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James Allen

100x ROI.
Offline word-of-mouth,
brought online.

James Allen had a referral program before Talkable. It just wasn't working — unmanaged, unoptimized, and offering the wrong rewards. With the right mechanics and relentless A/B testing, they turned existing word-of-mouth into a structured engine delivering 100x ROI.

Program Results
100x
Return on Investment
62%
More Site Traffic from Referrals
From limited-time offer test
15%
Advocacy Rate
Above Talkable benchmark
15%
New Customer Revenue Increase
New York, NY · Founded 2006
100x
ROI
62%
More Referred Traffic
Limited-time offer test
+30%
More Purchases
Gamified mobile tracker
+8%
Signups
Facebook/Google login

The original program had the wrong rewards. That was the whole problem.

James Allen's pre-Talkable program offered discounts and third-party retailer rewards. They assumed customers wanted variety. They were wrong.

A survey of brand ambassadors revealed the real preferences. Talkable rebuilt the reward structure around what customers actually wanted — a choice between an Amazon gift card or a James Allen discount — and tested everything else from there.

"Talkable manages the program seamlessly. They handle all the complicated smaller details and routinely suggest improvements to the customer journey flow, allowing us to focus on our macro-level strategy."

JB
Johanna Breman Tzur
CMO, James Allen
Facebook & Google login options
Reduced signup friction at the referral entry point.
+8%
Signups
Gamified progress tracker (mobile)
Showing customers how close they were to a reward drove sharing behavior.
+15%
Shares
+30%
Purchases
Limited-time offer on landing page
Urgency on the friend's landing page drove immediate action rather than bookmarking.
+62%
Site visits from referred friends
The Offer
30% off
Friend's first order ($1K+ min)
Choice
$50 Amazon or 30% JA discount
Giving advocates a choice increased engagement — they picked the reward that mattered most to them.

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