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August 18, 2025
November 6, 2025

How HER ONE Boosted Subscription Saves with Loyalty Points

Ellie Bradford
August 18, 2025
November 6, 2025

Uncover how HER ONE tackled price sensitivity and product excess by combining loyalty with personalised save treatments.

Case Studies

Why was HER ONE struggling with subscriber retention?

HER ONE, a wellness brand known for its clean, science-backed supplements, had cultivated a loyal subscriber base and a strong community focus. Its subscription model was designed to make healthy habits easy and consistent - but despite high brand affinity and a well-established loyalty program through Influence, retention was slipping.

Over 1,300 cancellation attempts were logged in a short period. Standard options like Skip, Pause, or Cancel Offers weren’t addressing the underlying issues that were driving customers to cancel.

What the data revealed

Cancellation reason analysis pointed to two dominant causes:

  • Product excess: 406 attempts (30% of all cancellations)
  • Price sensitivity: 369 attempts (28% of all cancellations)

Together, these two reasons made up nearly 60% of all churn.

HER ONE’s loyalty program was successful at rewarding purchases, reviews, and referrals - but it was passive. Customers were earning points, but not using them at the moments that mattered most: when they were about to leave.

This created a clear opportunity - to activate loyalty points as a real-time save mechanism, giving customers an immediate, personalised reason to stay.

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How did loyalty points become a retention tool?

To address rising cancellations, HER ONE introduced a new treatment - Redeem Loyalty Points - directly within Loop’s cancellation flow.

This new option gave customers a personalised incentive to stay without shipping extra product or relying purely on discounts.

Loop provided the flexible front-end experience, seamlessly displaying the new option alongside Skip, Pause, and Cancel Offers. Behind the scenes, Influence powered the intelligence that made it all work - from live point calculation to redemption logic and targeting rules.

Here’s how the system worked:

  • Loyalty points were dynamically displayed in the cancellation interface using Influence’s API.
  • Personalised redemption rules determined who qualified, what value to offer, and when to combine with other save treatments.
  • Redemptions were processed instantly, updating customer point balances in real time.

In short: Loop delivered the experience. Influence delivered the logic.

This integration transformed HER ONE’s loyalty program from a passive engagement tool into an active retention driver - one that responded to customer behaviour in the moment and offered tangible value based on the reason for cancellation.

1. Addressing price sensitivity

Many HER ONE customers cited cost-related reasons when attempting to cancel - “Too expensive,” “Can’t afford it,” or “Subscribed only for discount.”
For this price-sensitive segment, Redeem Points acted as a margin-friendly discount alternative.

How it worked:

  • Enabled customers to use their accrued points for instant savings.
  • Delivered a discount-like experience without cutting into long-term revenue.
  • Offered a tangible alternative to cancellation at a key decision point.

Results:

  • Save rate: 12.47% (46 saves from 369 attempts)
  • Pre-intervention save rate: 9.54%
  • Price-related cancellations made up 28% of attempts but 36% of successful saves, proving the model’s effectiveness.

2. Creating flexible solutions for product excess

For customers cancelling due to product build-up - “I haven’t finished last month’s box” - Redeem Points offered value without adding to inventory.

Instead of pausing with no further engagement, customers could redeem their points for future discounts, product swaps, or loyalty rewards.

This approach:

  • Gave overstocked customers a reason to stay connected.
  • Created value without sending more product.
  • Maintained relationships during low-need periods.

When paired with Skip or Pause, Redeem Points became even more effective - offering flexibility now while keeping reactivation likely later.

Results:

  • Save rate: 11.08% (45 saves from 406 attempts)
  • Product excess was the #1 cancellation reason, yet save rates rose 67% when Redeem Points was presented.
  • All redemptions were synced in real time via Influence’s API, ensuring offers were accurate and personalised.

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3. Combining loyalty with other save options for stronger results

Redeem Points didn’t just perform well alone - it amplified every other treatment when used in combination.

The team developed targeted pairings based on specific cancellation reasons:

Cancellation Reason Treatment Pairing Save Rate
Price sensitivity Redeem Points + Cancel Offer 12.47%
Product excess Redeem Points + Skip/Pause 11.08%
Different product desire Redeem Points + Swap Option 18.37%

Weekly peak: In Week 12, save effectiveness hit 83.33% when treatment logic was fully optimised.

This proved that contextual combinations, not single interventions, delivered the strongest retention impact.

How was the new cancellation flow implemented?

Launched in Week 8 of implementation, Redeem Points quickly became a core part of HER ONE’s save strategy.

Implementation steps:

  • Integration: Seamlessly embedded within Loop’s cancellation flow.
  • Targeting: Displayed only for relevant cancellation reasons.
  • Promotion: Shown prominently to ensure customers saw value in staying.
  • Optimisation: Treatment logic refined weekly based on performance data.

Influence’s role:

  • One-click loyalty point redemption.
  • Real-time syncing of customer balances.
  • Eligibility and treatment logic powered by loyalty data.
  • Full attribution and reporting for every save.

What results did HER ONE achieve with loyalty redemption?

The “Redeem Loyalty Points” treatment quickly became the dominant save mechanism within HER ONE’s retention strategy.

Overall performance:

  • February: 48.72% of all successful saves.
  • March: 50% of all successful saves.
  • Save rate doubled from ~5% to ~12%.

Adoption over time:

  • Week 8 (Launch): 100% treatment usage.
  • Week 12: 83.33% save effectiveness.
  • Week 13: 75% save effectiveness.

Effectiveness by reason:

  • Price sensitivity → 12.47% save rate
  • Product excess → 11.08% save rate
  • Different product desire → 18.37% save rate (highest)

Strategic insights & success factors

1. Precise targeting based on cancellation reasons

HER ONE used cancellation data to tailor redemption logic - tackling the two biggest churn drivers head-on.

2. Flexible redemption value

Customers received relevant, non-inventory-based value (discounts, swaps, free delivery), preserving margins while enhancing perceived benefit.

3. Amplified by treatment combinations

When paired with other tools like Skip or Cancel Offers, Redeem Points significantly lifted HER ONE’s overall retention rates.

Loyalty became more than a customer perk - it evolved into a core retention asset, embedded directly into the cancellation experience.

What can other brands learn from HER ONE’s approach?

HER ONE’s journey shows how loyalty and retention can work hand-in-hand when powered by the right technology.

By embedding loyalty redemption within the cancellation process, they turned Influence from a passive rewards platform into an active retention engine - one that gave every at-risk subscriber a reason to stay.

This strategy tackled key churn drivers, improved save rates, and preserved long-term customer relationships - all without leaning on deep discounts.

The takeaway: Loyalty isn’t just for engagement. When triggered in the right moment, it’s one of the most powerful levers to retain subscribers and protect revenue.

Don’t let another cancellation become lost revenue. Book your Influence demo today and start turning your loyalty data into a retention machine.

FAQs

How did HER ONE use loyalty points to reduce churn?

‍By adding a “Redeem Loyalty Points” option in the Loop cancellation flow, giving customers an immediate reason to stay instead of cancelling.

What were HER ONE’s biggest retention challenges?

‍High cancellations due to price sensitivity and product excess - together causing nearly 60% of churn.

What results did HER ONE see from the new loyalty feature?

Save rates doubled to around 12%, with significant improvements for both price and product-related cancellations.

How can other brands use this strategy?

‍Connect loyalty tools like Influence with subscription platforms like Loop to trigger real time rewards and automatically save at risk customers. Influence and Loop work together to power growth by giving merchants a flexible earn and redeem experience, turning loyal customers into advocates through seamless referrals, and supporting customizable loyalty tiers that reward your most dedicated shoppers with VIP level benefits.