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Boosting Retention with Effortless Digital Rewards

David Olsen David Olsen
June 26, 2025
2 min read

The Challenge

A major membership club with 13+ million members needed to improve their renewal and win-back rates. Their goal was simple: re-engage customers and encourage them to stay. So they set out to test how digital prepaid rewards could prompt members to renew.

The Approach

Working with SKUx, the brand launched a digital reward campaign delivered straight to inboxes. No complex workflows. Just a personalized email with a secure, serialized link to a digital prepaid card. There was no need to download an app or open a new account. Customers could tap, activate, and spend, within seconds. The reward worked anywhere prepaid cards are accepted, or could be saved to a mobile wallet for later use.

The Experience

How it worked:

  • Step 1: Customers received a branded email with a personalized incentive.
  • Step 2: One tap opened a secure link to access their digital prepaid card.
  • Step 3: The reward was activated instantly, ready to use in-store, or saved to their mobile wallet, ready to use when they were.The entire process was designed to feel effortless. Just a clear path from offer to outcome.

The Results

The results spoke for themselves:

  • 61% of members who viewed the offer accepted it
  • 15% lift in renewal rates compared to the control group
  • 30 seconds average time from email to activated digital prepaid card in the wallet.

For a membership base of this size, the projected impact was over $3M in increased annual revenue.