CXL - Most things don't work

Your host today is Ognjen Bošković, Growth Lead at CXL

Experimentation always had a crucial role in business, but it was mostly reserved for sophisticated orgs or random acts of individual contributors.

Moving on, we will see the rise of experimentation as a standard function of any business, big or small. Here's why:

Knowledge exchange. 10 or 20 years ago, you could have had a 'secret' tactic nobody knew of - today you'll see competitors copying you in a matter of days. And then we'll all experience the law of shitty clickthroughs once everybody starts doing it.
Marketing teams need to achieve more with less. Budgets are cut, team are downsized, but your goals are still the same (or higher). You'll have to get smart. Smarter. You'll have to figure out new strategies and tactics faster, and on your own. There's no other way.
Customer behaviour has changed. You could cold email your way to success 10 years ago. Today, customers are becoming more demanding, are more resistant to spammy tactics and expect more value from you. We all need to write new playbooks that are yet to be 'discovered'.

Sure, you can resort to 'best practices'. You can buy a course from a LinkedIn guru. You can listen to an industry leader's biased opinion (yes, the one inclined to preach lead gen because they sell a lead gen tool).

The truth is, best marketing has to be discovered... Through trial and error. Through failure, because most things don't work.

But getting into the experimentation saddle puts you in a position where it's ok to fail, and that's how you 'stumble' upon the next big thing.

The ones that allow your business to grow 100% YoY. Not 3% landing page conversion rate increase.

Connect with Ognjen on LinkedIn.

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