Phase 4: Engage
Retain customers, reduce churn, and turn customers into advocates.
Purpose
The Engage phase maximizes customer lifetime value. It covers retention, churn prevention, referral programs, and upgrade optimization — turning customers into long-term advocates.
Skills
Onboarding CRO
/marketing:onboarding-cro <topic>Optimizes user onboarding for activation. Defines the "aha moment" and designs flows to reach it faster.
Output: Aha moment definition, flow assessment, recommended improvements → .metapowers/marketing/<topic>/04-engage.md
Churn Prevention
/marketing:churn-prevention <topic>Identifies churn signals, analyzes reasons, and designs intervention playbooks including cancellation flow and win-back campaigns.
Output: Churn signals, intervention playbook, cancellation flow design → .metapowers/marketing/<topic>/04-engage.md
Referral Program
/marketing:referral-program <topic>Designs referral and advocacy programs — incentive structures, mechanics, promotion strategy, and anti-fraud measures.
Output: Program design, UX flow, promotion plan, success metrics → .metapowers/marketing/<topic>/04-engage.md
Paywall & Upgrade CRO
/marketing:paywall-upgrade-cro <topic>Optimizes paywall and upgrade experiences — upgrade triggers, pricing page design, and conversion flow improvements.
Output: Paywall assessment, upgrade triggers, pricing page recommendations → .metapowers/marketing/<topic>/04-engage.md
Popup CRO
/marketing:popup-cro <topic>Designs high-converting popups and modals — lead capture, exit intent, upgrade prompts — with anti-annoyance guardrails.
Output: Popup strategy, content, UX rules, A/B test plan → .metapowers/marketing/<topic>/04-engage.md
After Engage
The RACE cycle is complete. Use Utility Skills for ongoing optimization and measurement.