Chargebee

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The success of any subscription-based business isn’t dependent solely on your customer acquisition efforts, but rather on the number of customers you retain. Your employees play a vital role in improving retention rates, from communicating value during the sales process to providing first-class customer service.

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ProfitWell

MAY 21, 2020

Customer acquisition vs. customer retention—which one is better? Nevertheless, many companies focus the majority of their time and resources on acquisition. Efforts to improve retention are often put on the back burner, or totally neglected. What is customer acquisition? Retention grows customer LTV.

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BrightBack

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In this report, we've surveyed over 400 subscription businesses to better understand how the industry is approaching and prioritizing customer retention. We found subscription companies have completed a shift in focus toward retention over acquisition, but still struggle to execute and engage their customers across teams and systems.

Retention 120

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User Pilot

JULY 31, 2023

Looking to power up your retention marketing strategy? The big deal is turning them into paying customers who keep renewing their subscriptions long-term. This article will show you practical strategies to crack the customer retention code and maintain sustainable recurring revenue. What is retention marketing?

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User Pilot

AUGUST 9, 2023

Wondering how to calculate customer retention rate and why? It’s important to measure the customer retention rate to see how well your product retains customers and to monitor any changes to try and improve it. TL;DR Customer retention rate measures the percentage of customers a company keeps over a specific timeframe.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Lifetime Value Churn Metrics 98

Totango

APRIL 30, 2021

Comparing the cost of customer retention versus customer acquisition underscores why retaining clients is so important. Here’s how to calculate both kinds of costs and why retention should form part of a profitable business strategy. Calculating the Cost of Customer Acquisition. Calculating the Cost of Customer Retention.

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User Pilot

APRIL 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll share 17 best practices that you can implement today to increase retention , revenue, and engagement. TL;DR Customer success builds long-lasting relationships, increases customer retention , lifetime value , and advocacy, and informs product development. But what strategies work? Book a demo to give it a try.

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Incredo

JULY 14, 2019

Whether you are a startup owner, a manager of a growing business or the CEO of an established company, you might find yourself asking questions like “ Should our SaaS subscription model be monthly, annually or both ?” or “ What are the best tips I can get in terms of annual vs monthly subscription models ?”.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 16, 2021

Subscription billing is a payment structure that allows service providers to charge their clients based on a fixed timeframe. This article will help you with everything you need to know about subscription billing and subscription billing solutions. 1 What Does Subscription Billing Mean? Table of Contents.

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The essence of the Subscription Economy lies in its ability to forge lasting relationships between businesses and consumers, transcending traditional transactional models. For instance, subscription businesses observe customer retention rates, customer acquisition, and whatnot.

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Chart Mogul

JUNE 1, 2023

Companies with best-in-class retention grew at least 1.8x In an uncertain market, customer retention is key. So if you are keeping a close eye on your retention metrics this year, you’re not alone. Retention is one of the most important metrics when building a successful SaaS business. What is customer retention?

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Subscription Flow

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recurring revenue models, or subscription models , can be a great way for businesses to generate income while providing customers with the options they want. However, a distinct set of metrics is needed for the subscription business model in order to track and keep an eye on the company’s health.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Scheduled payments have become a core form of revenue collection. Of course, recurring payments vary depending on the business. As the subscription universe continues to expand, you can expect to see even more subscription payment plans. What are subscription payments? Predictable income.

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FastSpring

JULY 12, 2019

Since most SaaS and subscription-based businesses depend on recurring payments to sustain themselves, it can pay dividends to keep a close eye on lifetime value and customer retention rates. 30 (average recurring revenue per account) * 24 months (partnership length) = $720 CLV. What is Customer Lifetime Value?

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User Pilot

JANUARY 9, 2023

Can personalized retention marketing grow your customer’s lifetime value and customer retention rate? This article considers all you need to know about retention marketing. How can a personalized experience help drive retention? What personalized customer retention strategies are open to you? Who are they?

Customer Lifetime Value 98

Customer Lifetime Value Retention Marketing Scale 98

Blulogix

JANUARY 5, 2024

Key Definitions in Subscription Billing: Demystifying the Jargon By BluLogix Team Welcome to the fourth installment of our comprehensive guide on selecting the right subscription billing platform. Before we go much further, let’s go deep into essential definitions and concepts in the world of subscription billing.

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User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Are you a results-driven product manager looking for the best product retention strategies for SaaS growth? In this article, we’re going to do a deep dive into a whopping 16 different strategies you can draw from to boost customer retention and increase loyalty. Launching customer retention programs that reward loyal customers.

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ProfitWell

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The subscription revenue model is hardly new. But in the past few years, subscriptions have seen a bit of a resurgence. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find an industry that hasn't seen at least one subscription success story: Cars. Even the humble houseplant doesn’t seem immune to the subscription economy.

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ProfitWell

MARCH 25, 2020

Acquisition is the weakest growth lever. We studied the levers—acquisition, retention, and monetization—of 512 SaaS companies. We found that monetization and retention have much higher revenue impacts than acquisition when considering the same level of impact across each growth lever. What is customer retention?

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Baremetrics

MARCH 23, 2021

Cohort retention analysis is a strategy aimed at improving retention and reducing customer attrition. Customer retention is essential for the long-term stability of any SaaS company. It is a steep challenge to generate sustainable, consistent profits from new customer acquisition alone. What is Cohort Analysis?

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Churn Retention Data Analysis Acquisition 98

Baremetrics

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Here’s a guide on boosting your customer retention rates through the use of positive habit creating techniques. Not only will these questions help you boost overall customer retention, they will show whether you’re losing your highly valuable Ideal Customer Profiles. What can you do to reverse this trend?

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User Pilot

JULY 12, 2021

How much does your business stand to gain from using customer retention analytics? Effective retention takes more than just using your intuition to determine what will keep customers satisfied. Customer retention analytics identify rates and sources of churn among your customer segments. What is customer retention analytics?

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Payrix

MAY 14, 2024

Before joining Worldpay for Platforms, he was CRO at Chargebee, a subscription revenue management platform that manages billing subscriptions and payments for companies throughout the world. I mean, we have a PayFac customer right now, that’s transitioning their whole payments model.

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User Pilot

JULY 18, 2022

Are you satisfied with the customer loyalty and retention rates of your SaaS? Today we explore what customer loyalty and retention mean for SaaS, how retention differs from loyalty, and tactics to help you boost both. Customer retention is a company’s ability to keep its existing customers. What is customer loyalty?

Retention 98

Retention SaaS Customer Lifetime Value Education 98

Baremetrics

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Net Dollar Retention (NDR) is an essential metric for growing SaaS businesses. Though lesser known, it provides deeper insights than Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) and Annual Run Rate (ARR). What is Net Dollar Retention (NDR)? What is Net Dollar Retention (NDR)? In January, seven customers cancel subscriptions.

Retention 88

Retention SaaS Payments Payments Payment Services 88

BrightBack

APRIL 6, 2020

The subscription industry is facing intense change as the landscape matures and companies race to stop customer churn related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The subscription industry is entering a retention-led phase of growth. Covid-19 is impacting the subscription industry in different ways.

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Subscription Payment Features Retention Payment Methods 59

Clouded Judgement

APRIL 11, 2024

net retention and CAC payback). It is calculated by taking the annual recurring revenue of a cohort of customers from 1 year ago, and comparing it to the current annual recurring revenue of that same set of customers (even if you experienced churn). The graph below shows the median net retention going back to 2020.

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FastSpring

MAY 14, 2019

Here’s how your company can benefit from switching from a perpetual license to a subscription plan. Reason #1: Subscriptions support product innovation. Whether you call it market expansion or customer acquisition, the underlying idea is the same. Reason #2: Subscriptions increase the accessibility of your software.

Payment Features 79

Payment Features Payment Methods Subscription Payment Services 79

Baremetrics

MARCH 31, 2021

Retention rate is the percentage of customers you retain over a given period. It's one of the most critical metrics SaaS and subscription companies can measure. A high retention rate suggests you have a low churn rate , which is good news for your business. But how do you calculate your retention rate? Table of Contents.

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Retention SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Services 69

FastSpring

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Revenue refers to the total earnings a company generates through its core operations like sales of products or services, rents on a property, recurring payments , interest on borrowings, etc. The Future of Revenue: Subscription Revenue. As mentioned above, subscription payments create a recurring payment cycle.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2022

Then while considering customer acquisition cost (CAC) why miss out on customer retention cost (CRC)? About customer retention cost. It is the cost spent on the retention of customers by the total active customers. Customer retention cost (CRC) = Annual cost on customer retention / No of active customers.

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Retention Customer Lifetime Value Acquisition Churn 52

SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

What Is Customer Acquisition? Customer Acquisition is the process of acquiring new customers in a business. For subscription-based SaaS businesses, your customer acquisition metrics indicate how effectively you acquire new users via sales, marketing, or a product-led approach like a free trial. Plain and simple.

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Baremetrics

MARCH 9, 2021

The retention rate is the percentage of customers that stay with your business over a given period of time. Churn rate is the flip-side of retention rate; it's the number of customers, expressed as a percentage, who cancelled. 5 How to Improve Customer Retention Rate 6 What High Customer Retention Rate Really Means.

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Chart Mogul

MARCH 23, 2023

And, is your poor retention the reason for your slower growth in 2023? If you’re unsure, check your retention metrics. Gross revenue retention (GRR) and net revenue retention (NRR) are the key metrics to understand how well … How good is your business at retaining customers?

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Retention Metrics Revenue Scale 52

Baremetrics

AUGUST 1, 2021

So what works (and doesn’t work) as a SaaS acquisition strategy? In this article, you’ll learn 5 keys to building a purpose driven acquisition strategy for your SaaS and how to avoid common mistakes along the way. SaaS Customer Acquisition: Getting the basic right How to Build a Purpose-driven SaaS Customer Acquisition Strategy 1.

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Acquisition Strategy SaaS Underperforming Technical Team 98

Baremetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

The result of your customer retention efforts depends on how well you can analyze your efforts. A free trial from Baremetrics can help you discover the specific metrics you should be tracking for customer retention tactics. Let's take a look at how you can get the most out of your customer retention analysis. Table of Contents.

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Retention Churn Metrics Strategy 98

FastSpring

DECEMBER 20, 2018

What’s the story with subscriptions? If your digital business is just getting off the ground, subscriptions can be a lifesaver. Thanks to heavy up-front customer acquisition costs, SaaS startups often struggle with cash flow issues until they recover their initial investment.

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