It costs five times as much to find a new customer as it costs to sell something new to a customer you already have

Customer acquisition is dramatically more expensive than customer retention. Selling a new product to an existing customer costs roughly one-fifth of what it costs to acquire a brand-new customer — making your existing customer base one of the highest-leverage assets in your business.

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Customer acquisition is dramatically more expensive than customer retention. Selling a new product to an existing customer costs roughly one-fifth of what it costs to acquire a brand-new customer — making your existing customer base one of the highest-leverage assets in your business.

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    Selling to Existing Customers Costs Five Times Less

    It costs five times as much to find a new customer as it costs to sell something new to a customer you already have