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Product Designer

Product Designer

Figma / Figjam / Jira / Teams / Maze / Hotjar / Confluence/

Figma / Figjam / Jira / Teams / Maze / Hotjar / Confluence/

Figma / Figjam / Jira / Teams / Maze / Hotjar / Confluence/

PM / Devs / Stakeholders

PD, PO, Devs, Stakeholders,

Figma / Figjam / Jira / Teams / Maze / Hotjar / Confluence/

Figma / Figjam / Jira / Teams / Maze / Hotjar / Confluence/

PM / Devs / Stakeholders

PD, PO, Devs, Stakeholders,

Arrivia

Helping brands understand the business value of customer loyalty

THE PROBLEM

The platform was easy to explain.

The value wasn't

Most B2B products sell directly to the people who use them.

Arrivia operates differently.

Brands purchase loyalty and travel solutions, but the success of those solutions ultimately depends on how customers experience them.

This created a unique communication challenge.

Potential clients could understand the platform's functionality.

What they struggled to understand was why it mattered.

The website focused heavily on capabilities, features, and platform functionality.

Decision-makers needed something else.

They needed evidence that the investment would improve customer engagement, retention, and long-term business growth.

Features overshadowed value

Features overshadowed value

The experience explained what the platform did.

It didn't clearly communicate what clients would gain from using it.

The experience explained what the platform did.

It didn't clearly communicate what clients would gain from using it.

The experience explained what the platform did.

It didn't clearly communicate what clients would gain from using it.

Difficult to understand

Difficult to understand

Stakeholders could see functionality, but they struggled to understand why Arrivia was different from competitors.

Stakeholders could see functionality, but they struggled to understand why Arrivia was different from competitors.

Stakeholders could see functionality, but they struggled to understand why Arrivia was different from competitors.

Business value and customer value felt disconnected

Business value and customer value felt disconnected

The platform served businesses, but success depended on customer experiences.

The narrative failed to connect those two audiences.

The platform served businesses, but success depended on customer experiences.

The narrative failed to connect those two audiences.

The platform served businesses, but success depended on customer experiences.

The narrative failed to connect those two audiences.

"Companies don't invest in loyalty platforms. They invest in customer engagement, retention, and growth."

"Companies don't invest in loyalty platforms. They invest in customer engagement, retention, and growth."

Research Insight

Research Insight

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We weren't redesigning a website.

We were redesigning the story.

DISCOVERY

DISCOVERY

Early conversations focused on content hierarchy, visual improvements, and conversion optimization.

Research revealed a deeper issue.

The website was telling the wrong story.

The experience explained functionality before explaining value.

It assumed stakeholders cared about platform capabilities first.

Research showed they cared about outcomes.

This shifted the project away from feature communication and toward strategic positioning.

The challenge became helping potential clients visualize the impact the platform could create for their customers and their business.

Early conversations focused on content hierarchy, visual improvements, and conversion optimization.

Research revealed a deeper issue.

The website was telling the wrong story.

The experience explained functionality before explaining value.

It assumed stakeholders cared about platform capabilities first.

Research showed they cared about outcomes.

This shifted the project away from feature communication and toward strategic positioning.

The challenge became helping potential clients visualize the impact the platform could create for their customers and their business.

Early conversations focused on content hierarchy, visual improvements, and conversion optimization.

Research revealed a deeper issue.

The website was telling the wrong story.

The experience explained functionality before explaining value.

It assumed stakeholders cared about platform capabilities first.

Research showed they cared about outcomes.

This shifted the project away from feature communication and toward strategic positioning.

The challenge became helping potential clients visualize the impact the platform could create for their customers and their business.

Business objectives

Customer outcomes

Messaging gaps

Decision-making triggers

the foundation for restructuring the entire narrative.
the foundation for restructuring the entire narrative.

The framework exposed where communication broke down between product capabilities and business outcomes.

The framework exposed where communication broke down between product capabilities and business outcomes.

TARGET USERS
Jennifer
VP of Customer Experience

VP of Customer Experience

Needs confidence that loyalty investments will improve customer engagement.

Needs confidence that loyalty investments will improve customer engagement.

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Michael

Business Decision-Maker

→ How might we help stakeholders visualize customer impact?

Needs clear differentiation and measurable value.

→ How might we differentiate Arrivia in a competitive market?

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End Customers

Persona #3

→ How might we help stakeholders visualize customer impact?

Needs clear differentiation and measurable value.

→ How might we differentiate Arrivia in a competitive market?

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01 Design Decision

Helps small business owners manage inventory and place recurring orders

Connects with thousands of retailers across Mexico, supporting the daily operations of convenience stores, corner shops, and local businesses.

how might we...

→ How might we communicate outcomes instead of features?

→ How might we help stakeholders visualize customer impact?

→ How might we connect business value with customer value?

→ How might we differentiate Arrivia in a competitive market?

01

Lead With Outcomes Instead of Features

Research consistently showed that decision-makers cared more about results than functionality. The narrative was restructured to communicate business outcomes before platform capabilities

Tradeoff

Some technical functionality became less prominent within the experience.

02
Connect Customer Success to Business Success

The original experience focused primarily on the platform itself. We reframed the story around how customer experiences drive retention, engagement, and revenue growth.

Tradeoff

Required simplifying some product explanations in favor of broader strategic messaging.

03

Position Arrivia as a Strategic Partner

Research revealed that stakeholders were not looking for software vendors.

They were looking for long-term partners capable of helping them achieve business goals.

The experience shifted from product promotion to partnership positioning.

Tradeoff

Strengthened trust and strategic differentiation.

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DEFINE

Helps small business owners manage inventory and place recurring orders

Connects with thousands of retailers across Mexico, supporting the daily operations of convenience stores, corner shops, and local businesses.

store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

Store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

the experience should be optimized for reordering, not browsing

store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

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Many place orders multiple times per week to restock their stores.

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Order products regularly to maintain inventory and serve customers

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Content

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150+

Many place orders multiple times per week to restock their stores.

store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Reorder, don't stop

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations

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Content

Content

store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

Step-by-step flows that teach and guide users without overhelming them.

Learning moments embedded naturally within the user journey.

Recomendations based on user interests, goals and behavior.

Visual and simple explanations of perfomance risk.

Define

Helps small business owners manage inventory and place recurring orders

Connects with thousands of retailers across Mexico, supporting the daily operations of convenience stores, corner shops, and local businesses.

Store owners value speed, simplicity, and reliability.

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Reorder, don't stop

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations

FINAL EXPERIENCE

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Small corner stores

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

Define

Helps small business owners manage inventory and place recurring orders

Connects with thousands of retailers across Mexico, supporting the daily operations of convenience stores, corner shops, and local businesses.

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

High order volume. More complex operations

FINAL EXPERIENCE

FINAL EXPERIENCE

FINAL EXPERIENCE

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

High order volume. More complex operations

High order volume. More complex operations

FINAL EXPERIENCE

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

High order volume. More complex operations

High order volume. More complex operations

FINAL EXPERIENCE

FINAL EXPERIENCE

FINAL EXPERIENCE

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

High order volume. More complex operations

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

High order volume. More complex operations

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

1 to 3 employees. Low digital maturity

4 to 10 employees. Use digital tools ocasionally

Distributors & Wholesalers

High order volume. More complex operations