Michael Experience Design
Case study 006 · Wealth Management Platform

Presenting markets with confidence

Industry
Financial services
Role
Experience Design Lead
Company
Publicis Sapient
Year
2019–2025
Launched
January 2020
A smiling advisor in a meeting with a colleague

Advisor presentations that weren’t landing

A $2 trillion investment manager needed its advisors to present markets and funds better, especially over video.

A

Remote sales calls that lacked engagement

B

Uneven presentation quality across the team

C

Complex data that needed a client-friendly format

D

One experience for web and iPad

  1. 01ResearchObserved 20 remote wholesalers on real sales calls.
  2. 02Design and prototypingDesigned for web and native iPad.
  3. 03Feedback and iterationRefined with sales, marketing and development.
  4. 04Launch and rolloutMVP launched January 2020; advisors trained.

Two workstreams, one advisor experience

A

Interactive markets app

A web and iPad app for walking clients through market data over video, launched January 2020.

B

Fund experience platform

Fund pages and templates that put performance and holdings in one client-ready view.

Interactive world map, Companies, not countries, are leading the way, shown on an iPad
Fig. 01 — The markets app on iPad
Fund page shown on a laptop
Fig. 02 — A fund page with performance and holdings in one view
“This is exactly how this content should ultimately be rendered and demonstrates the value we can bring to the table, to our company and, more importantly, to the advisor community we serve.”
Marketing Executive
Prototype

Outlook 2023

The markets overview advisors present to clients.

Macroeconomic perspectives screen: recessions are inevitable, with major economies plotted on the business cycle
Prototype

Fund example template

A template for showcasing products in client meetings.

A pilot that became a crucial tool through COVID, keeping sales effective and hitting record results.