{"id":21400,"date":"2023-06-28T18:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jdthomson.com\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=21400"},"modified":"2023-06-29T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T11:34:24","slug":"bacardi","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/jdthomson.com\/project\/bacardi\/","title":{"rendered":"How We Increased Bacardi&#8217;s DTC Brand&#8217;s Conversion Rate by +45%"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Client Objective&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bacardi recognized the importance of a direct-to-consumer (D2C) strategy for the future of commerce and created the new D2C brand Twistails to sell at-home cocktails. However, despite hiring several agencies to build the brand and store, Bacardi was not seeing the number of conversions they desired. Bacardi hired JDThomson to increase their conversion rate, average order value (AOV), and improve user experience (UX).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Our Strategy&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21406&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As part of our 90 Growth Labs service, we worked with Bacardi\u2019s executive team on a new D2C brand in the UK under the Bacardi umbrella. We began by conducting a 360 Marketing Audit to gain a better understanding of the customer and overall user experience. This helped us identify any conversion leaks or growth opportunities that the original website developers may have overlooked. After completing the audit, we provided Bacardi with a detailed report that included tracking implementation, quick win suggestions, and test recommendations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our team then created a 90-day growth plan that laid out the implementation of agreed-upon quick wins and growth experiments to increase the conversion rate, AOV, and customer purchase frequency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our approach included the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Conversion Optimization:<\/strong> We identified key areas of the website that could be optimized for conversion, such as the checkout process and product pages. 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class=\"gallery-rollover\"><span class=\"gallery-zoom-ico icomoon-the7-font-the7-zoom-06\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Results&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;42px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our efforts resulted in significant improvements for Bacardi&#8217;s D2C store. The conversion rate increased by <strong>45%<\/strong>, the AOV increased by <strong>25%<\/strong>, and the customer purchase frequency increased by <strong>34%<\/strong>. Bacardi was pleased with the results and has continued to work with JDThomson to optimize their D2C strategy and drive further growth.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;42px&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648298318080{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #b2b2b2 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #b2b2b2 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;+45%&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:62|text_align:center|color:%23c22f33&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Increase in New Purchase Conversions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We increased new purchase conversions by 45%, resulting in a significant increase in revenue for Bacardi&#8217;s D2C store.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648298347105{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #bcbcbc !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #bcbcbc !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;+25%&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:62|text_align:center|color:%23c22f33&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Increase in Average Order Value (AOV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We increased AOV by 25%, which helped to increase the overall revenue per transaction and improve the profitability of the D2C store.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1648298365563{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #bcbcbc !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #bcbcbc !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;+34%&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:62|text_align:center|color:%23c22f33&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Increase in Repeat Purchase Rate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We increased the repeat purchase rate by 34%, which helped to improve customer loyalty and drive long-term growth for the D2C store.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;42px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Overall, our 360 Marketing Audit and 90 Growth Labs services helped Bacardi achieve their objectives and establish a successful D2C brand. 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