Education Services Group

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As technology and tools for Customer Success evolve, pioneers in the industry are testing out new engagement strategies every day. In the Inaugural Customer Success Leadership Study , we found that many CS teams are still in the early stages of maturity when it comes to their tech stacks. Fast-forward to 2021.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

What do you do when you realize that 95 percent of your customer base is tech-touch and you don’t have the manpower to properly engage with and measure this group? Getting Started: Tips for Implementing an Effective Customer Engagement Strategy. How many employees support digital engagement at Aruba?

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Customer Engagement Customer Journeys Engagement Strategy 85

Totango

OCTOBER 2, 2020

During difficult times, it is especially important to understand what is going on inside your customer’s mind, as well as what is going on inside their business. Providing Value Is Key to Retaining Customers During an Economic Downturn . Every act of providing value is therefore an act of customer retention.

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Customer Retention Effort Score Customers Resources 118

Kapta Customer Success

APRIL 29, 2024

Account managers can easily identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities with a white space analysis to increase customer retention and growth. Here’s how.

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Customer Retention Analysis Customers Management 59

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2022

Then while considering customer acquisition cost (CAC) why miss out on customer retention cost (CRC)? They both are of equal significance and when the matter is to retain your loyal customers to have repeat business with you, this metric needs a bit of attention as well. About customer retention cost.

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inSided

APRIL 7, 2020

“ The leading indicators for customer retention and expansion tend to be around the level of engagement between the client and the vendor. ” — Ashvin Vaidyanatham (Chief Customer Officer at Gainsight) and Ruben Rabago (Chief Strategist at Gainsight) in their book, ‘The Customer Success Professional's Handbook.’.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

What do you do when you realize that 95 percent of your customer base is tech-touch and you don’t have the manpower to properly engage with and measure this group? Getting Started: Tips for Implementing an Effective Customer Engagement Strategy. How many employees support digital engagement at Aruba?

Customer Engagement 62

Customer Engagement Customer Journeys Engagement Strategy 62

Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Customer Success Playbook Strategies: Mapping a Path to Winning Outcomes. A customer success playbook maps out a game plan you can use to automate successful outcomes for your clients. Then we’ll consider the benefits of using success playbooks. What Is a Customer Success Playbook?

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Totango

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Customer retention is the continuation of a valued service. In B2B terms, it is still possible to maintain your customer relationship and even improve customer retention during uncertainty, but you will need to focus on five key steps: Understand Your Customer. Proactively Personalize Engagements.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Partner Success has been long talked about in Customer Success programs, but it’s had limitations in practice due to technology constraints like data security requirements and lack of Customer Success capabilities among partners.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 14, 2020

At scale, this could cost your business its customer retention rate. This means that now, more than ever, is the time for companies to evaluate and optimize customer journeys to keep their customers engaged and happy. A great customer engagement strategy takes customer engagement from reactive to proactive.

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Totango

MAY 14, 2021

Customer retention is the keystone in any customer success strategy. There are many different types of customer retention metrics that one can track. Which customer retention metrics have the biggest impact on your business? Customer Retention Rate. Revenue Churn Rate.

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Totango

APRIL 30, 2021

Comparing the cost of customer retention versus customer acquisition underscores why retaining clients is so important. Here’s how to calculate both kinds of costs and why retention should form part of a profitable business strategy. Calculating the Cost of Customer Acquisition. Professional services and training.

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Totango

MAY 5, 2020

These businesses will be well-situated to speak to, lead, and ultimately retain customers through customer retention strategies in B2B like the following: Re-evaluate Current Digital Engagement Strategy Make Use of Key Engagement Metrics Personalize Communication Foster Lasting Relationships.

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Education Services Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

You may be asking yourself ‘if this article is about marketing and I’m in Customer Success, why am I using my precious time to read it?’ It’s about gaining insight into customer engagement to understand how they’re interacting with your company. Opening an email is what I consider ‘level 1’ of customer engagement.

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Education Services Group

MAY 17, 2021

Customer Success is all about relationships. Your relationship with your customers, of course, but also the CS team’s relationship with other internal groups, and even their relationship with executive leadership. Not quite convinced of the power of internal engagement? and you really want to show it.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is a guest post by Sara Barnes , vice president of Customer Success at Skilljar. Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. In fact, customer education helps scale Customer Success , as the company scales business. .

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Gainsight

APRIL 10, 2023

By Harshi Banka, Senior Director of Strategy, Digital Customer Success The last few months have been rough for SaaS businesses with multiple headwinds including the economic downturn, rising inflation, and decreasing investments. There’s no doubt that customer success (CS) has become existential to SaaS.

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Totango

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Building out customer success manager automation depends on the effective use of email and in-app messaging. Planning strategic emails at key milestones in your customer journey can help you deliver a smoother customer experience, yielding higher satisfaction and better retention rates. New Feature Announcements.

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Team Support

MARCH 3, 2021

In Part 1 of this blog series we introduced the new imperative for customer support and customer success—achieving success for your customers… and for your bottom line. The second way is to use B2B customer support tools to proactively strengthen your customer relationships and reduce churn.

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Totango

JANUARY 15, 2019

While it’s no doubt a thrill to pursue and persuade a new customer to work with your enterprise, for software and subscription-based businesses, the real value lies in customer retention. But your customer retention strategies should be based on long-term thinking. Thank your customers. Understand your KPIs.

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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. For those who were unable to attend or would like a session refresher, below are the top takeaways for crafting your customer retention game plan. .

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Totango

AUGUST 21, 2020

As competitors become more customer-savvy and customers continue to raise the bar of their expectations, keeping customers happy is no longer the icing on the cake—it is now a main and necessary ingredient for business success, and it comes about primarily through the creation of customer value. CS Defined.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 5, 2021

No worries if you weren’t able to attend (or even if you did and are looking for a recap), we have pulled together our top ten Customer Success takeaways from SaaStr Annual 2021 that we wanted to share with you here. Are your compensation plans setting your business up for longer-term success or subscription contraction? .

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 19, 2021

The real skill behind customer retention is helping customers achieve success. It would be great if you could rely directly on customer feedback to understand their satisfaction levels but more often than not these satisfaction surveys are lagging indicators. By then 50% of your customer base has already churned.

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ProProfs Chat

AUGUST 28, 2019

Emotions are the driving force behind a successful customer engagement strategy. How your product or service offering makes your customers feel is an important determinant of how the end-users will perceive your brand. The most successful brands are the ones which inspire more positive emotions than negative ones. .

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Customer Engagement Engagement Net Promoter Score Customer Satisfaction 55

Totango

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

With a focus on lifetime customer success rather than on quick revenue raising, you can turn your renewal process into a celebration of an ongoing partnership. It’s a customer-centered approach that reflects the broader economy we currently operate under, one where the customer expects individualized treatment.

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CSM Practice

MAY 13, 2020

As a response to help companies mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on Customer Success organizations around the globe. CSM Practice conducted a weekly survey to observe potential improvements with how the crisis impacted SaaS companies and customer success management teams. Sales and Customer Success.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

6 Steps to Rock Your Customer Success Software Implementation. As an Implementation Specialist here at ChurnZero, I can tell you firsthand that neglecting your Customer Success software implementation is a recipe for rework, or worse, abandonment. Trust the process. They know their tool best. Now go get them!

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Education Services Group

MAY 28, 2021

Let’s talk Customer Success Plans. What’s a Customer Success Plan, you ask? Well, let’s just say it’s the wind beneath your customer’s wings. It’s the recipe for their success. My amazing metaphors aside, Customer Success Plans are essentially the “what” and “how” of delivering on your CS strategy.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 24, 2022

This blog focuses on the excellent customer success techniques that will help you improve your recurring revenue. This blog will walk you through some genuine reasons why you should not miss out on investing in Customer Success. Why you should invest in Customer Success? Easy retention via customer success.

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Amity

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Ask anyone in sales or customer support regarding important customer success metrics, and almost always, churn is mentioned. Churn is short for ‘churn rate’ and refers to the percentage rate of customer loss or customer defection. Customer Success Metrics: Customer Health Score.

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Undoubtedly, this change has crept into the Customer Success world as well. This is why the blog explains why the ‘ LAER model in Customer Success’ is too important a topic to ignore. As a Customer Success professional, you’d know how difficult it is to expand your customer base. What is a LAER model?

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This saying applies to your Customer Success Technology stack more than anything else. The tools in your stack must work together to provide an exceptional customer experience. . Customer Success is a rapidly evolving function. Yet, Customer Success is often undervalued and underfunded.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 5, 2021

Have you ever bemoaned this common refrain after a customer unexpectedly churns? Your customer said they were happy. Customer engaging? Customer satisfied? Customer seeing results? But still, when presented with the opportunity to leave, your customer just up and churns on you. Confirmation Bias.

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Education Services Group

APRIL 21, 2021

If you’re wondering what the ESG Customer Success Maturity Model is and why we built it, go back and read the first installment of this three-part series. Here in part two, I’ll talk about the second phase of Customer Success maturity – Operationalize. If you’ve already devoured that and are ready for more, read on!

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Retently

MAY 9, 2024

Boosting your B2B customer retention rates is incredibly important for nurturing a sustainable business. It’s a thrill to land a new customer, no doubt. Many companies get caught in this cycle because they prioritize new customer acquisition so heavily that they overlook how many customers they’re losing along the way.

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