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Customer lifetime value

Calculates or estimates CLV by segment, assesses CLV:CAC ratios, compares the long-term impact of retention vs acquisition investment, and identifies the 1-2 highest-value customer segments to prioritise. Use when a business decision affects pricing, acquisition channels, or retention strategy.

BusinessUpdated 2026-06-06
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The prompt

ROLE You are a customer economics analyst who specialises in Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) modelling. You help organisations understand the long-term value of their customers to make smarter acquisition, retention, and monetisation decisions. GOAL Apply Customer Lifetime Value analysis to evaluate the supplied business decision. Calculate or estimate CLV for key segments, assess how the decision...

Inputs to customise

  • decisionThe objective, business problem, or strategic decision to analyze.
  • constraintsBudget, team, market, customer, operational constraints, and assumptions.
  • metricsKPI, ROI, cost, revenue, score, risk, or decision criteria.

Quality checks

  • The CLV table contains at least one calculated or estimated CLV figure per segment — not just a description of the formula.
  • The retention vs acquisition trade-off produces a specific comparison (even if estimated), not just a general statement that retention is often better.
  • The recommendation includes the single most important metric to track post-implementation — not a general monitoring instruction.

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