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Optimizing Funnels, Pricing, and Retention at Zumba — Nicole Page & Lucy Levy, Zumba

Optimizing Funnels, Pricing, and Retention at Zumba — Nicole Page & Lucy Levy, Zumba

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 On the podcast I talk with Lucy and Nicole about how customer-driven iteration led Zumba from VHS tapes in 2001 to launching an app in 2024, their app2web experiments that boosted LTV by 17%, and how they are able to charge for content when countless Zumba classes are available for free on YouTube.Top Takeaways:🗣️ Listening has driven 24 years of product evolutionEvery Zumba breakthrough — from instructor certifications born out of VHS buyer calls, to an app tailored for shy beginners — came directly from customer insights. The roadmap is data-led, not intuition-driven, ensuring they're always building what users genuinely want.🎯 Subscribers pay for structured programs, not endless contentZumba realized users were overwhelmed by free YouTube videos. By creating curated, goal-oriented programs, subscribers now watch twice as many videos and retention doubled. People will pay for guidance and curation — not just more content.🚀 Your growth ceiling depends on beginner retentionWith 70% of new users identifying as beginners, Zumba redesigned onboarding and UX to quickly move them toward completing three classes. Annual-plan signups reached 60%, and churn dropped dramatically. Early milestones for beginners unlock long-term growth.🌐 Web checkout can lower conversion yet raise revenueZumba shifted paywall taps to a simplified web checkout with Apple Pay and Google Pay. Immediate conversions dropped 25%, but higher annual plans, better retention, and no store fees drove a 17% lift in LTV. Optimize for long-term value, not just instant conversions.🔁 Speed of iteration beats legacy processes every timeZumba’s lean, agile team tests and pivots relentlessly — from paywall pricing to removing unsuccessful features. Daily checks in Mixpanel dictate what scales or what’s cut. Moving quickly and iterating beats established practices and keeps growth steady.About Nicole Page & Lucy Levy: 📱 Nicole Page is Senior Product Manager at Zumba, leading app development with a focus on user research and fast iteration. From onboarding experiments to web-first paywalls, she brings a data-driven mindset to every launch.💡 “Every launch is a hypothesis we’re testing, and we’re never afraid to pivot if the numbers tell us to.”👋 Nicole🚀 Lucy Levy is Chief Consumer Officer at Zumba, guiding the brand from VHS to app, boosting LTV 17% along the way with innovative strategies and beginner-focused design.🌍 Together, they’re modernizing Zumba’s global community.👋 LucyFollow us on X: David Barnard - @drbarnardJacob Eiting - @jeitingRevenueCat - @RevenueCatSubClub - @SubClubHQEpisode Highlights: [00:02:44] From VHS to app store: How three Albertos turned dance fitness into a global brand.[00:06:26] Community is the product: Why Zumba built its business around instructors, not just workouts.[00:11:01] Research at scale: How hundreds of interviews revealed why “The Shy Beginner” is their most important user.[00:14:30] Better churn than never: Why people leaving the app for live classes still counts as a win.[00:15:54] Can’t compete with free? Yes you can: The Zumba app’s curated programs outperform YouTube.[00:17:25] Double the value: Adding structured programs led to twice the content engagement and better retention.[00:20:04] Cracking community: Why their first chat-based social feature failed and what they’re planning next.[00:22:56] Test everything: Zumba’s app team operates with a growth mindset inside a 24-year-old company.[00:25:22] Data before breakfast: Why daily Mixpanel check-ins drive fast iteration and culture change.[00:26:09] App-to-web win: How a 25% drop in conversion still led to a 17% lift in LTV.[00:30:19] Checkout optimization: Using Stripe, Apple Pay, and Google Pay to simplify the paywall experience.[00:35:07] Push, don’t annoy: The team’s smart notification timing strategy based on user habits.[00:38:44] Beginner, please: 75% of users identify as new to fitness, so the app is built just for them.[00:39:01] Add friction, raise conversion: How a longer onboarding flow improved paywall success.[00:40:51] One class to hook them: Why Zumba offers just one free class before locking the app.[00:43:25] Three’s the magic number: Users who complete three classes are much more likely to stick.[00:44:56] No trial, no problem: Ditching the monthly trial increased upfront revenue and annual plan adoption.
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