Romain Lapeyre: Paid ads drive 10% to 15% of Gorgias's ARR
Romain Lapeyre · Acquiring 10,000 SMB Customers Solely from Data with Gorgias' CEO Romain Lapeyre · Feb 11, 2022 · at 28:41
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Romain Lapeyre, CEO of Gorgias, details Gorgias's customer acquisition channel breakdown during a live Q&A.
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“Ads is about 10, 15% of our AR.”
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