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40% -- revenue from engagement activities for companies using customer data effectively (2026)
Companies that use customer data effectively generate 40% more revenue from engagement activities compared to those that do not.
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https://www.sharecrm.com/blog/what-is-customer-engagement-strategies-that-drive-retention/ ↗
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What Is Customer Engagement? Strategies That Drive Retention
TL;DR: Customer engagement is the ongoing quality of interactions between a business and its customers — and it directly determines retention and revenue growth. Companies with strong engagement strategies retain up to 89% of their customers, compared to just 33% for those without one.
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companies using customer data effectively: 40% revenue from engagement activities. Source: McKinsey (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/customer-data-revenue-40pct
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/customer-data-revenue-40pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- revenue from engagement activities for companies using customer data effectively<br><small>Source: McKinsey (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/customer-data-revenue-40pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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