Antavo Wins at 2018 eCommerce Awards
October 2, 2018
I’m thrilled to announce that on September 26, Antavo won in a category at the UK’s most prestigious ecommerce show, the eCommerce Awards for Excellence. We presented a case study on our loyalty program with LuisaViaRoma, and how successful one particular email campaign was.
According to our findings, the birthday campaign Antavo managed not only helped to increase the number of loyalty program participants significantly, but also grossed more revenue than the company’s all non-loyalty email campaigns put together in 2017!
Being chosen as a flagship of the ecommerce industry is a great feedback, and we are happy to share these news with you.
eCommerce Awards 2018, the Oscar Ceremony of the Online Business World
The eCommerce Awards for Excellence aims to highlight forward-thinking companies and make them the torchbearers of the ecommerce industry. Yet the event is so much more than a simple award ceremony, as it provides plenty of opportunity for the promising titans to network and exchange ideas.
This year there were 27 awards split into four segments – Industry, Campaigns, Specialist and Business. Antavo was nominated for Best eCommerce Loyalty Campaign and Best Email Marketing Campaign, and took home the award for the latter from four other highly qualified attendees. But what was the story behind our company’s success?
LuisaViaRoma and a Surprising Delight
The entry Antavo submitted for the eCommerce Awards was a case study about running LuisaViaRoma’s loyalty program. The renowned Italian-born global fashion company launched a loyalty program with the help of our company in early 2017 to give something back to their loyal customers.
When hearing about the award, Nicola Antonelli, CMO of LVR expressed his delight: “This is a great result for Antavo, but it doesn’t surprise us: we’ve been working with them for 2 years now and we were able to built a successful loyalty program, that today counts members from all over the world.”
He also added that they’ll be looking forward to extending the cooperation with Antavo: “We have a lot of projects with Antavo for the upcoming 2019 and, who knows, maybe hopefully one of them will be the case study of next year’s eCommerce Awards.”
The Success of the LuisaViaRoma Loyalty Program
The LVR Privilege Program is a membership based program where customers can earn points and enjoy benefits if they are in certain tiers. One of the most successful campaigns within the loyalty program is the Sneakers club where customers receive access to the latest product releases ahead of the wide-public.
“We were able to add different kind of contents to the Privilege Program, from LVR Badges to international luxury experiences, in order to engage our customers and offer them something unique, that they cannot find at any other luxury fashion e-commerce” explained Nicola Antonelli.
The Birthday Campaign That Outstripped The Competition
In the case study that eventually earned the eCommerce Award, we’ve listed several findings regarding a loyalty email campaign LVR started in 2017. In brief, members of the the program receive loyalty points for their birthday, depending on their tier level.
As the study points out, providing such surprises is a great incentive for customers to engage more with the store. For instance, those who received such message are 60% more likely repeat their purchase. In the meantime, the overall number of loyalty program participants increased by 50%.
The Birthday Email ranked third most successful among all of LuisaViaRoma’s email campaigns during 2017, which is no small feat. Furthermore, it grossed more revenue than all non-loyalty email campaigns combined. No wonder that the judges raised an eyebrow!
On a personal note, we are glad to have the opportunity to be in a partnership with companies like LuisaViaRoma, as they are open for innovative ideas and willing to try new things. We were also happy to work with Emarsys, who is the long-standing marketing automation provider of LVR.
The Future Is Bright
We at Antavo work tirelessly on helping companies develop in their customer retention through loyalty programs, and seeing our partners achieve their full potential is a reward in itself. However, it always feels nice to be patted on the back by the very industry we are in, and have our efforts acknowledged.
This shiny award standing on our shelf will keep reminding us to always do our best and never accept anything but excellence. If you are interested in improving your own customer retention, it would be great to hear about you.
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.
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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.
