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hmv.com
Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
Louis Georgiou
louis.georgiou@codecomputerlove.com
Dawn Williams
dawn.williams@codecomputerlove.com
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
7 year journey of UX and UI
optimisation and enhancement
Developed site
functionality
Helped developed the
listening post pilot in-store
kiosk and POS
In-store kiosk and POS
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
On a sad day in 2013…
Life in the old dog yet.
Life in the old dog yet.
The brief
“maximise audience
engagement and
drive new revenues”
assert brand credibility
find new audiencesand advocates
maximisestore network
buildcommerce links
create new revenuestreams
The Home of EntertainmentAcontentplatformtofulfilmoreneeds,moreoften.
CREATIVE CHALLENGE
Moving past the pile it high, sell it
cheap commerce approach and
establish hmv as a credible source
of entertainment content.
TECHNICAL CHALLENGE
Becoming the gateway for a
number of different entertainment
offerings with slick elastic search at
its heart.
our territory & self determination
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
quality
expertise
credibility
point of view
brand heritage
genre specific
exclusivity
relevance
local
personalised
volume of exclusives
local
depth
peer/community
genre/artist
how do we deliver?
The solution
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
A constantly evolving
platform
hmv.com
shared codebase
hmv.ca hmv.ie
shared content database
hmv.com content hmv.ca content hmv.ie content
product catalogue product catalogue product catalogue
rolling out to new territories
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com
(Search)
cms.hmv
store.hmv
enhanced integrations
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
So far so good…
hmv.com - Transforming a retail giant into a content creator
4.6 million new users for 2015
(73% of their total users)
Downloads - 111%
Plays - 324%
Video views - 170%
Newsletters - 156%
hmv.com has driven 40% of
online store revenue
The story continues…
Middle East
expansion
Single sign on
Content APIPersonalisation
thank you
Louis Georgiou
louis.georgiou@codecomputerlove.com
Dawn Williams
dawn.williams@codecomputerlove.com

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