Online retailer JD Williams has adopted Monetate’s experience marketing technology to create highly personalised, relevant experiences to differentiate the brand from competitors and enhance conversion and loyalty.
JD Williams had previously been using an optimisation solution, however, with diminishing returns from optimisation alone, the retailer quickly realised that it needed to adopt personalisation to improve customer engagement and conversion.
Monetate’s easy to use platform enabled the eCommerce team to quickly start creating personalised experiences targeting segments of their audiences at scale and without reliance on 3rd parties. Additionally, with JD Williams in the process of moving onto the Hybris eCommerce platform, Monetate gave the business great agility to trade and merchandise the site while IT resources were engaged in the re-platforming process.
Finn Christo, Conversion Rate Optimisation Manager at N Brown Group said “The personalisation platform has enabled us to get started in a really quick and easy way. We have been impressed with the business impact that Monetate has had in such a short time and are looking forward to the next stages of the project.”
Like many retailers, JD Williams has seen a significant shift towards mobile traffic across their brands. Using Monetate, the brand was able to address this change, creating personalised experiences for visitors using mobile and tablet devices. Using Monetate, Finn and the team were able to quickly build, test and implement a bespoke mobile experience which generated an uplift of 18 per cent in new visitor conversion within the space of two weeks – demonstrating the value of personalisation to the business. Further test specific KPIs included:
- An overall conversion uplift of 8 per cent
- Revenue per session uplift of 12 per cent
- Add to basket uplift of 4 per cent
- Average order value increase of 5 per cent
Along with seeing quick results above and beyond expectations, the technology has also had an unexpected, but positive impact on the internal team. Having used Monetate for almost a year the company has seen a change in culture as it has bought departments together, enabling JD Williams to become more agile. Finn continued “The level of excitement in the business is inspiring. We have full support from the executive team who understand that by moving the needle by just a tiny fraction the ROI is huge. Monetate lets us move that needle.”
The next steps on the path to personalisation are for the business to integrate its CRM data, containing large amounts of valuable customer information into the Monetate platform, giving it great scope for far deeper levels of personalisation. Ann Steer, Director of Marketing at JD Williams’ parent company, N. Brown Group, commented “Personalisation and the ability to deliver, individual relevant experiences are the single most important thing that will help us deliver business success.”
Mike Harris, VP EMEA at Monetate, said: “JD Williams has made significant strides with its personalisation strategy providing a more engaging and relevant offering for both new and existing customers. Monetate’s platform is dedicated to supporting JD Williams with its increasing desire to deliver excellent customer service and a seamless shopping experience for all.”
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