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What is Customer base?

Customer base: All the people who buy from a business.

Where Customer base fits

Customer base is part of Brand & Customers in Marketing. A brand is a promise customers trust. Brand equity, loyalty and word of mouth lower the cost of winning customers, while churn counts those who leave.

Practical tip

Keeping a customer usually costs less than finding a new one.

Related terms

Brand equity
Extra value a known brand adds to a product.
Market share
Your sales as a percentage of total sales in the market.
Churn
Share of customers who stop buying in a period.
Brand loyalty
Customers' habit of choosing the same brand again and again.
Brand awareness
How well people recognize a brand.
Target audience
The group a message is aimed at.

Formulas you will use with it

Customer lifetime valueMarket shareRelative market shareCost per lead (CPL)

Test yourself

Which term means: “All the people who buy from a business.”?

Market share · Brand loyalty · Customer base

Answer: Customer base

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