CSM Practice

JULY 15, 2020

The Internet offers endless resources for research, news, reference, and books about Customer Success. There are many Customer Success books that are published every year. In this blog, we ‘re going to highlight the Top 10 must-read Customer Success Books for CSMs and aspiring CS practitioners.

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CSM Practice

JULY 15, 2020

The Internet offers endless resources for research, news, reference, and books about Customer Success. There are many Customer Success books that are published every year. In this blog, we ‘re going to highlight the Top 10 must-read Customer Success Books for CSMs and aspiring CS practitioners.

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CSM Magazine

APRIL 15, 2020

Yes, it is great that you managed to get one more client to your business’s portfolio, but you should also focus on retaining that customer. Customers that remain loyal to your business will bring in other clients. Retaining your customers can help your business grow and, above all, it will boost its reputation.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Elevating Customer Experience: Embracing Hospitality as the Foundation by Charles Ryan Minton (Newsweek) When it comes to providing exceptional customer experiences, few industries excel quite like the hotel business.

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Comm100

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There’s no doubt that telephone remains a stalwart customer service channel. In Salesforce’ latest research, they found that 57% of customers prefer to engage through digital channels. Secondly, today’s consumers have high customer service expectations that traditional telephone and email support can’t deliver.

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Kayako

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Why worry about churn when you can just get new customers? Without after sales service or customer care, you’ll hit a point where the revenue you lose has greater impact the bigger you get. Churn is the term for customers asking to stop their subscription, or customer attrition. The customer!

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Your employees are confused about their customer retention roles. Into customer experiences, customer success and customer retention. First, ponder whether your hiring processes focus on hiring employees to fulfill customer retention roles. . You create a gap in executing hiring strategy.

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ijgolding

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

That is why I also advise people that I am a Customer Experience ‘Specialist’ – not an ‘expert’ – as I believe that anyone who champions a profession should be continually developing their specialism. Continuous professional development never ends!!

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One Millimeter Mindset

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Are competing customer retention cultures crippling your organization or association? First, competing customer retention cultures are sustained within traditional departmental silos and business models. My One Millimeter Mindset blog post, “ Do Our Professional Labels create Positive Customer Experiences?

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 21, 2022

The general agreement is that successfully onboarding a customer on a B2B SaaS platform involves ensuring the customer knows how to use your product. Yet, it’s often easy said than actually done, especially, when you’re looking for Customer Onboarding at Scale. 8 Best Strategies for Customer Onboarding at Scale.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Customer centricity requires strategy to cultivate a culture that puts the Customer at the center of everything you do. As the third in our series of nine posts looking at the different parts of the organization contributing to Customer centricity, let’s look at: Customer Strategy.

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Beyond Philosophy

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Do you allow Customers to use whatever channel they wish to communicate with you, or do you restrict them to one or two channels? The answer to this question can show how Customer centric your company is. This post is the fifth in a series of nine posts that uses our Naïve to Natural customer-centricity assessment.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 29, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. 10 Ways To Keep Your Existing Customers Around for the Long-Term by ASBN Newsroom. Atlanta Small Business Network) The biggest marketing cost most small businesses face is that of acquiring new customers.

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Michel Falcon Experience

JANUARY 16, 2020

I’ve leveraged customer experience strategies within my career for more than ten years now. I’ve seen companies thrive (some of which I’ve advised), some commit but not fully exhaust the benefits and others that say customer experience matters but do nothing at all. that’s having a customer experience strategy!

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 22, 2022

Businesses are always focussing on lead generation and targeted advertising for customer acquisition. However, customer acquisition is something that demands focus! Customer retention is a particularly important concept where businesses use different strategies to retain their existing customers.

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Call Center Pros

AUGUST 27, 2018

‘’The customer is always right.’’ But the important thing here is to know that it isn’t the only key to make customers happy. There is a ton of philosophies, tools and strategies that customer service professionals can use in order to gain more customers and, even more important, gain loyal customers.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 3, 2024

I recently wrote two articles in my weekly Forbes column with my top predictions and trends for customer service and customer experience. Smarter Customers This is the same prediction I’ve started with for several years. Smarter Customers This is the same prediction I’ve started with for several years.

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Innovative CX

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Journey Mapping Surveying customers (VOC) Creating ROI’s Hiring CX “program” managers Engaging CX consultants Buying technology Attending CX conferences Listening to CX webinars and podcasts Reading the latest “how to do CX” book. If you’re doing these activities without an overarching CX strategy you’re wasting your time.

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Win the Customer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Traditional businesses often face the challenge of adapting to new customer expectations and technologies. Even long-established businesses can embrace change and revolutionize their customer interactions. In this blog post, we’ll explore strategies that traditional businesses can adopt to innovate in customer experience.

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ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

An important goal of a good customer experience is to make the customer feel special. I was reading an article about customer retention, and it prompted me to start a list of ways to make customers feel special, want to come back, and even want to share their experience with friends, family, and colleagues.

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Verint

DECEMBER 28, 2017

One Millimeter Mindset customer retention moves you and your organization one millimeter outside your current comfort level. One of the biggest differences has to do with how we acquire and then retain customers. More importantly, One Millimeter Mindset customer retention is about today and tomorrow, not yesterday.

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LiveChat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Companies that take customer service seriously and make it a priority in the early stages of existence, shouldn’t forget about customer success management. It’s often mistaken with customer support, so let’s clarify. Customer success management is the next layer on the top of a successful customer support team.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 15, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to Deliver Memorable Customer Experiences in a Post-Pandemic World | We Are Forever Changed by Joseph Michelli. For this short post, let’s look at two emerging customer experience trends.

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SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Customer retention is very challenging for businesses especially in 2020. The unprecedented times and business environment have made it uncertain for business leaders on what steps to take to retain customers. So, retaining customers becomes necessary for any company to sustain itself in this economic turbulence.

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ShepHyken

MAY 17, 2021

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. How to handle customer complaints? Alibaba.com) This article summarizes 4 common types of customer complaints and worked out 6 tips to handle them smartly and strategically. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2003 there were 30 Chief Customer Officers worldwide according to the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) Council, reaching 450 by 2011. Earlier this month, Thomasz Tungaz, a venture capitalist at RedPoint, published a blog titled “Why your SaaS Startup Needs a VP of Customer Success Sooner than you Might Think”.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It’s true what they say: 2020 was a year for the books, and its impact on customer service was no exception. Companies of all sizes had to adjust to everything from the pivot to working from home to navigating rising customer expectations. – Use social media as a key customer service channel. Everyone texts.

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BirdEye

JUNE 21, 2023

So, a well-executed customer referral program can be a powerful and cost-effective marketing strategy to attract new customers and improve customer retention rates. Customer referrals can also boost your credibility, optimize your sales cycle, and keep high-value customers engaged.

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Kustomer

AUGUST 26, 2022

Podcasts are no longer just a nice addition to your content and marketing strategy — they’re a necessity. Not only should businesses be considering podcasts as part of their own marketing strategies, but they should also be utilizing the wealth of insights in podcasts to evaluate and improve their own customer experiences.

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ShepHyken

JANUARY 10, 2022

Each week I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. The New York Times) The meanness of the public has forced many public-facing industries to rethink what used to be an article of faith: that the customer is always right. (The Customer Service Is the New Upsell by David Wagoner.

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One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

A potent client retention strategy is driven by an equally potent human capital strategy. Otherwise, stakeholder churn rates negatively impact your organization’s and association’s ability to hold on to the customers you work so hard to win. Book a 45-minute strategy session with me.

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ECXO

MARCH 5, 2024

Revolutionize Your Business with Customer-centric Solutions using Design Thinking As we sail through the digital age, organizations worldwide are riding the wave of digital transformation to enhance customer experience. It’s about creating a shift in how businesses operate and deliver value to customers.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 3, 2019

Each week I read a number of customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Why Is Customer Service So Bad? Yet, when you call customer service to voice a complaint, you’re faced with an automated voice menu, put on hold, or told that the agent is not authorized to refund your money.

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ChurnZero

MAY 14, 2021

How to Define, Measure, and Advocate for Customer Success Operations. Have you ever wondered: What’s the difference between Customer Success Management and Operations? When should I add Customer Success Operations and how do I advocate for the role? What goals, metrics, and tools does Customer Success Operations use?

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 21, 2018

Continuing with our list (in alphabetical order) of customer experience (CX) influencers (experts, consultants, and authors), we are sharing a few names of leaders leaders that every CX enthusiast must follow and take inspiration from. John is an “Ex-Disney Guy” and Customer Experience Coach. John DiJulius Follow @JohnDiJulius.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 15, 2023

While experience and hands-on practice are invaluable, there’s no denying the power of a good book to deepen your understanding, expand your knowledge, and unlock new perspectives. Top 7 Books for Key Account Management 1. “Strategic Key Account Management” by Michael D.

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Kayako

JANUARY 24, 2018

At Kayako, we do our best to understand not just our customers’ needs, but their customers’ needs, as well. Armed with that empathy and over ten years in the business, there’s been one consistent signal that stands out from the noise in this year’s customer service trends: customers want effortless experiences.

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