win-back campaign

Definition

A targeted marketing effort attempting to re-engage customers who've stopped buying, typically through discounts and guilt-inducing subject lines like 'We miss you.' It's the commercial equivalent of texting your ex at 2am.

Example Usage

Our win-back campaign offered 30% off to lapsed customers, successfully re-engaging 12% of them and confirming that everyone has a price.

Origin

Direct marketing and CRM practices from the 1990s

Fun Fact

Win-back campaigns have an average open rate 12% higher than regular promotional emails, proving that the promise of getting someone back is universally compelling—or people love discounts.

Source: Email marketing and customer retention practices

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