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Cal Scores the Highest Online Football Season
Renewal Rates

 
Cal's Overall Stats
  • 76% public online renewals
  • 35% increase in public online renewals from the previous year (56% -> 76%)
  • 86% student online renewals
  • Generated over $1.23M in online donations
Quotes
"We are thrilled that our organization was able to significantly increase our online renewals this season and are amazed at the volume of online donations received. In today's world, people are accustomed to doing everything online (e.g., banking and shopping) so it was our goal to streamline the donation and renewal process online."

Anne Armstrong
Ticket Systems Administrator
Cal
 
 
How Cal Promoted Online Season Renewals  

Cal utilized the following tactics to score their high online renewal rates:

  • Developed an event timeline for
    • Publishing renewal applications online
    • Testing renewal applications
    • Collaborating with Paciolan's Internet Services Coordinators
    • Reviewing and making needed changes to their website
    • Mailers
    • Emails
    • Calls
  • Did not send paper applications unless requested
  • Made online renewals more attractive by charging more handling fees for season renewals processed via phone or mail
  • Included seat donation option in their online season renewal applications
  • Segmented linked and unlinked accounts and sent graphic-rich announcement emails linking directly to the appropriate login pages
  • Sent graphic-rich follow up email to fans who did not renew before the deadline
  • Called non-renewers
  • Posted banners on their athletics website
  • Trained the box office staff so that they can walk customers through the online renewal process if they called
Cal's PACMail Campaign