Illustrative example — modeled on industry benchmark data

From leaky bucket to loyalty machine.

A walkthrough of what a full MemberGrown engagement looks like — the diagnosis, the rebuild, and the payoff — using a modeled dispensary called Sunset Coast Collective.

Location
Long Beach, CA
Revenue
~$180K / mo
Loyalty base
2,400 sign-ups

Chapter 1

The leaky bucket.

On paper, 2,400 loyalty members. In practice, a program on autopilot for three years — points expiring silently, no welcome message, no win-backs. Members were still 54% of revenue, but the program wasn't doing any of the work.

Members active in last 90 days

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After 6 mo0%

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90-day customer retention

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After 6 mo0%

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Member average order value

Before$0
After 6 mo$0

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Welcome message

None

Points expiring silently

Yes

Last program change

3 years ago

Chapter 2

The rebuild — four weeks.

One month from kickoff to relaunch. Every week ends with something shipped, not a slide.

W1

Audit & data dive

POS export, cohort analysis, member segmentation, and a scored program audit.

W2

Program redesign

Three-tier structure, compliant reward economics, and a rewritten member journey.

W3

Platform automations

Welcome, birthday, and 30/60/90-day win-back flows wired into the loyalty platform.

W4

Training & relaunch

Budtender scripts, in-store signage, and a relaunch campaign to the full member list.

Chapter 3

After six months.

The program stopped leaking and started compounding. Same store, same staff, same product mix — different loyalty engine underneath.

Activation rate (90-day active members)

Before0%
After 6 mo0%

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90-day customer retention

Before0%
After 6 mo0%

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Member average order value

Before$0
After 6 mo$0

Higher is better

Lapsed customers won back

Before0
After 6 mo0

Higher is better

Member share of revenue

54% 81%

Before

0%

After

0%

More of every dollar came from repeat members after the rebuild — fewer one-off, discount-driven visits and more predictable monthly revenue.

The payoff

11× ROI

On the monthly retainer, month after month — not a one-time launch bump.

Incremental revenue

~$24K/mo

MemberGrown retainer

$2K/mo

Net multiple

≈ 11×

$24,000 ÷ $2,000 ≈ 11× monthly return

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Sunset Coast is a fictional dispensary. Figures are modeled from published industry benchmarks (Flowhub, Cannabis Business Times) and typical program outcomes, not a specific client engagement.