Maddie Banta of MW Company: Crafting a human-centered B2B ecommerce experience
Episode 27 of the Commerce Minded podcast
Hosted by Stephen Callender
Apr 1, 2024
Today we speak with Maddie Banta, the website manager at MW Company. Maddie gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her work leading the migration of several ecommerce websites to Craft Commerce. Maddie’s rich background, spanning agency work, graphic design, development, and online retail, contributes to her expertise. Throughout the episode, Maddie underscores the importance of a personal touch in digital commerce and discusses the challenges and triumphs of re-platforming, the significance of a developer-friendly CMS for managing multiple brands, and the strategic approach to enhancing user experience.
Maddie reveals how Craft Commerce has revolutionized the company's B2B and D2C platforms, allowing them to pair content and commerce and streamline operations. From the intricacies of online retail and re-platforming challenges to the upcoming multi-site B2B dealer portal with Craft Commerce 5, Maddie shares her comprehensive journey from graphic design to ecommerce expertise. Tune in to hear helpful insights into the strategic innovations that keep the customer experience at the forefront.
In this episode
Paying it forward at Starbucks can be pricey
Icebreaker game- “Texas or Virginia”
MW Company's ecommerce evolution
Maddie's journey to ecommerce expertise
Learning to troubleshoot leads Maddie to discover Craft CMS
Migrating websites
Craft Commerce blends B2B and D2C with a personal touch
Challenges and successes of re-platforming
Anticipating Craft Commerce 5's impact on B2B dealer portal
Decision-making process behind choosing Craft CMS
Real-time marketing adjustments streamline high-pressure sales events
A development team for custom module integration
Human-centric ecommerce experiences with Craft Commerce