SaaS businesses grow at the intersection of customer acquisition and lifetime value. When customers churn they cut short lifetime value and upend the fundamental driver of healthy growth
SaaS Customer Success Best Practices
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10 Ways to Reduce Customer Churn Even When You Can’t Change Your Product
While you may not be able overcome fundamental problems with your product or your go-to-market, the good news is there are actually really effective things you can do to help increase customer retention that aren’t going to come at a high cost.
Video: 10 Ways to Reduce Churn, Even When You Can’t Change Your Product.
While you may not be able overcome fundamental problems with your product or your go-to-market, the good news is there are actually really effective things you can do to help increase customer retention.
Managing Buyer Expectations is Key to High SaaS Customer Retention
Why is setting the right buyer expectations so important? Because this is what leads to customers who accelerate themselves through onboarding, adopt your product and renew when it comes time. Buyers who know what to expect are far more likely to be retained than those who don’t. Prepared customers are the best customers.
How Sales Impacts SaaS Customer Retention
SaaS customer retention is everything. Everything. If you are bootstrapping or running lean, it’s the only way to have a healthy, profitable company. And if you are raising money or want to be acquired, it’s the basis for the entire valuation of your company. While customer retention takes a village, sales is the most on the front line of selling to the right customers and side stepping the wrong ones.
Video: How Sales Can Impact SaaS Customer Retention
Without a clear definition of what types of customers and contracts are most likely to be retained, it’s hard to avoid the wrong ones. Sales leadership needs to document, and educate the sales team constantly on these four things.