New loyalty program - Checklist
Below is a checklist outlining the key steps recommended for a successful launch of your Loyco loyalty program.
✅ Indicates actions completed by Loyco
🔲 Indicates tasks to be completed by the customer
Program Establishment
- 🔲 Submit onboarding form
- ✅ Set up loyalty program based on onboarding form
- ✅ Add merchant, terminal, and departments to the loyalty program
- ✅ Design member profile (image, logo, colors from onboarding form) and share URL
- 🔲 Review and approve member profile design (sent by email). For changes, resubmit design here →
- ✅ If activated in onboarding form: Generate “Newsletter Sign-Up” ID and send instructions
- 🔲 If activated in onboarding form: Add newsletter script to website following setup manual
- ✅ If activated in onboarding form: Import contacts/members and notify customer by email. Imported data will be available in the portal dashboard
- 🔲 You can import contacts and activate the newsletter sign-up at any time
- ✅ Create customer portal access
- ✅ Add standard widgets to the “Engage Dashboard”
- ✅ Add standard segments to the “Engage Dashboard”
- ✅ Create member offers as "Offers" and/or "Giftcards" in "Engage Dashboard"
- 🔲 Log in to the portal and explore the dashboard
- ✅ Create “Welcome as a Member” email template in customer branding
- 🔲 Review, edit if needed, and activate the “Welcome as a Member” email
- 🔲 Test the sign-up flow and search for your member profile in admin dashboard
Branding
- 🔲 Create a landing page on your website to promote the loyalty program (example hotel →), (example retail →)
- 🔲 Optional: Create physical branding materials (e.g. posters or signage) (example hotel →), (example retail→)
- 🔲 Promote the program via social media, website banners, and newsletters
- 🔲 Send launch announcement to existing customer base via email or SMS
Training
- 🔲 Book onboarding session for frontline staff → Booking link
- ✅ Conduct onboarding session for frontline staff
- 🔲 Book onboarding session for dashboard/admin/marketing team → Booking link
- ✅ Conduct onboarding session for management and admin team
Integration setup
- 🔲 Follow the integration guide for each system in use
Post-launch Monitoring & Engagement
- 🔲 Define and track KPIs (e.g. weekly sign-ups, reward redemptions, campaign opens)
- 🔲 Plan and schedule your first loyalty campaign (e.g. welcome bonus, double points weekend)
- 🔲 Schedule monthly or quarterly check-ins to review program performance → Booking link
- 🔲 Consider enabling birthday or anniversary rewards (optional)
- 🔲 Review Hotel or Retail inspiration →
Pro tip:
Copy this checklist into your preferred planning tool — such as Microsoft Planner, Loop, Word, Excel, or Notes — and add checkboxes to track your progress.
Example from Apple notes: (Paste checklist → Mark all text → Click "make a checklist")
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