Case Study: The Motley Fool achieves better return on ad spend and reduced churn with Twilio Segment and Chameleon

How The Motley Fool optimized return on ad spend and saw a 9% reduction in member churn with Twilio Segment and Chameleon

The Motley Fool, a premium investing and subscriptions publisher, was struggling to tell prospects apart from existing paying members at scale. This led to wasted ad spend because active subscribers were being included in acquisition campaigns, and the team also wanted a more personalized onboarding experience for new members. To solve this, The Motley Fool turned to Twilio Segment, along with Chameleon, to improve audience targeting and customer engagement.

Twilio Segment gave The Motley Fool a self-service, real-time data platform that let marketing suppress active members from campaigns and reduce manual list handling. By integrating Twilio Segment with Chameleon for onboarding tours and in-app messaging, the company achieved a 9% reduction in churn during the first 45 days, a 20% increase in key stock-buying actions, and a 39% increase in net cash per member. Twilio helped the team improve ROAS, lower CPA, and drive stronger retention and revenue.

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Nate Wallingsford

Head of US Marketing Operations & Optimization