{"id":280367,"date":"2025-06-08T00:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/gamifying-your-customer-retention-strategy-with-mark-stern\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T00:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:03:41","slug":"gamifying-your-customer-retention-strategy-with-mark-stern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=280367","title":{"rendered":"Gamifying Your Customer Retention Strategy with Mark Stern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" data-tf-not-load=\"1\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Gamifying Your Customer Retention Strategy with Mark Stern - SG248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=jrndt-18711b9-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=3267a3&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=ff6d00\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From consulting national brands to pioneering the future of digital-meets-physical marketing, Mark\u2019s journey is a blend of national brand marketing experience and out-of-the-box innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After a bold corporate exit into entrepreneurship, Mark Stern is the founder of the Custom Box Agency, an experience design agency that specializes in optimizing the customer journey and enhancing customer experience through direct mail.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Subscribe<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-successgrid-podcast\/id1450981342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7Mcy3zS7XaO2mLxamUIXEZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/5b8abbad-c213-4ebe-a6ff-6cc891ab98e4\/The-SuccessGrid-Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/successgrid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spreaker<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/successgrid.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podbean<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Where can you find Mark Stern<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/customboxagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/customboxagency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some Talking points<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Leap from corporate to entrepreneurship<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What inspired you to start a nontraditional business<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interest in experiential marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What challenges did you face during the growth of your business<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Other Resources:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/funnelssecrets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funnels Secrets<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Learn how to create a funnel that converts<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sponsors:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There Are Just Six Tools You Need to Launch, Grow, and Scale Your Online Business \u2014 Systeme Have Them All, Funnel and website builder, Email marketing, Memberships, Marketing Automation, and Affiliate Program Management. Click here to start for Free<\/span>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/successgrid.net\/systeme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/successgrid.net\/systeme<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How You Can Help<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ratethispodcast.com\/successgrid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to the show on iTunes<\/a> and give us a rating and review. Make sure you put your real name and website in the text of the review itself. I will definitely mention you on the show. 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