Thursday, February 26, 2009

Why Split Testing Works?

By Graham McKenzie

True marketing is a science. It involves excessive amounts of research to find the perfect ad campaign. It's never easy, constantly requiring new studies and tests.

Unfortunately too many people are playing the "copy cat" game when it comes to online marketing. Few want to do research, instead trying to copy the same success story over and over again.

Split testing is the only true method of studying different ads right next to each other. The technique has roots in classic TV and radio commercials.

Split testing combines two similar ads with very small difference, which could range from the color scheme to the font or to the photos inside the ad. The two ads run side by side and the marketing company tests to find out which one generates more impressions.

The test is done several times until the marketing company finds an ad that they feel is the perfect combination and a sure bet to increase sales.

Split testing is the only precise way to gauge which ad campaign will work the best. You cannot merely read someone else's advice on how he made a killing online and assume the same approach will work with your product or service.

No, you must expand your creative mind and find out how you can reach your audience. One of the first concepts you learn in marketing basics is how you understand and reach your audience. You will only discover your audience through tests.

Of course not. Marketing is responsible for breaking down and understanding the audience of the product or service they wish to sell. Until you understand and reach your audience, you will never make a dime. It all starts and ends with the audience.

Split testing is very important in the online marketing world, because it breaks down such a large audience and demographic to fit the needs of your product or service. Even though the World Wide Web expands everywhere, the audience is always more defined when it relates to a certain product or service.

Split testing is not just some optional way of seeing if you can improve your conversions. No, instead it's one of the more viable and accurate ways to test out your ads as well as compare and contrast.

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