feat(organized): synthesize 4 months of customer feedback into themes

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+# Customer Feedback Synthesis — January through April
+
+## The Headline
+
+**"Fine but forgettable."**
+
+This exact phrase appeared in 3 separate months of feedback from different customers. It's not a coincidence. It's the diagnosis.
+
+---
+
+## Theme 1: Nobody Remembers the Program Exists
+
+- "Honestly forgot I was a member until you emailed me this survey"
+- "I have the app somewhere on my phone"
+- "I always forget to scan my app"
+- Customers are members on paper. Not in practice.
+
+## Theme 2: The Tiers Mean Nothing
+
+- "What's an Explorer? Am I supposed to care?"
+- "I've been coming here a year and I'm still a Trailblazer. What does that even mean?"
+- "Is there any reason to hit the higher tiers?"
+- Baristas can't even explain the tiers when asked. If your own staff can't sell it, customers won't care.
+
+## Theme 3: No Personality — Feels Generic
+
+- "Generic. Could be any coffee chain."
+- "This program has no personality. It's just points."
+- "The program doesn't feel like Basecamp. It feels like corporate stuff."
+- **The killer quote from April:** *"Your coffee has personality. Your rewards program doesn't. Fix that and you'd have something."*
+
+People LOVE Basecamp Coffee. NPS of 67 overall vs. 12 for the rewards program. The brand is strong — the program just doesn't feel like it belongs to the brand.
+
+## Theme 4: Customers Want to Feel Known
+
+- "I don't feel like a valued customer, I feel like a transaction"
+- "I've been coming here 2 years but the app treats me like a stranger"
+- "People light up when we ask about their coffee preferences but the app doesn't capture any of that"
+- "What if you helped people find their signature drink?"
+- Dutch Bros gets mentioned positively for remembering names. We get mentioned for having good coffee — but the program doesn't extend that warmth.
+
+## Theme 5: Promotions Get Short-Term Bumps, Nothing Sticks
+
+- Valentine's Day double points: 23% spike, back to normal the next day
+- Every promotion drives a temporary lift with zero lasting behavioral change
+- The problem isn't awareness — it's that there's nothing compelling to come back for
+
+---
+
+## Satisfaction Trend (4 months)
+
+| Month | Very Satisfied | Neutral | Dissatisfied+ |
+|-------|---------------|---------|---------------|
+| January | 12% | 41% | 13% |
+| February | 10% | 44% | 15% |
+| March | 8% | 47% | 16% |
+| April | 7% | 48% | 18% |
+
+Slowly getting worse every month.
+
+---
+
+## The Real Problem
+
+People love Basecamp Coffee. They don't love (or even remember) Basecamp Rewards.
+
+The program is transactional. Basecamp's brand is relational.
+
+That's the gap we need to close.