If I were to add a metaphor to the conversion rate, I would think that "conversion rate is like a practice, always in the process of understanding and continuous optimization." For any Internet platform, conversion rate (CR for short) should be one of the core goals. The gaming business considers the conversion from active players to paying players; the advertising business considers the conversion from exposure to visits; and the e-commerce business considers the conversion from consumer visits to successful orders. The essence of conversion lies in commercial traffic, how to efficiently transform user operation behavior into commercial behavior, and continuously shorten user decision-making time to generate more sales. The development process of any project has phased nodes, and the same is true for the improvement of conversion rate. The user base, retention rate, churn rate, platform stay time, etc. are all factors that determine order conversion. These indicators will also be reflected differently as the stage cycle of business development changes. Next, we will divide the conversion rate solution into two parts: project case analysis + improving core methodology (the project case will share the business development process with you, so as to extract efficient methodology and provide evidence review!) 1. Periodic project development process, starting from the node to consider resource allocation(Project case analysis) We (Walmart) only started to participate in the new retail home delivery project in 2018. The severity of the situation and the challenges for us are self-evident, but our advantage lies in the fact that we have nearly 500 strong offline supermarket stores resources and traffic advantages to support us. But how to quickly digitize traffic and effectively convert it has become our top priority. At the beginning of the project, we began to formulate a cycle for store launches. Each cycle was highly targeted, whether it was the CB (internal testing) stage in the first two months or the large-scale launch stage in the later stage. At the same time, there are differentiated strategies in attracting new customers and conversions. (See the figure below for details) 1. The conversion rate is the highest during the internal testing phase, and high profits stimulate employees to place ordersThe strong offline resource advantage requires the replication of an effective conversion strategy model. Therefore, after formulating a series of operation process models, we repeatedly conduct A&B Tests in the CB (internal testing) stage, from promotions to coupons, products to ordering processes, and try to get the highest ROI strategy. The project was officially launched in August 2018 and the testing lasted for nearly two months. The core purpose of this phase was to understand the overall product process and conduct an investigation and analysis on the promotion acceptance. This stage is convenient for testing the promotion system. We encourage internal employees to place orders and receive benefits. We have launched various types of store discount coupons, so the conversion rate is the highest. Finally, we selected three coupon types with the highest ROI (29-10, 79-25, 100-30) from the order conversion data to facilitate our reference in the next stage of delivery. 2. Small-scale public testing to analyze real user conversion dataAround October, we started to conduct OB (public beta) in a store closest to our headquarters. During this stage, we introduced 3k-4k users. The number of users at this stage is still in its infancy, and the conversion strategy is still inclined towards investments in coupons, discounts, flash sales, etc. After the first round of internal employee CB, we launched coupon packages in stores (59-15, 79-25), and the ROI can reach the level of 4-4.5. For flash sales and discounts, we will select the TOP50 SKUs with the highest sales rate and offer 15%-10% off promotions. For new users, promotions and coupons can be combined. Secondly, there will be limited free shipping benefits. The overall real conversion rate is still very high. At this stage, we can maintain it at 30%-35%, but high conversion does not mean health, so we need to move on to the next stage. 3. The large-scale public beta test of 100 stores began to refine operations and analyze data healthThe launch of 100 stores is a very important milestone for us. Before this stage comes, we started to build a data labeling system and user recommendation algorithm in the second stage. This set of data BI began to empower services for this stage. Our user base has reached 500,000-1,000,000, and most of them are new users. It is relatively difficult to convert this part. Although there are high-profit incentives, the user profiles of all new customers come from offline, and their age range is 40-50 years old. Therefore, we need to change this part of the shopping habits, and the psychological threshold limitations are very large. Therefore, the conversion rate at this stage is the lowest, approximately 10%-15%. As mentioned above, on the one hand, we built a data labeling system and began to stratify users. Based on the frequency of shopping category preferences and previous shopping attributes of offline QR code scanning, we divided users into ID packages and pushed contacts according to the RFM model and portrait model. Secondly, in order to improve conversion, after we distinguish the user types, we will also actively BI users to receive coupons center. For example, if we recognize that you are a mother and baby, we will give priority to recommending category coupons with a value of 168-30 or more. Including the flash sale channel in the prime position on the homepage, category rotation recommendations, etc., all of them are biased towards maternal and child categories and related categories, which are more direct and effective in driving conversions. It is worth mentioning that in terms of product experience, the coupons we choose are from the WeChat ecosystem's own coupon system. After the user has not used them, WeChat will actively send a service notification to remind the user, and there is also an obvious reminder in the WeChat card wallet, which is a good buff for user return. For flash sales, we will also set up a one-click subscription reminder function, and can also reach return through public account event appointments and service notifications. This product function is well closed-loop with the operation strategy. 4. Smoothly launch all stores nationwide with multiple formats to boost conversionsThe fourth stage is a stable cycle. The reason why it is called “stable” is that it requires a smooth launch of stores across the country, a stable balance of business profits and expenditures, a stable conversion rate CR output, etc. The launch of stores nationwide means that the user base has also doubled to 2-3 million, and is still increasing. We need to gradually increase the conversion rate through multi-dimensional means. Home page resource management: The display of resources needs to start targeting two groups of people: users and brand owners. When it comes to users, we need to provide different faces for different groups of people in corresponding categories, and when it comes to brands, we need to monetize resources. In order to realize monetization, we need to let users generate sales, so we have formulated a series of reward and punishment measures. We will reward high-volume brands with more resources, and we will punish low-volume brands by removing them from the shelves in advance. Refined user management: User stratification is also multi-dimensional. The RFM model, category model, and AARRR model are all stratification principles we have derived based on big data analysis. The larger the amount of data, the smaller the granularity of user segmentation, and the greater the possibility of conversion. Algorithm recommendation promotion: The positions and modules on the homepage are flexible and have big data allocation. The layout/content of the modules will change as the user shopping data accumulates. At this stage, the algorithm recommendation model has gradually matured, and the data converted on the homepage is the highest in the entire site and closest to the platform average. The digitization of offline scenes of people, goods and places repeatedly reminds users that offline scenes are rich and complex, and there are many scenes that can increase the possibility of conversion.
After one and a half years of development, the project has a relatively stable conversion rate of around 20%, and is still accumulating user data and improving refined strategies. Next, I will analyze some thoughts and methodological extractions during the project case process, hoping to help you in actual combat! 2. Understand user psychology and accelerate the link from demand stimulation to decision-making(Core methodology for improving project conversion rate) When users have shopping needs, they will always be influenced by various advertisements, promotional information, product screening, quality considerations, price comparisons, delivery time and other factors. After a series of behavioral operations and ups and downs in mentality, they will finally decide to press the payment password. We might as well break this process down into three steps: the demand generation layer, the target recognition layer and the final decision-making layer. We will use a mind map to sort out the 3 steps for you. 1. The motivation layer is also the demand generation layer. This layer is generated by the subconscious mind after being stimulated by internal/external stimuli. After being generated, a mapping relationship is established with a certain category, thereby solving rigid or non-rigid needs. Therefore, there are several points we can start with as entry points: internal and external stimuli, the mapping relationship between categories, and rigid and non-rigid needs.
This link can be associated with the "perception layer" in our figure. Internal stimulation comes from human food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the living conditions are stimulated from the inside out. External stimuli come from external stimulation input from outside through advertisements, things, and environment. The core points of conversion rate lie in user attribute analysis, user shopping frequency and refined user outreach.
This is related to the "cognitive layer" in the table. After having the impression of the product, the next step is to preliminarily clarify what this "thing" is! Why can you handle my needs! The key point in conversion rate lies in precision marketing. A text message or a push notification may make the difference. The content should not be too complicated. 1-2 sentences that are close to the user's pain points will suffice!
Human beings are always greedy, with needs for survival, enjoyment, development, aesthetics, social symbolic needs, and so on. At this time, we need to quickly grasp the corresponding needs of certain types of people, so we need to continuously refine the user model and break it down using the AARRR model + user stratification/incentive methodology. 2. The thinking layer is also the target cognition layer we just talked about. This layer is the process of passively or actively receiving countless target objects through users generating needs and initially clarifying the target objects. In this process, we can completely identify the objects and generate shopping intentions Information sources are divided into active and passive, active information search and passive information input. The conversion rate of actively seeking information must be higher than that of passive input, and the products actively sought are easy to satisfy.
Passive input information is more inclined towards product marketing. When we start to capture these potential customers and find that they have browsed before, big data capture and user reach are very critical at this time. We monitor the user's purchasing performance based on the bounce rate of the product details page, compare the bounce rate trend horizontally, and at the same time, we need to reversely infer the rationality of the product information, and do secondary optimization based on the user's focus points corresponding to the product, and repeat the test after one week to see the effect. 3. The action layer is the last layer, and it is also the most difficult choice layer for users. The amount of information at this time must be the largest, and it is also a process that users need to filter and integrate. Therefore, it is most important to tailor information communication to each individual. Scenario A: A hot mom buys retail food for her children. During the selection process, she repeatedly observes and understands the production date, freshness, safety and price of the food. Scenario B: A group of students are shopping for retail products. They focus more on the appearance, whether it is an online celebrity model, brand awareness, and of course the price (after all, their purchasing power is limited). The purchasing groups in the two scenarios are different, and the focus of the information communication we present to users will also be different. Let me share a detailed case. When we are operating a private domain traffic community, after we classify and manage the users, the messages, activity content, and promotional content we promote will vary depending on the group of people. The importance of emotional cognition lies more in touching the user's mentality, and the conversion between rigid needs and non-rigid needs will also be more obvious. Idol promotion, packaging of popular products by internet celebrities, content marketing, viral videos/print marketing can all be good entry points.
3. Reasonable operation means gradually increase the conversion rate CRWhen talking about the relationship between operations and conversion rate, it must be multi-dimensional, and the conversion forms in different application scenarios will also be different. Let’s not assume for the moment that after a user enters the platform, a valid UV can achieve a valid CR. We break it down into six major dimensions: resource management, promotion system management, product management, precision marketing, content management and path diagnosis. 1. Resource management, every inch of land is valuable to ensure CRResources are always a battleground for e-commerce platforms, so standardized management and standardized indicator considerations are very important. Here are a few principles:
2. Promotion system, bundling sales to increase CRThe principle of product bundling sales is to guide individual UVs to place multiple products or multiple orders out of interest. At the same time, this user is encouraged to attract additional users to place orders, thereby improving the overall CR:
3. Product management: expose the right products to the right people
4. Precision marketing, user segmentation, and improving conversion rate starting from users
5. Content management, from product content to marketing content to improve user conversion
6. Path diagnosis, starting from UV to diagnose the effect of each step
4. Transaction Funnel Model Path to See Conversion RateOperations are always inseparable from "models", and the same is true for conversion rates. Let's take the first shopping experience of an unregistered new user as an example. We list several necessary steps for users from search to final transaction. The user's direction in the process must be gradually reduced. What we need to do is to reduce the user churn rate in each step of the process! 1. Model process visualizationThe model is based on a visual mind map, which is easy to analyze and disassemble (for example: the golden process from user search to final order) 2. Model process disassemblyAfter the model is output, we need to constantly challenge ourselves and answer ten questions and ten answers. At least list three or more challenge points for each key process (from the user side, operation side, etc.). This collection of challenge points is packaged into our attribution factor. 3. Granularization of attribution factorsAttribution factors always involve a lot of details. At this time, we should grasp the core of "which is the factor that affects the final transaction" and continue to polish and verify with big data. 5. Notes on the relationship between the funnel model and product experienceThe funnel model is gradually disassembled based on the user's operation steps, so the entire product experience is closely related at this time. Here are a few principles to grasp: 1. When disassembling the funnel model process, it is necessary to consider shortening the modelFor a successful product, the conversion path must be concise and simple, and the entire core golden process of the product can even be completed in 2-4 steps. The same is true for new retail e-commerce. While we are disassembling the model, we need to continuously shorten the product process. For example: users can go directly to the add-to-cart page with one click in the home page resource product showcase, go directly to the flash sale settlement page with one click in the flash sale channel, and the shopping cart settlement page automatically calculates the best combination of matching coupons, etc. 2. If the order of nodes in the funnel model is changed, it will not affect the core order conversionThe golden process is definitely feasible in an ideal user operation process, but the actual user operations are ever-changing. We need to repeatedly consider the process nodes. Except for necessary nodes, we assume that the remaining process operation nodes can be freely combined. We also need to ensure the smoothness of the overall process. For example: After searching for a product, a user does not complete the purchase through the search page, but instead completes the purchase through the recommended products on the shopping cart page. This is a scenario where the deal is closed even though the ideal process is not followed. 3. User churn traces during the funnel model process need to be recorded and analyzedUser churn is a huge waste of initial new user acquisition costs for operations, so during the entire funnel model process, we must use button embedding with parameters to record at which step the user churns, and analyze the reasons for churn to determine whether they can be optimized or awakened through active contact. For example: The user's bounce rate on the product details page is abnormally low. At this time, the user browsing trace data of the product details page is very critical: page dwelling time/page sliding traces/, attribution problem points. 6. Heatmap Analysis and Verification Model ValidityI believe everyone is familiar with heat maps. Heat maps are usually used in product layout/functions/jumps, etc., and analyze user operation traces through the distribution of user click data. (1) Extract the heat map of each page corresponding to the model and verify the effectiveness of the process based on the heat distribution. As in the example above, assuming that users have different sub-pages for each step from searching to placing an order, we try to extract each sub-page, arrange 4-5 pages in order, and then look at the heat distribution to see whether the high-click areas meet the expectations of the entire model process.
(2) The heat map is divided into 1, 2, 3, and 4 levels. Levels 1-2 are classified into the ideal process and the reverse verification model steps. The distribution of the heat map uses color blocks to distinguish the degree of clicks. We regard the heat distribution of levels 1-2 as the ideal process, and reversely infer from the description in point 1 above to see whether the distribution of levels 1-2 meets our golden process. Only with positive verification + reverse verification can the model be valuable. (3) 3-4 levels are classified as abnormal processes to explore potential user groups. We cannot blindly regard the heat distribution of levels 3-4 as invalid clicks. Similarly, extract several key pages, circle the key points of each heat distribution of levels 3-4, and then try to piece together several pages. At this time, you will find that perhaps the user operation is also feasible, or it ultimately failed and was stuck at a certain step! Please remember that these users must be high-potential users, and the ID packages for active contact and awakening are very clear!
7. Reasonableness of the homepage layoutWhether it is new retail or pure e-commerce, the conversion rate of the homepage must be the highest and best represent the core culture of the entire platform. It is prudent and critical to do a good job in homepage conversion! 1. The overall functional layout and resource display need to meet the overall platform promotion rhythmAny brand/category/single product hopes to display its own resource position on the homepage. We need to judge which suitable promotions to put on the homepage based on the product turnover rate and user tag attributes. The arranged resource positions/products need to be verified after going online to see whether they have reached the platform's average conversion rate level, and set up reward and punishment measures to encourage and stimulate high-yield content delivery. 2. Reasonable setting of multi-dimensional shopping guide columnsThe number and richness of shopping guide columns is not the more the better, but of course they cannot be too few either. A balance is needed to ensure that users do not get lost. Here are some tips for distinguishing:
3. The homepage is responsible for conversion and needs to be efficient in traffic diversionOn the premise of assuming production, the homepage also has a very important function of diversion. What needs to be noted here is the depth of the path from the homepage to the product details page. Make the exposure of products reasonably shallow, and carefully consider the means of diverting traffic from each page to the next level page.
4. Improving visit depth indirectly creates favorable conditions for conversion rateRegarding the improvement of visit depth, here is a scenario example: if you observe carefully, offline stores usually put high-frequency fresh fish, shrimp, crab meat at the innermost part of the store, and the upper and lower handrails of the elevator entrances are always one in front and one behind, one on the left and one on the right. The reason is simple, the store hopes to increase the user's shopping time and scenarios! If we copy this principle and apply it to the online world, is it feasible to hide high-frequency categories at the deepest part of the path? It goes without saying that this is definitely not possible, you will die faster! This is a big difference between online and offline store visits. The essence of online user operations is to accelerate user purchasing decisions. The significance of increasing visit depth does not lie in increasing the time spent shopping before purchasing, but in having more visit possibilities after making a quick decision, thereby increasing exposure for additional conversions. Therefore, what we usually do is to put some interesting gameplay and promotions at the bottom of the shopping cart/payment result page, such as the decision-making quasi-completion page, such as a roulette wheel/lottery coupon/related promotional categories/gift package benefits, etc. No matter how deep the practice is, there are certain rules and patterns to follow, and the same is true for conversion rate/penetration rate. Build a rule model and break it down step by step. Verify and optimize from several different angles, including users/colleagues/boss/mom, etc. Even the most novice user will always have some unexpected surprises! Author: leon Source: Leon Operation Notes (Leonnote123) |
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