In this episode of The Revenue Cafe Podcast by Breadcrumbs Hot Takes Live, Neel Desai, Director of Product at Paddle, shares valuable insights into boosting customer Lifetime Value (LTV) through tactical strategies. He highlights the importance of understanding that not all retention efforts are created equal and discusses how to implement strategies with high impact and low effort. Neil delves into the power of plan optimization, conversion from monthly to annual plans, and effective win-back and cancellation strategies. If you're looking to enhance your LTV and reduce churn, this episode provides actionable tactics to implement today.KEY TAKEAWAYSNot all retention strategies are equally effective. Some tactical levers can significantly boost LTV with relatively low effort.Longer-term plans, such as quarterly and annual options, result in much higher LTV in both B2C and B2B SaaS.To encourage customers to opt for annual plans, it's essential to time your outreach correctly, usually around the 8-12 week mark.Use plain text emails and quantify the discount in months free rather than a percentage to increase conversion rates.Implement win-back and cancellation strategies by cataloging why customers are leaving, offering salvage or discounted plans, and being explicit about renewals to reduce churn.HIGHLIGHT QUOTES"Not all retention is created equal. Some of these things like improving time to value or upsells are strategic projects. However, there are tactical improvements with high impact and low effort.""Longer term plans typically mean much higher lifetime value. Your power users opt into longer terms to get more benefit from your product.""When it comes to cancellations, it's crucial to understand why customers are leaving and predict future churn moments.""Use plain text emails and quantify the discount in months free to boost the conversion to annual plans.""Implement win-back strategies, offer salvage plans, and be explicit about renewals to save as many customers as possible."You can find out more about Neel Desai in the link below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neelvdesai/HOST: Gary AmaralGUEST: Neel DesaiBreadcrumbs Podcast

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