How does it work?


1

Sign up

Discounts, celebrities, and friend referrals attract American Eagle customers to sign up for the StyleBot service.

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2

Convenient notifications

The user receives a certain number of outfit recommendations via text message every day.



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3

Respond Easily

The user can respond to the StyleBot with natural language. If interested in specific item(s) in the outfits, he/she can purchase through the link provided.



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4

Compare styles

Using machine learning algorithm, the system will know the user’s preference over time and adapt the outfits to user’s preference.

 

Some shoppers feel that American Eagle clothing no longer fits their lifestyle, especially those in the older end of the AEO demographic. We want to remind people that there are flavors of American Eagle clothing that fit each user’s identity and lifestyle.

If you were to implement it...

Keep it personalized

From a 5-day diary study, we learned shoppers love personalization.

Keep it Short

People would only like to receive the outfits once a day, perhaps around lunchtime and wanted to answer at their convenience.

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Make it Human

Shoppers preferred the humanlike versions of the texts. They found they felt more comfortable answering in plain English and were more clear about how and when to respond.


Alternatives

2016-2017

Text message outfits with a context-aware humanlike chatbot and link individual items for purchase.

2017-2019

Implement e-commerce in iMessage, so that customers can purchase individual items within text messages.

2019-2022

Voice-operated like and dislike with gesture and force-touch swiping motions to like or dislike outfits.