Tag: study

  • How to Ask for Help On Twitter (Please Read This!)

    It’s well known that if you ask people to retweet something on Twitter they’re more likely to do so than if you don’t ask. But exactly how much more likely has never been quantified before. Step forward Hubspot’s Dan Zarella, author of The Science of Marketing, and a huge dataset from social update scheduler Buffer.…

  • The Little Changes That Make All The Difference

    I’m indebted to ContentVerve.com for just publishing an outstanding collection of ten user interface design case studies that illustrate how the smallest changes can sometimes result in the biggest improvements. In one A/B test, simply changing one word on a call to action on a PPC landing page resulted in a 90% increase in conversion.…

  • 5 Tips To Ensure Your Business Shows Up In Facebook Graph Search (eye tracking study)

    Facebook’s powerful new “Graph Search” feature is now being rolled out to users. To jump the queue you can join the waitlist at https://www.facebook.com/about/graphsearch. I’ve written previously about the rich—and sometimes disturbing—insights that the tool search feature will bring, but a new study by Mediative sheds light on how new users are actually using the…