Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopAuto Trader Product Talks #1 — Confidence, Trust and increasing Conversion onlineAt the end of October we hosted our first Auto Trader Product Talks. This event brought together a group of product thinkers for an evening…3 min read·Nov 14, 2022----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopPeople over processI’ve recently spoken with a few peers about how we organise and run our product and tech teams at Auto Trader, which seemed like a good…5 min read·Jun 7, 2022----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopAuto Trader 2021 Product UpdateOver the last 18 months COVID-19 has accelerated a shift online that was already underway, but that without the pandemic would have…1 min read·Sep 14, 2021----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopOverhauling the autotrader.co.uk navigationAt Auto Trader we operate in cross-functional teams comprising of Product Managers, Designers, Engineers & Data Analysts. We’re a very…6 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopOKRs: The good, the bad, and the totally unachievableIn the Consumer Buying Experience Tribe at Auto Trader we’ve spent the past 18 months getting to grips with OKRs. This has been a bumpy…6 min read·May 1, 2020----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopOptimising for a leaky bucketMost people will be familiar with the funnel metaphor for a product. Users enter at the top of the funnel, and as they move through the…3 min read·Jan 20, 2020----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopPrinciple-led product design: how we’re bringing more confidence to car buyingWithin the Consumer Experience team at Auto Trader, everything we do is designed to make car buying easier and help buyers find the right…7 min read·Dec 6, 2019----
Ben SmithinAuto Trader WorkshopDeveloping and executing on a strategy (for anything)There are lots of great books and blog posts about how to communicate mission and purpose, set strategy and measure performance. The more…4 min read·May 2, 2019----
Ben SmithWhat do Kayne West and Mondo have in common?How Kanye West and Tom Blomfield are disrupting music and banking by applying lean start-up principles (as first predicted by Bowie 20…5 min read·Mar 21, 2016--1--1
Ben SmithWhat lies ahead for UK Retail BankingChanges driven by the growing number of start-up banks8 min read·Mar 11, 2016--1--1