E-COMMERCE &
USER EXPERIENCE
Vaimo E-commerce Seminar
February 27, 2014
Sage Technology Park, Pretoria
PJ UTSI
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Stockholm, Sweden

Science + Development + Design + Innovation
Business + Sales + Product + Digital + Web

= Ecommerce!
AGENDA
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What is user experience?
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How to start

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How to continue

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How to think

Demo


What’s new & happening?
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Mobile

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Multi-channel

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Demo
USER EXPERIENCE
Design, Look & Feel, Usability, Readability, Accessibility
Speed, Intuitiveness, Precision, Stability, Quality, Reliability
Price, Discounts, Availability, Payment, Shipment, Returns
Delivery, Packaging, Products, Warranty, Brand, Marketing
It’s everything!
USER EXPERIENCE: 

HOW TO THINK
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Building a digital store
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Digital is not physical
You have more than one store layout

People shop differently
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Men vs. Women
Rational vs. Emotional

People are right
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We are probably only guessing

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Digital means we have data
USER EXPERIENCE: 

HOW TO START
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The site
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What does it do?

The customer
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Who is it?
Why is she here?

Scenarios & journeys
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What is going to happen?

Prioritize
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What is most important?
CUSTOMER & SCENARIOS
THE BRAND LOYAL CONSUMER
THE CONVENIENCE CONSUMER


PERSONAS
24-hour fashion lover

Time-pressed optimizer
USER EXPERIENCE: 

HOW TO CONTINUE
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The site
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Is it working?

The customer
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Who is it really?
Why is she really here?

Scenarios & journeys
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What is actually happening?

Prioritize
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What is most important, now that we know more?
WHO IS IT REALLY?
WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
DEVICES, TRAFFIC & SALES?
DEVICES, TRAFFIC?
DEVICES, SALES?
USER EXPERIENCE:

DEMO
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Gant - http://us.gant.com

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Eton - http://www.etonshirts.com

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Björn Borg - http://www.bjornborg.com

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Bauhaus - http://www.bauhaus.se

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JC - http://www.jc.se

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P O. P - http://www.polarnopyret.com

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Ridestore - http://www.ridestore.se

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FCNY - http://www.flightclub.com

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Konga - http://www.konga.com
WHAT’S NEW & HAPPENING?
Mobile
Multi-channel


MOBILE
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What is it?

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Is it important?

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What’s the problem?

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What must we do?
MOBILE:
WHAT IS IT?
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Are you mobile?

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Are you desktop?

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What’s the difference?
MOBILE:
WHAT IS IT?
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Smaller screen
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Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little


Touch
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No keyboard

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No cursor
MOBILE:
IS IT IMPORTANT?
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The PC is dead

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We only buy mobile devices
MOBILE:
IT DOMINATES ALL…
MOBILE:
…EXCEPT THE WEB
WHY?
FROM NATIVE TO WEB
WHY?
MEAT IN THE WAY
WHY?
IT’S NOT THE SAME
WHY?
IT’S SLOW
THE WEB ON MOBILE, 

NOT EXACTLY A PARTY…
…AND IT’S THOSE
☁#★!& NATIVES FAULT!
HOW?
APPS SET THE BAR







HIGH

BUT…

SO WE HAVE TO

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Touch

We can’t replace

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Look like an app

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Sharp

every site with an

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Act like an app

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Focus

app

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Shed weight

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Recognize me

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Connection is slower

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Hardware

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Browser is weak

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Performance

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HOW?
WE WANT DESKTOP-







GRADE

BUT…

SO…

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Content

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Screen is smaller

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Features

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Sometimes portrait,

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Interface

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Readability

sometimes landscape
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Different size

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Everything must be
available

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Content and layout
must adapt
MOBILE:
WHAT MUST WE DO?
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Look & act like an app


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Shed weight


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Make everything available


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Adapt content & layout to screen size
MOBILE:
RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN
MOBILE:
RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN
MOBILE:
DEMO
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Eton - http://www.etonshirts.com

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Björn Borg - http://www.bjornborg.com

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P O. P - http://www.polarnopyret.com

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Bauhaus - http://www.bauhaus.se

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CUM Books - http://www.cumbooks.co.za

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Konga - http://www.konga.com


MULTI-CHANNEL
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What is it?

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Is it important?

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What’s the problem?

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What must we do?
MULTI-CHANNEL:

DEMO
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CUM Books - http://www.cumbooks.co.za

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Pavers - http://www.pavers.co.uk

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Flight Club - http://www.flightclub.com

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P O. P - http://www.polarnopyret.com

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Bauhaus - http://www.bauhaus.se

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Tilbords - http://www.tilbords.no
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