Paula’s Choice Skincare, launched in 1995, was founded on one philosophy: providing smart, safe, and effective skin care, supported and verified by extensive research. For the last 4 years, Paula’s Choice has partnered with CQL to bring the same commitment to research and innovation to its website, showcasing an unparalleled customer experience and generating conversation rate increases of 50%+ year-over-year.
PaulasChoice.com is built on a headless commerce platform with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, providing flexibility, extensibility, and ease of digital transformation as new technologies are added to the website. The entire portfolio of CQL’s work can be seen on Paula’s Choice, including:
As a result of CQL’s UX Audit, CRO recommendations, and front-end development enhancements, PaulasChoice.com generated a 53.6% increase in conversion rates year-over-year, reduced abandoned carts by 7.8%, and reduced abandoned checkouts by 62.5%! With Paula’s Choice, shoppers can enjoy the best of both worlds – effective, research-based skincare products and effective, research-based online user experiences that build brand loyalty and produce glowing results.
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RESULTS
53.6% Conversion Rate Increase
7.8% Reduced Abandoned Carts
62.5% Reduced Abandoned Checkouts
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Technology
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Bluecore
Feedonomics
Power Reviews
In an effort to increase conversions and prioritize a list of development projects, CQL’s UX team began a comprehensive audit of PaulasChoice.com consisting of a six part process:
Based on the UX audit findings, the Paula’s Choice development team implemented recommended improvements, including cleaning up product data in the cart; adding a persistent order overview; emphasizing the perks program, account creation, and promotions; improving the checkout flow; updating the cart and checkout design; and improving information hierarchy.
Implementation of the cart & checkout improvements made a significant impact to the skincare brand. The continued success of PaulasChoice.com exemplifies its commitment to scientific research in all things, from smart skin care to smart website UX and design.
Salesforce Commerce Cloud is the industry-leading, cloud-based commerce solution for transforming shopping experiences across all digital channels. It provides a rich set of capabilities, including marketing, merchandising, content, promotions, customer service, fulfillment, and artificial intelligence. SFCC provides Paula’s Choice with headless technology with a flexible and modern ecommerce architecture, while creating a seamless user experience that inspires and converts.
