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The following selection of articles, case studies, and conference presentations can give you deeper insights into scientific multivariable testing and how other market leaders have achieved impressive success.

For a concise introduction, The Rising Tide in Circulation Testing, Navigating the Depths of Multivariable Testing, and the case study of Direct Mail Subscriptions Tests are a good place to start. Then look over other information, or contact us for more examples from our archives of retail, Internet, direct marketing, advertising, and other scientific tests.

Scroll down (or click below) to look over information grouped by:
» Basic topics in Marketing Analytics

» Introduction to Scientific Multivariable Testing
» Advanced Testing Strategies (technical articles)
» Case Studies: detailed scientific tests
» Case Studies: 1-page test summaries
» Conference Sessions: slides & papers

Basic topics in Marketing Analytics

1. The Right Sample Size will Bring your Tests into Focus
2. Deceptive Data and Statistical Skullduggery
3. Physics and the Laws of Marketing
 

Publication

AD.com (Jan08)
AD.com (Mar08)
DirectMktg (May01)
 

Examples

Direct mail
(general)
(general)
 

Introduction to Scientific Testing

1. The Rising Tide in Circulation Testing
2. Navigating the Depths of Multivariable Testing
3. What Mix of Split-run and Multivariable Testing is Best?
4. Basic Science behind Multivariable Testing
5. Drive Marketing Results with Multivariable Testing
 

  

AD.com (Oct07)
IR (Feb07)
TM tipline (Sept08)
AD.com (Sept08)
DirectMktg (Dec97)
 

  

Direct mail
E-mail
(general)
SEM
DM,Retail,TM
 

Advanced Testing Strategies

1. Experimental Design on the Front Lines of Marketing
2. Experiment to Increase Supermarket Sales
3. The Paradox of Price
4. (Sub-) Optimal Test Designs for Marketing Testing
5. A Scientific Approach to Implementing Change
6. Testing Faster, Testing Better
 

 

IJRM (Sept06)
Interfaces (Mar09)
AD.com (Jun08)
Quirk's (Feb07)
JPC (2006)
CM (May 2008)
 

  

Direct mail
Retail CPG
Retail pricing
(general)
Retail sales
DM tactics
 

Case Studies: detailed scientific tests

1. Direct mail subscriptions tests
2. Retail marketing-mix test
3. Landing page test
4. Newsstand price test
5. Catalog cover and insert test
6. E-mail office supplies test (complex example)
 

   

Direct mail
Retail / CPG
Landing page
Retail
Catalog
E-mail
 

Case Studies: 1-page test summaries

1. Financial Times direct mail tests (from DMA07)
2. Conde Nast e-mail tests (from DMA06)
3. Lillian Vernon contact strategy test (from ACCM07)
4. THD-ALA direct mail test (from DMA07)
5. Ameriprise direct mail test (from DMA06)
6. Whirlpool contact strategy test (from DMDays-NY)
7. CPG product mix and price test (from NCDM09)
8. Advertising media mix test
9. Outbound telemarketing test
10. Call center attrition test
 


 

    

Direct mail
E-mail
Contact strategy
Direct mail
Direct mail
Contact strategy
CPG / Retail
Advertising
Telemarketing
Telemarketing
 

Conference Sessions: slides & papers

1. Testing More with Less: Best Practices
          from Hearst and Visa - slides
2. Multivariable Testing: Statistics & Strategies - slides
3. Direct Mail Testing: Innovations and Insights - slides
4. Multivariable Testing: Secrets of Success - slides
5. Innovations in Retail Testing and Measurement - paper
6. Robust Test Designs for Marketing and Retail - paper
7. Designed Experiments in Service Quality - paper & slides
8. How to avoid Statistical Skullduggery - slides
 

Conference

DMA09

NCDM 09
DMA07
DMA06
ARF (2003)
ISI-Portugal (Aug07)
ASQ (May09)
ACCM 09
 

 


After you read over a few articles and case studies, contact us about your specific advertising and marketing programs and how we can work together to increase your marketing ROI. 

LucidView case studies are also presented in the 8th edition of Successful Direct Marketing Methods (Stone and Jacobs) and Testing 1-2-3: Experimental Design with Applications in Marketing and Service Operations (Ledolter and Swersey).

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