Posts by Luke Hardwick
Testing A Persistent Search Bar on Mobile
By Luke Hardwick · April 29, 2020
On-site search is an important feature for any online business, and it is especially essential for mobile sites. With limited real estate for navigation or promotions, search plays an even…
How to Increase Clarity Around “Pay Later” Checkout Flows
By Luke Hardwick · March 27, 2020
Recently, I worked with a large, high-end hotel brand to help them optimize their check out process. Like many hotels, the checkout flow includes a place to enter payment details…
Three Personalization Tips for Better Conversions
By Luke Hardwick · September 11, 2019
Personalization has become the name of the game for customer experience optimization. Customers not only want, but expect brands to provide them relevant information, know what they want, and provide…
Case Study: Featured Programs Lead to More Enrollments
By Luke Hardwick · July 10, 2019
In this A/B test, featuring certain items on the homepage was a big success — but only if the full list of offerings was also visible. The Brand A private,…
Marketers Beware of Lost Cookies: The Data Impact of Safari and Firefox Tracking Prevention
By Luke Hardwick · June 20, 2019
Recently Safari announced its default Internet Tracking Prevention (ITP) and Firefox announced a similar feature — Enhanced Tracking Protection. These features each work differently, but have similar purposes and effects….
Case Study: A/B Testing Streamlined Checkout Flow for Better CX
By Luke Hardwick · June 20, 2019
In marketing and optimization we talk a lot about reducing friction to conversion, but it can at times be hard to quantify. In this A/B test, the optimization team had…