[British Airways] 8 Persuasive Principle Used by British Airways to Boost their Conversions
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The document analyzes the conversion process of British Airways' booking site, identifying positive aspects and areas needing improvement. It highlights key neuroscience principles that impact user experience and proposes specific changes to enhance site usability and engagement. The analysis includes insights on attention, cognitive fluency, and how to streamline the booking process to increase conversions.
[British Airways] 8 Persuasive Principle Used by British Airways to Boost their Conversions
- 1. Online Persuasions Insiders 2016 How does British Airways optimise conversions? Benjamin Ligier CRO Project Manager
- 2. 8 neuroscience ✔ principles applied 10 mistakes ✘ to correct 4 proposals for improvements An analysis of British Airways’ conversion process I reveal what’s working, what’s not working quite so well, and propose some changes to help increase the site’s income…
- 3. Summer is here but the weather is leaving a lot to be desired so I think I’ll head over to the South of France instead where the sun is far more reliable! I need to book a flight to meet my friends in Marseille so I turn to British Airways. As a Conversion Optimisation Consultant, I can’t help but take note of both the positive aspects of their site - and also the areas for improvement. Join me on my user journey and discover some of the most relevant neuroscience principles I found that apply to their site. The context
- 4. A path in 9 steps 2 3 Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers 6 7 Seats 8 Payment 9 Price 4 5 Add Car Rental 1 Homepage Log In
- 5. A path in 9 steps 9 steps! That’s a lot of steps to have to go through for a flight booking… But then it seems every airline does this. Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 6. Homepage Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 7. Homepage There’s no Call-to-Action on the slides: there’s nothing to catch my attention! Attentional bias ✘
- 8. Homepage This is the first time I’ve used British Airways so why is this Call-To-Action displayed? It should only be displayed to returning customers otherwise it is just drawing attention away unnecessarily. Attention Ratio ✘
- 9. Homepage There are too many fields! Are they really all necessary right now? Ambiguity Aversion ✘
- 10. Homepage Placing a Call-to-Action on the slider will make it clearer what you want people to do and lead them to the right information. A photo would improve the appearance of the site and make it more modern and engaging. Proposal for improvement Von Restorff Effect ✔ Reducing the number of fields will make the page clearer and encourage more people to complete the search.
- 11. Homepage Usefulness & Relevance ✔ If I leave and come back, even days later, the fields are already pre-filled with my most recent search.
- 12. Homepage Framing Effect ✔ The word “Find” is far more positive and motivating than “Search”.
- 13. Fly-Drive Proposition Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 14. Fly-Drive Proposition I clicked on “Find flights”, I want to see flights not cars! The option for this is already on the homepage AND again after the flight choice. This is surely more than enough? Intention & Self-Regulation ✘
- 15. Search Results Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 16. Search Results Curse of Knowledge ✘ What is Avios? There’s no explanation and the banner isn’t clickable!
- 17. Cognitive Fluency ✘ Search Results We first have a big blank zone, then too much information crammed in to one space.
- 18. Search Results The presentation is cleaner with the details of the different classes still available on hover. Proposal for improvement Cognitive Fluency ✔
- 19. Scarcity Effect ✔ I am going to hurry and book because they tell me there’s only one seat left at this price! Search Results
- 20. Information Bias ✔ When I click on “More Details” a pop-up tells me everything I need to know about the different classes. Search Results
- 21. Visual Cueing ✔ This shaded arrow draws my attention down to the Call- To-Action. Search Search Results
- 22. Price Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 23. Price Price Don’t Make me Think ✘ I have to scroll to the very end of the page to see the Call-To-Action. Do I really have to read everything? All this excessive information is inducing stress and cognitive friction.
- 24. Price Price This could be a floating window visible anywhere on the page which directly leads to the bottom of the page and the CTA. The wording of the text also makes it clear that these are all just options and not necessarily important info. Proposal for improvement Don’t Make me Think ✔
- 25. Add Car Rental Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 26. Add Car Rental Commitment & Consistency ✔ This is the right time to show me car rental offers - and the prices have already been calculated for my whole trip!
- 27. Log In Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 28. Log In Need For Certainty ✔ The reasons why I should register are clearly displayed.
- 29. Passengers Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 30. Passengers Foot-In-The-Door Technique ✔ This page is divided in to three forms: Passengers, Person paying and Keeping you informed. This keeps each form short and clear, which encourages me to complete them all. Passengers
- 31. Seats Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 32. Seats Cognitive Fluency ✘ The progression bar has suddenly disappeared on this page! This is confusing.
- 33. Seats Cognitive Fluency ✘ And even when the progression bar is present, there are many differences between each page in terms of design, names of steps, number of steps … It’s confusing and lacks visual fluency. Step 1 Step 2 Step 2 bis Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
- 34. Payment Fly-Drive Proposition Search Results Passengers Seats Payment Price Add Car Rental Homepage Log In
- 35. Payment Payment Pain of Paying ✘ The colour red is too aggressive and stressful; it makes me feel like paying will be extra painful.
- 36. Payment Payment £ 329.00 The aggressive red has been replaced by a relaxing green; the amount has been rounded up to something simpler, smoother, with fewer syllables; and “GBP” has been removed from the total price to avoid excessive & unnecessary monetary reminders. Proposal for improvement Price Cognition ✔
- 37. Thank you for reading! I imagine you’re now thinking one of these 3 things: Or subscribe to our newsletter > Contact us ✔ to optimise your revenue 1 2 3 “Thanks, I know how to optimise my website.” In this case: Click here to discover 5 cognitive biases you might not know about. “I need an expert to optimise my website.” “I don’t have time to think about this.” Sounds like you’re suffering from the “Status Quo Bias” - read more here. Benjamin Ligier CRO Project Manager