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Conversion, retention and churn benchmarks

VC Cafe

Understanding the benchmarks on conversion, retention, and churn for your business is therefore critical. They encompass the effectiveness of marketing (the startup’s ability to reach and resonate with target customers) and stickiness (the product’s ability to deliver value to customers over time).

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How To Survive The Loss Of A Main Customer

YoungUpstarts

When it occurs, the consequences can be swift and devastating, wreaking potential havoc on a once steady stream of revenue. In the early stages, it isn’t uncommon for businesses to bank their earnings on a handful of customers (or sometimes, just one). Rarely does a customer call it quits without sending some warning signs.

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7 Key Factors Obscure Your Customer Acquisition Costs

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). I paraphrase here the key challenges he identifies, adding my own insights: Marketing ROI requires cross-enterprise information. Are you making the proper investment, and is it paying off?

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How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness

ConversionXL

There’s more to ecommerce customer acquisition than increasing checkout conversion rates. For long-term, sustainable success, you must attract the right customers. In this article, you’ll learn how to gauge the effectiveness of any customer acquisition strategy. What makes customer acquisition different from marketing?

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Building Your Startup’s 2022 Revenue Model

Austin Startup

It’s that time of year when Startup CEOs are building their 2022 Revenue Plan. Each day, Sales leader’s teams sign new customers and track performance to target, so they have a good sense of how business is trending. To 3X the team, you’ll need to find 3X potential customers (leads) that convert at the same or higher rate.

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How to Turn First Time Customers Into Repeat Customers in 2021

Up and Running

Earning the first sale from a customer is always considered the hardest. In highly competitive retail industries where sales are rather quick and impulsive, many businesses struggle to gain traction with new customers. However, it’s not just about gaining new customers but continuing to retain them. Invest in real-time support.

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How To Develop Your Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

Has your company’s customer retention rate increased, decreased or remained status quo over the past five years? Have you outlined and initiated a formal customer retention strategy? In a study by Harvard Business School , it was found that increasing customer retention by even 5% can increase profits between 25-95%.

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