PRWD's Head of Optimisation Chris McCormick (who has years' of experience working with Shop Direct at their busiest time of the year) and AB Tasty's Senior Consultant Stephane (who has more than ten years' experience implementing digital strategies for global brands) crack the Christmas code and share their secrets on how to give your conversion rates a festive uplift.

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HOW TO BOOST CONVERSION RATES
OVER CHRISTMAS

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Chris McCormick
Head of Optimisation at PRWD
Stephane Fulgeanu
Senior Consulting Manager at AB Tasty

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The PRWD Team
Industry leading UK based conversion optimisation agency
10+ years working with some of the biggest brands across Europe

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Clients we have worked with...

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Our International Partnership
PRWD are the exclusive UK partner of the Global Optimization Group
The Global Optimization Group os a network of the world’s leading
conversion optimization agencies.

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THREE
TOP TIPS
TO BOOST CHRISTMAS CONVERSIONS ONLINE

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TOP TIP No. 1
FOCUS ON PERSUASION

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Copy & Content

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Scarcity & Urgency copy
Low stock messaging
creates an impression
that the product is scarce
Consider the use of
countdown timers or time limits
in order to generate urgency
Encourage immediate
action through the use
of limited time special
offers to create urgency

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Scarcity & Urgency combined

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Urgency messaging

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Xmas tone of voice

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Xmas tone of voice

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Create fresh and engaging content
Capture your
audience's attention
Frequently update
and change your
content
Create excitement

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Hourly Percentage Countdown

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Hourly Deals - Unlocked

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Hourly Deals - Coming soon...

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Authoritative content

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TOP TIP No. 2
TEST TO YOUR STRENGTHS

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...and do it INTELLIGENTLY
REVENUE VS INSIGHTS &
LEARNINGS

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TYPICAL APPROACH IS TO
IDENTIFY WEAKNESSES

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Focus on your strengths

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Test for
learnings & insights?

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Xmas online behaviour is not once a year!
★ Large influx of new visitors
★ Conversion intent driven by availability and pricing
★ Increase in multi-product orders and cart size
★ Increased AOV due to more expensive seasonal purchases

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TOP TIP No. 3
Guest checkout is a must

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Don’t fall at the last hurdle

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As it’s Christmas…
Here are a couple of extra tips
for you...

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Deliver on your promises

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Utilise Voice of Customer tools

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Stephane Fulgeanu
Senior Consulting Manager, AB Tasty

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What is AB Tasty?
A complete suite for conversion rate optimisation

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Data Insights User EngagementTesting & Personalisation
Conversion rate optimisation

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The CRO strategy cycle
From analysis to analysis

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Analysis
Hypothesis
Testing
Learnings &
Segment
Discovery
Personalisation
#1

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It’s all about timing...

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Loading time
=
Speed Revenue
#2

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Take action quickly
Agility Autonomy Safety
#2

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Precision through
segmentation

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Segment: Homogeneous group of visitors
sharing the same needs and behaviours.
#3
A/B test DMP Analytics

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Make safe decisions

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In Thomas Bayes we trust
Dynamic Traffic Allocation
Faster results, less traffic needed
More conversion, less loss
#4

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Questions?
Stephane Fulgeanu
stephane@abtasty.com
Chris McCormick
chrismccormick@prwd.co.uk