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Customer acquisition cost (CAC): How to calculate and improve it

Zendesk

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) was on the rise for many companies prior to COVID-19. But since the onset of COVID-19, brands have actually been acquiring new customers more cost-effectively. McKinsey & Company reports that the shift to digital sales led to 30 percent higher acquisition efficiency for businesses.

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Customer Relationships Are a Waste of Time! Is This True? What Do You Think?

Beyond Philosophy

How do you build a long-term relationship with customers? Tina works for an engineering company in Australia and recently joined the New Zealand office. Tina’s key focus is on Customer Experience and development, and she wants her team to change their transactional approach to customer strategy.

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The ultimate sales glossary: 100 sales terms to know

Zendesk

Customer acquisition cost (CAC). Customer acquisition cost (CAC) refers to the amount of money spent on the process of acquiring a customer. CAC includes marketing expenses, sales rep pay and commission, and work hours dedicated to wooing that customer. Customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

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15 Customer Retention Strategies for Long-Term Customer Loyalty

Comm100

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. With stakes this high, it’s essential that you build a solid customer retention plan that can lead to long-term customer loyalty.

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Master customer intelligence in 5 steps

Qualtrics

This personalization could increase customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. If you can see where and how you gained new customers, it’s possible to approach new markets and acquire new customers. Customer retention. Customer satisfaction. Customer value. Sales revenue and profitability.

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Customer Success: The Definitive Guide to Customer-centric Growth 2020

SixteenVentures

In fact, it was in 2016 I started referring to it not as Customer Success, but as Customer Success-driven Growth, to bring to the forefront the fact that Customer Success is a growth driver; a growth engine. Customer Success is not just about retaining customers. The Definition of Customer Success.

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