Managing Your Firm’s Website Redesign-Managing Your Firm’s Website Redesign Slides

Managing Your Firm’s Website Redesign Slides

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This presentation emphasizes the critical importance of having a well-designed, customer-centric website for businesses, especially in the B2B sector. Key statistics reveal that 68% of buyers rely on online search as their primary information source, 75% judge firm credibility by its website, and 55% use firm websites as their second most important information source.<br /><br />A successful website should be intuitive, fast, valuable, and conversational. Typical website lifespan varies, with a recommended refresh every 1-3 years and a redesign every 3-5 years, particularly in the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industries. Warning signs indicating a need for redesign include poor alignment with brand, lack of value, difficult navigation, poor design, lack of mobile compatibility, inability to update, poor lead generation, and poor search visibility.<br /><br />Before redesigning, firms should define goals, create a wish list, and audit existing brand and marketing assets. Choosing the right team—whether internal or outsourced—and ensuring requisite expertise across user research, digital strategy, site architecture, design, development, copywriting, and SEO is essential.<br /><br />The process involves strategy and planning (including website evaluation, stakeholder input, user research, competitor analysis, and setting success metrics), design (focused on user experience and brand representation across devices), technology integration (CMS, third-party tools, personalization, chatbots, marketing automation), and ongoing management (content freshness, CMS updates, training, and performance tracking).<br /><br />Design significantly impacts credibility, with 48% citing it as the top factor in assessing trustworthiness, and 94% leaving sites due to poor design. Mobile experience is increasingly vital since 70% of B2B searches occur on phones and 77% of senior executives use mobile for research.<br /><br />Content must differentiate, educate, and generate leads while being optimized for search engines. Finally, the launch phase requires spreading awareness, budgeting for maintenance, training, and continual measurement and adjustments to ensure long-term success.<br /><br />Contact Ida Cheinman at Substance151 for additional resources and guidance.

Keywords

customer-centric website

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user experience design

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