Byline Bank

bylinebank.com

A modern platform for community-driven banking

Byline Bank is a Chicago-based financial institution with deep community roots. A long-time Orbit partner, Byline recently returned for a site refresh to better serve their business banking and commercial lending customers—while continuing to engage and support their consumer audience.

The challenge

Balancing business goals with brand evolution

With a recent branding update and evolving offerings for business and commercial banking, Byline’s existing site was in need of a refresh. There was also opportunity for SEO, CRO and functionality improvements. Key goals were to:

  • Serve 3 distinct audiences with clear pathways and CTAs
  • Smooth out the “blocky” site flow with improved, fluid design elements
  • Transform the site from an informational resource to a lead-generation platform
  • Update content and navigation strategy

The solution

A flexible design built for growth & conversions

Orbit delivered a refreshed website aligned with Byline’s updated brand and business goals. With UX design, improved functionality and targeted messaging, the new site helps guide all audiences to conversion, builds credibility and inspires action. Key wins were:

  • A flexible CMS, including a custom rates post type for easy updates
  • Responsive web design
  • Navigation and CTAs that helps users self-identify
  • Improved search functionality and information indexing

The results

Increased organic traffic & user engagement

The improved site design, web development and copywriting efforts have led to meaningful results. When comparing data year over year, Byline’s improved home page and service pages are showing increased traffic and user engagement:

  • 61% increase in organic traffic 
  • 118% increase in engagement rate 

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Since 2001, the Orbit web design and development team has been creating custom sites and managing tricky integrations. We’re content management experts and work closely with web strategists and project managers to create your perfect site.