Build For the Long Haul

I'm here to lead a customer loyalty strategy where
your reward is profitable, predictable repeat business.
It's a game changer.

Retention-First Growth ∙ Customer Experience ∙ Pricing Strategy ∙ Membership Strategy ∙ Subscription Modelling ∙ Community Building ∙  Retention Analytics

THE TRUE VALUE OF CUSTOMER RETENTION

to drive customer loyalty, build repeat business and ultimately next-stage growth

Business on repeat

Designing businesses built on predictable, recurring revenue

Most businesses don’t have a growth problem. They have a repeat problem.

They’re stuck in a cycle of chasing new customers, launching new campaigns, and restarting momentum every month without ever building the foundations that make revenue predictable, calmer, and more sustainable.

That’s where I come in.


Why founders hire me as their retention expert

Founders don’t hire me to “do retention tactics”.

They hire me because they want to stop building their business from scratch, over and over again.

They want:

  • customers who come back
  • revenue they can rely on
  • growth that doesn’t depend on constant acquisition
  • a business that compounds instead of resets

In short, they want business on repeat.


What I actually help you do

I help founders design businesses people want to stay with.

That means looking beyond email flows and loyalty points, and focusing on the things that genuinely drive repeat behaviour:

  • how your business fits into customers’ lives
  • what gives people a reason to return where trust, habit, and commitment are earned
  • how subscriptions, memberships, or repeat purchasing should work for your model
  • how retention becomes a growth engine, not a bolt-on tactice

This is Retention by Design, building repeat behaviour into the business itself, not bolting it on later.


This isn’t about trapping customers

Good retention isn’t about locking people in. It’s about:

  • removing reasons to leave
  • making staying feel obvious
  • rewarding commitment
  • properly designing experiences that improve over time

When retention relies on pressure, it eventually breaks.
When it’s designed properly, it compounds.


Who this is for

I work with founders and leadership teams who:

  • want predictable, recurring revenue
  • are tired of over-reliance on acquisition
  • believe loyalty should be earned, not manipulated
  • want a business that’s built to last

Whether that shows up as subscriptions, memberships, or simply stronger repeat purchasing, the goal is the same:

A business that works again tomorrow and next year without starting from zero.


How we work together

My role is strategic, not tactical.

I help you:

  • clarify what repeat behaviour should look like in your business
  • design a retention strategy that fits your customers and economics
  • build systems that support long-term loyalty
  • create a model that earns repeat commitment over time

Sometimes that’s advisory.
Sometimes it’s a focused strategy engagement.
Sometimes it becomes an ongoing relationship.

What it always leads to is clarity.


If you’re ready to build business on repeat

If you’re serious about moving beyond one-off growth and building something more predictable, durable, and valuable — we should talk.

Retention isn’t a channel.
It’s the result of good design.

And that’s exactly what I help you build.

Ecommerce Customer Retention Consultant

Ian Rhodes

founder of retention.co.uk

INCREASING CUSTOMER LIFETIME VALUE

let's future-proof your ecommerce brand

Retention is the make or break of your business success. For many, it's where the money is made. Let's work together to design the business model and marketing processes that earn you business on repeat

I will work with you to plan and action key retention drivers for your business including:

  • Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) benchmarking and measurement
  • Product pricing strategies to incentivise customer retention
  • Learn the value of product sampling to upsell customers
  • Existing customer retention strategy audit & review
  • Product based post-purchase email flows using Klaviyo
  • Product unboxing advice and recommendation
  • Repeat customer voucher & discounting strategy
  • Turn reviews into customer success stories
  • Remarketing strategies for existing customers
  • Business model evolution from high value, low repeat to high repeat, high loyalty
  • Mastering the ease of customer returns and exchanges
  • Earning vital customer feedback
  • Building customer communities
  • Email segmentation and flow sequences for VIP customers
  • Customer loyalty programmes
  • User generated content
  • Ecommerce marketing technology review & recommendation
  • Friends & family referral programmes
  • Reward programmes
  • Business modelling and onboarding strategy to help you sell products on subscription
  • Email newsletter segmentation & strategy
  • Timed win-back campaigns
  • Seasonal campaign strategy

Your work in retention will transform the success of your customer acquisition work. Develop a greater understanding of your most valuable customers - loyal, motivated and profitable.

How do we keep our best customers coming back in a way that’s healthy for the business?"

what truly motivates your customers to stay with you other than just financial reward?

That's the question that businesses hire me to answer and lead.

Customer retention and loyalty should be central to your growth strategy. Across ecommerce, SaaS, subscriptions, services, B2B, media, hospitality... most brands ignore the opportunity to drive significant profitable growth through their existing customer base.

Sometimes we need to think and act big. That's okay. I'm there to lead that change as you build a truly retention-first business.

Do what your competition won't. Start building your brand less ordinary through a fresh focus on how you retain your existing customers (without the need to trash your prices). Start making what you make matter.


Customer Retention Consultancy

next steps

to building loyalty and driving repeat business

There are a variety of ways I work with my clients. Leading projects, creating strategies or coaching in-house teams. Contact me today by emailing me direct ian@retention.co.uk or dropping your details across in the form below. I'lll be in touch sharpish.