Right now, in the midst of an intense global pandemic, people are staying inside. They’re not going to restaurants, or gyms, or even to church. And they are certainly trying not to take unnecessary trips to the bank. Because of this, you’ve likely already seen an increase in traffic on your credit union website. What you may not have realized:…
Calls to action (CTAs) are prime real estate when it comes to your credit union website. In fact, more than 90% of visitors who read your headline also read your CTA copy—with that many potential eyes, it’s crucial that you write compelling CTAs that inspire action. Your CTA is an invitation for your customers to take a certain action, whether…
According to consumer behavior studies, the average consumer needs to see an ad at least three times to remember the product or brand. When a consumer first reads your message, they might just skim over it. The second time they might pay a bit more attention. It’s only by the third time that it actually starts to stick. So the…
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…
Why do you spend thousands of dollars on credit union website design? Because you want website visitors to become depositors and borrowers. But if you want people to take action, your calls to action (CTAs) have to be persuasive. That’s why we put together this handy list of six tips: so you can improve your CTAs and reap the rewards…
A study by the Boston Consulting Group discovered that authenticity is one of the top qualities that attracts consumers to a brand. Authenticity is deeply important to credit unions. People often turn to credit unions because they are tired of big, inhuman banks that treat them like sheeple (shee·ple, noun: people compared to sheep in being docile, foolish, or easily…
You can learn how to improve your credit union website design in mere seconds with a Five Second Test. A Five Second Test asks visitors what information they can determine after viewing a page of your website after just five seconds. The user’s goal, in this short frame of time, is to be able to answer these three questions. What is the…
You want to show off your financial products, but how you do so makes a big difference. All marketing copy is not created equal, and there’s more to it than just making sure you avoid pesky grammar issues and spelling mistakes. In particular, the copy on your credit union site has a big impact on your public perception. Your website…
Credit unions constantly run promotions on their websites, but they usually do it wrong. Marketers need to tell members about deals, sell them loans, and encourage them to open accounts. However, most credit unions treat promotions like a game of Yahtzee: just roll out a promotion and hope you get a full house. Instead of rolling the dice, a better…
You see testimonials all over the internet. Maybe one testimonial has an eagerly smiling picture next to it. Maybe another declares a product to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Many of the newest and sleekest credit union website designs employ testimonials (example: HFSFCU.org has testimonials all over the place). And there’s a reason for it: studies show testimonials persuade people…