{"id":11109,"date":"2022-02-08T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/08\/a-guide-to-website-personalization-for-inbound-marketing-success\/"},"modified":"2022-02-08T19:50:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T19:50:07","slug":"a-guide-to-website-personalization-for-inbound-marketing-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/08\/a-guide-to-website-personalization-for-inbound-marketing-success\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Website Personalization for Inbound Marketing Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An immersive and tailored experience<\/span> on a website is imperative to inbound marketing success. That immersion comes from website personalization<\/span> \u2014 giving visitors to your website an experience unique to them<\/span>, as if they were returning to a business and shaking hands with someone they\u2019ve spoken to before.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not enough to have an attractive website<\/a>. People don\u2019t only want to be treated like humans \u2014 they want to be treated as unique individuals<\/span>. They want their name spoken to them in conversation. They may want someone to remember their last purchase and ask how it\u2019s going. They want the kind of personalization that leaves a positive lasting impression<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Giving people as custom an experience online as possible, without becoming invasive, is a key element to driving conversions<\/a> and inbound marketing success<\/span>. We\u2019ve put together this guide to website personalization to get the ball rolling.<\/p>\n

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What is Inbound Website Personalization?<\/h2>\n

Personalization is when a website presents a visitor with content specifically tailored to their needs, interests, and goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We all recognize personalization as users but, as marketers, it can sometimes be a challenging methodology to implement. The key is your messaging<\/span>. It can\u2019t just be engaging \u2014 it has to be relevant, too. Your website should speak your prospects\u2019 language, and your content should engage them with pertinent ideas to solve their specific needs.<\/p>\n

Here are a few notable examples of web personalization you may recognize.<\/p>\n

Amazon<\/h3>\n

Given how many people use Amazon, they\u2019ve essentially created billions of personalized pages.<\/span> When logged in, users will be greeted by name, shown products related to ones they\u2019ve viewed, and a history of what they\u2019ve recently shopped for.
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Google<\/h3>\n

Every search conducted on Google is customized to the searcher<\/strong> based on what Google knows about them, from location to websites visited to thousands of other data points. Anyone searching for a great burger place \u201cnear me\u201d will get results for restaurants that are actually near them, no matter where they\u2019re located.
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MOZ<\/h3>\n

Personalization doesn\u2019t have to be complex. Take Moz\u2019s login page, for example. The greeting and image change depending on the time of day<\/span> \u2014 from a cup of coffee to an apple to a cupcake.
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What Do You Need to Implement Website Personalization?<\/h2>\n

A personalized web experience<\/span> similar to those examples is increasingly possible for inbound marketing websites<\/a>, even from a B2B perspective. Content Management Systems (CMS) like HubSpot<\/a> come with built-in personalization for sites hosted on their website platform. Two key web personalization tools in HubSpot\u2019s arsenal are Smart Calls-To-Action (Smart CTAs)<\/span> and Smart Content.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smart CTAs<\/span> are calls-to-action that change based on returning website visitors<\/span> (usually contacts you\u2019ve captured through a form submission). They can change based on a number of contact attributes, but important options include:<\/p>\n