Marsh Wear tested a refined free shipping message on product pages. Learn how this change affected conversion rates and site behavior.
Context-aware shipping message
Goal
Conversion rate
Result
-5.5% Conversion rate
Category
Product Page (PDP)
Outcome
Loss Prevented
Before
After
If we display only one clear, context-specific shipping message based on product price, then conversion rate will increase because users will better understand the shipping benefit for specific items.
What We Changed
- Displayed only one context-aware free shipping message per product.
- Used specific messaging based on product price.
- Removed redundant shipping information.
The Results
We dig through every data source to map what's actually broken. By the end, there's no confusion.
+4.1%
Change in amount of clicks
+3.7%
Click-through rate change
+0.4%
visitors
Key Learnings
- Simplifying messages did not improve conversion as expected.
- Reduced messaging may have decreased perceived value.
- Context-specific messaging requires further exploration.
Detailed results breakdown
Add-to-cart rate change
-1.0%
Average order value
-4.2%
Click-through rate change
+3.7%
Lift in conversion rate
-5.5%
Change in revenue per visitor
-9.0%
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