ConversionXL

OCTOBER 8, 2021

That’s why Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) is such a critical metric. Cost of software/hardware used in sales and marketing Agency, PR, or any third-party costs involved in sales and marketing. That would mean the 1100 new customers in March are the result of February’s acquisition cost. The key takeaway?

Acquisition 135

Acquisition Churn Rate Cost Customer 135

Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The company launched six months ago and so far has grown to 110 subscribers, with all customer acquisition coming from PR and referrals. They are seeing an 85% monthly renewal rate. All e-commerce businesses should be examined through the lens of customer acquisition cost and lifetime value. The others all passed as well.

Pre-Money Valuation 166

Pre-Money Valuation Alabama Valuation Churn Rate 166

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The average ecommerce store devotes more than 80% of its marketing budget to customer acquisition. A good retention rate means people continue to choose you over a competitor, deepening customer relationships and reducing churn rate. Is friction in the shopping experience impacting conversion rate? Conclusion.

Retention 111

Retention eCommerce Channel Community 111

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And so, the concept for a digital PR service was born. Using my existing skills and resources (including an old domain name), I tested a productized digital PR offer. About 18 months later, we pivoted our messaging to evolve beyond digital PR. Churn rate was high for a service that many organizations saw as a “nice to have.”

PR 120

PR B2B Lean Audience 120

Seeing Both Sides

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Conventional wisdom suggests that the most important metrics for a startup - such as unit economics, cost of acquisition, lifetime value, churn rates - typically get better with time. Here are a few other key metrics that are hard to scale: Customer acquisition. For example, PR doesn’t scale.

Metrics 20

Metrics Churn Rate Acquisition SEM 20

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

This is misleading because in a recurring revenue model, Customer A is much more valuable to the business (assuming typical churn rates) as they will likely generate $360,000 of revenue for the business with renewals over that same three year period. Cashflow is the other key metric. Philippe Botteri. Bessemer SaaS Law #2.

Software Review 48

Software Review North America Europe Metrics 48