THE ART & SCIENCE OF CALLS TO ACTION INTERMEDIATE We will be starting at 2:00 pm ET. Use the Question Pane in GoToWebinar to Ask Questions! 1 Use the hashtag #InboundLearning on Twitter 2 What s your most effective call-to-action to convert visitors into leads?
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WEBINAR SCHEUDLE 4/16 - Understanding CTA Placement & Performance 4/23 - How to Design CTAs That Convert 4/30 - Analyzing & Improving Your CTAs
Mark Kilens @MarkKilens #InboundLearning
Marc Amigone @MarcAmigone Inbound Marketing Consultant
AGENDA 1 Why placement of CTAs is so critical 2 How to properly place your CTAs 3 CTA Auditing & examples 4 Next steps and resources
1 WHY PLACEMENT OF CTAS IS SO CRITICAL.
Calls-to-actions are bridges driving visitors to landing pages.
They provide the next logical step.
CONVERSION PROCESS 1 Call-to-Action 2 Landing Page 3 Thank You Page
RIGHT MESSAGE TO THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME
GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE BUYING PROCESS Perform Research Prospect knows there is a problem that needs to be solved. Establish Buying Criteria Prospect recognizes a need for a solution like yours. Evaluate Vendors Prospect seeks solutions to their need; ready to buy. Free Whitepaper Free Guides & Tip-Sheets Free ebooks Free Checklists Free Videos Free Kits (combo of above) Free Webinars Case Studies Free Sample Product Spec Sheets Catalogs Free Trials Demos Free Consultations Estimates or Quotes Coupons
GUIDE PEOPLE THROUGH THE LIFECYCLE Attract Convert Close Delight Strangers Visitors Leads Customers Promoters Blog Social Media Keywords Pages Calls-to-Action Landing Pages Forms Contacts Email Workflows Lead Scoring CRM Integrations Social Media Smart-Calls-to-Action Email Workflows
They are business assets.
2 HOW TO PROPERLY PLACE YOUR CTAS.
WHAT ACTION SHOULD THEY TAKE NEXT?
IT S ALL ABOUT ALIGNMENT! 1 2 3 4 Aligning CTAs with your buyer personas Aligning CTAs with the right buying process stage Aligning page copy with the CTA Where to place your CTAs on the page
1 ALIGNING CTAs WITH YOUR BUYER PERSONAS
PEOPLE ARE COMING TO YOUR SITE WITH DIFFERENT INTERESTS
BUYER PERSONAS GOALS: Keep employees happy and turnover low Support legal and finance teams CHALLENGES: Getting everything done with a small staff Rolling out changes to the entire company HOW WE HELP: Make it easy to manage all employee data in one place Integrate with legal and finance teams systems
MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT THEY SHOULD DO NEXT
MAKE THE NEXT STEP AN OBVIOUS CHOICE
USE ACTION-ORIENTED LANGUAGE TO DIRECT THE USER EXPERIENCE SELL YOUR NEXT HOME BUY YOUR NEXT HOME
2 ALIGNING CTAs WITH THE RIGHT BUYING PROCES STAGE
THINK LIKE A PROSPECT!
THE BUYING PROCESS Perform Research Prospect knows there is a problem that needs to be solved. Establish Buying Criteria Prospect recognizes a need for a solution like yours. Evaluate Vendors Prospect seeks solutions to their need; ready to buy.
CONTENT & THE BUYING PROCESS Perform Research Prospect knows there is a problem that needs to be solved. Establish Buying Criteria Prospect recognizes a need for a solution like yours. Evaluate Vendors Prospect seeks solutions to their need; ready to buy. Free Whitepaper Free Guides & Tip-Sheets Free ebooks Free Checklists Free Videos Free Kits (combo of above) Free Webinars Case Studies Free Sample Product Spec Sheets Catalogs Free Trials Demos Free Consultations Estimates or Quotes Coupons
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WHICH PAGES ON YOUR SITE CORRESPOND TO WHICH STAGES OF THE BUYING PROCESS?
PERFORM RESEARCH - BLOG ARTICLE
ESTABLISH BUYING CRITERIA - PRODUCT OR SERVICE PAGE
EVALUATE VENDORS - PRICING PAGE:
WHAT S THE GOAL OF THE PAGE?
3 ALIGNING PAGE COPY WITH THE CTA
LEAD VISITORS TO THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP
HOMEPAGE
BLOG ARTICLE
PRODUCT OR SERVICE PAGE
PRICING PAGE
THANK YOU PAGE
4 WHERE TO PLACE YOUR CTAs ON THE PAGE
EVERY PAGE SHOULD HAVE ONE CTA
WHITESPACE IS YOUR FRIEND
ABOVE THE FOLD
AND BELOW THE FOLD
LESS IS MORE
DON T ENCOURAGE BAD HABITS
EXTERNAL CTA PLACEMENT
BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE CALLS TO ACTION Uncover and understand your ideal buyer/buyer Person (this is to whom you re targeting your Calls-to-Action) Use action-oriented language to clearly illustrate the next step Create content for each stage of the buying process Place CTA s on different pages on your site to align with the buying process Align your page copy with the most relevant CTA lead prospects to the next logical step Place CTA s above and below the fold Use page performance tool to insure your top-performing pages are optimized with CTA s
3 CTA AUDITING & EXAMPLES.
Reports > Page Performance
Reports > Page Performance
Reports > Page Performance
Content > Call-to-Action
Content > Call-to-Action
PERFORM RESEARCH
ESTABLISH BUYING CRITERIA
EVALUATE VENDORS
4 NEXT STEPS & RESOURCES.
NEXT STEPS 1 Audit your most visited pages for CTAs 2 Audit what CTAs are performing well and which are not 3 Map your website pages to your buyer personas and buying process 4 Ensure your CTAs align with your buyer personas and buying process
RESOURCES 1 Call-to-Action Training Class 2 How to identify places on your site to use Calls to Action 3 101 Examples of Effective Calls-to-Action 4 20 Critical Do's and Don'ts for Clickable Calls-to-Action
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THANK YOU.