GlobalSpec’s “Marketing Maven” Newsletter had a good article on landing pages for online advertising, like AdWords. First they provided this graph to peak interest:
The message being that a specific landing page doubles response from using your home page as the landing page. For me, making specific-match landing pages is impractical, but a theme-match is. The article goes on to offer some practical advice:
- Match Landing Pages to the Creative: “Consistency…lets visitors know they’ve arrived in the right place.”
- Focus on the Task at Hand: Make your call to action obvious and attractive.”
- Make Friendly Forms: “Collect only the data you must have right now.”
- Simple Pages are Best
A B2B marketing blog by an honest-to-goodness marketing manager for an industrial manufacturer.