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Improving Online Ordering Experience for Custom Signage Through Streamlined Processes

Alvéo-Print specializes in providing printed corrugated polypropylene panel solutions for various applications, including real estate and construction signage. They offer a dynamic online platform where customers can select customizable products, upload artwork, and proceed through a straightforward ordering process. Cmsmart played a critical role in enhancing Alvéo-Print’s online presence by restructuring the catalog for better service discovery and simplifying the ordering journey. This improvement allows customers to navigate the product offerings seamlessly, configure their orders with ease, and upload designs directly through the platform, all while maintaining high-quality service standards.

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The challenge

Project Background

Alvéo-Print is a leading online provider of printed corrugated polypropylene panels, predominantly used in signage for real estate and construction sectors. The company sought to improve its online order management and enhance the customer journey from product discovery to order fulfillment. Given the competitive landscape, it was essential for Alvéo-Print to streamline its processes and elevate its digital presence.

Challenges Faced

Customers often faced difficulties in navigating the existing platform, which hindered their ability to quickly locate products and submit orders. Compounded by a complex workflow involving multiple steps for design uploading and order completion, the previous system created friction in the ordering process. Alvéo-Print recognized that a more efficient solution was necessary to ensure customer satisfaction and drive sales growth.

Goals

The primary objective was to enhance the user experience by improving service discoverability, easing the ordering process, and facilitating seamless design uploads. The company aimed to create a more professional online storefront that effectively showcased their product categories and simplified customer interactions.

The solution

Solution Overview

To address these challenges, Cmsmart implemented a series of enhancements without delving into the technical specifics. The focus was on creating a customer-friendly interface that highlighted Alvéo-Print’s extensive range of customizable products. This included restructuring the catalog for improved navigation and clarity in service offerings.

Key Enhancements Delivered

  • Revamping product categories for easier access and visibility.
  • Developing a user-friendly online ordering system that enables quick product selection and options customization.
  • Integrating a straightforward artwork upload feature that minimizes interruptions in the ordering flow.
  • Enhancing the overall design experience, allowing customers to configure and personalize their signage products directly through the platform.

Implementation Approach

The implementation process involved several key phases, including comprehensive analysis of the existing user experience, design restructuring, and testing to ensure functionality across customer journeys. Priority was given to ensuring that the customer flow was logical and that every step—from order confirmation through proofing to production—was frictionless.

Outcome

Outcomes and Results

Following the enhancements, Alvéo-Print reported a notable improvement in customer satisfaction levels, attributed to reduced friction in the ordering process. Customers now enjoy a streamlined journey, which enables them to easily discover required services, obtain quotes, upload artwork, and follow through with order processing efficiently. This professional redesign not only meets customer expectations but also positions Alvéo-Print as a competitive player in the online signage market.

Conclusion

In collaborating with Cmsmart, Alvéo-Print has successfully transformed its online ordering experience into a customer-centric platform that emphasizes clarity, ease of use, and quality service delivery. The enhancements made are vital in supporting the company's goal of providing superior customer experience and driving innovative signage solutions.

What the workflow covers

  • Fewer lost orders

    Prevents missing or broken print options on product pages, so customers can complete configuration and checkout without confusion.

  • Consistent design files

    Keeps the design preview and attached artwork aligned between customer confirmations and internal order handling, reducing the risk of producing the wrong version.

  • Smoother customer experience

    Creates a clearer path from product discovery to customization to upload, helping buyers choose the right signage format faster.

  • Cleaner production handoff

    Improves how order details and artwork are prepared for print teams, limiting back-and-forth and last-minute clarification requests.

  • Less manual chasing

    Reduces the need to manually reconcile which file is “final,” especially when customers submit revisions or multiple uploads.

  • More reliable storefront under optimization

    Allows you to keep performance features enabled while protecting critical configurator interactions that drive sales.

  • Better scalability

    Helps handle higher order volumes for standardized templates and fully custom signage, without increasing administrative workload at the same pace.

  • Improved internal visibility

    Makes it easier for sales, admin, and production teams to see the same up-to-date design information, reducing miscommunication.

What clients say

Design previews finally match across emails and internal views

We no longer see confusion between what the customer received and what the team sees internally. The final artwork reference is consistent, which makes production safer.
Leandros1962

More stable product options with performance settings on

After enabling performance optimization, our configuration options stayed visible and responsive. This helped reduce abandoned carts caused by missing choices.
bailamosd

Ordering feels much simpler for customers

The storefront is easier to navigate and configure. Customers can select the right signage format and upload their artwork without getting stuck in the process.
tjward

Cleaner handoff from order to print

Order details, uploaded files, and approval steps are easier to follow. It cut down internal back-and-forth and helped us move jobs to production faster.
yvodao

Strong improvement, needed minor tuning for our catalog

The overall flow is solid and improved reliability. We did need a small amount of adjustment to fit some specific products and option combinations.
maorn

Questions about this project

It’s built for online print/signage businesses selling customizable panels (akilux/corrugated polypropylene), including real-estate boards, construction/permit signage, directional panels, and custom die-cut formats that require artwork upload and proof approval.

It’s designed for option-heavy products. The approach helps preserve option visibility and reduces front-end issues that can happen when performance features are enabled. You may need minor tuning for unique option sets.

Yes. Customers can upload files during configuration and checkout as usual. The workflow focuses on making the upload-to-order handoff more reliable and keeping the “final” version aligned across confirmations and internal handling.

Primarily functionality and reliability: ensuring the configurator and options load correctly when caching/optimization is active. You can still keep performance benefits while protecting critical storefront interactions.

Yes. You can align the workflow with your approval steps so teams clearly see which design is ready for production. For more advanced approvals and tracking, a Pro plan is recommended for added stability and monitoring.

It reduces order friction by keeping product options reliable, simplifying the buyer journey, and ensuring the customer’s final design files stay consistent between customer messages and internal order views—so production uses the right visuals.

Have access to your storefront settings, a few representative products (simple panel, real-estate sign, chantier/large format), and a test order plan with sample artwork files. A Pro plan helps speed up validation with better oversight.

Place test orders and compare the design preview in internal order details with the preview delivered to the customer. The workflow aims to make both references match the same final artwork set.

Yes, the same approach can be replicated across multiple storefronts with similar web-to-print flows. Each store may require small adjustments based on its theme and product configuration logic.

Free usage is self-serve. For priority help, ongoing maintenance, and monitoring (especially to prevent silent failures during busy seasons), upgrade to a paid plan so you have stronger operational reliability.

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