Totango

JANUARY 21, 2020

The success of an enterprise depends more than ever on the Customer Success (CS) team. A CS team’s primary purpose is to build, maintain, and optimize lasting customer relationships by helping them fulfill and even exceed their own business goals. Customer Success Team Structure: Roles and Responsibilities.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2022

Learn how to measure value realization. Learning how to measure value realization is different from tracking other metrics, such as customer lifetime value or customer acquisition cost, which are tied directly to a formula. . With no set formula, it takes work to define and understand how to measure value realization.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 10, 2020

As SaaS gets more serious about Customer Success, their representation on the executive and C-suite level will follow (as envisioned in our 2020 Customer Success predictions ; see #2). Based on LinkedIn research, Customer Success r oles saw 34% annual growth —qualifying them as one of the top emerging jobs in 2020.

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ChurnZero

MAY 20, 2021

When you build a Customer Success organization from the ground up, it’s easy to get caught in the trap of doing the wrong things well. To figure out where you should begin on your growth and scaling journey, it’s helpful to first orient yourself with where you stand using a Customer Success maturity model. Build Phase.

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Amity

JULY 26, 2018

In the growing field of customer success, it can be difficult to find the right people for the job, especially because some of them don’t even know that the job exists yet. This blog will teach you how to write an effective customer success job posting that will give you a pool of stellar candidates.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 30, 2020

What’s Next For Customer Success? No one knows what the future holds (as 2020 has made abundantly clear) but that didn’t stop us from asking top SaaS CEOs what’s next for Customer Success. In-product onboarding also affords CSMs more time to focus on the work that makes the greatest customer impact and return on effort.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 21, 2020

So, to reprieve our collective cry for clarity, we asked industry experts to give their best predictions on the future of Customer Success. So, without further ado, here’s what our Customer Success experts had to say: You Mon Tsang , CEO, ChurnZero. Greg Saiz , VP of Customer Success, Betterworks.

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CSM Practice

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Video Title: Importance of Customer Success Strategy investments. Host: Irit Eizips , Chief Customer Officer & CEO | CSM Practice. Guest: Nick Mehta , Chief Executive Officer | Gainsight. 06:27 – Nick’s overview of cross-selling and upsell trends for existing customers. The Interview: .

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 15, 2021

Looking back at our Customer Success predictions for 2020 , I can’t help but wonder if our CEO, You Mon Tsang, was gazing into his own crystal ball. Before the pandemic hit, You Mon predicted that Customer Success would undergo its first pressure test. “Be Partner success will be a growing need in 2021.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Top 5 Customer Success Blog Posts of 2018. You can’t have a business without a product and you can’t maintain a customer base without Customer Success. Gainsight Elements: The Science of Customer Success. How to Calculate 6 Key Customer Success Metrics.

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Customer Bliss

MARCH 28, 2018

Implementing a Customer Success Strategy is a Cultural Transformation. Leading Customer Success in a B2B Business with Jose Vergara. Not everybody in the company will understand customer success because it’s a buzz word. Brainshark B2B Chief Customer Officer Diane Gordon.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 20, 2019

20 Customer Success Predictions for 2020 . T hat’s why we asked some of the top Customer Success (CS) leaders to share their industry predictions for 2020. Vanessa Hannay , Director of Customer Success, Muck Rack . Making customers happy is no longer good enough. . . The year was 1909.

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Gainsight

MAY 3, 2023

The future of Customer Success (CS) is digital, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautifully simple. At Pulse 2023 , the largest conference in the Customer Success industry, we’re dedicating an entire track to unpacking Digital Customer Success (DCS): Digital Strategies to Help You Achieve More With Less.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 17, 2022

At Gainsight, we believe that truly durable growth is built on strong customer relationships. Taking care of your customer base not only maintains revenue streams during lean times, it can actually drive expansion. That’s why customer success and product experience become core competencies during a downturn. .

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ChurnZero

JULY 17, 2020

This is a guest blog post by Irit Eizips , Chief Customer Officer and CEO of CSM Practice. . Keeping a renewing client allows you to increase your Customer Success team’s efficiency and grow your SaaS business. In some cases, the renewal process is owned by the Sales team (not the Customer Success team).

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Gainsight

JUNE 11, 2021

The themes today centered around Human-First Customer Success and Transforming Customer Centricity. Human-First Customer Success. The Key to Customer Success: Leadership with Jay Nathan, Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic and Co-founder of Gain Grow Retain at Higher Logic.

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Alida

JULY 6, 2017

For concrete ideas on how companies can scale their CX programs, we recently sat down with Kia Puhm , a Toronto-based executive with over 22 years of experience in customer success, marketing and software engineering. What does success look like in CX and how is it measured? She is now the principal of K!A

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Irit Eizips, CSM Practice Chief Customer Officer and CEO was featured by Business Therapy, an engaging series where a number of professional challenges and problems are discussed in depth. Today we are talking about your business and how to achieve success with your existing customers. What are they doing?

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ChurnZero

MAY 5, 2020

As businesses are thrust into uncharted territory, figuring out how to navigate customer retention strategies to minimize churn will determine their survival. Give your CSMs pre-approved options to offer customers based on their risk assessment. 2. Connection: Talk to your customer.

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Amity

MAY 22, 2016

Customer success is an exciting and game-changing opportunity, and a prerequisite for the majority of B2B SaaS companies, but are you ready for it? According to an Aberdeen Report* on Customer Experience Management, the top three drivers for investing in customer experience management are: Improve customer retention – (42%).

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ChurnZero

JULY 2, 2020

The term “customer-first” gets thrown around and cited often in the B2B world. SaaS organizations aspire to be it, but many don’t know how to transform this highly touted phrase into a practical application. The challenges to becoming a customer-centric company are not easy to overcome alone.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.

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Gainsight

JUNE 2, 2022

Gainsight is not just about customer success. We are about Net Revenue Retention (NRR) and customer retention. Every year, Gainsight’s CEO, Nick Mehta, invites fellow CEOs to sit with him and discuss their views, insights, and trends impacting customer success and business as a whole. We are about CS Operations.

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Gainsight

JUNE 13, 2024

Your customers won’t view your academy in the same light as the microwave, but you should still anticipate some adoption hurdles in both the short- and long-term. Three primary reasons: Your customers have always defaulted to help centers and their Customer Success Managers (CSM) for support and strategic guidance.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Before customer success was introduced, companies used to spend massive funds in acquiring the customers only to see them finally go. But as customer retention became a major goal for these companies, customer success ROI started paying off. Importance of measuring customer success ROI.

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Customer Bliss

MAY 16, 2018

“The experiences start from the beginning; the customer has to start feeling that empathy from the beginning when they are prospects,” says Francis Cordón , the first Chief Customer Officer at Rigor. Francis had to think about how to improve the experience for customers based on his experience.

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Talkdesk

AUGUST 25, 2015

Modern companies must adapt to this shift in customer attitudes by developing and iterating upon their customer success strategies. The days of focusing on customer acquisition alone are over,” explained Omer Gotlieb, co-founder and chief customer officer at Totango , at Talkdesk’s weekly lunch and learn session last Wednesday.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 28, 2023

When you have only a handful of customers, your sales team, product team, customer support team—and even executives—can join forces to keep them happy. As you grow your customer base, you must also dedicate resources to Customer Success. A successful subscription model depends on retention.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 2, 2019

When a customer leaves, it’s known as churn. A successful customer retention strategy will build symbiotic business relationships, drive brand equity, and encourage customer loyalty amongst your customer base. Benefits of a Customer Retention Strategy. The Essential Guide to Customer Churn.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Customer success careers have become the buzzwords in the business environment. The hot topic that is running around in the SaaS industry is the need for customer success to have a seat and a voice at the leadership table. This very reason makes them the most powerful voice of the customer. Definition of C-Suite.

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Totango

JULY 23, 2021

When it comes to the structure of a Customer Success (CS) team, there are many factors that need to be considered, from the makeup of the team to the technology that will be used. Let’s break down these factors and take a look at what components are needed to structure an efficient and successful CS team. .

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Amity

JULY 28, 2014

Customer success is an exciting and game-changing opportunity, and a prerequisite for the majority of B2B SaaS companies, but are you ready for it? So are you asking yourself right now (and maybe turn to your colleague to do the same), “Are we ready for customer success?”. Customer success doesn’t just happen.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It describes the process from the moment a company connects with a prospect—to becoming a customer—and ideally evolving into an advocate for the brand. The management aspect refers to the way you organize, understand and administer marketing, sales and customer success as a customer progresses through the lifecycle.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It describes the process from the moment a company connects with a prospect—to becoming a customer—and ideally evolving into an advocate for the brand. The management aspect refers to the way you organize, understand and administer marketing, sales and customer success as a customer progresses through the lifecycle.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Amity had the good fortune of sitting down with a pioneer in Customer Success, Paul Teshima the original SVP of Customer Success (circa 2005) at Eloqua – now the Founder and CEO of Nudge Software , to talk about demonstrating the need for Customer Success. Here are the “aha!” We don’t think so.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

At such times, CCO is the only leader who has to bear the brunt; after all, customer success is at an adolescence phase! Due to this very reason, it becomes extremely difficult for the CCOs to pitch budget ideas for customer success successfully. . The CCO’s guide to winning budget for customer success.

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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Jay Nathan is the Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic. In 2020, he co-founded Gain Grow Retain, a community for customer success leaders. Here, he talks about the best practices in Customer Onboarding. It is aimed at creating an ever-growing knowledge base to help customers scale up faster.

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