.”
77. Baskerville, the most credible font
Source: New York Times, Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth.
78.
79. More Brains…
• List of Cognitive Biases (Wikipedia)
• Web Design Tips Based on Brain Science
• 15 behavioral marketing posts you shouldn’t miss
• Stanford Web Credibility Lab
• List of 81 Neuromarketing Books
Anything by…
• Robert Cialdini
• Gregory Ciotti
• Derek Halpern