Overview
One of the largest membership organizations in the US tested the effectiveness
of Ventriloquist in increasing their membership renewal rate. Ventriloquist
received a list of approximately 24,837 while the control group included
500 members. The objective of the campaign was to test the effectiveness
of sending a Ventriloquist message twinned with the second renewal notice
sent to their members. The message was scheduled to arrive at approximately
the same time as the renewal notice would arrive in the mail.
Results
Of those that received the second renewal notice alone (500 members), 228 renewed their membership for a response rate of 45.6%. Among those that received the second renewal notice and the Ventriloquist message, 17,187 renewed their membership for a total response rate of 69.2% -- a significant lift of 51.75% when compared to the renewal notice alone. In addition, payment was made on average one week earlier by members who had received the Ventriloquist message.
VENTRILOQUIST HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL CAMPAIGNS. SIMILAR PROGRAMS HAVE NOW BEEN ROLLED OUT BY SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.