Yes this is still a show about retention, but the right type of acquisition gives you customers who stick with you longer and are more profitable. Here's a brief summary of today's show:

  • Acquisition influences retention
  • Pre-suasion impacts the likelihood of a long term customer relationship
  • The wrong way to start relationships
  • Use whether you would say something or do something in a real store as a gauge of if it will resonate
  • Too much selling and not enough marketing in DTC
  • iOS 14 changed the landscape and Cody explains his journey through it
  • Demographics are fixed you can go find more but you cant create more of them
  • Are customers who buy on first interaction worth less?
  • Cody shares what ad angles lead to the best long term relationships
  • The product that a customer starts with is important
  • Cody is focusing on using zero party data in retargeting