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Marketers can deliver personalized experiences, A/B test and measure performance with the Sitefinity platform.
Progress Sitefinity is a content management system (CMS) with a natively integrated Customer Data Platform (CDP) layer designed to simplify website development while enabling sophisticated digital experiences. In this article, we’ll explore how the experimentation and personalization capabilities built into Sitefinity software empower marketers to optimize conversions, test hypotheses and deliver targeted experiences.
In today’s competitive digital landscape, marketers face mounting pressure to deliver measurable results while creating engaging, relevant experiences for diverse audiences. Modern consumers expect personalized interactions that speak directly to their needs, preferences and stages in the customer journey.
Experimentation has become the backbone of data-driven marketing strategies. Rather than relying on assumptions, successful marketing teams continuously test variations of their content, layouts and calls to action to understand what truly drives conversions. This iterative approach to optimization allows teams to make informed decisions based on real user behavior rather than speculation.
Sitefinity recognizes this shift and provides marketers with powerful yet accessible tools for both A/B testing and personalization. These capabilities are integrated into the platform’s interface, so sophisticated optimization strategies remain within reach of marketing professionals without requiring deep technical expertise.
Sitefinity CMS offers A/B testing functionality that begins with developing a clear hypothesis. The Progress Sitefinity approach encourages marketers to think strategically about what they’re testing and why. For example, you might hypothesize that repositioning the contact form above the map on your Contact Us page will increase form submissions by making it more prominent to visitors.
To create an A/B test, marketers can navigate directly to “Marketing » A/B Testing” in the Sitefinity backend or access the testing tools from within the page editor itself.
The test creation process starts with fundamental details. You’ll enter a descriptive test title such as “Optimize Contact Us Page” and optionally provide a detailed description outlining your hypothesis and planned variations. Setting start and end dates gives you control over the test timeline; you can schedule tests for future launches or align them with campaign periods when traffic is expected to peak.
As you’re creating your test, you’ll select your target audience, choosing between all users or predefined visitor segments, and specify which page to optimize. Sitefinity CMS supports up to 10 page variations with customizable traffic distribution, allowing you to run comprehensive multivariate tests when needed.
Finally, you’ll define your conversion goals which could be:
Once your test framework is established, creating variations uses the same familiar page editing interface. You can test any page element: headlines, images, form placement or complete layout changes.
Within the Sitefinity platform, Sitefinity Insight provides robust insights, visibility and tools to extend analytics from third-party vendors. The platform automatically tracks visitor interactions and calculates conversion rates for each variation, but, more importantly, it determines when results reach statistical significance.
This statistical rigor helps prevent marketers from drawing conclusions from insufficient data, a common pitfall in experimentation programs. Sitefinity CMS recommends at least two weeks of data collection before designating a winning variation, and it maintains a 95% confidence threshold for statistical significance.
When tests conclude, implementing the winning variation is as simple as clicking a button. There’s no need to involve IT teams or worry about deployment complexities. The winning content becomes the new default, while all test data remains accessible in Sitefinity Insight for future analysis and learning.
Beyond A/B testing, Progress Sitefinity CMS has personalization capabilities that enable marketers to create tailored experiences for specific user segments. The platform supports comprehensive audience segmentation based on geographic location, user roles, browsing behavior, device type and integration with external systems like HubSpot and Marketo. Marketers can personalize individual widgets and entire page layouts or create completely different page versions, all without requiring custom development.
For more details on personalization capabilities, refer to the Sitefinity documentation on Personalization.
The Progress Sitefinity approach to experimentation and personalization eliminates traditional barriers between strategy and execution. By integrating A/B testing and personalization directly into the content management workflow, the platform makes sophisticated optimization accessible to non-technical marketing teams.
By putting these powerful capabilities directly at marketers’ fingertips, Sitefinity CMS enables teams to focus on strategy, creativity and customer understanding while the platform handles the technical complexity of delivering optimized, personalized experiences at scale. For more information on A/B testing, explore these additional resources:
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Progress Sitefinity is a content management system (CMS) with a natively integrated Customer Data Platform (CDP) layer designed to simplify website development while enabling sophisticated digital experiences. In this article, we’ll explore how the experimentation and personalization capabilities built into Sitefinity software empower marketers to optimize conversions, test hypotheses and deliver targeted experiences.
Experimentation and Personalization
In today’s competitive digital landscape, marketers face mounting pressure to deliver measurable results while creating engaging, relevant experiences for diverse audiences. Modern consumers expect personalized interactions that speak directly to their needs, preferences and stages in the customer journey.
Experimentation has become the backbone of data-driven marketing strategies. Rather than relying on assumptions, successful marketing teams continuously test variations of their content, layouts and calls to action to understand what truly drives conversions. This iterative approach to optimization allows teams to make informed decisions based on real user behavior rather than speculation.
Sitefinity recognizes this shift and provides marketers with powerful yet accessible tools for both A/B testing and personalization. These capabilities are integrated into the platform’s interface, so sophisticated optimization strategies remain within reach of marketing professionals without requiring deep technical expertise.
A/B Testing
Creating Your First A/B Test
Sitefinity CMS offers A/B testing functionality that begins with developing a clear hypothesis. The Progress Sitefinity approach encourages marketers to think strategically about what they’re testing and why. For example, you might hypothesize that repositioning the contact form above the map on your Contact Us page will increase form submissions by making it more prominent to visitors.
To create an A/B test, marketers can navigate directly to “Marketing » A/B Testing” in the Sitefinity backend or access the testing tools from within the page editor itself.
The test creation process starts with fundamental details. You’ll enter a descriptive test title such as “Optimize Contact Us Page” and optionally provide a detailed description outlining your hypothesis and planned variations. Setting start and end dates gives you control over the test timeline; you can schedule tests for future launches or align them with campaign periods when traffic is expected to peak.
As you’re creating your test, you’ll select your target audience, choosing between all users or predefined visitor segments, and specify which page to optimize. Sitefinity CMS supports up to 10 page variations with customizable traffic distribution, allowing you to run comprehensive multivariate tests when needed.
Finally, you’ll define your conversion goals which could be:
- Form submissions – Perfect for lead generation campaigns.
- Next page viewed – Ideal for measuring engagement and navigation flow.
- Sitefinity Insight conversions – Leveraging advanced analytics for custom conversion definitions.
Once your test framework is established, creating variations uses the same familiar page editing interface. You can test any page element: headlines, images, form placement or complete layout changes.
Measuring Performance
Within the Sitefinity platform, Sitefinity Insight provides robust insights, visibility and tools to extend analytics from third-party vendors. The platform automatically tracks visitor interactions and calculates conversion rates for each variation, but, more importantly, it determines when results reach statistical significance.
This statistical rigor helps prevent marketers from drawing conclusions from insufficient data, a common pitfall in experimentation programs. Sitefinity CMS recommends at least two weeks of data collection before designating a winning variation, and it maintains a 95% confidence threshold for statistical significance.
When tests conclude, implementing the winning variation is as simple as clicking a button. There’s no need to involve IT teams or worry about deployment complexities. The winning content becomes the new default, while all test data remains accessible in Sitefinity Insight for future analysis and learning.
Wrap-up
Beyond A/B testing, Progress Sitefinity CMS has personalization capabilities that enable marketers to create tailored experiences for specific user segments. The platform supports comprehensive audience segmentation based on geographic location, user roles, browsing behavior, device type and integration with external systems like HubSpot and Marketo. Marketers can personalize individual widgets and entire page layouts or create completely different page versions, all without requiring custom development.
For more details on personalization capabilities, refer to the Sitefinity documentation on Personalization.
The Progress Sitefinity approach to experimentation and personalization eliminates traditional barriers between strategy and execution. By integrating A/B testing and personalization directly into the content management workflow, the platform makes sophisticated optimization accessible to non-technical marketing teams.
By putting these powerful capabilities directly at marketers’ fingertips, Sitefinity CMS enables teams to focus on strategy, creativity and customer understanding while the platform handles the technical complexity of delivering optimized, personalized experiences at scale. For more information on A/B testing, explore these additional resources:
- How to Create an A/B Test in Sitefinity
- A/B Testing | Sitefinity Documentation
- A/B Testing with Sitefinity | Sitefinity Whitepaper
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