Customer Loyalty
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Reasons Why
Customer Loyalty
Programs Matter7
There are 3.3 BILLION
loyalty program
memberships in the
US, an average of 29 per
household. (Colloquy)
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More than 71% of those
making $100,000 OR
MORE a year are enrolled
in a loyalty program.
(Software Advice)
85% of retailers are
in search of ways to
add value outside of
discounts. (Colloquy)
It is 6-7 TIMES more
expensive to acquire a
new customer than it is
to keep a current one.
(White House Office of Consumer Affairs)
75% U.S. companies
with loyalty programs
generate a return on
investment. (Experian)
83% of members agree
that programs make
them more likely to
continue doing business
with certain companies
(Bond)
Increasing customer
retention rates by 5%
increases profits by up to
95%.
(Harvard Business Review)
Big Reasons Why
Customer Loyalty
Programs FAIL4
97% of loyalty programs
are based on spending
money to earn money
(transactional rewards)
(Cap Gemini)
77% of transaction-based
programs fail in the first
two years.
(Cap Gemini)
Overall, ONLY 25% of
companies reward any
form of engagement.
(Cap Gemini)
56% of people don’t
join a loyalty program
because of privacy.
(Bond Brand Loyalty)
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Types of Customer
Loyalty Programs
5THAT WORK
POINTS PROGRAMS
REWARD CUSTOMERS WITH REDEEMABLE POINTS
FOR MONETARY OR NON-MONETARY ENGAGEMENT.
POINTS FOR ENGAGEMENT
(NON-TRANSACTIONAL)
POINTS FOR ENGAGEMENT
(NON-TRANSACTIONAL)
SPEND PROGRAMS
REWARD CUSTOMERS WITH STORE CREDIT BASED
ON DOLLAR AMOUNT SPENT.
EARN POINTS FOR
TRANSACTIONS ONLY
EARN POINTS FOR
TRANSACTIONS ONLY
TIERED PROGRAMS
INCENTIVIZE CUSTOMERS WITH STATUS BASED
REWARD LEVELS
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Tips For
Launching A
Loyalty Program11
SIMPLE
start
1
start with your
EXISTING
EMAIL LIST
2
JOIN
make it simple to
3
LIKE THIS
NOT LIKE THIS
EARNING
make
rules simple
EARN 1 POINTSPEND $100
4
100 POINTS IS WORTH $1
SPENDING
make
rules simple
5
launch in
digestible
chunks6
Don’t Overwhelm
Customers’
With Options
7Coupons
POINTS
Tiers
Fees
Punch Cards
END GOAL
have your
8 in mind
IMPROVE CUSTOMER ACQUISITION?
DECREASE CUSTOMER CHURN?
INCREASE ORDER SIZE?
EMAIL
AUTOMATION
use
9Automated Emails Get
119%HIGHER CLICK RATES
Than Broadcast Emails (Epsilon)
make it about
your customer
10 not about money
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