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Customer Reactivation Campaigns That Actually Work

The easiest sale is a customer who already trusts you. Here's how to bring them back.

By Dawn Flaherty · March 11, 2026

Why reactivation beats acquisition

Reactivating a past customer costs a fraction of acquiring a new one — and they convert at 3–5× the rate.

Segmenting your list

Split by recency and spend. Recent + high-spend gets VIP treatment. Older + lower-spend gets a stronger offer. Never send the same message to both.

The 90-day playbook

Weeks 1–2: soft re-introduction. Weeks 3–6: value + offer. Weeks 7–12: last-call offer with a real deadline.

See what you're losing

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Dawn Flaherty — Founder & Revenue Recovery Coach at NextGen Associates. 20+ years scaling service businesses.
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