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DH CRM 5 CLV
DH CRM 5 CLV
DH CRM 5 CLV
& Acquisition
Management for retaining
and development of
customers
https://youtu.be/rEhd0uCaBWg
What is
Customer LIFETIME value all
about??
You may start with a free trial. As soon as the customer makes the first
purchase of one of your products or services, the customer lifetime starts
officially.
It lasts via several renewals and it ends at the moment the customer
churns from your solution.
For example, let’s say a customer’s CLV is $80K. If you need to spend around $15K per year to service
this customer and acquiring a customer like this costs you $20K, how long do you want to keep this
customer? Of course, you don’t want to keep them for more than four years otherwise you will be breaking
even, and you start to lose money.
around 20% of your customers on average are “brand evangelists”. People who refer new customers, frequently upgrade etc.
Each segment has a different CLV and Cost-Per-Aquisition
Factors responsible for growing interest in
CLV…
Increasing pressure in companies to make
marketing accountable
Sales Estimates
Market potential
Company sales potential
Measuring Sales Potential
Breakdown approach: top-down analysis
Build-up approach: bottom-up analysis
Competitive Assessment
Who, how many, how large, and how strong?
Cost Estimates
The expense of developing a marketing mix
Costs of reaching segment relative to competitors’ costs
This scenario says that the mall is an apt place, since the CAC is least over there. Now consider the Customer
lifetime value (CLV) and the corresponding profits also.
The CLV:CAC ratio is a powerful metric to define the Return on Investment (ROI)
CLV vs Cost of Acquisition in Ecommerce
Do not charge for product returns. It does put in a load on the operations side but brings in
the baggage of good experience and more future purchases.
Interactive tools - for eg Size Fittings for categories like footwear, apparels, etc. is one of
the major reasons for product returns.
Ecommerce is all about providing easy access to products and services from the comfort of
the home. Customers expect an excellent 24*7 support to aid them for their queries and
complaints.
Wider range of custom delivery options is required. Ecommerce players provide different
delivery options that allow you to get the product delivered even in 1 day. Other possibilities
can be incorporated like the option for nominating friends, etc. to be delivered the product
in the absence of the customer.
Being in touch - Sending post purchase emails and festival wishes can be a way to
continue to have relevant mind space.
An example from Banking
Application of CLV…
Resource Allocation
Segmentation, selection & retention of
customers
Since it rep financial aspect of RoR…M&As
Designing marketing campaigns
Designing loyalty pgms
Customer Equity (vs Brand Equity)
How is
Customer lifetime value
calculated??
Big/small ticket
Movies/dining vs flying
CLV Calculation eg
The most basic way to determine CLV is to add up the revenue earned from a customer
(annual revenue multiplied by the average customer lifespan) minus the initial cost of
acquiring them.
Let’s say a SaaS company generates on an avg $3,000 each year per customer
with an average customer lifetime of 10 years and a
The simple approach can be used if a customer’s annual profit contribution remains
somewhat consistent. For example, if you run on a subscription-based model with only
one or two tiers, then each your customers can be expected to provide a relatively stable
source of revenue.
CLV Calculation eg
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