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Big Companies Don’t Churn. They Quit You.

SaaStr

Churn” is a term we all use in SaaS as a core metric, but its roots, as near as I remember and can tell, come from our B2C colleagues. Folks churn out of their Verizon plan, their Netflix subscription, etc. And sometimes they’ll churn even just for a modestly better deal. the dynamics are similar.

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Two SaaS Metrics That Actually Don’t Matter That Much in the Earliest Days: Absolute Churn and Sales Cycles

SaaStr

And I’m going to suggest two that will worry you a lot as you scale — Churn and Sales Cycle — you should track, but not obsess over, until you are well, well past initial traction, that first $1m-$2m ARR. >> Let’s Start with Churn. Absolutely, getting your churn trending downward is important.

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25 Proven Ideas to Lower Churn from Brex, Sendbird, ServiceNow, and More

SaaStr

We put out a call on Twitter the other day for folks’ best tips on what has really lowered churn for them this year. Pay sales reps on renewals (enough to keep them from overselling year 1). “1/ Divide your churn into manageable and unmanageable areas 2/ Strip out definable areas of churn reason (e.g.

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Why customer engagement is the key to business growth in 2022 and beyond

Intercom, Inc.

Third, the lines between sales, marketing, product, and support are blurring. When a customer reaches out with a question while they’re on a free trial, is that a support issue or a sales issue? That is, in order to stay competitive, businesses need to put customers first by creating engaging, personalized customer experiences.

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Churn Analytics 101: How To Analyze Customer Churn [+Best Tools Included]

User Pilot

Churn analytics helps you detect your product friction points and understand why users stop using the tool. This is crucial if you want to know how healthy your SaaS product is and what should be improved to increase customer retention and lower the churn rate. A churn rate over 10 % indicates trouble. What is churn analytics?

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Rules of Engagement for Customer Success and Sales: Considerations and Examples

ChurnZero

Setting rules of engagement saves your team time, money, and energy. By creating healthy boundaries, Customer Success and Sales don’t have to spend their days assessing and arguing over every expansion situation. As a final note before we dive in: Be prepared to constantly amend your rules of engagement.