Smashburger® Leverages Paytronix’s AI to IA℠ to Drive 6.5% of Annual Sales Growth with Relaunch of Smash Club Rewards

An innovative company that is always seeking new ways to motivate guests, Smashburger leveraged its loyalty data and Paytronix’s AI and machine learning to create personalized, one-to-one marketing campaigns. These efforts played a major role in helping the company meet its sales-growth objectives amid a difficult economic climate. In light of such success, the burger brand perfectly exemplifies the benefits of AI to IA℠ – the practice of using artificial intelligence to drive individual action.

As a Data Insights client, Smashburger enlisted Paytronix’s AI to IA℠ services to “micro-segment” its customer base and create a powerful, data-driven loyalty program. Through personalized, one-to-one marketing campaigns, it has steadily spurred additional sales.

In 2020, the loyalty program accounted for at least $1.9 million in incremental sales, which represents a staggering 6.5% of the brand’s overall sales growth for the year. Smashburger hopes to smash that number in 2021 by nearly doubling the brand impact of the program.

Last year’s relaunch saw Smashburger replace its old rewards program with a new one designed to enhance insight and increase brand agility. Whereas all Smashburger guests had previously received the same rewards and messaging, they are now targeted based on preferences and behavior. 

“Through the SmashClub Rewards program, we utilized the Paytronix tools to tailor communications in a way targeted to what guests enjoy,” said Loyalty Manager Lexi Ryan.

With its data-driven and AI-powered campaigns, Smashburger was able to achieve a far more profitable campaign structure while also providing rewards that align with the individual preferences of its guests. Clustering algorithms were used to send out highly segmented campaigns that generated a vastly improved level of engagement.

The results reflected: