12 Steps to Increasing Conversions by 25%

If your goal is more conversions, there are steps you can take right now to make that goal a reality. The good news is, most of these actions don't don't require any investment other than time. Here are 12 tips that can help you achieve as much as 25 percent more conversions.

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Gross: Guy Pops A Giant Zit on His Face And Then Eats It

Working with Innocean, Dallas-based candy store Atomic Candy is out with a very Skittles-like commercial in which a guy, looking at himself in the mirror, realizes, he's got a zit. But the zit is actually a piece of candy.

He squeezes the candy, it falls into the sink and then he eats it. If your stomach isn't turning at this point then you probably should watch the rest of the commercial. Because it's like the biggest zit explosion you've ever seen.

So, yea, it's just a candy commercial but still.

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Headed to Cannes? Here's Your Handy Beach Map

In case you don't feel like attending sessions at Cannes like a good delegate and would rather spend your days on the beach soaking up the sun and stealing glances at those young, up-and-coming creatives who are more than happy to frolic on the beach as if it were Spring Break, Italian agency, Aylene Gardider has you covered.

Just as they did last year, the agency is out with a map of the beaches in Cannes so you can be sure you're meeting up in the right spot. Feel free to download the full sized version below.

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As You Consider Attending SXSW 2016, Here's What Was Awesome About SXSW 2015

It's sort of passe to talk about how much SXSW has changed over the years because, well, it has and there's no going back. If you feel the need to reminisce or wallow in the past, you can read this, this, this, this and this.

Or you can put you mind in a more upbeat mode and read 6 Reasons Why SXSW is Still Awesome, written after last year's SXSW.

In any case, let's move on. Did you go to SXSW this year? What did you think? Did you get out of it what you expected? More? Less?

Let's take a look at some of what transpired during this year's SXSW Interactive.

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