How much should you spend on a welcome bonus for a £50 average order value without killing margin
I often get asked by founders: “How much can we afford to give away in a welcome bonus when our average order value (AOV) is £50?” It’s a pragmatic question — one that sits at the intersection of psychology, unit economics and growth testing. I’ll walk through a simple framework I use...
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How to prove a local partner rewards exchange will lift basket size by 10% using till data and three experiments
I was recently asked by a small retail chain if a proposed rewards exchange with a local partner...
Which microreward trigger lifts month-two retention most: push notifications, surprise credits or free samples
I ran a small experiment last year to answer a simple question: which microreward trigger moves the...
What parents should know about french schools
For many parents, sending a child to school in France can feel both exciting and unfamiliar. The...
Designing a downgrade-protection flow for subscription SMEs that reduces voluntary churn in month three
I often see the same problem when I audit subscription programmes for growing SMEs: customers make...
How to use till data plus email cadence to recover 40% of lapsed customers within 90 days
When I first started testing till (POS) data combined with targeted email cadences for recovering...
When to replace flat referral discounts with value-based credits: a rewrite that stops poaching best customers
I used to roll out the classic “£10 off for you and a friend” referral mechanic for all my...
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Loyalty Programs
The psychology behind surprise rewards and exactly when to send them in the customer journey
I still remember the first time a small coffee chain I was advising surprised me with a free pastry after two weeks of no visits. It wasn’t a flashy campaign — just a heartfelt note in the app and a voucher that expired in three days — but it worked. I went back that afternoon, bought a...
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Customer Retention
Practical ways to use NPS and behavioural signals together to predict churn risk
I often get asked by founders and marketing leads: “Should we keep asking NPS, or focus on behavioural data — and can we combine them?” The short answer from my work with SMEs is: you need both. NPS gives you a direct line to customer sentiment; behavioural signals tell you what customers are...
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Growth Strategies
Using LTV:CAC ratios to decide whether to increase acquisition incentives this quarter
I remember one spring when a client of mine—an independent apparel brand—asked whether they should double down on new-customer discounting to hit a quarterly revenue target. Their instinct was natural: acquisition feels immediate, measurable and sexy. What we needed instead was a disciplined...
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Loyalty Programs
How to run a low-budget pilot loyalty campaign that proves value to stakeholders
Running a loyalty pilot on a shoestring budget is one of my favourite ways to win sceptical stakeholders over. When you can point to a simple, low-risk test that produced an uplift in repeat purchase rate, or a clear increase in customer lifetime value (CLV), conversations stop being theoretical...
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Loyalty Programs
How to build a 3-tier loyalty program that boosts repeat visits for independent cafes
When I work with independent cafés, the most common brief I hear is simple: “Help us get customers to come back more often.” A well-designed 3-tier loyalty program is one of the most reliable ways to do that — it combines immediate gratification with clear progression, and it’s flexible...
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Case Studies
What we learned from A/B testing free shipping versus discount coupons in a boutique ecommerce store
I ran an A/B test in a small boutique ecommerce store to answer a question I get asked all the time: for growing SMEs, which incentive moves the needle more — free shipping or a discount coupon? The brand was a UK-based boutique selling apparel and accessories with average order value (AOV)...
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Loyalty Programs
How to audit your current loyalty stack and cut costs without harming retention
When I first audited a client's loyalty stack, their tech bill made my eyes water: four different vendors doing overlapping tasks, a rewards wallet no one used, and an expensive points liability that barely moved the retention needle. I’ve since run audits for a dozen SMEs and learned that the...
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Loyalty Programs
How small retailers can use transactional data to create personalised email rewards with Klaviyo
I often get asked by small retailers how they can turn the transactional data already sitting in their shop or e‑commerce platform into personalised email rewards that actually drive repeat purchases. The short answer: you don’t need a data science team — you need clear rules, simple segments...
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Data & Analytics
Using cohort analysis to prove whether your welcome offer is worth the cost
When a new customer signs up and redeems your welcome offer, it feels great. But that first thrill can hide a costly truth: is that discount or free gift actually bringing long-term value, or simply accelerating churn and masking acquisition inefficiency? I use cohort analysis as my go-to way to...
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Loyalty Programs
A simple framework to set measurable KPIs for your loyalty programme in 30 days
I’m often asked by founders and marketing teams: “Can we set sensible, measurable KPIs for our loyalty programme without months of analysis or a data team?” The short answer is yes — if you follow a simple, time-boxed framework that forces clarity, prioritisation and quick wins. Over the...
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