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Why Every CMO Needs a 75 Percent Retention Rule
Episode 6 of The CMO Podcast with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna unpack the 'Retention 75' benchmark — the idea that every marketing dollar should first be measured against whether the campaign retains existing customers at a 75% rate before chasing new ones. They trace the rule to a 2023 study by Bain and a leaked internal memo from Spotify's CMO. Lucas explains how Peloton's post-pandemic crisis forced a 20-point retention drop, and how Zoom's enterprise marketing team used the 75% rule to justify cutting customer acquisition spend by 40% in 2025. Luna challenges whether…
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