Growth Marketing:ON by Ahlem Mahroua
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The Key to Building a Scalable Growth Engine 👾

The Key to Building a Scalable Growth Engine 👾

#6 - All things processes for founders. Learn how to create repeatable systems, automate key processes, and prioritise customer retention to build a growth engine that scales with your business. With actionable insights and a real-life case study, I share proven strategies for overcoming growth plateaus and optimising every step of the customer journey. Perfect for startup founders looking to grow smarter and faster.

Ahlem Mahroua
December 29, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

👋🏽 Welcome to Growth Marketing: ON, where I share tips and insights to supercharge your marketing strategy, based on my 20+ years experience in sales and marketing.

One of the biggest mistakes I see with startup growth strategies is treating growth like a one-off project.

You know what I mean—launch the campaign, push the product, hit the sales targets… and that’s it.

But real, sustainable growth? It’s a process. A series of steps that build upon each other. A system.

Here’s the hard truth: Without a scalable growth engine, your startup will hit a plateau. So, what does it take to build a scalable growth engine?

Create Repeatable Systems

The most successful startups I work with have built repeatable systems for every step of their customer journey. From lead generation to onboarding, everything is streamlined to maximise efficiency.

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When I helped a SaaS company scale last year, we designed a customer journey that was optimised for high conversion rates at every touchpoint. The result? A 40% increase in monthly trials within the first 3 months.

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Prioritise Automation

If your team is bogged down in manual tasks, you’ll never scale. Automation isn’t just for the big players—small startups can automate key processes too.

💡 For example, automating email follow-ups, social media posts, and data collection can free up your team to focus on the important stuff—like product development or customer relationships.

Focus on Retention

Acquiring new customers is great, but retaining them is even better. Customer retention is the secret sauce to scaling.

I always recommend focusing on product and customer service improvements that increase the value for existing users. This means building loyalty and increasing the lifetime value of each customer.

💡 Quick Win: Look at your customer journey and identify at least three places where you can automate or streamline the process.

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Why It Matters

Building a scalable growth engine means setting up your startup to thrive, not just survive. It’s about creating processes that grow with you, not against you.

When you make growth repeatable and automated, you allow your business to scale without needing an endless number of resources.

How?
1️⃣ Create Repeatable Systems
2️⃣ Prioritise Automation
3️⃣ Focus on Retention

The best startups think strategically about every stage of growth, and so should you.

What about you? What tasks have you automated? Hit reply—I’d love to see if I can help with your systems.

Do share your thoughts, I read every response.

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