Websites that WOW!...Case study - Inntravel Fast to find 15 % increased traffic Year-on-Year...
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Websites that WOW!
Peter Matthews & Jonathan Davey
Websites that WOW!(and the need for speed)
Websites that WOW!Websites that WOW!
WOW!customers
Looks good,
inspirational
Engages
and delights
the user
Easy
to use
Exceeds customer needs
and expectations
WOW!your CEO
Attracts
and converts
the target
audience
Easy to
manageStable and
reliable
Exceeds business needs
and expectations
Websites that WOW!
The need for speed
Websites that WOW!
The need for speed
Websites that WOW!The need for speed
Customers
expect it…We live in an
‘insta’ world
Real-time
expectations,
all the time
Slow now
means noDon’t get left in the slow lane
Brands
need it…
More
efficient
marketing
spend
Increased
engagementHigher
conversionsSlow costs more in marketing
Websites that WOW!
What is fast?
Websites that WOW!What is fast?
1Fast to find
2Fast to load
3Fast to use
Websites that WOW!What is fast?
Right
context
1Fast to find
Prominent
position
Link to
right page
Even more important
to be on page 1 of Google
Websites that WOW!What is fast?
Good code
from front
to back
Clean, fast
front-end
code
2Fast to load
Smart
technical
stack
Scalable
architecture
Optimised
images,
CSS and JS
Caching
layers
Optimised
DB
Make use of
a CDN
Build to the
AMP standards
Use Google’s
AMP cache
Websites that WOW!What is fast?
Easy to
navigate
Great user
experience3
Fast to use
Clear calls
to action
Engaging
designConverts interest
into bookings
Websites that WOW!
Case study - Inntravel
Case study - Inntravel
Fast to find
15%increased traffic
Year-on-Year
Improved SEO ranking and traffic
Case study - Inntravel
Fast to load
25%faster page load
times with AMP
Designed and built to be fast
Additional page speed improvements with AMP
Case study - Inntravel
Fast to use
30%increase in goal
conversions
Positive user feedback
Improved goal conversions into search and product views
Websites that WOW!
Conclusion
Websites that WOW!
Faster is definitely better.
Websites that WOW!
Deliver websites that WOW!1. Get the IA and UX right
2. Design an engaging brand experience with great content
3. Partner with an expert agency who can utilise AMP
4. Pay attention to the server architecture
5. Align with a precise search strategy
Websites that WOW! TRANSFORMING
BRAND
HORIZONS
Thank you!www.nucleus.co.uk
1 Travel Forward 2019: Bringing England’s Historic Cities to life with AR
BRINGING ENGLAND’S HISTORIC C IT IES TO L IFE THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITYBen Moore – Hex DigitalMelanie Sensicle – England’s Historic Cities
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More about England’s Historic Cities + Hex
The challenge & the brief
England Originals: The tech solution
Key questions
Audiences questions
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- A B O U TU S -
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S E C T I ON
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A B O U TH E X• Award-winning integrated, full-service digital
agency based in Farringdon, London
• Established for 12 years
• Team of 30+ creative digital natives: strategists, producers, designers, developers, marketers, illustrators, animators and videographers
• Experience working across multiple sectors including travel & tourism, hospitality, fashionand sports
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A B O U TE N G L A ND ’ S
H I S T O RI C
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• Consortium of 15 cities (16 destinations)covering the length and breadth of England
• Well-connected via rail & road
• An offer which has much in common but individual too
• English Heritage, London and Partners and UK In-bound project partners
• Recieved funding via the Discover England fundin 2015
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- T H E C H A L L E N G E & T H EB R I E F -
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Travel Tech Europe 2020: Bringing England’s Historic Cities to life with AR
T H E C H A L L E NG E• International consumers know very little
about regional England
• Beyond London it is difficult to attract the attention and interests of international visitors
• The travel trade lack tools with which to sell regional England
• Heritage struggles to appeal beyond an oldercore audience
• The visitor experience of heritage destinationsis ‘look and learn’ rather than ‘feel andexperience’
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T H E B R I EF• Use AR to present England’s Historic Cities in a
way which engages a younger, Americanaudience
• Ignite a genuine interest in England’s Historic Cities through useful, contextual content
• Deliver innovative experiences that willgenerate word of mouth and PR - both in-market and out
• Add value at each stage of a trip: planning,experiencing, sharing and reflecting
• Package up heritage products making them exciting, attainable and ultimately consumableexperiences
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T H E A PP• Primary goal of telling real, interesting human
stories about each of our 16 destinations
• Original version of the app used little AR,updated version made use of new capabilities afforded by ARkit (iOS) and ARcore (Android)
• 150+ stories told through almost 100 pieces ofAR content
• Designed to be used pre-visit as wellas in-destination
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WHAT WERE THE KEY CHALLENGES IN USING
EMERGING TECH?
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WERE THERE ANY UNEXPEC TED OUTCOMES?
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COULD WE HAVE ACHIEVED THE SAME WITH ESTABLISHED TECH?
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DID IT ACHIEVE WHAT WAS INTENDED?
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Q U E S T I ON S ?
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