How a SaaS Company Drove 28% More Expansion Revenue With Marketo Customer Marketing

Client Overview — A SaaS Company Overlooking Its Existing Customers

A fast-growing SaaS company focused its marketing efforts almost exclusively on acquiring new customers. While the new pipeline grew, the company left significant revenue on the table by failing to nurture and expand existing customer accounts. Renewal teams worked in isolation, and upsell opportunities were often missed.

Challenges — Expansion Revenue Untapped

• Net-New Obsession: Marketing campaigns were aimed at acquisition, with little focus on current customers.
  
• Disjointed Customer Journeys: Expansion messaging was ad hoc and disconnected from onboarding or product adoption.
  
• Low Visibility into Adoption Signals: Marketo campaigns didn’t leverage product usage or customer behavior data.
  
• Revenue Leakage: Customers weren’t exposed to relevant upsell opportunities, slowing growth. 

Solution — Targeted Cross-Sell and Upsell Programs in Marketo

Xgrid helped the client design structured nurture programs to drive product adoption, upsell, and cross-sell across existing accounts.

• Adoption-Based Triggers: Integrated product usage data into Marketo to identify upsell signals.
  
• Segmented Nurture Streams: Created targeted tracks for different customer segments (renewals, expansion-ready, cross-sell targets).
  
• Personalized Messaging: Tailored content to highlight relevant features, use cases, and ROI by customer role.
  
• Customer Lifecycle Framework: Aligned campaigns with onboarding, adoption, renewal, and expansion stages.
  
• Sales Alignment: Set up alerts for CSMs and account managers when customers showed upsell intent. 

Results — Revenue Growth Beyond New Logos

• 28% Increase in Expansion Revenue: Structured programs turned adoption signals into upsell deals.
  
• Higher Customer Retention: Proactive engagement reduced churn risk.
  
• Improved Adoption Rates: Educational nurtures boosted feature usage among existing customers.
  
• Sales-CSM Alignment Strengthened: Real-time alerts improved collaboration on upsell opportunities.
  
• Repeatable Expansion Playbook: The cross-sell/upsell framework was scaled across product lines. 

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Key Takeaways — Growth Doesn’t Stop at Acquisition

• Customer Marketing is Revenue Marketing: Expansion opportunities are just as critical as new pipeline.
  
• Behavior Data Unlocks Expansion: Usage and adoption insights drive perfectly timed upsell offers.
  
• Marketing and CSMs Must Partner: Shared signals and alerts bridge the gap between teams. 

Conclusion — Turning Customers Into the Next Growth Engine

By embedding cross-sell and upsell campaigns into Marketo, the client shifted from a “new logo only” mindset to a balanced growth strategy. The result: stronger adoption, higher retention, and a measurable lift in expansion revenue.