Analyze customer purchase behavior

Analyze customer purchase behavior in Shopify — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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I need a breakdown of repeat versus new customers for the last 90 days to decide whether to fund a…
I need a breakdown of repeat versus new customers for the last 90 days to decide whether to fund a retention campaign. Show number of unique customers, repeat purchase rate, revenue from repeat customers, average days between first and second purchase, and top three products by repeat purchase share.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I brief marketing, transform the customer behavior data so the retention story is obvious:…
Before I brief marketing, transform the customer behavior data so the retention story is obvious: lead with repeat-purchase rate and lifetime value of repeat customers, show cohort charts by acquisition month for second-purchase timing, and flag any product with a high first-purchase but low repeat conversion. Add one line on what would make customers hesitate to buy again (returns, shipping, product quality) based on complaint or refund rates.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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Customers acquired in April are not returning for a second purchase at the rate previous months did…

Cohort shows a sharp drop-off after first purchase for customers acquired in April.

Customers acquired in April are not returning for a second purchase at the rate previous months did and I don't know if it's a product issue, a shipping change, or a promotion that attracted one-time buyers. I'm preparing a retention test but don't want to waste ad dollars. Check changes in shipping times, return rates, promo codes used by that cohort, and product listings. Tell me the most likely diagnosis and the best next action to recover that cohort.

Become — change the pattern

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Over many months we see spikes in acquisition that generate lots of first orders but the lifetime…

We repeatedly win cheap trial buyers who never come back.

Over many months we see spikes in acquisition that generate lots of first orders but the lifetime value stays low because those buyers never return. This wastes acquisition budget and hurts forecasts. Recommend one habit to change in campaign targeting or onboarding, and one tracking metric I should monitor weekly to stop spending on one-time buyers.

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