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All About Design Sprints with New Relic’s Silas Sao

On Thursday, September 19th, Camp Optimization returned with the familiar face of Silas Sao, Senior Manager of Product Design at New Relic. Back in November 2017, Silas taught us all about the importance of ADA compliance and designing for inclusion, and left us with a few strategies for helping make the internet accessible for all. [...]

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Design is (not) just Problem Solving

"Design" is a fuzzy word. It takes on a vastly different meanings depending on the industry, context or background. So it makes sense to add some clarity and standard definition to the word. There has been a hot debate around the philosophical purpose of design, in this quest for clarity and nailing down a definition. [...]

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Moving, Shaking, and A/B Testing in Oregon Wine Country

On a warm August evening, the Roboboogie team arrived at the Scholls Valley Lodge in scenic Oregon wine country for the Party in the Pinot, the Technology Association of Oregon's annual shindig. Bringing together some of the Oregon technology community's top movers and shakers, the event is a sight to behold and we were proud [...]

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A/B Test Building: Streamlining Design-to-Dev Hand-offs

Here at Roboboogie, our bread and butter is web experimentation. We're obsessed with A/B testing and how it can lead to better online experiences. But working within a multidisciplinary environment can be tricky—especially when it comes time to hand-off the test from design to development. Nobody likes to have a ton of meetings, but without [...]

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Embracing Experimentation Culture with Roboboogie’s Test Team

It’s July and Camp Optimization was upon us yet again! This time, we teamed up with Technology Association of Oregon to bring a panel discussion regarding Embracing Experimentation Culture, a subject near and dear to our hearts. Gathered in the Assembly Lounge at Revolution Hall, our esteemed panel of Roboboogie professionals shared their thoughts on [...]

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The Future of AI in Customer Experience Optimization

Roboboogie’s Chief Experience Officer John Gentle has spent most of his adult life in web consultancy and iterative, data-backed design. With that kind of experience, one tends to get really excited about topics that others don’t tend to think about as much—but with that excitement comes passion and knowledge. We decided to kick off a [...]

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Safari ITP 2.1: How it Impacts your Testing and Personalization Program

(NOTE: This post will be updated as new information and solutions are available from Optimizely, Google, VWO, Convert and others). Update: June 4, 2019 On May 13th, Safari released ITP 2.2 with its newest browser updates. This update further inhibits cross-site traffic by limiting client-side cookies set with document.cookie at 1 day when those cookies [...]

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Predicting User Frustration with FullStory’s Agata Bugaj

May’s Camp Optimization came upon us and we found ourselves at Show Bar, right down the hall from the Roboboogie head office in SE Portland. This month, we were graced by a few new friends from FullStory, including Sr. Director of Product Management Agata Bugaj, who came to talk about the future of AI in [...]

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Have Great Content Series | Part 3: Develop Visual Storytelling

The old adage is true, a picture can be worth 1000 words. However, use the wrong image, and you might communicate the wrong 1000-word message. But in a highly dynamic and fast-paced world, communicating your message quickly is key to reaching customers. Remember to keep things visual, while communicating the right message: Images effectively and [...]

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Have Great Content Series | Part 2: The Power of Authentic Voice

Today’s digital landscape is crowded with voices. Consumers are intelligent and can distinguish between inauthentic and genuine messaging. Therefore, the necessity of ensuring messaging is authentic has become increasingly important. Let’s talk brand values Successful brands are deeply rooted in a set of values and beliefs. With the number of choices continually on the rise [...]

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