The headwind of AI summaries
Boosting retention across multiple sessions
Creating high-intention triggers
You don’t just lose customers to price—you lose them to hesitation.
Search engines and AI tools deliver answers instantly, without needing a click.
Fewer clicks mean fewer chances to bring in new customers. And the ones who do visit your site are likely to be higher-intention.
This is a major headwind for many businesses.
Conversion rates and retention are more critical than ever.
Not just keeping existing customers, but preventing undecided travellers from bouncing back to Google—where a competitor’s “better” offer is waiting.
In the first chapter we looked at how price perception shapes decision-making.
Today, we’re diving into something even more important: building retention and loyalty over multiple sessions.
Or in this instance, how most of these platforms accidentally drive customers away.



