LIFT IS NOW A PART OF MILE MARKER

An Independent Omnichannel Agency 
Built For The Ambitious Growth Marketer

Lift via Direct and Digital

Delivering a Healthier Bottom Line for LendingClub

Client

LendingClub

Channel

Direct Mail, Email, Digital/Social, Performance UX, Web, Video

4
New Direct Mail Controls
84%
Lift in New Customers
33%
Lift in Repeat Loan Issuances

What We Did

Direct Mail, Email Marketing, Paid Digital and Social, Personal Loan Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Repeat Loan Issuance, Audience Segmentation, Emotional Benefit Messaging, Direct Response Creative, Control Beaters, Creative Testing, Conversion Optimization, Member Engagement, 8 Rules for Direct Mail Response

From Audience Insights to Winning Creative.
LendingClub needed direct mail and email to work harder across prospect and current-member audiences. We applied our 8 Rules methodology to deliver more engaging and motivating creative for each audience. Among our winning packages, four of our challenger test campaigns established as new direct mail controls. Winning language from mail then moved into email, compelling current members with more exclusive context to re-engage and borrow again.

Challenge

Winning New Borrowers and Re-Engaging Current Members

LendingClub was already America’s leading personal loan provider, but continued growth required stronger performance from two distinct audiences: new borrowers and current members.

• Increase new loan issuances through direct mail
• Build a stronger case for prospects to act
• Re-engage current members with greater relevance

The challenge was to make each communication more motivating without losing the clarity and credibility essential to a financial decision.

Solution

An Insight-Led Response System Built to Win Across Channels

Four Tests. Four New Controls
Audience insights and our 8 Rules for Direct Mail Response shaped four challenger campaigns. Each one established a new direct mail control.

Emotional Benefits That Motivated Action
Stronger language and relevant emotional benefits made the value of a personal loan more immediate, lifting new-customer conversions 84%.

Winning Mailbox Ideas, Rebuilt for Email
We adapted the winning direct mail message for email, then used strategically segmented copy to make communications more relevant to current members.

More Value from Current Members
The harder-working email campaign increased repeat loan issuances 33%, extending the original creative into a new source of growth.

Business Results
4
New Direct Mail Controls
84%
Lift in New Customers
33%
Lift in Repeat Loan Issuances