Stop guessing & start growing your SaaS

DemandMaven’s Growth Engagement uncovers the insights & action steps you need to scale

Unblock your next growth phase through customer research that clarifies your positioning and messaging, reveals the right growth strategies, and helps you prioritize next steps. 

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Get in touch to see if DemandMaven is the right fit for your established-and-growing business.

VC-funded or bootstrapped? B2B or B2C? Self-serve or personal demo? No matter how your software business is structured, we’ll help you identify your best-paying customers, build strategies to retain and acquire new buyers, and scale your SaaS sustainably.

Built for successful & ambitious SaaS founders

You made a product customers love. You’ve got a great team, and you’ve hit $1MM ARR. You’ve gotten this far. So where do you go from here? 

If you’ve got big dreams and a definite destination in mind for your business, you’re gonna need a roadmap and a system to help you get there. That’s where we come in.

Our Growth Engagement service is purpose-built for founders, CEOs, and directors like you, if you… 

Are ready to amplify your impact

Like many hardworking CEOs and founders, you’ve got an incredible product and a fair few paying customers already.

You’re pretty sure you’ve reached the promised land of product-market fit… but when it comes to expanding your reach and growing your MRR, you’re feeling a little lost.

Let’s get your product into the hands (and laptops) of more of your ideal users.

Want a clear path to growth

SaaS businesses need a strong growth foundation in order to generate repeatable, scalable results. To grow sustainably, you’ve gotta know:

  • Who your best customers are
  • Why your best customers buy over other alternatives
  • How your website performs (or doesn’t)
  • Conversion rates from trialist to paying customer
  • Top channels generating customers
  • Where your customers hang out
  • Objections your customers have
  • What they’re comparing your product to
  • … and so much more

Our work together will help you get to know your customers better than ever before.

Haven't figured it out on your own (yet)

You’ve heard the horror stories of founders wasting precious time and money trying to run growth themselves and hemorrhaging their seed round or 6-12 months of runway with little to show for it. So the idea of figuring out your growth as you go feels less “Hey, let’s do this!” and more “Please, let’s just hire experts” at this point.

You’d much rather focus your time on big-picture moves and operations to support your ultimate goal — whether that’s a rewarding exit or world domination.

Prefer sustainable growth over hair-raising rocket rides

Should you apply to that accelerator? Invest more in top-of-funnel? Hire another salesperson? You’ve probably faced a ton of questions like these, and the “unknown unknowns” just keep coming.

Thankfully, there are people and partners out there who’ve been where you are, and who can help you shave a few years (and gray hairs) off the stress of uncertainty. One of those partners? DemandMaven. Our process helps you arrive at the answers you need to get moving.

DemandMaven has an incredible ability to quickly learn a company’s vision and begin executing deliverables immediately.

They provided immense value to our Motivo team by diving deep into customer and industry research, and then using that data to create a strategic, step-by-step revenue-generating marketing plan.

Rachel McCrickard

CEO & Founder, Motivo

Unlock your next big growth phrase

DemandMaven’s Growth Engagement is how CEOs and founders achieve the answers they need to unlock growth in their organizations.

Dozens of profitable SaaS companies have gotten the answers they need from their Growth Engagement — and were able to immediately start executing against their growth playbook.

>> Psst, are you at an earlier stage but still looking for guidance? Check out the Go-To-Market Engagement.

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Step 1: Get crystal-clear on your customers

Your success thus far isn’t a fluke —  and your next stage of success won’t be, either.

We conduct in-depth customer research to understand not just who your customers are, but why they choose you. Next, we analyze that data alongside market & competitive research to answer important questions like “What messaging works best? What channels should we focus on? What roles should we hire for next?”

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Step 2: Establish your baseline & KPIs

Let’s take a top-down look at your current funnel(s) to see how they turn people from total strangers into dedicated customers.

During this analysis, we’ll establish benchmarks to measure your growth by. And we’ll identify the best levers to pull to help you reach your goals faster.

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Step 3: Start implementing your growth plan

None of this “Here’s a bunch of fancy documentation, see you later” consulting malarkey.

After we define your growth strategy and clearly articulate your growth options, you’ll have clear action steps that you can immediately execute.

We’ll even work with you on exactly how to execute, and the system to implement to keep your growth function running.

Our flexible process grows with you

Every Growth Engagement covers the strategic areas that directly contribute to your growth, including customer research, positioning and messaging, channels, media spend, and more. While our process is always the same, what it reveals about your business is unique — and uniquely valuable.

And if your business needs a little extra help? It’s easy to deepen the scope of your Growth Engagement.

Choose your own growth adventure

One size definitely doesn’t fit all — especially in the SaaS and startup world.

That’s why the Growth Engagement comes with add-on deliverables. We’ll recommend the right ones for you, so you can walk away with everything your business needs to grow.

INCLUDED

Customer research and insights — Why do they buy? Why do they buy from you? And what keeps them coming back?

Positioning and messaging — Discover which concepts and copy really resonate

Market & competitor research — Understand your place in the market, so you can get to 1st cool

Marketing strategy — Instead of spraying scattershot, use your budget on the channels that earn the most ROI

Growth playbook — Know exactly where you’re going, how you’ll get there, and what experiments to try first

ADD-ONS

Pricing Audit — Stop guessing at how to price your product

Onboarding & Activation strategy — Win and activate more customers

Website audit — Site not doing your SaaS justice? You wouldn’t be the first…

Content marketing audit — Publish useful stuff your target audience loves to share

Growth roadmapping — Understand which steps to prioritize and choose the people & tools to get you there

Product-market fit analysis — discover which customers have strong PMF versus not

“Working with DemandMaven was the biggest sense of relief.

I got the clarity and confidence that I and my business needed. If you’re thinking about hiring DemandMaven, you should obviously do it. A weight is going to lift off your shoulders, and you’re going to do some amazing work together. Your business won’t be the same.”

Luke Beard

prev. CEO & Founder, Exposure

Work with a growth-obsessed team

DemandMaven was founded by lead growth strategist Asia Orangio in 2018. Along with her work here, Asia advises SaaS companies and VC funds all over the world. She’s also a TinySeed mentor, and sits on the board at Moz. 

Before starting DemandMaven, Asia worked for two VC-funded, high-growth startups in Atlanta, GA as head of marketing and head of demand generation. 

☝️ All that is to say that when you decide to work with DemandMaven, you’re getting a team who really gets SaaS.

Experienced in both B2B and B2C markets

Understand GTM strategies for a variety of models and market segments, including freemium, self-serve, demo, and SMB / mid-market / enterprise

Battle-tested in both VC-funded and bootstrapped companies

Deeply experienced with proven SaaS frameworks that generate results

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& get clarity on your next steps

The path to growth is different for every business, so let’s quickly get some clichés out of the way: there are no silver bullets. One size does not fit all. And the best answers lie within your existing customers and team. 

Here’s how we approach each of the critical practices that make up your Growth Engagement: 

Customer Research & Insights

In order to grow, you need to know where and who that growth is actually coming from (hint: it might not be who you think!). That’s why the best growth ideas are actually right under your nose. They come from your customers.

As part of our customer research process, we’ll interview your highest-LTV customers to get to the heart of:

  • Who your best customers are
  • Why they bought your product
  • What makes the product different, better, and special in their eyes
  • How to find more customers just like them

Positioning & Messaging

As positioning expert April Dunford says, “Positioning isn’t something you create. It’s something you discover.”

We’ll analyze the competitive market and identify the best positioning based on what we heard from customers and what’s in the market today.

Our work in positioning & messaging directly improves your:

  • Sales communication to warm and cold audiences
  • Website copy and messaging
  • Ad copy 
  • Messaging for software directories like Capterra, G2 Crowd, etc.

Growth Strategy

After analyzing your customers, market, and product, we’ll define your growth strategy.

What does that actually mean, you ask? We’ll find out:

  • How best to position your product in the market today
  • What channels to start leveraging (and which to scrap, if applicable)
  • How to best invest your marketing budget
  • What gaps your existing funnel needs to fill — such as adding to (or rewriting) your website copy
  • Benchmarks you’ll need to hit to reach your goals 
  • What KPIs to track to know you’re making progress

Pricing & Model Insights

We use the Price Intelligently way of creating a pricing strategy:

  • Leveraging qualitative customer research
  • Using Price Sensitivity Analysis combined with Feature Preference Analysis to determine pricing levers
  • Applying data and insights to existing plans and models

After working with us, you’ll have a clear sense for what pricing structure will make the most revenue while still creating value for customers.

 

Growth Roadmapping

Defining your growth strategy is great and all, but how about knowing what tactics come first? 

That brings us to growth roadmapping — AKA clear prioritization on what to invest first and where the dependencies lie. Our guarantee: you’ll walk away knowing exactly what needs to be implemented, when it needs to be implemented, and how best to do it.

Product-Market Fit Analysis

Throughout our engagement, we may discover that there’s stark differences in product-market fit for certain customer segments. We’ll use our favorite product-market fit frameworks to help you analyze your customer base and inform your growth strategy.

“I needed somebody who could help us do things, execute things, and actually work towards a whole marketing effort, not just strategy.”

Asia is more of a partner, a team member, and we’re working toward the same thing.”

Brian Faust

CEO & Co-founder, Rindle

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the entire process look like from start to finish?

That’s an excellent question. Here’s a complete overview of the entire process.

After you complete your application and jump on an initial discovery call to see if we’re the right fit, we’ll start with a full 1-hour onboarding session. During this hour, we’ll go over your product, your customers, the existing marketing stack, and the current funnel experience.

Afterward, we’ll suggest a project timeline with deadlines so we can gather everything we need to give you the most useful insights. 

And if you have a sales team, we’ll meet with your sales leader(s) for their perspective and experience.

Throughout the entire engagement, we’ll be crafting your actionable growth strategy.

How much does it cost?

The Growth Engagement starts at $25K for a one-time project that hands you the strategic insights and recommended next projects you need to reach your growth goals.

How long does a Growth Engagement last?

The project typically lasts for about 6-8 weeks, but ultimately, the timeline depends on the schedules of your paying customers and when we can interview them.

What are the deliverables in a Growth Engagement?

We provide deliverables throughout the engagement to make our insights easy to digest, and as action-oriented as possible. 

All of our strategic work is documented in either a slide presentation, visual board, spreadsheet, or written document. Customer interviews are recorded, transcribed, and parsed in a database that provides data-driven insights and serves as the source of truth for your actual, honest-to-God “voice of customer”. Our roadmaps are delivered visually, and presented again in a written format once reviewed and approved.

No matter what we create, it’s yours to keep. Our deliverables aim to be educational while also defining the plan and next steps. (And, of course, they’re laid out so clearly that even a trained monkey could pick up the plan and implement it.)

This sounds like a lot of work. How much of my time will you need?

You’re not wrong. It is a lot of work, but it’s worth doing!

When we work together, we’re partners. The founders and startups that we work with — the ones that get the most value out of a Growth Engagement — are the folks who engage, provide timely feedback, and help us access the information we need to be successful.

 

What happens after the Growth Engagement?

Growth Engagements are designed to illuminate the clearest paths to achieving results, so after we deliver our insights and the plan for moving forward, the next step is to decide how you’ll execute it. CEOs and founders usually choose one of the following paths:

  • Execute the plan themselves with their existing team
  • Hire a full-time marketer or head of growth
  • Hire contractors or freelancers to execute
  • Hire us to implement the plan
  • All of these are valid options and will depend on your budget and needs.

What if I don't have any paying customers? Can I still get value from this?

Excellent question! If you have zero paying customers, you’ll want to take a look at the GTM Engagement instead. It’s designed for companies that don’t have tons of paying customers quite yet, and maybe only have a few, just active, non-paying users, or even just a few prospects.

Bring your product to your people

It’s time for your hard work to shine. Book your Go-to-Market or Growth Engagement — so that two months from now, you and your team have the clarity and confidence you need to grow.