Shopify Case Study
December, 2017
Paul M. Miller
E-Commerce Leader
& Marketing Guru
• Situation Analysis
• Innovative cosmeceutical skin-care company
• Company culture: move quickly
• Web site: changes moving slowly
• Hard to coordinate updates (Magneto)
• Web site needs overhaul
• Prime holiday shopping season approaching quickly
• Task: New web site – quickly & efficiently
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• Solution:
• Re-platform with Shopify
• Stick with out of the box templates
• Modest 3rd party app extensions
• More elaborate customization post-launch
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Shopify Previously
Budget < $50K $500K+
Timeline 10 weeks 6 – 9 months+
Shopify Case Study before
• Issues
• Navigation didn’t reflect full
product line / different ways into
brand.
• Creative/content changes hard to
implement.
• Functionality was ok, however,
extensions and changes were
costly and time consuming to
execute.
after
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• New Site
• Home page closer to brand style. Client request: “ make
this like Instagram – flip through it! ”
• Revamped navigation – find products by line, attribute,
function & more. Easy to update and tag.
• Introduced new features: cross-sell, product details in
tabbed format.
• Leveraged extensive out of the box functionality – e.g.
Apple Pay for mobile.
• Very easy to update creative with no tech skills.
• Biggest Benefit
• Built entirely in-house, quickly, with no technical
personnel.
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Cost: $80 / month
App 1:
tabs ($5 /
month)
App 2:
x-sell ($10 /
month)
Templates: $140
• Results
• Project completed on time, on budget
• Easy to build, easy to update
• No technical resources needed
• Powerful out of the box features
• Many app extensions available
• Success!
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pmiller212@gmail.comPaul M. Miller
Innovative, creative, technical and strategic marketer offering considerable experience helping global brands craft their identity and
communicate their message. Count on endless ideas + keen strategic insights. Expertise in all marketing channels, with specialty in
digital and e-commerce.
Strong leadership & project management skills, deep knowledge of digital eco-system. Highly detail-oriented & analytical.
Experience building & managing high performance teams. Specialties include strategic planning, P&L responsibility, brand
management, video & print production.

Shopify case study

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    Shopify Case Study December,2017 Paul M. Miller E-Commerce Leader & Marketing Guru
  • 2.
    • Situation Analysis •Innovative cosmeceutical skin-care company • Company culture: move quickly • Web site: changes moving slowly • Hard to coordinate updates (Magneto) • Web site needs overhaul • Prime holiday shopping season approaching quickly • Task: New web site – quickly & efficiently Shopify Case Study
  • 3.
    • Solution: • Re-platformwith Shopify • Stick with out of the box templates • Modest 3rd party app extensions • More elaborate customization post-launch Shopify Case Study Shopify Previously Budget < $50K $500K+ Timeline 10 weeks 6 – 9 months+
  • 4.
    Shopify Case Studybefore • Issues • Navigation didn’t reflect full product line / different ways into brand. • Creative/content changes hard to implement. • Functionality was ok, however, extensions and changes were costly and time consuming to execute.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Shopify Case Study •New Site • Home page closer to brand style. Client request: “ make this like Instagram – flip through it! ” • Revamped navigation – find products by line, attribute, function & more. Easy to update and tag. • Introduced new features: cross-sell, product details in tabbed format. • Leveraged extensive out of the box functionality – e.g. Apple Pay for mobile. • Very easy to update creative with no tech skills. • Biggest Benefit • Built entirely in-house, quickly, with no technical personnel.
  • 7.
    Shopify Case Study Cost:$80 / month App 1: tabs ($5 / month) App 2: x-sell ($10 / month) Templates: $140
  • 8.
    • Results • Projectcompleted on time, on budget • Easy to build, easy to update • No technical resources needed • Powerful out of the box features • Many app extensions available • Success! Shopify Case Study
  • 9.
    pmiller212@gmail.comPaul M. Miller Innovative,creative, technical and strategic marketer offering considerable experience helping global brands craft their identity and communicate their message. Count on endless ideas + keen strategic insights. Expertise in all marketing channels, with specialty in digital and e-commerce. Strong leadership & project management skills, deep knowledge of digital eco-system. Highly detail-oriented & analytical. Experience building & managing high performance teams. Specialties include strategic planning, P&L responsibility, brand management, video & print production.