# Improve Product Activation and Engagement with Amplitude Analytics | Amplitude

Boost user onboarding, retention, and growth with Amplitude. Learn how to define activation, identify impactful features, and improve engagement with data-driven strategies.

Source: https://amplitude.com/en-us/driving-activation-engagement

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Getting Started

# Driving Activation & Engagement

Understand what drives retention, unlock key activation moments, and design onboarding experiences that keep users coming back.

Step One

## Understanding the Fundamentals

Lay the groundwork with clear definitions and proven frameworks for activation and engagement. Before you can optimize, you need to understand what you’re measuring and why it matters.

[](https://amplitude.com/resources/mastering-engagement)

Mastering Engagement—Product Analytics Playbook

Learn how to measure engagement, define metrics, and build a scalable product analytics practice.

[Read the playbook](https://amplitude.com/resources/mastering-engagement)

[](https://amplitude.com/blog/amplitude-dashboards-charts)

The 4 Stages of Activation

Discover practical techniques for working in tandem within Amplitude’s intuitive UI.

[Read the blog](https://amplitude.com/blog/amplitude-dashboards-charts)

[](https://amplitude.com/books/mastering-acquisition/how-to-identify-and-increase-activation)

How to Identify and Increase Activation

Break down the components of activation and discover tactics to improve early user value.

[Read the docs](https://amplitude.com/books/mastering-acquisition/how-to-identify-and-increase-activation)

Step Two

## Measuring and Improving Activation

Uncover what drives activation—and run experiments to turn insight into impact. Use data to identify key behaviors, optimize onboarding, and improve early user outcomes.

[](https://amplitude.wistia.com/medias/yt0gej5bnp)

How I Amplitude: Finding Features That Drive Activation

See how teams uncover high-impact features that correlate with retention.

[Watch the video](https://amplitude.wistia.com/medias/yt0gej5bnp)

[](https://amplitude.com/books/user-engagement/activating-new-users)

Activating New Users

Use data to design onboarding experiences that help new users quickly reach "aha" moments.

[Read the docs](https://amplitude.com/books/user-engagement/activating-new-users)

[](https://amplitude.wistia.com/medias/8p72v2iouu)

How I Amplitude: Running and Validating Activation Experiments

Learn how to structure, run, and evaluate experiments that improve activation rates.

[Watch the video](https://amplitude.wistia.com/medias/8p72v2iouu)

Step Three

## Enhancing Engagement

Keep users coming back by understanding what makes your product stick. Measure long-term engagement and discover what features and experiences create loyal users.

[](https://academy.amplitude.com/drive-product-growth-with-acquisition?utm_source=corpsite\&utm_medium=resource_hub\&utm_campaign=resource_pages)

Drive Product Growth with Acquisition and Activation

Understand how acquisition tactics intersect with activation to drive long-term growth.

[Take the course](https://academy.amplitude.com/drive-product-growth-with-acquisition?utm_source=corpsite\&utm_medium=resource_hub\&utm_campaign=resource_pages)

[](https://academy.amplitude.com/answer-engagement-questions-with-amplitude?utm_source=corpsite\&utm_medium=resource_hub\&utm_campaign=resource_pages)

Answer Engagement Questions with Amplitude

Leverage analytics to identify what features and behaviors keep users engaged.

[Take the course](https://academy.amplitude.com/answer-engagement-questions-with-amplitude?utm_source=corpsite\&utm_medium=resource_hub\&utm_campaign=resource_pages)

[](https://academy.amplitude.com/identify-your-most-popular-features-with-engagement-matrix?next=%2Fidentify-your-most-popular-features-with-engagement-matrix%2F1577275)

Identify Your Most Popular Features with Engagement Matrix

Use Amplitude’s Engagement Matrix to visualize and compare usage patterns across your product.

[Take the course](https://academy.amplitude.com/identify-your-most-popular-features-with-engagement-matrix?next=%2Fidentify-your-most-popular-features-with-engagement-matrix%2F1577275)

## Ready to keep learning?

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[Amplitude Academy](https://academy.amplitude.com/)