The three most important letters for any social game company, and arguably any B2C or B2B company, is LTV, or “lifetime value.” Although most social game industry professionals acknowledge the importance of LTV, they often fail to realize it is the determinant to a company’s, product’s and / or game’s success and survival. It is the primary factor in why companies fail or are sold for tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
What LTV consists of
LTV is a function that shows the present value of a new customer, how much that customer is worth to your company. Although I will be focusing on its application for social games, LTV can be used for any business, from valuing new customers for a restaurant using a GroupOn promotion, to a car dealer deciding how (and whether) to motivate buyers to visit the showroom. Continue reading “LTV, the lifeblood of your business”
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