The Modern Marketer

Customer Engagement Strategy: How to Build Relationships That Drive Growth

Eddie Garrison

With acquisition costs rising and trust in traditional advertising declining, brands can’t afford to rely on constant new traffic. The advantage today comes from retention, loyalty, and lifetime value. 

Host Eddie Garrison walks through what a true customer engagement strategy looks like, how to map it across the entire customer lifecycle, and the practical systems that turn one-time buyers into long-term advocates.

You’ll learn:

  • What customer engagement actually means (beyond email and social)
  • How retention outperforms acquisition financially
  • The 5 stages of the engagement lifecycle
  • Tactical plays like lifecycle campaigns, onboarding optimization, proactive support, and community building
  • The metrics that matter — and the vanity metrics to ignore
  • Common mistakes that quietly increase churn

If you want fewer one-and-done customers and more repeat buyers, referrals, and predictable revenue, this episode gives you the blueprint.

Because modern growth isn’t about shouting louder — it’s about building relationships that last.