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A new digital era

Spuerkeess · Design and development of a full responsive website for Spuerkeess

mobile devices featuring Spuerkeess user interface

For every big player there comes a time where its digital appearance feels too old-fashioned or even outdated. In 2015, Spuerkeess asked us to revamp their website to break out of the old and take the path towards a new digital era with a modern user experience.

Desktop device featuring the user interface for the internal search on the Spuerkeess Website
Mobile device featuring the Spuerkeess Pension Products page

Challenge

Back when the first Spuerkeess website was built, the web was not as mobile and advanced as it is today. In 2015, banks on the market were slowly shifting over to responsive websites. In consequence, Spuerkeess had to adapt and embrace this inevitable switch. But to differentiate Spuerkeess from the competition, we decided to put extra consideration into User Experience.

From our client’s brief interpretation we drew 4 main objectives:

  1. Modernise Spuerkeess’ digital visual identity
  2. Focus the navigation on the user intent rather than on the organisational structure
  3. Guide the user during the key momentum of his website exploration
  4. Enhance the user journey with contextual helpers
Desktop device featuring the Spuerkeess' Mortgage Simulator and user experience on how to proceed to request a housing loan

Solution

Main navigation

The main navigation is structured around 3 obvious consumer intents. No menus or drop-downs involved, the user lands on dedicated products listing pages. A decision helper aids to refine the search and needs. This concept of contextual “on-page guidance” is used in different ways throughout the pages to strengthen the website’s ease of use.

Desktop device featuring the Spuerkeess' Knowledge Center user interface
Icons set used on the Spuerkeess Website

1. Navigation helpers

Regardless of our experience of the web or a specific website, it might happen that we don't succeed in finding what we're looking for. To avoid those frustrating situations we developed navigation helpers, providing a new approach to locate the user's requests. You can refine your need through a number of options and get redirected to a relevant page. From blog posts to frequently asked questions or guides, the user has access to all the necessary information he would need to go into more depth.

2. Decision helpers

An exhaustive list of products and services is good but a relevant selection is even more useful. Decision helpers offer the users a way to filter according to their needs. Fewer choices equal less friction, the result is a nicer browsing experience.

Mobile devices featuring the various blocks of contextual information we can find on Spuerkeess' website, such as the blog, help & FAQ

3. Contextual contents

How? Where? Why? … We always have many questions but we hardly get answers. With the intent to provide as much information as possible, we did marketing workshops with Spuerkeess to teach them how to develop a Content Strategy to achieve this mission. The marketing team is now able to disseminate content contextually depending on the page’s objective and purpose for ubiquitous access.

Tablet device featuring the Spuerkeess Speedinvest page
Devices featuring the Spuerkeess Knowledge center

“Today, Spuerkeess.lu is much more than a website, it’s a full digital eco-system. It has become the backbone of our content marketing and digital advertising efforts. APIs and SDKs are shared with our partners and dedicated landing pages can be built on a daily basis without the need of new developments. The flexibility of the infrastructure as well as the reactivity and creativity of Apart have been a real game changer for our digital marketing efforts.”

Luc Sinner, Deputy Head of Business Unit Marketing

Devices featuring the various Spuerkeess Tools
Client
Spuerkeess · Spuerkeess (also known as Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat), is Luxembourg's leading and oldest financial institution in Luxembourg. Established in 1856 as 'Caisse d'épargne' (Savings Bank), Spuerkeess embodies over 160 years of expertise today and has become a trusted partner for its customers and received many awards by rating agencies. Spuerkeess has also grown into an all-in-one bank, offering retail and private banking among other services.