StretchLearn Course

Keep the customers you already paid to acquire

Measure churn, raise lifetime value, and build loyalty programs that actually move repeat revenue.

Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Retention is the cheapest growth lever most businesses ignore, yet a 5% lift in retention can raise profit 25-95%. This course gives small-business owners and marketers the exact metrics, frameworks, and campaign playbooks to reduce churn, increase repeat purchases, and build loyalty programs customers actually use. Every module uses real tools, formulas, and worked examples you can apply this week.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

01

Calculate churn rate, retention rate, and customer lifetime value for your own business

02

Diagnose why customers leave using cohort analysis and exit surveys

03

Design a loyalty program structure that fits your margins and customer behavior

04

Build automated re-engagement and win-back campaigns that recover lapsed customers

05

Set up a closed-loop feedback system using NPS, CSAT, and CES

06

Build a retention dashboard and forecast the revenue impact of retention improvements

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Retention Metrics That Actually Matter

Learn the core retention math: churn, retention rate, repeat-purchase rate, and customer lifetime value. You will compute each on real numbers before designing any program.

3 lessons
Churn Rate and Retention Rate, Computed CorrectlyContent · 45 min
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Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) From ScratchContent · 45 min
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Cohort Analysis and the Retention CurveContent · 45 min
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Module 2

Module 2: Diagnosing and Reducing Churn

Find out why customers leave, predict who is about to leave, and intervene before they go. Covers exit surveys, churn drivers, and onboarding fixes.

3 lessons
Why Customers Leave: Voluntary vs Involuntary ChurnContent · 45 min
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Exit Surveys and Churn-Reason CodingContent · 45 min
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Onboarding and the First-Value MomentContent · 45 min
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Module 3

Module 3: Designing Loyalty Programs That Work

Choose the right program structure, set rewards that protect margin, and avoid the common traps that make loyalty programs lose money.

3 lessons
Program Types: Points, Tiers, Paid, and BeyondContent · 45 min
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Setting Reward Economics So You Stay ProfitableContent · 45 min
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Referral and Advocacy ProgramsContent · 45 min
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Module 4

Module 4: Re-Engagement, Feedback Loops, and Measuring Impact

Win back lapsed customers, build a closed-loop feedback system, and prove the revenue impact of your retention work on a dashboard.

3 lessons
Win-Back and Re-Engagement CampaignsContent · 45 min
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Closed-Loop Feedback: NPS, CSAT, and CESContent · 45 min
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Building Your Retention Dashboard and Business CaseContent · 45 min
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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

customer retentionloyalty programschurn reductioncustomer lifetime valuere-engagement campaignsNPScohort analysisCRM marketing