Marketing Experiments conducted an A/B test on authentic images vs stock images by testing an authentic photo of the client against a top-performing stock photo on one of the client’s websites. The web page with the real photo had a nearly 35% higher conversion rate than the page with the stock photo. We’ve always known a picture is worth a…
Thursday, October 17, 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST The Marketing Association of Credit Unions and BloomCU present “How to Double Your Website Leads”. About the Webinar Your credit union wants more members and borrowers, but your website isn’t helping—even though thousands of people visit it every month. In this webinar, you’ll get insights that have helped other…
Ten seconds—it’s the amount of time it takes you to tie your shoes, send a text, or, if you’re Usain Bolt, run 100m. Unfortunately, it’s also how long you have to capture the attention of a visitor to your credit union website before they lose interest (with maybe 5-10 seconds to spare if they’re feeling particularly generous). In other words,…
In late 2015, mobile web traffic had just passed desktop for the very first time. Fast forward three years, and you can see this event was not just a significant milestone but also a very accurate foreshadowing for the world’s current state of mobile obsession. Up to 70% of web traffic takes place on mobile devices, and more people…
Your credit union’s contact center gets inundated with questions: “What’s my routing number?” “How do I reset my password?” “How do I send a wire transfer?” That’s why a knowledge base of questions and answers (Q&As) can be helpful. By building up your Q&As, people can get the info they’re looking for without contacting the credit union. Furthermore, many knowledge…
If consumers can’t find what they’re looking for on your website, then they will likely go somewhere else. That’s why research-based navigation is crucial for your credit union website design. Based on some counterintuitive research findings, I’d guess you probably have credit cards in the wrong spot. If you pick a credit union website at random, you’ll likely find…
Your website is your most important branch. It gets more visitors than any of your physical locations, and it’s where your younger members will most likely go first. That’s why it’s essential that every aspect is in perfect shape. Not only should you have a beautiful, conversion-friendly aesthetic, but you should have good copy as well. What makes good…
We’ve all experienced what it’s like to use a website with awful navigation: it’s about as appealing as playing leapfrog with unicorns. Moreover, if you offer lots of products and services—and credit unions offer dozens—then navigation is even more important. That’s why navigation can make or break your credit union website design. As BloomCU has worked with credit unions…
It’s spring, the perfect time for cleaning things up. People are giving away their furniture, throwing away their clothes, and dumping everything that doesn’t “spark joy” into a massive pit. But even if you’ve got your home and desk ship-shape, you might still have trouble with your marketing data. Analytics are a pain to run on any credit union website…
OREM, UT (April 9, 2019) — CUNA just awarded OAS FCU a Diamond Award in recognition of their extraordinarily well-designed website. The website was built by seasoned credit union website design agency BloomCU. The award was presented at 26th Annual CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference, one of the largest credit union conferences held in the US. At this conference, credit…