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Ton Wesseling

Ton Wesseling

LinkedIn Content Strategy & Writing Style

Conversion Hotel, Experimentation island, Experimentation Culture Awards. I've been a digital optimizer by profession since 1999 and dedicated to fueling growth in the experimentation industry by organizing these events.

Netherlands
118 Viral ScoreView on LinkedIn

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Warm Analysis

Ton Wesseling positions himself as the preeminent architect of experimentation culture, moving far beyond the tactical confines of CRO to champion a holistic, community-driven approach to growth. His strategy centers on the "luxury school camp" model of high-level networking, where he blends deep technical expertise—such as using GenAI to scrape and optimize complex data sets—with the logistical mastery of hosting global retreats like Conversion Hotel. He is notable for his radical commitment to value over profit, evidenced by his refusal of promotion fees in favor of community giveaways and his strict CO2-neutral event mandates. Wesseling’s work sits at a sophisticated intersection of event curation and industry advocacy, where he translates the "rigor crisis" of modern testing into actionable frameworks for the next era of agentic, AI-driven commerce.

Performance Overview

Followers

9.4K

Connections

3.9K

Avg. Engagement

82

Engagement Rate

Posts/Week

1.0

Viral Score

118

Posts Analyzed

1

Top Posts by Engagement

I'm glowing from this year's edition of The Conference known as 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹. The quality was outstanding! The attendees, the speakers, the hotel staff, the AV team, the theme desig…

LinkedIn post image: I'm glowing from this year's edition of The Conference known as 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹. The quality was outstan
22840243 viral
Industry Events11 months ago
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𝗖𝗥𝗢 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 3 takeaways for your 2026 roadmap For 20+ years, web conversion optimization has been about removing friction, i…

LinkedIn post image: 𝗖𝗥𝗢 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜, 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝘂𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴
9132528 viral
Conversion Rate Optimization9 months ago
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Survived Thanksgiving week? Or freely quoting Slobodan Manić: Survived "Conversion Hotel appreciation week?" 😁 It's time to show you some moving images, or, for the participants, to be sucked back in…

10925224 viral
Experimentation & CRO Events10 months ago
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The Conference known as Conversion Hotel weekend is almost there. Nine days from now, we'll all be having our Friday dinner at the main venue, where all attendees will get to know their assigned teams…

LinkedIn post image: The Conference known as Conversion Hotel weekend is almost there. Nine days from now, we'll all be having our Friday din
5618114 viral
Event Marketing11 months ago
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I love a good set of experimentation growth case studies. I received 43 of them in a 111-page PDF. I started scanning, but man - that was a hassle. 40+ MB PDF file in my browser, with different ways c…

LinkedIn post image: I love a good set of experimentation growth case studies. I received 43 of them in a 111-page PDF. I started scanning, b
3216212 viral
Growth Experimentation9 months ago
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Lukas Vermeer and Shiva Manjunath  - real, authentic growth leadership if you'd ask me. You can meet them in person 40 days from now, on St. Simons Island, GA, the Southeast Coast of the United States…

LinkedIn post image: Lukas Vermeer and Shiva Manjunath  - real, authentic growth leadership if you'd ask me. You can meet them in person 40 d
529110 viral
Event Marketing9 months ago
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Posting Patterns & Frequency

1.0 posts/week

Posts / Week

7.8 days

Days Between Posts

1

Total Posts Analyzed

MEDIUM

Posting Frequency

Timezone: Europe/Brussels

Best Performing Days

ThursdayWednesday

Best Performing Times To Post

12:00–13:3014:00–16:30

Topics & Content Focus

Primary Topics

AI-driven evolution of conversion optimization (agentic commerce, no-click buying, CRO → systems/propositions)Experimentation culture building (quality, governance, scaling, rigor vs velocity)Practical automation for knowledge extraction (turning messy assets into searchable decision tools)

Secondary Themes

Event/community programming for experimentation leaders (speaker spotlights, attendee experience design)Framework-based AI adoption strategy (readiness, maturity models like DIKW)Brand growth through experimentation (positioning + evidence-driven optimization)Applied research and consumer behavior (social media boycotts survey amplification)

Industry Focus

Digital experimentation & CRO leadership in eCommerce and product-led growth teamsB2B SaaS / MarTech ecosystem around experimentation platforms, analytics, and growth operationsConference/community building for mid-to-senior growth, product, and data professionals

Content Categories

Strategic thought leadership (future-of-industry shifts + implications)Tactical build-in-public / behind-the-scenes automationCommunity spotlighting and social proof (speakers, partners, peers)Calls for participation (comments, DMs, event registration, survey responses)

Performance Insights

82.2%

Avg Engagement Rate

STABLE

Performance Trend

Best Performing Topics

AI agents changing CRO and buying behavior (roadmap implications)Experimentation culture narratives tied to credible frameworks and strong opinionsBuild-a-tool stories where the creator turns clutter into a usable asset and asks the community to judge

Virality Signals

Debate invitations (agents vs humans, CRO reframing) that polarize gently without hostilityHigh skimmability (numbered roadmaps) encouraging shares as reference materialCommunity mechanics (raffle + nomination) converting passive readers into commentersCredibility stacking via recognized names/brands/events increasing trust and reshares

Structure & Quality

320

Avg Length (Words)

HIGH

Depth Level

ADVANCED

Expertise Level

0.82/10

Uniqueness Score

Common Hooks

Problem-first frustration hook ("this asset is valuable but unusable") → solution revealContrarian reframing ("CRO isn’t dying—it’s mutating")Future-shift roadmap framing ("3 takeaways for 2026")Authority-by-proximity hook (naming respected people/partners + concrete context)Countdown/event imminence hook (time-to-event scarcity)

Common Endings

Direct question prompts to trigger comments ("Are you doing this? What stands out?")Participation mechanics (raffle/giveaway, shortlist nominations, vote on best cases)Clear next-step link-out (event page, resource page, survey link)Soft-close community warmth (cheers, congrats, shout-outs)

Value Delivery Methods

Transforms abstract trends into operational implications (what changes on the roadmap)Provides tangible assets/tools (searchable case library, optimized PDF)Uses frameworks to reduce hype (maturity/readiness framing for AI adoption)Connects experimentation practice with governance and rigor (quality as a scaling constraint)

Formatting Style

Section headers with emphasis (bold/uppercase styling)Skimmable blocks with short paragraphs and whitespaceNumbered takeaways and bullet listsArrow bullets (▶️) for contrasts and evolutionsName-dropping/tagging to anchor credibility and distributionHashtag bundling focused on experimentation/CRO/AI

Audience & Tone

YES

Question Usage

0.3%

Response Rate

Detected Tone

Strategic operator with practitioner credibilitySmart-casual futurist (clear opinions, minimal jargon when possible)Community catalyst (connector/host energy)Builder mindset ("I solved it in hours" with concrete steps)semi-formalfirst-person

Interaction Style

Co-creation (asking the audience to evaluate, shortlist, and nominate)Peer validation and recognition loops (spotlighting practitioners, thanking partners)Practical debate ("is it too soon?" prompts for experienced perspectives)

Community Building Signals

Uses events as a recurring community nucleus (lineup, MC role, attendee experience)Incentivizes participation without appearing transactional (declines promo fee, raffles it instead)Connects people to each other via named shout-outs and shared standards (rigor, culture, quality)

Writing Style Patterns

Content Strategy

Hook: Problem-first frustration hook ("this asset is valuable but Tone: semi-formalCTA: Comment-based CTA (rank/choose 1–3, explain why, a

Writing style breakdown

Core characteristics

The author writes in a professional, community-builder voice that mixes practical operations (events, logistics, deliverables, timelines) with enthusiasm and credibility signaling (partners, awards, ratings, speaker coaching). The tone is usually conversational-professional: it reads like LinkedIn leadership posting rather than blog prose. The author often frames information as “here’s what happened / here’s what we’re doing / here’s what you can do next,” and tends to foreground concrete specifics (numbers, dates, locations, file sizes, page counts, NPS scores, time estimates, formats like “one-third / one-third / one-third”).

The writing is structured and methodical, but not stiff. There is a recurring “announce + contextualize + enumerate + invite” cadence. The voice is “organizer-host” and “practitioner-educator” at the same time: the author demonstrates hands-on work (scraping PDFs, building pages, upskilling with GenAI) while also curating community experiences (line-ups, speaker competitions, coaching programs, awards).

Emotional tone and energy

Energy is medium-to-high, with frequent upbeat punctuation and celebratory language (e.g., “congratulations!”, “Well deserved.”, “Happy 2026!”). The author also uses reflective seriousness when discussing industry shifts (AI, rigor crisis, governance, trust). This produces a controlled optimism: excited about the future, but anchored in operational detail and caution about quality.

Signature traits

1. Section: like visual headers using stylized Unicode bold/italic letterforms (e.g., “𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲”, “𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚?”). These headers function like mini: chapters.
1. Immediate context statement (often a status update, announcement, or a personal action taken).
1. 0 blank lines allowed before the first visible character of the post.

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