The best retention strategy is long-term and company-wide. This is the view of Aurélie Genet, a product marketing leader who has pioneered retention efforts and user acquisition strategies at companies like Flo Health, Skyscanner, and Trainline. In this episode, she talks with our host Peggy Anne Salz about her Growth Triangle—a simple framework for robust retention—and the importance of intellectual honesty. Aurélie encourages companies to be candid about their product, their competitors, and how they fit into the world and their industry. Most importantly, though, she reminds marketers that user empathy and context, not tricks and “get rich quick” schemes, are the foundations of a strong retention strategy.

“The Big Leap,” a video interview series featuring the most respected CMOs and executives globally, reveals the steps, strategies and stories that have allowed marketers to achieve growth through retention. The series is hosted by Peggy Anne Salz.

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CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Developing user empathy

03:44 - A case study in unconventional retention strategy

07:54 - How to find your leaky business buckets

10:17 - The growth triangle framework and intellectual honesty 

14:22 - Understanding user context + what realtime data matters?

16:49 - Marketing and Product teams should optimize the next best actions 

22:32 - Get in touch with your customers’ desires and fears

24:46 - Shaping the problem-solving retention mindset

27:50 - How marketers can get timing right

30:31 - Aurelie's chief source of inspiration