Increase Customer Lifetime Value
With Smarter Data-Led CRM.

(and reduce acquisition dependence)

We help ecommerce & D2C brands increase retention
and customer lifetime value, through strategic CRM
& lifecycle marketing.

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Trusted by brands including...

…and hundreds of other organisations worldwide over the last 13 years.

Trusted by brands including...

…and hundreds of other organisations worldwide over the last 13 years.

Brands are spending more than ever acquiring customers while leaving significant revenue untapped within their existing customer base.

Most don’t have an acquisition problem – they have a retention problem.

Turn CRM Into Your Most Profitable Channel

Identify where your strategy is losing revenue.

Understand exactly where your retention strategy is underperforming and what to prioritise next.

Increase Customer Retention And Lifetime Value

Increase repeat purchases, strengthen customer loyalty and maximise customer lifetime value through a smarter retention strategy.

Communicate At With Customers At The Right Time

Create higher-performing customer journeys that improve engagement, conversion and retention across the customer lifecycle.

Increase Skills And Build Smarter
CRM Teams

Equip your team with the strategy, skills and AI capabilities to deliver stronger CRM performance and commercial results.

Client Success Stories

+400% enquiry increase through welcome journey optimisation

By redesigning the onboarding experience, improving journey sequencing and increasing lifecycle engagement at key decision points.

+77% conversion uplift through lifecycle strategy refinement

By refining lifecycle messaging, segmentation and conversion journeys to better align with customer intent and behaviour.

+69% click rate improvement through onboarding optimisation

By improving welcome journey content, personalisation and subscriber nurturing to increase early-stage engagement and action.

Strategic CRM expertise from one of the industry’s leading voices.

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Meet Kate Barrett

CRM strategist, keynote speaker & bestselling author.

With over 18 years’ experience, Kate Barrett helps ecommerce and B2B brands improve retention, customer lifetime value and lifecycle revenue through strategic CRM, email marketing and customer journey optimisation.

As Founder of eFocus Marketing, Kate has worked with brands including Ann Summers, Ordinance Survey, Ted Baker, CloserStill Media and many others to develop higher-performing lifecycle strategies, automation programmes and customer experiences that drive measurable commercial growth.

Kate is an international keynote speaker, podcast host, CIM and DMA course tutor, and author of the bestselling book ‘E-telligence. Email Marketing isn’t dead, the way you’re using it is’

Known for combining strategic thinking with practical execution, Kate helps brands move beyond disconnected campaigns to build smarter, more customer-focused CRM programmes that deliver long-term value.

Why Work With eFocus Marketing & Kate?

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An invitation-only community for senior CRM and marketing leaders sharing challenges, strategies and insights.

The eFocus Perspective

CRM has never had more potential. Yet many brands are seeing diminishing returns.

Customer data is richer than ever. Marketing technology is more sophisticated. AI is making it easier to create content and automate communications at scale.

So why are so many CRM programmes still struggling to increase retention, improve customer lifetime value and deliver sustainable growth?

In our experience, it’s rarely because brands need more technology or more campaigns. More often, it’s because they’re missing the strategic foundations that connect customer behaviour, data and commercial objectives.

As customer acquisition costs continue to rise, the brands seeing the strongest long-term growth are investing more heavily in existing customers.

Improving onboarding, increasing repeat purchases, strengthening customer loyalty and creating more relevant customer experiences often delivers a significantly greater return than simply acquiring more customers.

Retention isn’t simply a CRM metric – it’s a commercial growth strategy.

AI is transforming how marketing teams work, helping them create content faster, analyse data more effectively and automate routine tasks.

But AI alone won’t fix disconnected customer journeys or poor CRM strategy.

The brands achieving the best results are using AI to support better customer experiences, stronger personalisation and smarter decision-making – not simply to send more communications.

The strongest CRM programmes don’t start with technology or campaigns.

They start with understanding customers.

When brands build strategies around customer behaviour, lifecycle stages and commercial priorities, every email, automation and interaction becomes more relevant. That relevance drives stronger engagement, higher customer lifetime value and more sustainable growth.

That’s the approach we bring to every client we work with.

Strategic insights on Retention, CRM and AI.

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Ready to uncover where your CRM Strategy is losing revenue?

Book a complimentary 30-minute strategy call and we'll discuss your current CRM programme, identify opportunities and recommend the next steps. Get in touch with our team today:
Email enquiries@e-focumarketing.com | Call +44(0)1689 258 210