Improving billing notification flows and receipts for Norton, LifeLock + Avast.
Problem
Outdated messaging and design with payment billing notifications were causing high subscription cancellations. The goal was to reduce churn, increase subscription value, use effective subject lines/pre-headers, and reward user loyalty with incentives.
Approach
I worked with customer research and engagement to assess potential disconnects between user sentiment and payment reminders. Based on user outcomes, we implemented a new content strategy across multiple brands. User feedback suggested:
Customers didn’t understand the payment reminder emails.
Subject lines were unclear and confusing, which meant users were likely to open emails.
They didn’t see the value of continuing with their subscriptions.
Direction + Brief
With the transactional and design teams, we collaborated to enhance email clarity, improve subject lines and pre-headers, and established a content strategy that provided value to loyal subscribers.
Old design and content
The outcomes for each brand are as follows:
For Avast
Renewal + Header TAGs
For Norton & LifeLock
Renewal + Reminder
Results
A/B test results: all payment reminder notifications were full-scaled.
a) LifeLock/Norton: 25-46 bps lift in renewal rates, $1.9M increase in annualized revenue. b) Avast: $2.9M in annualized revenue for payment reminders and $2.1M in payment receipts - total $5M in annualized revenue.