LOYALTY PROGRAM ROI CALCULATOR
How much profit could your loyalty program generate?
ROI Calculation Methodology:
Loyalty Program Subscription
Inputs: Annual Sales, Number of Locations
Assumptions:
- Loyalty Penetration Rate: 25% of your customers will join the loyalty program.
- Loyalty Members' Average Basket Value Increase: 20% higher than non-members.
- Loyalty Members' Visit Frequency Increase: 25% more frequent than non-members.
- Points Value: 5% of the purchase value is awarded to loyalty members.
- Unused Points: 30% of awarded points are not redeemed.
Costs:
- One-time Setup Fee: $299 (spread over 3 years to normalize ROI).
- Annual Subscription Fee: $100 × 12 months × Number of Locations.
- Annual Marketing Investment: $500 × Number of Locations.
- Points Cost: Calculated as Annual Sales × Loyalty Penetration Rate × Points Value × (1 - % of Unused Points).
Calculations:
- Sales Attributable to Loyalty Program = Annual Sales × Loyalty Penetration Rate.
- Loyalty Members Spend Increase = Sales Attributable to Loyalty Program × Loyalty Members' Average Basket Value Increase.
- Loyalty Members Spend & Frequency Increase = Loyalty Members Spend Increase × (1 + Loyalty Members' Visit Frequency Increase).
- Sales Increase from Loyalty Program = Loyalty Members Spend & Frequency Increase.
- Total Annual Costs = (One-time Setup Fee ÷ 3) + (Annual Subscription Fee + Annual Marketing Investment + Points Cost).
- 3-Year ROI = Sales Increase from Loyalty Program / Total Annual Costs × 100.
- Profit = Sales Increase from Loyalty Program − Total Annual Costs
Loyalty + Reviews Program Subscription
Inputs: Annual Sales, Number of Locations
Assumptions:
- Loyalty Penetration Rate: 35% of your customers will join the loyalty program.
- Loyalty Members' Average Basket Value Increase: 20% higher than non-members.
- Loyalty Members' Visit Frequency Increase: 35% more frequent than non-members.
- Points Value: 5% of the purchase value is awarded to loyalty members.
- Unused Points: 30% of awarded points are not redeemed.
Costs:
- One-time Setup Fee: $299 (spread over 3 years).
- Annual Subscription Fee: $150 × 12 months × Number of Locations.
- Annual Marketing Investment: $500 × Number of Locations.
- Points Cost: Calculated as Annual Sales × Loyalty Penetration Rate × Points Value × (1 - % of Unused Points).
Calculations:
- Sales Attributable to Loyalty Program = Annual Sales × Loyalty Penetration Rate.
- Loyalty Members Spend Increase = Sales Attributable to Loyalty Program × Loyalty Members' Average Basket Value Increase.
- Loyalty Members Spend & Frequency Increase = Loyalty Members Spend Increase × (1 + Loyalty Members' Visit Frequency Increase).
- Sales Increase from Loyalty Program = Loyalty Members Spend & Frequency Increase.
- Total Annual Costs = (One-time Setup Fee ÷ 3) + (Annual Subscription Fee + Annual Marketing Investment + Points Cost).
- 3-Year ROI = Sales Increase from Loyalty Program / Total Annual Costs × 100.
- Profit = Sales Increase from Loyalty Program − Total Annual Costs
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