L’OCCITANE, A JOURNEY THAT STARTS IN PROVENCE
It all began in the markets of Provence.
A 23-year-old named Olivier Baussan began distilling rosemary essential oil to sell locally. He expanded his production from oils to soaps to creams, taking inspiration from the land he grew up on to bring natural beauty to homes across the world.
L’OCCITANE is a global brand that believes in spreading its natural local roots of Provance to the world. L’OCCITANE offers a variety of unique face, body and hair care products based on natural ingredients that are all based on research and innovation.
L’OCCITANE is a premium brand with high-quality products. As a premium brand, it was important for them to find a solution that could upgrade the customer’s experience on their website without it being time-consuming or too complex, a solution that would also be able to upgrade sales. They wanted to integrate rich content with a more advanced technological approach.
We have been able to achieve a complete overhaul of our on-site engagement strategy and our personalization methods are flowing more than ever. Within two weeks we were able to launch more experiences than we would have done in a year!Hadar Geva L'OCCITANE eCommerce Director
After our analysis, we understood the key on how to deepen the customers’ experience on the website. We were able to offer a solution tailored to L’OCCITANE from both a technical and visual perspective.
1. Creating individualized experiences that keep shoppers engaged in real-time by using Auto-Generated Content
A short yet detailed story about a specific product matching the brand’s theme. Each user will see a different Storyteller™ based on their preferences and depending on their journey in real-time.
We integrated Storyteller™ into L’occitane’s catalog pages, perfectly matching their brand personality, showcasing beautiful unseen images, and telling a story about the product.
Our algorithm collects data in real-time while two shoppers browse the same Hair Care catalog page.
Our algorithm indicated that the shopper is looking for an intense hair treatment, and presents a Storyteller about the Mireceller Shampoo.
The algorithm indicated that the shopper is interested in the almond collection, therefore displays the Almond Hair Duo.
15% engagement rate with assets. Shoppers who engaged with Dialogue Storyteller™ converted an average of x5.7 more
2. Improve product discovery by automatically displaying the most relevant products by using the AI Product Recommendations
A shopper who browsed through “Terre de Lumière Perfume”, will see smart recommendations that combine alternative products for the same purpose In terms of texture and fragrance as well as complementary products for a perfect pampering moment.
Displaying accurate and relevant recommendations has proved to make a difference with an average of 15% in CTR.
3. Empowering search experiences using Smart Enhanced Content on the search page
Shows dynamic and personalized content based on the search queries for a powerful search experience
A shopper searches for a product she is looking for such as “cream”. Her current journey indicates that she prefers the Shea butter collection. The algorithm will take into consideration the search query and adjust the content accordingly. After the page loads, the shopper will see engaging content about the Shea butter foot cream.
8.6% of users who viewed the Finder™, engaged with it.
The Finder™ directly sold 2% of all website purchases
About 30% of users engage with Dialogue’s assets. These visitors have three and a half times longer average session time.
Shoppers who engaged with Dialogue’s assets have shown an X3.5 higher conversion rate and a 68% uplift in session time. More than 12% of all of L’occitane’s sales on the website are direct sales from engaging with Dialogue Assets.
Users who engage with Dialogue showed a 22% increase in their basket value.