6 Ways Dashlane realized ROI from reviews

Dashlane, a leading password manager and 2015 Webby Award Honoree, has seen rapid growth as both businesses and consumers continue to put more of their personal and professional lives on the web.

As more and more personal data is stored online, and personal and business data blending more than ever, the threat of identity hackers and security breaches is at an all time high. Dashlane is the most secure password manager online, but this is a difficult message to communicate to prospects. The only question that matters to people when looking to store their passwords is, “Can you be trusted?”

Dashlane's goals

To use reviews from past customers to build trust with future ones, and continue to grow the business.

Work and results

Step 1: Building an online reputation

When your business is storing sensitive personal data, consumer trust is critical to gaining new business. So Dashlane realized that they needed to build their reputation where their prospects are looking for it - online.

“A primary reason we partnered with Trustpilot was a reference from a new employee,” says David, Head of Organic Marketing at Dashlane. “The cost was fair and he said we’d make the money back in a second. And he was right. We looked at the performance after the first week and everyone said “oh wow!” and we’ve only seen the value and ROI multiply ever since.”

Dashlane partnered with Trustpilot in May 2015 and quickly gained tons of reviews to back their reputation. The most impressive part? Over 97% of their reviews are 4 and 5 star, proving their dedication to customer satisfaction once more.

Step 2: Increase paid search traffic

In just a month, Dashlane gained enough reviews with Trustpilot to qualify for a Google Seller Rating extension on their ad campaign. This star rating was included in their PPC ads to differentiate their business and establish credibility even before someone visits their page. The results from this simple addition were dramatic, they saw a 93% lift in click-through-rates driving more traffic to their site.

Step 3: Maximize ROI from paid search

And Dashlane didn’t stop there. They also displayed Trustpilot reviews on their paid ad landing pages to help convert their increased traffic into customers. This resulted in an increase in conversion rate of 14.5%, bringing more downloads, customers, and ROI from paid ads.

Step 4: Convert browsers into customers

Dashlane also displayed reviews on their homepage to help convert high intent visitors and increase downloads. They A/B tested two different Trustpilot widgets on their homepage and found that both improved conversions. They then displayed both widgets but in different places on their site to test the impact on consumer confidence. The results showed that this was the optimal solution and drove a 4.3% increase in downloads.

Step 5: Optimize email marketing

Dashlane’s standard password manager is free so that everyone can enjoy the simple and secure solution. They also offer a premium version allowing users to sync across all devices and automatically back-up passwords. Getting free users to realize the value of their premium offering and upgrade is critical to their business. Given this, Dashlane focused on creating a highly optimized email campaign, driving tons of upgrades. Yet they found they could improve performance even further by adding Trustpilot reviews. This additional 1% in click-through-rate is substantial given its already high performance.

Step 6: Create a winning value proposition

It’s easy to see how a company with bad reviews can use customer feedback to improve their business, but what about a company with a near perfect rating? For Dashlane, the opportunity is clear: it’s an invaluable resource for learning the language their customers use to describe their offering and how they benefit from it.

“It's great to have a one-on-one connection with customers by responding to reviews,” says David. “But it's equally important that we pay attention to the language customers use when speaking about us. If our customers are repeating our language, then they understand our messaging. If they’re not, then we adopt their language."

“By doing this, we can better relate to the millions of people who could use our solution. That’s what’s most scalable about Trustpilot.”

To sum up...

Dashlane has seen a substantial increase in ROI from paid advertisements, higher conversions from organic visitors, and an increase in upgrades. All of which stem from simply using their stellar reputation with current customers to build trust in future ones.

"It’s very important to learn the actual ins and outs of our product in order to find a way to communicate our trustworthiness quickly... and customer reviews with Trustpilot is how we do it."

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