Bully Sticks Direct: Loyalty & Rewards, Built to Compound

A loyalty program still paying dividends, more than a year after we handed it off. A dog-treat brand on BigCommerce, rebuilt around the customer who already loved them — and still compounding into 2026.

Bully Sticks Direct: Loyalty & Rewards, Built to Compound

A loyalty program still paying dividends, more than a year after we handed it off. A dog-treat brand on BigCommerce, rebuilt around the customer who already loved them — and still compounding into 2026.

Danielle Schermerhorn

Director of Marketing, Atelier Commerce

Danielle Schermerhorn

Director of Marketing, Atelier Commerce

We were brought in to lead retention for Bully Sticks Direct, a category-leading source of single-ingredient bully sticks and natural dog chews. The brand had real product-market fit and a loyal repeat audience. What it did not yet have was a loyalty and rewards system designed to compound.

We were brought in to lead retention for Bully Sticks Direct, a category-leading source of single-ingredient bully sticks and natural dog chews. The brand had real product-market fit and a loyal repeat audience. What it did not yet have was a loyalty and rewards system designed to compound.

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Years of expertise

Decades of experience in delivering impactful digital solutions.

Atelier brands succeed at a rate outpacing industry benchmarks.
Find out why.

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Average CTR Improvement

Helping brands make their mark online.

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Autonomous CRO Resolutions

Our designs engage millions globally.

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Average client growth YOY

We build long-term partnerships through proven results.

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Years of expertise

Decades of experience in delivering impactful digital solutions.

POWERING EXPERIENCES THAT PERFORM

POWERING EXPERIENCES THAT PERFORM

Creative challenges

The category rewards consistency, not theater. Our work was to remove friction from a behavior customers already wanted to repeat — and to give the brand a system that recognized them when they did.

Loyalty had been live but underused. Earn rules were generic, redemption was a dead end inside the cart, and the program sat apart from the rest of the customer experience. Reviews were a separate, lightly-instrumented surface that did not feed retention at all. The brief was structural, not cosmetic.

Creative challenges

The category rewards consistency, not theater. Our work was to remove friction from a behavior customers already wanted to repeat — and to give the brand a system that recognized them when they did.

Loyalty had been live but underused. Earn rules were generic, redemption was a dead end inside the cart, and the program sat apart from the rest of the customer experience. Reviews were a separate, lightly-instrumented surface that did not feed retention at all. The brief was structural, not cosmetic.

CONNECTED TO CONVERSION & EXPERIENCE
CONNECTED TO CONVERSION & EXPERIENCE

Reviews as Earn

The recovery flows do the unglamorous, profitable work of saving sales that were about to walk. The Abandoned Transaction flow opens at 46.7% and converts at a 5.98% placed-order rate; the Abandoned Cart flow opens at 47.4% and converts at 5.23%; and the Welcome Series brings new customers in at scale, driving the highest order count of any flow in the program. Cross-sell flows tuned to treat size — small, medium, and large — keep the average order growing after that first purchase, with the Small Treat Lovers flow opening at 51.1%.

Reviews were wired into the earned architecture in three places. Customers earned points for verified product reviews via Stamped, were re-engaged through a points-aware NPS Reviews Gift Card Drive that ran into 2025, and were given VIP-tier accelerators for repeat reviewers. Review content then fed back into the on-site experience, social proof on PDPs and trust signals on the homepage, closing the loop between the customer voice and the next customer decision. The result is a public record that compounded the revenue.

Reviews as Earn

The recovery flows do the unglamorous, profitable work of saving sales that were about to walk. The Abandoned Transaction flow opens at 46.7% and converts at a 5.98% placed-order rate; the Abandoned Cart flow opens at 47.4% and converts at 5.23%; and the Welcome Series brings new customers in at scale, driving the highest order count of any flow in the program. Cross-sell flows tuned to treat size — small, medium, and large — keep the average order growing after that first purchase, with the Small Treat Lovers flow opening at 51.1%.

Reviews were wired into the earned architecture in three places. Customers earned points for verified product reviews via Stamped, were re-engaged through a points-aware NPS Reviews Gift Card Drive that ran into 2025, and were given VIP-tier accelerators for repeat reviewers. Review content then fed back into the on-site experience, social proof on PDPs and trust signals on the homepage, closing the loop between the customer voice and the next customer decision. The result is a public record that compounded the revenue.

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Reviews as Earn

The recovery flows do the unglamorous, profitable work of saving sales that were about to walk. The Abandoned Transaction flow opens at 46.7% and converts at a 5.98% placed-order rate; the Abandoned Cart flow opens at 47.4% and converts at 5.23%; and the Welcome Series brings new customers in at scale, driving the highest order count of any flow in the program. Cross-sell flows tuned to treat size — small, medium, and large — keep the average order growing after that first purchase, with the Small Treat Lovers flow opening at 51.1%.

Reviews as Earn

The recovery flows do the unglamorous, profitable work of saving sales that were about to walk. The Abandoned Transaction flow opens at 46.7% and converts at a 5.98% placed-order rate; the Abandoned Cart flow opens at 47.4% and converts at 5.23%; and the Welcome Series brings new customers in at scale, driving the highest order count of any flow in the program. Cross-sell flows tuned to treat size — small, medium, and large — keep the average order growing after that first purchase, with the Small Treat Lovers flow opening at 51.1%.

Michael J. McBride, CEO Atelier Commerce with pink background
Michael J. McBride, CEO Atelier Commerce with pink background

Atelier Commerce helps companies create stunning and strategically sound experiences that engage audiences. Our experts work closely with you to ensure that every detail is aligned with your goals. The reward is in helping brands see lifecycle marketing for what it truly is, a full-spectrum discipline that shapes the customer relationship from first impression to lasting loyalty.

Atelier Commerce helps companies create stunning and strategically sound experiences that engage audiences. Our experts work closely with you to ensure that every detail is aligned with your goals. The reward is in helping brands see lifecycle marketing for what it truly is, a full-spectrum discipline that shapes the customer relationship from first impression to lasting loyalty.

Atelier Commerce helps companies create stunning and strategically sound experiences that engage audiences. Our experts work closely with you to ensure that every detail is aligned with your goals. The reward is in helping brands see lifecycle marketing for what it truly is, a full-spectrum discipline that shapes the customer relationship from first impression to lasting loyalty.

From concept to launch, we craft digital solutions that not only look exceptional but also drive results, building connections that last.

Michael J. McBride

CEO & Founder

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Our approach brings marketing, experience, and retention into alignment so each stage of the journey performs with greater precision. Reach out and begin your journey with us.

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Let’s bring your vision to life

Our approach brings marketing, experience, and retention into alignment so each stage of the journey performs with greater precision. Reach out and begin your journey with us.

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