Can gamification combat the problem of online "infidelity" by encouraging a website's users to stay loyal? 80% of Web users ‘log on’ daily, but lack loyalty to even the hottest sites. According to Compete, users visit ‘favorite’ sites less than 2 times a month, spending less than 8 minutes viewing only 7 pages per site. Based on quantitative analysis of best practices and case studies across a wide range of categories, this session will discuss specific strategies and tactics that online publishers can use to increase visitor loyalty – repeat visits, pages viewed and time on site."
Bio
Keith Smith
Keith Smith served as the CEO for 10 years and grew Zango from a startup to a multi-national company employing 300 people in six offices in four countries and multiple years was ranked among the Best Places to Work in Seattle. The company grew to $78 million in annual revenue and $24 million in EBITDA and ranked #7 on the Inc 500 list. While at Zango, Keith discovered a true passion for gamification after spending two years building a game-based loyalty program. Wanting to focus on game mechanics and gamification, and feeling the need to again scratch the entrepreneurial itch, Keith co-founded BigDoor with long-time business partner and best friend, Jeff Malek in 2009. A veteran entrepreneur, Keith started and bootstrapped two other tech companies prior to 1999. Follow Keith on Twitter @chiefdoorman
Keith Smith, co-founder and CEO of BigDoor, explains the problem of consumer "promiscuity" for internet sites. "If we can't get users to come back," says Smith, "then no amount of engagement, or anything else, is really going to matter."