JWJamie·Subs·LinkedIn·17 MayReturns rate on subs is a leading indicator. Most brands treat it as a lagging one.
Returns rate on subs is a leading indicator. Most brands treat it as a lagging one.
A 6% returns spike this month is a 12% churn spike next month. Always. The customers who return the box this month are signalling they're done. The cancellation comes 30 days later.
If you wait for the cancellation number to move, you've already lost the cohort. The intervention has to happen the week the returns move.
How quickly does your 3PL surface this? Daily? Weekly? Monthly in a board pack?
JWJamie·Drinks·LinkedIn·20 MayCarrier consolidation by region: the move drinks brands keep ignoring
Carrier consolidation by region: the move drinks brands keep ignoring.
Most drinks brands use 2-3 carriers and split shipments by weight. Smart move on cost. Terrible move on customer experience.
We've found that consolidating to one carrier per postcode region (not per shipment) cuts negative-review-by-postcode by ~40%. Same cost. Better experience. The data is in the carrier-by-postcode reports nobody is running.
If you don't know your worst region by carrier, you are paying for an avoidable churn problem.