Donation Page Strategy from 2012 & 2016 Presidential Candidates

swiped by Mike Schauer

In 2012, Barack Obama's Digital Team set a new standard for using online optimization in a presidential campaign. In a 20 month period, they executed about 500...View More

Donation Page Strategy from 2012 & 2016 Presidential Candidates

Key Takeaways

  • The high conversion rates for Obama's campaign wouldn't have been possible without A/B testing. They conducted a whooping 500 A/B tests & were constantly thinking about optimization.
  • As a general rule of thumb, longer forms often create more friction which lead to less conversions. If an existing page of yours or a clients has a lengthy form, there is big potential there to increase conversions.
  • All of the current presidential candidates are using the same approach the Obama team introduced to the political field, which is a great example of how it's smart to swipe what's worked previously for others.
  • Of course, if you are creating a donation form or a multi-step checkout form, try the format used by all of these candidates.

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Mike Schauer

Mike Schaueris the founder of Swiped.co and the main analyst in the swipes section. After intently studying & building conversion-focused websites for 6+ years, he started Swiped to help others master marketing & copywriting through the analysis of great examples!

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