MARKETING
5 ways deep learning can increase your conversion rates
Performance marketing teams using Deep Learning and AI-powered optimisation are seeing significant improvements in marketing conversion rates through greater campaign effectiveness. Here's how to increase conversion rates using the latest technology.
If you’re a marketing leader feeling the pressure of rising acquisition costs and demanding ROI targets, you're not alone. Traditional campaign optimisation has hit a wall. Demographics-based targeting and manual A/B testing aren't delivering the conversion performance marketers need today. The solution lies in harnessing the pattern recognition power of Deep Learning to understand your customers at a level that was impossible with other solutions.
1. Dynamic creative optimisation using neural networks
The Impact: Brands typically see substantial improvements when Deep Learning algorithms automatically optimise creative elements to increase conversion rates.
Traditional A/B testing limits you to testing a handful of creative variations over weeks or months. Deep Learning models can evaluate and predict the effectiveness of thousands of creative combinations - headlines, images, calls-to-action, colours, and layouts - identifying which resonate with specific user segments far more efficiently than traditional Machine Learning or traditional A/B testing and human analysis.
Understanding Deep Learning vs. Machine Learning: Deep Learning is a revolutionary advancement over traditional Machine Learning approaches. While Machine Learning algorithms require human experts to manually identify and add relevant features (like "user clicked on red buttons" or "users from mobile devices"), Deep Learning algorithms automatically discover these patterns and countless others that humans would never think to look for. Deep Learning models consist of multiple interconnected layers that can identify increasingly complex patterns - from basic visual elements in the first layer to sophisticated behavioural correlations in deeper layers. This allows Deep Learning to uncover hidden relationships between user behaviour, creative elements, and conversion outcomes that traditional Machine Learning simply cannot detect.
The superiority is clear in creative optimisation. Machine Learning might test whether red or blue buttons perform better, but Deep Learning simultaneously analyses button colour, placement, surrounding text, user's browsing history, time of day, device type, and hundreds of other variables to determine the optimal combination for each individual user. This multi-dimensional optimisation capability is why Deep Learning consistently outperforms legacy approaches.
How it works: The AI analyses user behaviour signals (time on page, scroll depth, click patterns) along with demographic and contextual data to predict which creative elements will drive conversions. It then automatically serves the highest-probability combinations to each user segment.
Real example: Classifieds portal Gumtree UK used Deep Learning to personalise ad variations across different audience segments. Working alongside other retargeters, RTB House algorithms drove more conversions by testing different configurations of ad creative at optimal times to increase conversions. This granular optimisation drove 33% more traffic to the site and doubled their conversions.
Similar principles apply when implementing retargeting strategies across different user segments. Buyers, cart abandoners, and visitors each require tailored creative approaches that Deep Learning can optimise automatically.
2. Predictive audience segmentation beyond demographics
The impact: AI-powered behavioural prediction reduces wasted ad spend substantially while improving conversion rates by identifying prospects most likely to convert.
Move beyond age, gender, and location. Deep Learning models analyse hundreds of behavioural signals - browsing patterns, engagement history, purchase timing, device usage, and interaction sequences - to predict conversion probability with remarkable accuracy.
How it works: The AI creates dynamic segments based on real-time behaviour patterns rather than static demographics. It identifies users showing early-stage purchase intent signals that traditional targeting would miss, while filtering out users unlikely to convert despite fitting your demographic profile.
Advanced contextual understanding: Tools like IntentGPT, part of the RTB House Deep Learning tech stack, take this further by analysing the actual content of web pages where users are browsing. This AI reads and understands what's written on a page, then connects that contextual information with client product feeds to serve highly relevant ads. Instead of relying on third-party cookies, it uses first-party data to understand user intent based on the content they're actively consuming.
IntentGPT increases engagement by 44% on average because more relevant ads naturally create more opportunities for conversion - users are more likely to click, explore, and take action when the ad directly relates to what they're reading about.
The competitive advantage: While your competitors are bidding on the same broad demographic segments, you're targeting users based on their actual likelihood to purchase and current contextual interests. This creates a significant efficiency advantage in competitive auctions.
3. Deep Learning-powered attribution and customer journey mapping
The impact: Deep Learning algorithms reveal the true ROI of each touchpoint, often redistributing significant portions of attribution credit to previously undervalued channels.
Traditional attribution models assume linear customer journeys and simple cause-and-effect relationships. Deep Learning models capture the complex, non-linear behaviours that actually drive conversions - like how a display ad viewed three weeks ago influences a search query today.
How it works: Neural networks analyse millions of customer journey combinations to identify hidden conversion patterns. They understand that Customer A needs three touchpoints over two weeks while Customer B converts after a single targeted ad, then optimise accordingly.
The results: Deep Learning often reveals unexpected conversion paths that traditional models miss entirely. For example, one retail brand discovered that their "low-performing" display campaigns were actually driving a substantial portion of their search conversions - they were just getting zero credit in last-click attribution.
Advanced application: The AI can predict optimal timing and sequencing of ad exposures. It learns that certain audiences convert best when they see a video ad followed by a retargeting display ad 5 to 7 days later, then optimise delivery timing automatically.
Budget reallocation impact: Armed with accurate attribution data, marketing teams typically reallocate significant portions of their budget to previously undervalued channels, driving immediate ROI improvements.
4. Personalised ad copy generation at scale
The impact: AI-generated personalised messaging increases click-through rates substantially and helps increase website conversions significantly compared to generic ad copy.
Creating personalised ad copy for thousands of micro-segments is humanly impossible. AI can generate and test hundreds of message variations tailored to specific user characteristics, behavioural patterns, and purchase intent signals.
Beyond basic personalisation: This goes far beyond inserting names or locations -the AI crafts entirely different value propositions based on user behaviour. A frequent mobile user might see efficiency-focused messaging, while a price-sensitive segment receives discount-oriented copy.
The scale solution: One messaging framework can generate thousands of personalised variations. The AI learns which emotional triggers, pain points, and benefits resonate with each micro-segment, then generates appropriate copy automatically.
Quality control: Advanced systems include brand voice consistency checks and A/B testing protocols to ensure personalised copy maintains quality while scaling reach.
5. Real-time bid optimisation with Deep Learning
The impact: AI bid optimisation typically shows how to increase conversion rates substantially while reducing cost per acquisition significantly.
Manual bid adjustments based on time of day, device, or basic demographics are reactive and limited. Deep Learning models predict conversion probability in real-time, adjusting bids dynamically based on hundreds of contextual factors.
Advanced optimisation: The AI considers user behaviour signals, seasonal patterns, competitive landscape, inventory levels, and even weather data to determine optimal bid amounts for each auction.
Specific scenarios: The system might increase bids for mobile users browsing during lunch hours (high conversion probability) while reducing bids for desktop users on weekends (lower intent signals for your business).
Efficiency gains: Instead of overpaying for low-intent traffic or missing high-value opportunities, your bids align perfectly with actual conversion probability, maximising your advertising efficiency.
Boost your conversion rates
Marketing teams that embrace Deep Learning are fundamentally changing how they compete. While others are still manually optimising campaigns based on gut instinct and basic demographics, AI-powered marketers are leveraging sophisticated pattern recognition to understand customer behaviour at a granular level.
The brands seeing substantial conversion rate improvements aren't using magic; they're using math. Deep Learning models that can process millions of data points and identify complex behavioural patterns that humans simply cannot detect at scale.
Start with a pilot programme focused on your highest-impact campaigns. Choose one of the five strategies above, implement proper measurement, and begin building your AI-powered marketing advantage. The technology is ready, the results are proven, and your competitors are already moving.
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