Chicken Cottage
Chicken Cottage faced significant challenges in customer engagement and loyalty due to traditional marketing strategies and a disjointed tech infrastructure. Their existing loyalty programs struggled to generate enthusiasm, and expanding their customer base became a slow process.
Recognising the importance of data, Chicken Cottage sought an all-in-one platform to integrate their technology stack and enhance their loyalty programs. This strategic move led to impressive results: a 66% increase in order counts, 20,000 app downloads, and a fourfold increase in repeat orders, showcasing the impact of cohesive technology on business growth.
Challenges
- Limited customer engagement, leading to a lack of meaningful interactions with their customer base.
- Inefficient loyalty programs that failed to capture customer enthusiasm and drive repeat business.
- Slow growth of their marketing database, hindering their ability to effectively reach and connect with potential customers.
- Disjointed tech stack that created silos between tools, making it challenging to gather and analyse valuable insights for decision-making.
Solutions
Chicken Cottage partnered with Slerp to launch a branded mobile app, incorporating several key features:
- Branded app with push notifications: The app established a constant presence on customers’ home screens, and push notifications enabled powerful and cost-effective marketing.
- Enhanced loyalty programs: Slerp’s loyalty features within the app boosted repeat purchases and customer retention.
- Integrated CRM: Seamless integration with Chicken Cottage’s CRM system streamlined customer data management and marketing initiatives.
- Click & Collect and delivery: Customers could conveniently place orders for delivery or pick-up, enhancing their experience.
Results
The launch of Chicken Cottage’s brand-new app, featuring an integrated loyalty program and CRM system, empowered the company to achieve remarkable results. They experienced a quadrupling of repeat orders, highlighting the success of their loyalty initiatives. Additionally, their marketing database grew by an impressive 52%, enabling them to reach new customers. Order volume surged by 66%, showcasing a significant boost in business, while the app garnered strong customer engagement with 40,000 downloads.
- 4X repeat orders, highlighting successful loyalty initiatives
- 52% growth in marketing database, facilitating new customer reach
- 66% increase in order volume, demonstrating significant business growth
- 40,000 app downloads, reflecting strong customer engagement
Since launching our branded app with Slerp, our customer engagement and loyalty have skyrocketed! Being on our customers home screens with push notifications is an incredibly powerful and free marketing tool.