The document discusses how design can disrupt businesses and drive growth. It provides examples of companies like Apple, Target, and About.me that used intuitive and engaging design to grow rapidly. It emphasizes that good design reduces customer acquisition costs, increases lifetime customer value, and is key to achieving profits. The document encourages focusing design on the user experience and pulling customers through the sales funnel.
Thanks and show of hands “who has a business that relies on a website or web application to drive revenues?”
Lot’s of things drive business but very few things will move the needle more than exceptional design.
Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Inc. He is the principal designer of the iMac, titanium and aluminum PowerBook G4, MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
Tony Conrad, founder of About.me
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record operating profit margin
On the other end of the scale, design suggests your highest values and worthiness
For you it’s mildly embarrassing but to the audience it says you don’t care
You need to take this really seriously. Even after engaging them, over 80% of your efforts are pointless if you can’t keep them engaged or converting.
Designing a way to leave a positive impression. Think of your website like a retail store or theme park. What will the last memory and emotion be when they are done?
You can’t walk every person through the process. It’s an impossible task.
Designing a smooth and remarkable experience is well within your control and not nearly as hard as you think.
Emotions are powerful drivers of behaviors. Frustrating a user with poorly defined navigation translates into fear and ultimately anger towards your brand.
But what’s a brand. You can’t design a brand but you can design the experiences that creates the memories and emotions that lead up to brand.
Designing a smooth and remarkable experience is well within your control and not nearly as hard as you think.