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Growth-oriented businesses are usually driven by sales. Various departments within the business work together to create profit-oriented strategies. Tactics like logistics, e-commerce, and digital marketing are used together to enhance the consumer experience, and a smooth sales funnel means more customers and, consequently, increased revenue.<\/p>\n

A crucial statistic that numerous salespeople forget to account for is the customer retention rate. It\u2019s easy to get wrapped up in new customer acquisition and disregard important factors like existing customer loyalty. This is problematic because the key to success for any business, especially in the first five years, is to increase your customer retention rate<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Customer Retention?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Customer retention is a key performance indicator (KPI) that measures how loyal a business\u2019 consumers are. This reflects the brand\u2019s ability to acquire and retain valuable customers over some period of time. The metric can help salespeople in creating accurate sales forecasts by measuring customer engagement<\/a> and satisfaction.<\/p>\n

A high customer retention rate demonstrates that the business has been consistent with its values and delivers on its brand promises. If a brand\u2019s retention rate is on the low end, it might make a profit over the short term but aren\u2019t likely to continue this momentum for much longer. Low customer retention can kill a brand\u2019s growth strategy, whereas strong customer retention increases conversions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s crucial for a business to focus on its Customer Experience Marketing (CEM) in the first five years post-launch. Marketing professionals combine the customer retention metric with a detailed cohort analysis to work out any kinks in their sales funnel. This constant feedback loop<\/a> can help them increase their base of loyal customers and break even earlier than expected. Let\u2019s take a closer look at why customer retention is important for businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>Why is Customer Retention Important?<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to a report by author and marketing influencer Neil Patel, American businesses have lost approximately $83 billion<\/a> because of poor customer retention rates. This is a staggering number that reflects the importance of this tricky KPI. A Sixads report shows that loyal consumers are likely to spend 67% more than newly acquired customers<\/a>, meaning high customer retention rates are essential for a business that wants to see consistent long-term growth.<\/p>\n

It’s imperative for a business to maintain a clear focus on customer retention in the first five years because the cost of new customer acquisition is significantly higher than the cost of retaining already existing consumers. Newly-launched brands don’t usually have high budgets and can’t necessarily afford to keep splurging on acquisitions left, right, and center. Loyal customers, if retained properly, also cut costs in that they can become free brand ambassadors.<\/p>\n

Consider the difference between a growth-oriented business versus a customer-obsessed<\/a> company. Technically speaking, the latter would seem to be more successful if they function according to what their consumers want. However, it’s easy to get carried away by the hype, and most brands splurge to win over new customers whenever possible. Growth-oriented businesses understand that they must please existing consumers to see consistent profits.<\/p>\n

This is not to say that businesses should ignore customer acquisition. New customers need to be brought on board to increase overall sales. The perfect balance can be struck if new customers become loyalists instead of making a one-time purchase and are never heard from again. Customer acquisition and retention need to work hand-in-hand in order for a new business to be successful.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Measuring Customer Retention<\/span><\/h2>\n

Customer retention is a quantitative measure and is fairly straightforward to calculate. You need to set a period of time to measure customer retention<\/a> rate. This can be anywhere from a month to a year or multiple years. These are the figures you need to calculate your retention rate:<\/p>\n