Case Study: Revamping Spirit Amenities’ Website for Success
Case Study: Revamping Spirit Amenities’ Website for Success
Client Overview: Spirit Amenities, a leading supplier of hospitality guest cosmetics in South Africa, approached us to revamp their website. While their old website ranked well on search engines, it struggled to convert visitors into customers. They needed a modern, user-friendly platform to boost sales and enhance their brand image.
The Challenge:
- Transitioning a well-ranked website without losing its SEO performance.
- Improving user experience to increase conversions and instill trust in the brand.
- Streamlining complex product variations to simplify the shopping experience.
- Addressing a bottleneck in the checkout process identified through Google Analytics.
- Preparing the website for a seamless launch before Black Friday, ensuring integration with Google Merchant Center and Adwords.
- Driving post-launch engagement through an aggressive social media campaign.
Our Approach:
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Modern WordPress Custom Design:
- Developed a sleek, modern website with an intuitive interface to appeal to buyers and boost confidence in the brand.
- Crafted a custom backend to simplify tasks for shop managers and enhance the experience for returning customers.
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Streamlined User Experience:
- Simplified the checkout process to reduce cart abandonment and improve conversion rates.
- Implemented custom filters and reorganized product categories to make navigation effortless for customers and optimized for search engines.
- Developed a unique variation system, maintaining the simplicity of single products while offering multiple options for customers.
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Technical SEO Transition:
- Carefully planned the migration, including URL restructuring and 301 redirects, to preserve existing rankings while improving usability.
- Reworked URLs to enhance SEO and align with user-friendly navigation.
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Enhanced E-commerce Features:
- Integrated abandoned cart recovery to increase conversions.
- Set up Google Merchant Center and Adwords to support digital marketing efforts.
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Aggressive Social Media Campaign:
- Launched an engaging campaign post-revamp to drive traffic and sales from organic and paid social media channels.
- Aligned social media efforts with SEO and paid search campaigns to maximize visibility across platforms.
The Results:
- Sales Growth: The revamped website launched just before Black Friday, and sales skyrocketed immediately, consistently outperforming previous months.*
- Increased Traffic: The website now attracts significantly more visitors, reinforcing Spirit Amenities as a trusted brand in the hospitality industry.*
- Improved Checkout Experience: The simplified checkout process directly reduced cart abandonment and contributed to increased conversions.
- Multi-Channel Sales Success: The combination of organic search, paid search, and social media channels drove significant revenue growth.
- Improved Brand Image: The modern design and advanced features instill confidence in customers, positioning Spirit Amenities as a leading supplier.
- User-Friendly Management: Shop managers and returning customers enjoy a smoother experience thanks to the new backend.
*Disclaimer: For confidentiality reasons, exact figures for sales and traffic growth have not been disclosed. However, performance has significantly surpassed previous benchmarks.
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Written By: New Perspective Design
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