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<\/span>45 Conversion Rate Optimization Statistics<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>
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  • 45 Conversion Rate Optimization Statistics<\/a>
    • #1 Pages that rank first on Google search results on desktop have a 34.36% click-through rate.<\/a><\/li>
    • #2 People are searching Google for the phrase \u201cconversion rate optimization\u201d more than ever before. \n<\/a><\/li>
    • #3 68% of small businesses don\u2019t have a documented CRO strategy. <\/a><\/li>
    • #4 8 out of 10 or 82% of marketers say knowing how to test effectively is \u201csomewhat\u201d or \u201cvery challenging\u201d. \n<\/a><\/li>
    • #5 Using correct targeting and testing methods can boost conversion rates up to 300%. \n<\/a><\/li>
    • #6 7 in 10 marketers practicing CRO use the results of experiments to inform offline or other marketing initiatives. <\/a><\/li>
    • #7 Top converting companies spend more than 5% of their budgets on optimization.<\/a><\/li>
    • #8 For every $92 spent acquiring customers, only $1 is spent converting them. \n<\/a><\/li>
    • #9 Only about 22 percent of businesses are satisfied with their conversion rates. <\/a><\/li>
    • #10 Companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales leads at 33% less cost.\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>
    • #11 B2C companies that leverage \u2018marketing automation\u2019 have seen conversions as high as 50%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #12 B2C companies that leverage \u2018marketing automation\u2019 have seen conversions as high as 50%.<\/a><\/li>
    • #13 More than 20 percent of businesses have reported that they do not have an effective strategy for landing page testing. <\/a><\/li>
    • #14 Only 52% of companies and agencies that use landing pages test them to improve conversions. <\/a><\/li>
    • #15 61% of companies run five or fewer landing page tests per month. <\/a><\/li>
    • #16 42% of offer-related graphics on landing pages are not clickable.<\/a><\/li>
    • #17 Using videos on a landing page can improve conversion rates by 86%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #18 44% of clicks to a B2B link direct to the homepage as opposed to a dedicated landing page. <\/a><\/li>
    • #19 Of B2B companies that use landing pages, 62% have six or fewer total landing pages. <\/a><\/li>
    • #20 48% of marketers create a new landing page template for each marketing campaign. <\/a><\/li>
    • #21 Companies that have 10-15 landing pages get 55% more leads than companies with fewer than 10. <\/a><\/li>
    • #22 Only 16% of landing pages don\u2019t have a navigation menu. <\/a><\/li>
    • #23 87% of marketers publish and distribute content on social media. <\/a><\/li>
    • #24 Imagescape saw a 160% increase in submissions when they decreased form fields from 11 to a mere four. <\/a><\/li>
    • #25 An above-the-fold CTA fold brings more conversion. <\/a><\/li>
    • #26 The average conversion rate of visitors who saw User Generated Content (UGC) is 161% higher than those who didn\u2019t. \n<\/a><\/li>
    • #27 Referrals have the highest conversion rates of all customer acquisition channels at 3.74%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #28 96% of marketers say \u2018segmentation\u2019 is the most powerful method of improving conversion rate. <\/a><\/li>
    • #29 Customer testimonials have the highest effectiveness rating for content marketing at 89%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #30 61% of customers read online reviews before making a purchase. <\/a><\/li>
    • #31 Landing pages with multiple offers get 266% fewer leads than single offer pages. <\/a><\/li>
    • #32 The largest percentage of your visitors are bailing (leaving) within 0-8 seconds of briefly viewing your landing page. <\/a><\/li>
    • #33 Companies with mobile-optimized sites triple their chances of increasing the mobile conversion rate to 5% or above. <\/a><\/li>
    • #34 A\/B testing was the highest ranked method planned for improving conversion by 48%.<\/a><\/li>
    • #35 42% of marketers say analyzing the A\/B test results is the hardest part of conversion optimization.\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>
    • #36 Personalized call-to-actions convert 42% more visitors into leads than generic CTAs. <\/a><\/li>
    • #37 Call-to-actions that are surrounded by more negative space and less clutter increases a company\u2019s conversion rate by 232%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #38 More than 90% of visitors who read your headline also read your CTA copy. <\/a><\/li>
    • #39 64% users use ad blocker because they believe ads are annoying or intrusive.<\/a><\/li>
    • #40 Personalized email messages improve conversions by 10%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #41 Interactive content tends to generate 2x more conversions than passive content.<\/a><\/li>
    • #42 Micro-influencers are capable of generating 22.2X higher conversion rates than other types of influencers. <\/a><\/li>
    • #43 Personalized email messages improve conversions by 10%. <\/a><\/li>
    • #44 On average, businesses generate $6.50 for every $1 invested in influencer marketing.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>
    • #45 Anchor text CTAs (clickable text in a hyperlink) increase conversion rates by a whopping 121%. <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n

      We spend plenty of time getting prospects to come to our web pages, but it turns out that getting traffic isn\u2019t a problem for most marketers; conversions is the real pain point. One of the reasons is that the CRO industry is still in its early stages. There is still a long way to go. <\/span>To make things relatively easier, we thought of compiling 45 conversion rate optimization<\/a> statistics. These will give you an idea about what you can do or avoid to move the needle to green and eke out more conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Let\u2019s get started.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#1 Pages that rank first on Google search results on desktop have a 34.36% click-through rate.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: HubSpot<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      #In fact, the same is true for mobile devices as well. Web pages that secure first position have a 31.35% CTR. Guess, it\u2019s time you work on SEO if you want conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#2 People are searching Google for the phrase \u201cconversion rate optimization\u201d more than ever before.
      \n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Google<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      This also explains why on an average, companies are spending as much as $2,000 a month on CRO tools. The same VentureBeat study (where 3,000 CRO tool<\/a> users took part in the survey) revealed that the average ROI of using CRO tools is 223%<\/a>. Only five percent survey respondents did not generate ROI while 173 marketers said they gain returns higher than 1,000 percent!<\/span><\/p>\n

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      <\/span>#3 68% of small businesses don\u2019t have a documented CRO strategy. <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: CXL<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      If you don\u2019t document your strategy with corresponding results, you will never know what you did right and what you should never repeat. No wonder marketers must have a conversion rate optimization strategy<\/a> in place. Do you have one?<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#4 8 out of 10 or 82% of marketers say knowing how to test effectively is \u201csomewhat\u201d or \u201cvery challenging\u201d.
      \n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Adobe<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      To understand why it\u2019s so, you need to introspect. Do you have a documented CRO strategy? Do the conversion rate optimizers have enough experience or intent to turn tables in your favor? Are you running \u2018ample\u2019 number of tests? Do you have all the necessary CRO tools? Even one of these factors could compound your \u2018difficulty\u2019 in boosting conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#5 Using correct targeting and testing methods can boost conversion rates up to 300%.
      \n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: <\/strong>Marketing Experiments<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      If you aren\u2019t sure about how to create buyer personas then ask yourself these 20 questions<\/a>. Once you have a detailed sketch ready, you will be able to target them better and improve your landing page performance<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#6 7 in 10 marketers practicing CRO use the results of experiments to inform offline or other marketing initiatives. <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Marketing Sherpa<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      According to Econsultancy<\/a>, top 20% of firms are 88% more likely to engage other departments for contribution and expansion of their testing effort. This inclusive optimization approach boost the conversion from the average of 2.6% to 4.3%. It only makes sense that you also adopt this methodology as no department can exist in silo. <\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#7 Top converting companies spend more than 5% of their budgets on optimization.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: EcoConsultancy<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      The key to meeting revenue goals is giving CRO the importance it deserves. It pretty much explains the next CRO stat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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      <\/span>#8 For every $92 spent acquiring customers, only $1 is spent converting them.
      \n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Econsultancy<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Digital marketers who allocate more budget to optimization tend to see an improvement<\/a> in their conversion rates than those who aren\u2019t worried about it at all. Clearly, this lopsided allocation of funds needs correction.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#9 Only about 22 percent of businesses are satisfied with their conversion rates. <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Econsultancy<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      This dissatisfaction is partly because marketers don\u2019t know that the average conversion rates aren\u2019t any higher than 3%<\/a>. Besides, it varies from industry to industry<\/a>. Having said that, it doesn\u2019t mean businesses don\u2019t see double digit conversions<\/a>. This is the reason you must follow conversion rate optimization best practices<\/a> and learn from industry moguls.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#10 Companies that excel at lead nurturing generate 50% more sales leads at 33% less cost.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Demand Gen<\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Run lead nurturing campaigns<\/a> to educate and engage your prospects. Over a period of time, you will position yourself as the ONLY brand they will turn to or buy from. Here\u2019s another promising statistic: nurtured leads make 47% larger purchases than non-nurtured leads<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#11 B2C companies that leverage \u2018marketing automation\u2019 have seen conversions as high as 50%. <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Emarketer<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Marketing automation software make a marketer\u2019s life easy by not only automating repetitive tasks like posting social media content or sending emails but also nurturing prospects based on their behavior and preferences. For instance, if a website visitor abandons his shopping cart with items still in it then a reminder could be sent to \u2018complete\u2019 the purchase! It sure is an easy way to bump up conversions.<\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/span>#12 <\/strong>B2C companies that leverage \u2018marketing automation\u2019 have seen conversions as high as 50%.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      Source: Saleslion<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

      Clearly, an average internet user doesn\u2019t have either time or patience. The moment a page takes longer to load, they abandon it. In fact, once even Google experienced a 20% drop in traffic<\/a> because of an extra 0.5 second load time! If you\u2019re facing page abandonment issues try removing elements that are slowing it down<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n