Lean On Your Data
Now that you’ve identified customer stages, it’s important to make sure that each of those stages goes beyond just the “official status” within your company’s system of record. You need to have behaviors that can be measured and used to create segments.
Think hard about the difference between an engaged customer and an at-risk customer. This is where your data modeling comes in.
Look at the behaviors and profiles of your customers who have churned — how are they materially different than your most engaged customers? The answers you uncover here will become the most important aspect of making the life cycle actionable.
Identify who is on the “happy” path and play close attention to it. Tight definitions, plus measurable behavior, will give you the ability to segment and know what behavior you want your at-risk customers to engage in.