Un webinar sulla ricerca, realizzata da Contactlab ed Exane BNP Paribas, The Online Purchase Experience Ranking: from Milan to New York City"

1. Il caso del “luxury feeling”:
best practice sull’esperienza d’acquisto online
Francesca Borgonovo, Digital Analyst, Contactlab
Micaela Raimondi, Marketing & Communication Director, Contactlab
Milan, 16 November 2016

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The Online Purchase Experience Ranking: from Milan to New York City
A privileged observatory on Luxury market
Our data-driven methodology led us to have a
privileged observatory on brands digital
strategies benchmarking brands position within
their sector.
The Luxury Goods reports - in partnership
with Exane BNP Paribas - allow us to
understand market trends and customers needs
in the Fashion & Luxury industry.
• Digital frontier
• Digital Competitive map
• Email Competitive map
• Online Offer Dive
• Pricing Landscape
• Online Purchase Experience
• Luxury in… Find out more:
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The Online Purchase Experience Ranking: from Milan to New York City
Agenda
Why the E-commerce experience matters in Fashion & Luxury
What we did
What came out
How to build a good purchasing experience?

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Why the E-commerce experience matters in Fashion & Luxury
The online shopping affects already more than 12% of total sales…
E-commerce only and Cross-Channel Clients
(% retail revenues, worldwide)
Source Contactlab Analysis
ca. 12%
ca. 23%
Customers with
E-commerce only purchases
Customers with
Cross-Channel purchases
…projected to reach 20-25% by 2020

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36 complete Purchase Experiences on US Websites…
What we did
31 Monobrands + 5 Multibrand Luxury Retailers

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ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
…from Account Registration to Product Return, going through 122 touch points…
Source: Contactlab Analysis
The Online
Purchase
Experience
“Una tantum”
Steps
What we did
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
39 Parameters related to Physical Touch Points
41 Parameters related to Digital Touch Points
42 Parameters related to Digital Touch Points

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What we did
…looking for…
LUXURY FEELING
ATTENTION TO DETAILS / EXTRA TOUCHES
RESPONSIVENESS
PERSONALIZATION AND RIGHT TONE OF VOICE
CROSS-CHANNEL ONLINE/OFFLINE SYNERGIES
….AND ABOVE ALL CONSISTENCY

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
1. Account Registration Process

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1. Account Registration Process: Key findings
What came out
Cross Channel
engagement
Data collection
Only 3 brands asked for Preferred Boutique
Still few brands asked for user’s contact preferences

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1. Account Registration Process: best practice example
What came out
“Store of preference”

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1. Account Registration Process: best practice example
What came out
“Manage my email settings”

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1. Account Registration Process: best practice example
What came out
“Preferred language”

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1. Account Registration Process: best practice example
What came out
“How would you like to be addressed?”

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
2. Welcome email

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2. Welcome email: Key findings
What came out
Opportunity to
introduce the brand’s
world
Not all the brands sent Welcome email
Only 7 Brands sent Welcome Email Series
Only 8 brands promoted their Value-Added Services
12 Monobrands included a link to Store Finder
Some brands didn’t give any visibility to Social Media

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2. Welcome email: best practice example
What came out
Welcome to NET-A-PORTER How to stay stylishly in the know More from NET-A-PORTER How can we help you
Welcome email series

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2. Welcome email: best practice example
What came out
Welcome email
Website
Style Advisor Service

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2. Welcome email: best practice example
What came out
Store Locator
Welcome email
Website

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2. Welcome email: best practice example
What came out
Dedicated email for Social Media Dedicated box for Social Media

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
3. Abandoned Cart

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3. Abandoned Cart: Key findings
What came out
Offer Customer Assistance
Just 1/3 of Monobrands sent a specific email for
Abandoned Cart
Many brands missed the opportunity to link email to
Store Locator

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3. Abandoned Cart: best practice example
What came out
Customer Service Focus

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3. Abandoned Cart: worst practice example
What came out
Too pushy approach
Don't forget about your shopping bag...it's full! Don't forget about your shopping bag Reminder: Your Saks Bag is Full Last chance...your Saks bag is full.

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
4. Customer Service Assistance

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4. Customer Service Assistance: Key findings
What came out
Are brands taking
enough care?
Collect user’s feedback
Surprisingly some important luxury brands did not
reply to inquiries
Only one brand sent a Satisfaction Survey via
email after Customer Assistance

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4. Customer Service Assistance: best practice example
What came out
Good argumentation and right tone of voice
"I am pleased to confirm we do offer complimentary next day pick up in store for
online purchases. This service is free, and in order to receive the item the day after
you would have to place the order before 5:00pm Eastern Time"
“Please note the store would not be able to directly refund an online purchase,
but they would facilitate the return by shipping the order back to our warehouse.
We would then refund your card as soon as we receive the item back at the
warehouse.”
"I am also pleased to confirm we can definitely ship an online order to the Hotel,
but we are not able to do that for in-store purchases, as stores are not able to
ship. Should you need to deliver an in-store purchase to your Hotel we would have
to partner with the managers in the store”

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4. Customer Service Assistance: worst practice example
What came out
No reply to inquiries
Confirmation email
No reply to inquiry

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4. Customer Service Assistance: best practice example
What came out
Satisfaction Survey after Customer Assistance

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
5. Purchase Process: Key findings

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5. Purchase Process: Key findings
What came out
Easy purchase process
for users
Attention to Security Issues
Only 3 brands offered Chinese Union Pay Credit Card
option
Few brands offered Delivery to Store, Saturday/Sunday
delivery
Only 3 brands asked for Signature at delivery
Only 2 brands sent a Product Delivery Confirmation email
Show gratitude Only 1 sent a specific Thank-you Email

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5. Purchase Process: best practice example
What came out
Information about packaging

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5. Purchase Process: best practice example
What came out
Delivery to Store

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5. Purchase Process: best practice example
What came out
Package Delivery Confirmation email

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
6. Packaging

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6. Packaging: Key findings
What came out
Quality and accuracy
Some brands offered a real “Wow effect” at box
opening, others made a “Not so Luxury” first impact
Some brands stood out for Product Box accuracy,
others adopted cheaper solutions
Only 12 brands included a dedicated Thanks card

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6. Packaging: best practice example
What came out
“Wow Effect” at External Box opening can be impressive…

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6. Packaging: worst practice example
What came out
…but also quite desolate!

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6. Packaging: best practice example
What came out
The quality and accuracy of product wrapping can be luxurious…

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6. Packaging: worst practice example
What came out
…but also quite disappointing!

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6. Packaging: best practice example
What came out
Thanks card in evidence at external box opening

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6. Packaging: worst practice example
What came out
Cost cutting or lower standards in the US Market vs 2015 Milan Report?

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What came out
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
7. Return Process

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7. Return Procedure: Key findings
What came out
Does it mean brands
really care?
Ca. 1/3 of brands applied a charge to return goods
Only half panel offered Return and Exchange In-Store
2/3 of panel brands required customers to go to the Post
Office to return goods

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7. Return Procedure: best practice example
What came out
Unlimited time for Return and Exchange

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7. Return Procedure: best practice example
What came out
Cartier visual aid remaining the most appealing and useful support

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How to build a good purchasing experience?
How to build a good purchasing experience?
ABANDONED CART
CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANCE
PURCHASE PROCESS
PACKAGING
RETURN PROCESS
ACCOUNT REGISTRATION PROCESS
WELCOME EMAIL
…AND SO WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

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Keep the Luxury Feeling!
How to build a good purchasing experience?
Pay attention to details and try to add a luxury touch in all the steps
 Clients look for experiences and expect the best
Create Cross-Channel synergies
 Forget borders between online and offline
Collect information and data to know your clients better
 Make engagement more personal

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The Online Purchase Experience Matrix – SS16 NYC
Source Contactlab Analysis
What came out
Versione di
eva

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Keep following us!
How to build a good purchasing experience?
New Reports work in progress
Luxury in…Russia
Luxury in…China
New editions of Digital competitive Map
Email competitive map
Online offer dive & Pricing Landscape
Digital frontier
Online Purchase Experience in…
Stay tuned!
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50. Grazie!
Francesca Borgonovo
Digital Analyst
francesca.borgonovo@contactlab.com
Micaela Raimondi
Marketing & Communication Director
micaela.raimondi@contactlab.com