In this episode of Subscription Ecommerce Live, we talked with Andrew Forman, CEO & Co-founder of Givz, about dumping discounts for donations to increase your social good and customer LTV. 

We discussed: 

About Andrew:  Andrew is on a mission to help companies drive sales and avoid discounts while building their brand image. He is CEO & Co-Founder of Givz, an ecommerce marketing platform that helps Shopify sellers give shoppers the option to donate to charity with their purchase.

If you learn something from this discussion, we'd love to have you join us next time. Learn more about this series here: https://liveseries.getarpu.com/ 

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Timestamps

1:31 - Andrew's journey to founding Givz, the company's values, and how it helps ecommerce businesses stop running discounts, build goodwill with customers, and increase profits

9:41 - How social good can be woven into your company authentically 

13:21 - How brands can leverage donations without coming across as opportunistic

18:02 - How discounts on the first order can decrease overall LTV

21:51 - Quick math breakdown of how the option to donate to a charity works

23:24 - Why customer agency is so important in today's landscape

30:03 - How a donation service can fit in to subscription selling

39:29 - The math you'll want to do if you’re considering adding donations 

48:21 - Building customer segments based on what they’ve donated to previously

49:23 - How Recharge sellers can get setup with Givz (and possibly use both Givz and ARPU together)

52:21 - Where to find Andrew and Givz