loyalty-lifecycle — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited loyalty-lifecycle (Agent Skill) and scored it 91/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 1 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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Design a loyalty and lifecycle program that produces measurable retention lift - not a tier ladder for its own sake. BOND forces clarity on what behaviors loyalty is supposed to reinforce, what evidence the customer sees, and how the program economics actually pay back.
*A loyalty program is a behavior contract, not a points system.* Most loyalty programs fail because they reward existing behavior (free margin loss) instead of net-new behavior (retention lift). BOND structures the program around behaviors that change the unit economics.
| Letter | Stage | The Question |
|---|---|---|
| B | Behavior Targeting | Which 3-5 customer behaviors, if reinforced, would shift retention and LTV? |
| O | Offer Architecture | What earn / burn mechanics + tier benefits reinforce those behaviors? |
| N | Notification & Lifecycle | What lifecycle triggers and moments deliver the program in-context? |
| D | Defend the Economics | How does the program pay back, and what's the cannibalization guardrail? |
A useful program changes behavior in measurable ways. Start with:
| Behavior Lift | Example Metric | Loyalty Lever |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Purchases per quarter | Visit-based earn, accelerator tiers |
| Basket / Expansion | Average order value, modules per account | Bonus earn on add-ons |
| Retention | Renewal rate, churn rate | Time-in-program rewards, tier downgrade protection |
| Advocacy | Referrals, reviews | Referral bonus, badge / status |
| Engagement Depth | Workflow coverage, feature adoption | Achievement-based rewards |
| Element | Best Practice |
|---|---|
| Number of tiers | 3-4; more dilutes status |
| Tier criteria | Mix of spend + behavior; behavior-only tiers possible |
| Tier benefits | At least one experiential benefit per tier (not just discounts) |
| Tier durability | Annual review or rolling 12-month; never punitive |
| Recognition | Visible status (badges, color, named cohort) at every tier |
Loyalty earns its keep when it shows up at moments that matter:
| Moment | Program Action |
|---|---|
| Onboarding | Welcome bonus + first-value reward |
| First repeat | Bonus earn + tier preview |
| Tier promotion | Status reveal + new-benefit walkthrough |
| Milestone (anniversary, usage) | Recognition + curated benefit |
| Risk signal (engagement drop) | Re-engagement reward, not generic discount |
| Tier downgrade risk | "Keep your tier" path with achievable bar |
| Win-back | Personalized re-entry offer with social proof |
A loyalty program is a long-lived liability. The economics must be defensible:
| Lens | Question |
|---|---|
| Incremental Retention | What's the retention uplift of program members vs matched non-members? |
| Incremental ARPU | Do members spend more because of the program, or were they pre-selected? |
| Cost of Liability | What's the unredeemed-points exposure on the balance sheet? |
| Cannibalization | What % of rewards subsidize behavior that would have happened anyway? |
| Payback Window | How long until program cost is recovered by incremental margin? |
Save to outputs/loyalty-lifecycle-[program]-[YYYY-MM-DD].md
| Artifact | Description |
|---|---|
| Behavior Spec | Targeted behaviors and metrics they should move |
| Earn / Burn Mechanics | Point or status system, redemption catalog |
| Tier Architecture | Tiers, criteria, benefits, recognition |
| Lifecycle Trigger Map | Moments, triggers, program actions, owners |
| Economic Model | Incremental retention / ARPU, liability projection, payback |
| Member Communication Plan | Welcome, tier reveal, anniversary, risk, win-back |
| Governance | Tier review cadence, benefit refresh schedule, sunset criteria |
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