Data-Driven Strategies to Maximize Retention

With more video platform choice than ever, churn is at an all-time high.

Context-rich data and analysis can help OTT providers serve consumers with increasingly personalized services that can, in turn, drive higher customer satisfaction. Better data-driven tools can improve the ability of providers to flip the prevailing paradigm on its head and make each marketing dollar correspond to an ever-increasing number of new subscribers. But how?

Cleeng’s latest retention eBook explains best practices for elevating your retention rates using data-driven strategies. Discover:

  • Latest trends in the subscription economy
  • Top data challenges for today’s broadcasters
  • The most important data points in the subscriber journey
  • Actionable tips for making the most of your brand’s data

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What will you learn in this ebook?

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The Retention Playbook 2026

Proven benchmarks to close the performance gap and turn retention into your primary growth engine.

What you’ll get inside:

  • Exclusive Benchmarks: See the exact KPIs that separate industry "Leaders" from "Followers."
  • The Profit Multiplier: Learn how a 5% improvement in retention can boost profits by up to 95%.
  • The Loyalty Lead: Discover the strategy that helps top brands keep subscribers 3x longer than average.

What's Inside

We break down the four critical phases of the subscriber journey with data-backed insights for each.

Phase 1

Acquire and convert

Benchmark: New-user conversion, sub-5-minute sign-ups, trial-to-paid, and campaign performance

Insight: Identify where top performers convert faster and keep more trial users engaged

Phase 2

Optimize revenue

Benchmark: ARPU, long-commit, web-channel, and annual vs. monthly value

Insight: See how leaders increase average revenue per subscriber and shift users to higher-margin plans

Phase 3

Retain and win back

Benchmark: Subscriber lifetime, retention rate, resubscription, and recurring payment success

Insight: Understand which retention gaps most impact subscriber lifetime

Phase 4

Customer experience

Benchmark: Help-center engagement, contact rate, one-touch resolution, and ticket reopen metrics

Insight: Discover how leading brands turn support interactions into loyalty and retention advantages

Person holding a laptop displaying industry benchmarks for user conversion rates and sub-5 minute conversions with statistics and key points.

The Retention Playbook 2026