Retention
Also known as: Customer retention
Retention is a business's ability to keep its existing customers continuing to buy or subscribe over time.
Retention is the flip side of churn: it measures how well you hold onto customers you have already won. High retention means customers stay, repurchase, and continue their subscriptions.
Because winning a new customer typically costs more than keeping an existing one, retention is a powerful lever on profitability. Improving the product, support, and ongoing value all feed retention.
Churn
Churn is the rate at which customers stop subscribing or buying over a given period.
LTV
LTV is the total revenue a business can expect from a single customer over the entire duration of their relationship.
MRR
MRR is the predictable revenue a business earns each month from active subscriptions or recurring plans.
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