CKED	
  
Onboarding:	
  	
  
Everyone	
  Does	
  It,	
  But	
  Does	
  Anyone	
  Do	
  It	
  Well?	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
Noah	
  Jessop	
  
@njess	
  
The Very First Launch

Account Creation / Sign-in

Accounts, Passwords, Facebook Connect

Guided Experience – Tutorial

Asking for Permission: Push, Contacts 


Basic Overview: Push & Email Strategy 



ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
TO COVER
“78%	
  of	
  apps	
  are	
  never	
  launched	
  more	
  than	
  once”	
   	
  
	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
  
	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
   	
   	
  	
  -­‐Fiksu







ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
WHY APP ONBOARDING MATTERS
1st Bingo Game on iOS & Android
10M+ players in first year


ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
MY BACKGROUND
CommandIQ is the best platform to power segmentation,
personalization, and automation of push, email and other channels
at scale.





ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
NOW
GOOD
SIGNUP
TO DRIVE FACEBOOK CONNECT
FB connected players 9X more likely to spend (Wooga)
GREAT
SIGNUP
ALSO…
WHY
SIGN UP?
Facebook Connect – powerful, verified email 

9X more likely to spend (Wooga)

But maybe not the best one…may not be primary

email address for a user

Everyone Has Multiple Email Address

On first login use “throwaway” – return with “trusted”

account

Merging Accounts


ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
UNEXPECTED COMPLICATIONS
OTHER
TRICKS
PASSWORD
FREE?
GNAIL
AOL.CON
ETC.
After significant testing & optimization… 


60% increase in signup conversion



…But there’s still a lot more to do…



ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
NOW..
ACCOUNT SUCCESSFULLY CREATED
WHAT’S
MISSING
HERE?
NO BACK
BUTTON –
(USERS
LOCKED
INTO FLOW)
GUIDE
CONTINUES
DRIVE
DESIRED
ACTIONS
WITH
ADDITIONAL
CALLOUTS
SHOW
HOW
(MAKE
TUTORIAL
SHORT, NOT
OPTIONAL)
ADD
CHANNELS
SIMPLY
“Consumers	
  who	
  opted	
  into	
  push	
  no7fica7ons	
  on	
  
retail	
  apps	
  generated	
  40%	
  more	
  monthly	
  app	
  opens	
  
than	
  opted-­‐out	
  consumers”	
  	
  
	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  	
  -­‐Urban	
  Airship






ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
PUSH – KEY CHANNEL
ASKING
PERMISSION:
ONLY ONE
CHANCE
(IOS)
1) Timed call-back Notifications – Easy

2) Drip campaign based on behavior – Medium

3) Multichannel engagement – Harder 

4) Opt-in Events – Varies



ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
START SIMPLE: CAMPAIGN IDEAS
Mobile App Signup / Onboarding / First Time Experience.  From Grow.co June 2014, by Noah Jessop of CommandIQ
1) TIMER
2)
BEHAVIORAL
DRIP
3) MULTIPLE TOUCH POINTS
4)
CHANCES TO
OPT-IN
Start with low-hanging fruit, quick wins

Set cadence expectations early

Automate whenever possible

Track key metrics (retention, sessions, push/email
unsubs, presumed uninstalls) against control
group

ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
MESSAGING TAKEAWAYS
Substantial Gains to be had optimizing
onboarding– 

100% of users experience your FTUE

Best way to help long-term retention? 

One day at a time. Start with Day 2.




ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
IN SUMMARY
THANK	
  YOU 	
   	
   	
   	
   	
  NOAH@COMMANDIQ.COM	
  

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