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Project Overview

Conversion Journey

Behavioural nudges and lifecycle design

This journey was designed to convert one-off customers into regular customers through behavioural insights and lifecycle thinking, with an exclusive T-shirt used as a value driven incentive

Role

Donor Loyalty & Supporter Journey Specialist

Organisation

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Launched

November 2025

Channels

Email, SMS, Web

Tools

HubSpot, Salesforce

The Problem We Needed to Solve

One-off customers showed strong intent but weren't becoming regular customers, leaving long-term value on the table.

Low Conversion Rate

Only 3% of one-off customers were transitioning to regular customers, despite their demonstrated commitment to the cause.

Poor Timing

Conversion asks were generic and poorly timed, not leveraging the emotional peak after a one-off donation.

Missing Behavioural Nudges

No strategic use of behavioural science principles to encourage customers to upgrade their commitment level.

What I Did

Strategy & Discovery

  • Analysed customer behaviour to identify high intent conversion opportunities

  • Balanced customer affordability with revenue sustainability

  • Defined optimal timing and messaging for conversion asks

Execution & Delivery

  • Designed a multi touch conversion journey grounded in behavioural insights

  • Defined a $30 monthly gift threshold to qualify for the T-shirt

  • Developed messaging focused on belonging and ongoing impact

  • Delivered automated email and SMS sequences end to end

Technical Implementation

  • Built conversion workflows in HubSpot with time based triggers

  • Designed and launched multiple conversion landing pages with donation and fulfilment forms

  • Integrated data across systems to support eligibility checks, tracking, and reporting

  • Created Salesforce reports to monitor conversion performance

Collaboration & Ways of Working

  • Partnered with fundraising and data teams to align on goals

  • Shared insights with senior stakeholders to inform decisions

  • Established ongoing testing as part of the journey lifecycle

Key Results

Metrics reflect real-world performance across journeys and digital experiences, reported conservatively to show long-term impact.

+8%

Increase in average monthly gift

15%

Higher lifetime value from regular customers

1.5x

Uplift in projected customer lifetime value

What I Learned

Timing is everything. Conversion asks are most effective within 48 hours of a one-off donation.

Behavioural nudges work best when combined with storytelling that reinforces ongoing impact.

Multi-touch sequences consistently outperformed single conversion requests.

Testing different messaging approaches showed that emphasising community and belonging outperformed purely financial impact messaging.