< Back to Results Innovation, testing lead to exponential program growth Challenge Brigham and Women’s Hospital was looking for a way to shake up their direct response program in 2017. As their partner, we began digging into their data, creative and offers to find key areas for optimization across channels. Our Role Direct Mail Digital Multichannel Strategy Creative Direction 3,151.2% Increase in revenue 61.8% Lift in revenue per donor 26.8% Increase in retention rates Solution Thanks to our strong partnership and the organization’s willingness to run tests and try new things, we were able to introduce the following areas of optimization and innovation over the last five years: Testing aggressively in acquisition to confirm controls Modeling patient names to create a pipeline for donor conversion Focusing on recapturing deeply lapsed names Introducing a monthly rolling patient acquisition program, timing communications with recent hospital visits Completely remodeling their renewal program, introducing tests to find the right offers and packages Introducing co-op models for prospecting to increase donor pool Relaunching the Brigham Circle Society, BWH’s mid-level program Results Through our work, Brigham and Women’s Hospital has experienced exponential growth! Since FY17, the hospital has seen an increase in total net revenue of $1,559,447, or 3,151.2%. Our emphasis on retention has driven program-wide revenue per donor up by 61.8% since FY17. Our engagement strategy has increased retention rates by 26.8%. Click or drag to explore “As football is a game of inches, so is Direct Marketing fundraising–many mini-breakthroughs have added up to create a more efficient and effective program. It is only through our partnership with RKD that this has been possible. From mail to digital, from monthly giving to mid-level, RKD has been right there with us on all levels of the program, helping us build, grow and improve.” More Results View allView all Acquisition is a year-round investmentRead more > Building a database to help a national organization reach new heightsRead more > Increased spend, ad grant optimizations help disaster relief effortsRead more > Decade-long partnership leads to dramatic omnichannel growthRead more >