Case Study

Lifelong Learning: E-commerce Platform at SWPS University

Headquarters: Warsaw, Poland
Students: 17,500 at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels
Campuses: 6, located in major Polish cities

Challenges

Creating an Easy-to-Use Ecommerce Platform

Developing a user-friendly ecommerce platform with a tailored design based on the Salesforce platform. Ensuring that the platform is easy to use and meets specific requirements while seamlessly integrating with existing systems requires careful planning and expertise.

Meeting Demanding Market Needs

Creating a shorter educational format that appeals to the demands of the market. Give opportunity to present dedicated courses that provide valuable knowledge in a condensed format while maintaining educational quality.

Exploring New Revenue Streams

Finding innovative ways to popularize science, generate additional revenue, and monetize educational offerings. Identifying opportunities to offer specialized courses, partner with industry, and create easily accessible educational content requires strategic thinking, market research, and creative business models.

Solution

By addressing challenges, the university can overcome obstacles and successfully build an easy-to-use ecommerce platform with a tailored design based on the Salesforce platform. This will meet the demand for shorter educational formats, provide valuable knowledge, ensure accessibility, and offer convenient purchasing options for learners. Additionally, it will explore new revenue streams through the monetization of educational offerings, contributing to the popularization of science and the university’s financial sustainability.

Solution

Tailored Ecommerce
Platform

We developed a cutting-edge, user-friendly ecommerce platform designed specifically to meet the university’s unique requirements based on Salesforce Experience and Education Clouds. Leveraging the power of Lightning Web Components (LWC) and the Salesforce Lightning Design System framework, we created a custom UX/UI that offered an intuitive and seamless user experience.

Dynamic Course
Catalog Management

We implemented a comprehensive course catalog management system, allowing for easy updates, additions, and retirements of courses while maintaining a visually appealing and user-friendly interface consistent with the Salesforce Lightning Design System.

Mobile-Optimized
Experience

The platform was designed to be fully responsive and optimized for mobile devices, providing students with a consistent and user-friendly experience across various screen sizes, while adhering to the principles of the Salesforce Lightning Design System for a cohesive visual aesthetic.

Salesforce
Platform

The ecommerce platform seamlessly integrated with the Salesforce platform, the Education Cloud, allowing for the utilization of comprehensive data and functionality tailored to the needs of educational institutions.

Multi-Channel
Customer Communication

The ecommerce platform utilized Salesforce Marketing Cloud to deliver personalized and targeted messages to customers through various channels, including email and SMS.

Secure Payment
Gateway Integration

We integrated trusted and secure payment gateways, enabling students to make hassle-free online transactions with multiple payment options. This ensured a smooth and secure payment process for course purchases.

Personalized Course
Recommendations

The platform utilized personalized recommendations based on individual preferences, past enrollments, and learning goals, enhancing the customer’s course discovery and selection process.

Learning Journey
Tracking

Customers had access to a personalized dashboard where they could track their learning progress, view completed courses, earn certifications, and access relevant resources, providing a comprehensive learning experience.

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Outcomes

Improved Student
Experience

The tailored ecommerce platform, along with its user-friendly interface and mobile-optimized experience, has significantly enhanced the overall student experience. Students can easily navigate the platform, discover relevant courses, and seamlessly enroll, leading to higher satisfaction and engagement.

Increased Course
Enrollment

With the dynamic course catalog management system and personalized course recommendations, the university has experienced an increase in course enrollment. Students receive tailored recommendations based on their preferences, past enrollments, and learning goals, resulting in higher participation rates and a more efficient course selection process.

Enhanced Revenue
Generation

The implementation of the ecommerce platform, integrated with secure payment gateways, has facilitated hassle-free online transactions. This has resulted in a streamlined payment process and increased revenue generation for the university through course purchases.

Efficient Course
Management

The comprehensive course catalog management system simplifies the process of updating, adding, and retiring courses. This efficiency in course management saves time and resources for the university staff, allowing them to focus on delivering quality education.

Data-Driven
Decision-Making

The integration of the ecommerce platform with the Salesforce platform, including Education Cloud, has provided the university with access to comprehensive data and analytics. This data-driven approach allows the university to make informed decisions, optimize course offerings, and tailor educational programs to meet the evolving needs of students and corporate clients.

Enhanced Brand
Image and Competitiveness

By leveraging innovative technology solutions, the university has established itself as a forward-thinking institution that embraces digital transformation. This enhances the university’s brand image, positioning it as a leader in the education industry and attracting students and corporate clients seeking modern and engaging learning experiences.

Long-Term
Scalability

The implemented solutions provide a scalable infrastructure that can accommodate future growth and expansion. The ecommerce platform and integrated systems are designed to handle increasing demands and evolving requirements, ensuring the university’s ability to adapt and thrive in the long run.

Your university may benefit from this solution if it has

01

A desire to offer shorter educational formats that align with the trend of lifelong learning and career transition.

02

The need for an easy-to-use ecommerce platform to facilitate the enrollment and purchasing process for students.

03

The goal of meeting the demands of the market by providing specialized courses that cater to specific areas of interest or expertise

04

The aim to explore new revenue streams and monetize educational offerings to ensure financial sustainability.

05

The objective to enhance the overall student experience by offering a user-friendly interface and mobile-optimized platform.

06

The ambition to streamline the administration of corporate training programs for efficient management and stronger partnerships.

07

The requirement for access to comprehensive data and analytics to support data-driven decision-making for optimizing course offerings and educational strategies.

08

The vision to establish a strong brand image and position itself as a leader in the education industry through innovative technology solutions.

09

The need to scale to accommodate future growth and adapt to evolving educational needs.

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Incredible care for the client’s needs, a wonderfully supportive implementation team full of willingness to help and patience. Thanks to their commitment and knowledge the process ran as smoothly as possible. It was (and still is) a pleasure to work with.

Kamila Dryjańska

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