Founder Playbook
Retention
“Tallow and Ash, it's an eco-friendly laundry detergent in the UK. They sponsored a post saying 'We're sorry about our previous packaging. It wasn't good enough. We've got new packaging.'… It was just an organic post probably on their social that they've just boosted. Hey sorry, we weren't fulfilling your job to be done… now we are.”
The "sorry, we got it wrong" boosted post for winning back churned users
A direct, public apology paired with paid distribution turns a known weakness into a reactivation lever — it signals to former users that the specific reason they left has been fixed. Pairs naturally with targeted email or push to anyone who churned during the broken period. The transparency itself becomes the campaign.
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Daphne Tideman
Freelance Growth Advisor (Subscription Apps & DTC)Speaker and growth advisor for subscription apps and DTC products — published on RevenueCat, ran webinars with Welltory and other top apps
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Boost Conversion and Retention with Jobs to Be Done· 53:59