The €2.1M experiment
A small set of high-confidence A/B tests that, together with a long-running optimisation programme, produced one of my largest single-test revenue impacts for a major Dutch cinema brand.
Context
Pathé operates one of the largest cinema networks in the Netherlands. The ticketing and booking flow is a high-traffic, high-stakes funnel where small frictions translate into meaningful revenue.
Approach
- Funnel and segment analysis in GA4 to pinpoint the highest-leverage moments in the booking journey.
- On-site behavioural research (Hotjar session replays, heatmaps) to qualify what the data was telling us.
- Hypotheses grounded in behavioural psychology — choice architecture, friction reduction, trust signals.
- Sequential A/B tests in VWO with strict significance and guardrail thresholds before rollout.
Outcome
The combined uplift across top-performing tests delivered €2.1M in incremental revenue, and the working pattern became a template I now apply across other large e-commerce clients.