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5 Ways Chief Customer Officers Can Drive Net Revenue Retention

Gainsight

Though the pandemic isn’t exactly in the rearview mirror yet, we are beginning to understand the effect it’s had on B2B firms across the country — and around the world. One of the biggest paradigm shifts is an increased appreciation for the customer base. We can’t take our customers for granted — ever.

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The Customer Experience Conundrum: Where Does It Belong in Your Organization?

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

Do you have a Chief Customer Officer? A few years ago, Gartner reported that nearly 90% of organizations did. Where this vital function should sit in their organizational structures is the lingering question of customer experience management. Yet traditional marketing goes up to the sale.

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SaaS Customer Experience Starts in the C-Suite

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

In 2003 there were 30 Chief Customer Officers worldwide according to the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Council, reaching 450 by 2011. The sales team is representing the product as it is today and not as they hope it will be tomorrow. Success means moving the relationship beyond the sale.

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Why Determining Your Power Core Focuses Your Customer Experience Strategy

Customer Bliss

On today’s episode, we’re talking to Lee Roquet , the Chief Customer Officer at Yellowfin , a B2B SaaS company that provides a business intelligence analytics platform. Aquisition was driving the focus of the sales team and operations, but he wanted to emphasize a strategy for retention.

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Gainsight Pulse—Towards a Digital, Enterprise-wide Strategy for Customer Success

Gainsight

Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, says: “What’s happening is, Customer Success is becoming company-wide. It’s a company-wide thing, because it also extends to sales and product. Many of our customers are basically going from, it’s a function, to, it’s a strategy.” It’s not just a team.

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3 Ways to Convey CX Needs to Your Executive Leadership Team Using Research and Empathy

Customer Bliss

When starting out in her role as Vice President and CXO, Samantha spent a lot of time with the sales team at events and quickly learned from them that the Co-op’s products and services weren’t up to par with customer needs. Customers received a fragmented experience that was the result of internal siloed work.

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Achieving Alignment: Enabling Customer Success Centricity Within Your Organization

Gainsight

Although aerospace is different from business-to-business (B2B) SaaS, SpaceX did provide a fascinating experience that left a lasting impression. . After all, not all companies have reached a post-unicorn status and may lack the budget for a dedicated customer success enablement team. Who owns the customer onboarding? .