February 19, 202338 minEpisode 79

79: LOVE, HATE, AND UX WITH HELEN AND SIMON

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We are back with another Helen and Simon episode! In this one, we learn about some of the hottest things in the world of CRO today from our exceptional guests - Helen Wilmott, UX director at dentsu international and Simon Clark, head of CRO and UX at Evolved Search.

Tune in to learn about page teardowns, copy testing, copying your competitors, and more!

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No Hacks is a podcast about web performance, technical SEO, and the agentic web. Hosted by Slobodan "Sani" Manic.

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