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Waking Up the Customers Who Stopped Buying
Your old customer list is the cheapest sales channel you own. How automatic win-back campaigns bring them back.
“I have a database full of old customers doing nothing.”
What it actually is
It finds everyone who used to buy and stopped, works out roughly when they went quiet, and runs a return offer at them.
These people already know you and already trusted you once. They are far cheaper to win back than a stranger is to win at all.
How it works
It works out who has gone quiet
Based on how often they used to buy, not a blanket rule.
It sends something worth opening
A reason to come back, not a guilt trip.
Anyone who bites reaches a human
Warm replies go to your team, not into a funnel.
Who this is for
- Online shops and subscription brands
- Gyms and studios with lapsed members
- Clinics with patients overdue a visit
- Salons and med spas
- Any business with repeat custom
Four signs you need it
- You have thousands of old customers and never contact them
- You spend on ads to find new people while ignoring old ones
- Your repeat rate is lower than it used to be
- You do not know how many customers went quiet last year
- Typical cost
- $400 to $1,500 a month
- Time to set up
- Days, not months
- Category
- Win Back Lost Customers
Where to start
Before paying anyone, work out the number in that panel using your own figures. If it is small, this is not your first move and we will tell you so. If it made you wince, it is worth a conversation.
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