{"id":2786,"date":"2025-07-23T14:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/?page_id=2786"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T08:15:48","slug":"churn-rate-reduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/en\/churn-rate-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Churn Rate Reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr_Adam_Flitton_sw_quare_03.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Dr. Adam Flitton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr_Adam_Flitton_sw_quare_03.jpg 750w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr_Adam_Flitton_sw_quare_03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dr_Adam_Flitton_sw_quare_03-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions about this case?<\/strong><br \/>Get in touch to explore how this worked and how it might for you.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk to us<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Retain<\/p>\n<h1>8% Churn Rate Reduction Achieved Through Targeted Behavioural Messaging<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Our client was undergoing a product change, requiring migration of customers to a different product. This migration led to some difficult conversations with customers and the risk of an unusually high churn rate in the upcoming renewal cycle. In addition, technical limitations meant that the scope of changes that could be made to the renewal communications journey was very small.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Insight: Small but targeted changes to language have outsized effects on retention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owing to the technical limitations, the changes we could make were limited to the wording used in a few sentences in the renewal invitation. However, behavioural principles that we have proven to consistently work in multiple markets and products could be applied even in this limited setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Solution: An upgraded renewal invitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Very targeted changes to these few sentences were sufficient to reframe the communication away from price and towards value.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Value framing: positioning renewal as securing unique value, not just paying a bill<\/li>\n<li>Implementation intentions: making clear the steps and consequences<\/li>\n<li>Social information: reducing uncertainty by referring to others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);\"><br \/>The Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8% improvement in churn rate from a change in a handful of sentences in a single renewal invite<\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Takeaway<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even in very restricted situations, behavioural principles that are applied very precisely can significantly improve the churn rate and generate considerable retention improvements.<\/p>\n<h4>Explore more<br \/> case studies<\/h4>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll Case Studies<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03_13.png\" alt=\"Talk Smarter, Keep More: Behavioural Calls Lift Retention by 33%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03_13.png 650w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03_13-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03_13-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Talk Smarter, Keep More: Behavioural Calls Lift Retention by 33%<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView full case study<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04_27Percent.png\" alt=\"Clearer communication, stronger retention: 27% drop in passive churn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04_27Percent.png 650w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04_27Percent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/decyde.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04_27Percent-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Clearer communication, stronger retention: 27% drop in passive churn<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView full case study<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Let\u2019s build your success story<\/h3>\n<p>Let\u2019s explore how we can reduce customer churn, improve satisfaction, and unlock recurring revenue growth through smarter decisions, optimised customer journeys, and solutions that actually increase profitability.<\/p>\n<p>Phone: <a style=\"color: #004141;\" href=\"tel:++41 58 358 85 97\">+41 58 358 85 97<\/a><br \/>Email: <a style=\"color: #004141; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"mailto:info@decyde.eu\">info@decyde.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe aria-label='Drop Us A Line' frameborder=\"0\" style=\"height:800px;width:99%;border:none;\" src='https:\/\/forms.zohopublic.eu\/decyde1\/form\/EasyForm\/formperma\/fG0VD2pR61EHghi06DqupfbiVPQaXMt2oldwT3Yw_EY' ><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions about this case?Get in touch to explore how this worked and how it might for you. 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