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Guest Post: How to Design a Customer Success Program That Works

ShepHyken

In fact, in a three-year study, companies that implemented a well-designed customer success program saw a 91% return on investment and more productive CX teams. So, how does your CX team rise to the occasion? What does a “well-designed customer success program” even look like?

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How to tie Customer Success into your CEM program

CloudCherry

And, this week on ‘The Sweets of CX ’, I dove in to my first episode as a solo host, and was honored to interview a friend and colleague who’s ALL about his customers, Mike Miller – Director of Customer Success at CloudCherry (now Cisco). So, what Brand has wowed our Customer Success Expert? Fancy that!

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Getting Customer Success Comfortable with Sales Conversations

ChurnZero

When asked to sell to customers, Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are often scared of coming off as too pushy or getting a “no.” There’s a common (albeit misplaced) fear among CSMs that sales talk will tarnish their customer’s trust and set fire to the relationships they’ve worked so hard to build. .

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How to show that sales is not the only path to revenue growth

ChurnZero

Customer Success is not a cost center. Here’s the usual story: Company prides itself on being “sales driven.” The sales team is credited for winning revenue, while the Customer Success team is expected to retain the revenue. Sales closes a customer that’s unlikely to succeed (for any number of reasons.)

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CRM Virtual Assistant: Revolutionizing Customer Relationships

Magellan Solutions

The adoption of customer relationship management (CRM) systems in the business world has been a game changer for employees. A CRM virtual assistant (VA) is an extension of the customer service team, which handles routine tasks for clients. Small businesses must invest in good CRM systems to maintain strong client relationships.

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Strategic customer success: minimizing post-sale chaos with Tim Conder.

ChurnZero

Designing a successful post-sale strategy requires choices, says CXology’s Tim Conder. Without making those choices upfront, you’ll find it hard to create a good customer experience and scale it, and you’ll easily fall into the chaotic trap of “doing what it takes”. A: First, it matters how you recruit.

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Trends shaping The Forrester Wave™: Customer Success Platforms report

Totango

With acquisition costs proving too high in today’s constrained environment, many businesses are finally putting greater focus on nurturing existing customer relationships to ensure retention and expansion. The global market research company conducted its first Forrester Wave™ evaluation of top customer success platforms.

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