growthunhinged.com · 2022-07-13
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Outbound and PLG: How to go outbound to accelerate enterprise growth without compromising your PLG roots
This article examines how SaaS companies can successfully combine product-led growth (PLG) strategies with outbound sales approaches to drive enterprise growth. It provides data on B2B contract dynamics and introduces a PQL maturity curve framework showing the evolution from basic to sophisticated product-qualified lead (PQL) implementation and personalization.
Metrics in this report
Auto-Renewal Clause Prevalence
90percent
Cloud service agreements with auto-renewal clauses requiring 30-day notice
Automatic Price Increase Prevalence
33percent
Auto-renewal agreements with automatic price escalation clauses
Executive Signature Rate
74percent
Share of cloud service agreements signed by VP+ level executives
Median Time-to-Signature
3-4days
SMB cloud service agreements; enterprise deals are 40% longer