A Peek Inside the Kissmetrics Growth Toolbox
Thue Madsen Marketing Operations Kissmetrics @thuelmadsen Andy Wyatt Product Marketer Kissmetrics @Kissmetrics
@thuelmadsen
What’s in the CRO Toolbox AND ITS IMPORTANCE
MANY TOOLS, ONE PURPOSE Analytics and Business Intelligence Internal data sources Customer feedback Prospect feedback Research Quantitative Qualitative Optimization A/B or Multivariate Testing Engage Source: http://kiss.ly/1U4Biup
MANY TOOLS, ONE PURPOSE Most of our growth has come from relentless A/B testing, however Do not rely on one tool or method Each tool has a purpose, and each tool has a downside Find a solid combination for your business
PART SCIENCE, PART ART It’s like brewing beer You need to have a recipe You need the tools (equipment) You need to understand flavors You need to know who is drinking it
Growth Framework HOW TO KEEP GROWING QUICKLY
THE KISSMETRICS FRAMEWORK
FINDING SAAS OPPORTUNITIES
FINDING ECOMMERCE OPPORTUNITIES
GOAL/HYPOTHESIS Know why you are doing something Goals or hypotheses should be used to validate your test, or show why your test failed Doing something just to do something rarely leads to growth Don’t change your goal half way through the test - stick with it Let the numbers do the talking
BUILD Simplify your builds - use as few tools as possible It helps to have dedicated resources, but they are not required Know what it will take to build your tests ahead of time, as this should be factored into what tests you run and when you run them
MEASURE AND LEARN
Surface important insights and share with relevant stakeholders Use insights for future hypothesis
DOCUMENT
BUILD-MEASURE-LEARN Iterate-iterate-iterate Always know what you are going to test next Even if tests fail, that should help you inform the next build You can learn something from every test - take the time to do post-mortems
Our CRO Stack
Our Biggest Winners at Kissmetrics
OPTIMIZATION Control Variation
Engage +21% increase in subscribers
Surveys
SURVEYS Doubled monthly new customer number from January 2014 to June 2014
KISSMETRICS APP
Benefits Across Departments
GROWTH HAS MANY DEFINITIONS Marketing - More signups, more leads, more opportunities Sales - Higher win rates, higher average MRR, more customers Customer success - Lower churn, more upsells, higher satisfaction Product - Higher adoption, higher engagement, more love of product Company - Solving big problems
ITS A COMPANY WIDE EFFORT Get buy in from all stakeholders Easier to run tests, move fast Easier to explain results Everyone can benefit individually but the company as a whole should see a lift If test goals are aligned with the company goals, everyone wins
Best Practices
BEST PRACTICES Know when and where to use each tool Have a system for validity Only test when you are ready Align testing goals with company goals Done is better than perfect Communication and documentation
4. 1 The CRO Toolbox for Growth
Our CRO Stack
Highlights of winners
Kissmetrics growth benefits across departments
2 The Kissmetrics Growth Framework
3 CRO Best Practices
TABLE OF CONTENTS
7. MANY TOOLS, ONE PURPOSE
• Analytics and Business Intelligence
• Internal data sources
• Customer feedback
• Prospect feedback
• Research
• Quantitative
• Qualitative
• Optimization
• A/B or Multivariate Testing
• Engage
Source: http://kiss.ly/1U4Biup
8. MANY TOOLS, ONE PURPOSE
Most of our growth has come from
relentless A/B testing, however
• Do not rely on one tool or method
• Each tool has a purpose, and each tool has
a downside
• Find a solid combination for your business
9. PART SCIENCE, PART ART
• It’s like brewing beer
• You need to have a recipe
• You need the tools (equipment)
• You need to understand flavors
• You need to know who is drinking it
11. THE KISSMETRICS FRAMEWORK
• Find the biggest opportunities and greatest
barriers
• Form a hypothesis
• Test against actions that matter
• Verify your results against your funnel
• Document and keep track
• Determine your tests value ahead of time
• Stay focused!
14. GOAL/HYPOTHESIS
• Know why you are doing something
• Goals or hypotheses should be used to
validate your test, or show why your test
failed
• Doing something just to do something
rarely leads to growth
• Don’t change your goal half way through
the test - stick with it
• Let the numbers do the talking
15. BUILD
• Simplify your builds - use as few tools as
possible
• It helps to have dedicated resources, but
they are not required
• Know what it will take to build your tests
ahead of time, as this should be factored
into what tests you run and when you run
them
16. MEASURE AND LEARN
• Test and Measure your result
• Validate the results
• Surface important insights and share with
relevant stakeholders
• Use insights for future hypothesis
18. BUILD-MEASURE-LEARN
• Iterate-iterate-iterate
• Always know what you are going to test
next
• Even if tests fail, that should help you
inform the next build
• You can learn something from every test -
take the time to do post-mortems
40. GROWTH HAS MANY DEFINITIONS
• Marketing - More signups, more leads,
more opportunities
• Sales - Higher win rates, higher average
MRR, more customers
• Customer success - Lower churn, more
upsells, higher satisfaction
• Product - Higher adoption, higher
engagement, more love of product
• Company - Solving big problems
41. ITS A COMPANY WIDE EFFORT
• Get buy in from all stakeholders
• Easier to run tests, move fast
• Easier to explain results
• Everyone can benefit individually but the
company as a whole should see a lift
• If test goals are aligned with the company
goals, everyone wins
43. BEST PRACTICES
• Know when and where to use each tool
• Have a system for validity
• Only test when you are ready
• Align testing goals with company goals
• Done is better than perfect
• Communication and documentation
44. How to Optimize
Your Growth with
Kissmetrics
Kissmetrics Demo
kiss.ly/demokiss.ly/growth