Antavo joins forces with Astound Commerce to take customer experience and brand loyalty to a new level
January 31, 2022
Pure-play loyalty technology provider Antavo has entered into a technology partnership with leading digital commerce agency, Astound Commerce.
By combining forces, Astound Commerce and Antavo aim to offer businesses a more comprehensive eCommerce service, coupled with next-gen loyalty capabilities. Companies using Shopify Plus are set to benefit greatly from the alliance, thanks to Astound Commerce’s expertise when it comes to the eCommerce platform and Antavo’s flexible integration of loyalty features.
“At Astound Commerce, our aim is to push technology to the edge, and forge life-long brand loyalty through innovative customer experiences. We feel a strong synergy with Antavo, whose commitment to creating customer loyalty and belief in the value it creates for brands and retailers, matches our own. We also like Antavo’s dedication to no-code technology, which will make it easier for end users to manage their work. I have no doubt that, together, we’ll build incredible customer journeys for visionary brands. ” – Samuel Cane, Managing Director, Astound Commerce UK
No-code management and easy integrations have risen to the forefront of digital transformation. Businesses that opt for the combined expertise of agencies and tech providers gain access to not one, but two teams of experts, and thus significantly reduce the time to value of the end product.
Another point of synergy between Astound Commerce and Antavo is fashion industry experience: although both Antavo and Astound Commerce serve enterprises across a range of industries, they each have a large portfolio of fashion brands and a deep understanding of the sector.
“We’re glad to be able to partner with a global agency that understands the value of loyalty in digital commerce and has the experience to lead their clients to success. Combining forces with a best-in-class agency like Astound Commerce extends our capabilities to offer truly next-gen loyalty capabilities all across the globe. Astound Commerce showed unquestionable expertise when it came to eCommerce solutions in the Shopify Plus space, especially for the fashion vertical — an industry that is very important to us.” – Attila Kecsmar, CEO and Co-founder of Antavo
Both fast and luxury fashion have focused heavily on recovery and digital transformation over the past two years and, as such, eCommerce solutions and loyalty programs have seen a rise in adoption across the industry. This means that businesses — whether fashion-focused or not — can make a hyperjump in digitization when they opt for a digital agency, who works in partnership with a next-gen loyalty technology provider, to empower their digital transformation and customer engagement strategies.
What is Antavo?
Antavo is the AI loyalty and incentives platform that brings together loyalty, promotions, and agentic AI to turn customers into regulars: the customers who come back on their own, buy more often, and bring others with them. For more than a decade, Antavo has powered identity-led loyalty strategies for brands including SKIMS, Paul Smith, KFC, Flying Tiger, and Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection. Marketers build, change, and launch programs and promotions themselves, without waiting on engineering. Learn more at antavo.com.
About Astound Commerce
Astound Commerce empowers success through expertly created, experience-driven ecosystems that fuse ever-evolving technology, data, design, and storytelling to build meaningful and lasting relationships. With more than 20 years of expertise and thousands of experience-driven ecosystems woven into their DNA, they create unique and compelling experiences for customers across all channels and drive sustained business growth for their client portfolio, which includes Puma, Pepe Jeans, Calvin Klein, Card Factory and Allergan. For more information, visit astoundcommerce.com.
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Frequently asked questions about Antavo
What can brands build with Antavo?
Brands use Antavo to run the whole loyalty and incentives program on one platform: points, tiers, challenges, streaks, referrals, clubs, and rewards beyond discounts; promotions and incentives for members and non-members alike, from bonus points and promo codes to bundles and cart-level offers; and agentic AI built in. Everything runs online, in store, on mobile, and in wallet, and marketers launch it themselves.
Who uses Antavo?
Antavo works with mid-market and upper-mid-market brands across fashion, retail, beauty, travel, hospitality, restaurants, and sports in North America and Europe: multi-market, omnichannel brands with a strong identity and customers worth keeping, including Paul Smith, KFC, SKIMS, Rip Curl, Benefit Cosmetics, and Hyatt's Inclusive Collection.
How long has Antavo been around?
Antavo was founded in 2012 and has been building loyalty programs for more than a decade, with teams across Europe and North America serving brands worldwide.
Why do brands switch to Antavo?
Most loyalty programs get stuck: reduced to a discount engine, generic to customers, or too rigid to evolve. Antavo removes those compromises. Brands get a program that feels unmistakably their own, loyalty and incentives on one platform, and the depth to handle tiers, expirations, refunds, and many markets at scale. Their own marketers run it: a tier change in an afternoon, live when they press the button.
How does Antavo use AI?
Antavo's agentic AI is built in, not bolted on. Two named agents do the work: the AI Loyalty Expert, which turns your ideas into a build-ready program, and the AI Analyst, which turns your data into clear answers and reports. Both work inside Antavo or connect to Claude and ChatGPT, and every answer is grounded in your own program and data.
What does Antavo integrate with?
Antavo is API-first with real-time webhooks and deep pre-built integrations, from Shopify, Klaviyo, Braze, and Bloomreach to the CRMs, CDPs, ESPs, and POS systems you already use. Antavo plugs into the stack you already run rather than replacing it.
