Ep 583: Counter Intuitive Ways to Maximize Net Present Value from Your Email List with Jordan Gordon

February 6
19 mins

Episode Description

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Jordan Gordon, VP of Retention and CRO at Pilothouse returns to the pod to break down a concept every retention marketer thinks they understand but rarely applies: Net Present Value (NPV). This isn’t finance class — this is a tactical breakdown on how to treat your email list like an appreciating asset.


For DTC retention leads and founders thinking beyond one-off campaigns.

  • Why NPV thinking changes your entire email strategy
  • How to measure email value beyond open/click/purchase
  • Ways to increase the long-term worth of every subscriber
  • Where CRO fits in to boost lifecycle value
  • Email as a compounding channel: what most brands miss


Who this is for: Retention marketers, growth leads, lifecycle teams


What to steal:

  • A framework to value your email list like a P&L
  • How to spot (and increase) high NPV customers
  • Why short-term ROI thinking stunts your retention


Timestamps

00:00 Building engagement-first email habits

02:10 Why email and CRO belong together at the bottom of the funnel

04:05 How flat revenue businesses can increase valuation

06:05 Using content emails to grow list size and engagement

08:20 Pairing engagement email with high-converting site funnels

10:15 Why a larger, more engaged list increases business value

12:00 Finding the right engagement content for any brand

14:05 Authentic vs produced content in engagement emails

16:00 Email grows the audience, the website converts it


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#ecommerce #emailmarketing #retentionmarketing #netpresentvalue #dtc #cro #emailstrategy #customerlifetimevalue #digitalmarketing #shopify #ownedmedia #foundermarketing #growthstrategy #bottomfunnel #marketingstrategy


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