- Dr. Flint McGlaughlin
Managing Director MECLABS
How to “Optimize” Your Experience at the 2012 B2B Summit
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Welcome and Introduction How to Optimize Your Experience at the 2012 B2B Summit Dr. Flint McGlaughlin Managing Director MECLABS Session Speaker Dr. Flint McGlaughlin Director, MECLABS Group Flint McGlaughlin is the Director of
Managing Director MECLABS
How to “Optimize” Your Experience at the 2012 B2B Summit
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Flint McGlaughlin is the Director of MECLABS Group. The
New York Times, Microsoft Corporation, and Reuters Group.
the Transforming Business Institute, University of Cambridge (UK), as the Chairman of the Board of Governors for St. Stephen’s University, and as a Trustee for Westminster Theological Centre. Dr. McGlaughlin originally studied Philosophy and Theology at the University of London’s Specialist Jesuit College. Today, his primary research is focused on enterprise as transformative agent. His work has won multiple awards and has been quoted in more than 13,000 online and offline sources.
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MECLABS is a science lab that conducts R&D in sales and marketing. We conduct rigorous scientific experiments with research partners from all industries to help leaders optimize the financial performance of their sales and marketing funnels. MECLABS was the first Internet-based research lab to conduct experiments in optimizing the conversion rate of sales and marketing processes.
1990 Preliminary Research Begins 1997 Research Program Established 2001 First Research Report Published 2002 Testing of Research Partnership Model Begins 2003 Offer Response Optimization Theory Validated 2006 Patent Filings for Research Findings (10 Heuristics)
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Internal Web Clinic Headline Test
Internal Web Clinic Headline Test
Flint’s Headline (Rich Word Clusters) Paul’s Headline (Linear Meaning)
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Internal Web Clinic Headline Test
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What You Need to Understand
experienced marketers and expert testers.
Key Principles
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MarketingSherpa B2B Summit 2012
studies
teaching and training
At this year’s B2B Summit, you will learn from experienced marketers and expert testers so that you can go back and get results in your own organization.
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B2B Social Media
The Nine-second Attention Span: Selling your brand, and yourself, in social media
Tues – 4:15 pm
Sally Hogshead Chief Fascination Officer Fascinate
B2B Summit: Learning from Experienced Marketers
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Optimizing Bottom of Funnel
B2B Summit: Learning from Experienced Marketers
Brian Carroll Executive Director, Revenue Optimization MECLABS
Wed – 11:15 am
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CRM and Email
How Top B2B Companies use CRM and Email to Drive Sales and Serve Customers
Wed – 1:15 pm
Joel Book Director, eMarketing Research & Education ExactTarget, Inc.
B2B Summit: Learning from Experienced Marketers
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Optimizing Your Message
Learn strategies to write high- impact copy and CTAs
Solve your Content Crisis Use Email & Social Media to Accelerate Your Content Marketing The Nine-second Attention Span Selling your brand, and yourself, in social media How Top B2B Companies use CRM and Email to Drive Sales and Serve Customers Measuring Link Sharing from the Social Web for Effective SEO Quick Win Clinic The 4 most critical changes you can make to your landing page right now Return to Sender The 5 Step Program to Reaching the Inbox
B2B Summit: Learning from Experienced Marketers
Optimizing the Lead How MECLABS is testing a data- driven optimization process that goes beyond lead capture
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Helda Lopes Senior Marketing Director, WW Channels Juniper Networks Mobile Marketing
Case Study:
Mobile Marketing - Juniper Networks QR Code Event Strategy Leads to a Paperless Conference
Tues – 1:15 pm B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
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Edwin Jansen Director of Business Development Ian Martin Group Content Marketing
Case Study:
Confessions of a Content Marketer – Lessons learned in a 4 year transition from "push" to "pull" marketing
Wed – 9:30 am B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
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Karyn Scott Director of Enterprise Marketing Cisco Systems, Inc. eMarketing
Case Study: How to Connect with the C-Suite
Tues – 3:45 pm B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
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Cathy Howard eMarketing Program Manager, Hewlett Packard Personalization
Case Study:
How HP Uses Behavioral Segmentation for Dynamic Content to Drive Engagement
Wed – 10:45 am B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
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Quality Lead Generation Joe Rawlinson Senior e-Commerce Product Manager National Instruments
Wed – 3:15 pm B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
B2B Summit: Learning from Real Case Studies
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Background: Denmark-based Saxo Bank sells access to a foreign exchange trading platform. Goal: To get visitors to sign up for a free trial Primary Research Question: Which landing page will have the highest free trial sign-up rate? Test Design: A/B split test Attendee: Michael Aagaard, Online Copywriter/LPO Specialist Company: Online-TekstForfatter.dk Event: 2011 Optimization Summit Research Notes:
Attendee Success Story
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Original
Attendee Success Story
Optimized
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The new page design improved the conversion rate by 99.4%
Version CR Relative Difference Confidence Interval Control 2.00%*
3.99%* 99.4% 99% * Conversion rates have been anonymized
Attendee Success Story
Managing Director MECLABS
How to “Optimize” Your Experience at the 2012 B2B Summit