Case Study: National Retailer

National Discount Retailer Optimizes Campaign Performance with Cardlytics

THE CLIENT: A leading national discount retailer teamed with Cardlytics for some expert help in navigating the treacherous landscape of the American retailing sector during the closing months of 2010.

THE STRATEGY: With its market share threatened by the increasingly competitive promotional environment and margins slowly being eaten away by rising commodity prices, the national retailer sought Cardlytics' help as it launched two new strategic initiatives:

  • Increase promotion effectiveness to defend market share
  • Maximize ROI to offset dwindling margins


In order to align results with goals, Cardlytics decided to optimize campaign performance by testing various offers on specific customer segments.

THE RESULTS:

Recent Customers
Bank customers who had made a purchase at the retailer in the past 60 days were presented with one of two offers ('10% cash back' or '20% cash back')

Lapsed Customers
Bank customers who had not made a purchase at the retailer in the past 60 days were presented with one of two offers ('10% cash back' or '20% cash back')


THE CONCLUSION:
Due to the tremendously higher ROI numbers, the '10% cash back' offers were chosen for both recent and lapsed customers going forward.

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