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Why SaaS growth isn’t just about acquiring new customers

Blog post from Intercom

Post Details
Company
Date Published
Author
Stan Massueras
Word Count
300
Language
English
Hacker News Points
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Summary

In the SaaS industry, acquiring new customers is not enough for sustainable growth; nurturing existing customers and maintaining relationships with them is equally important. The cost of selling SaaS can be high, and it takes nearly a year to make back the money spent acquiring a customer. To achieve sustainable growth, companies need to keep their customers around for as long as possible, which requires dedicated account or relationship managers who support businesses in three ways: expansion, retention, and contraction. Treating customers like they're disposable is not an option for companies built on recurring revenue.