Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Competency #1: Honor and Manage Customers as Assets. Know the Growth or Loss of Customers and Care About the “Why?”. With this competency, the goal is to align leaders to make a defining performance metric—the growth or loss of your customer base. how many customers were lost this quarter, volume and value?

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Gainsight

APRIL 21, 2022

Every year Gainsight loves to give our customers and community the best of what we have for resources, including events, webinars, articles, ebooks, and more. As we enter the post-pandemic era, we have learned that customer success was one of the leading reasons companies who invested in CS fared better than those who did not.

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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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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As SaaS organizations and their customers slowly but surely get used to the ‘new normal’ that 2020 ushered in, customer success managers and team leaders are more focused than ever before. Luckily for customer success teams, there is no shortage of resources available. The Customer Success Community online forum.

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PeopleMetrics

MAY 4, 2017

Over 150 customer experience professionals completed a PeopleMetrics online assessment about the presence, or absence, of customer-centric practices in their organizations. However, one exception to this stagnation in activities exists: the practice of customer journey mapping. What is Customer Journey Mapping Anyway?

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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. Customer results will sell, not features. The winners in C S Management will align their business objectives to the customer’s desired outcomes and experiences.

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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 Ed Powers , Customer Success Consultant. Be prepared,” he forewarned.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2020

Top 10 Must Attend Conferences in 2020 for Customer Success Professionals. It’s also a great opportunity to meet and network with peers within the Customer Success community. Below you’ll find the chronologically ordered top ten conferences Customer Success professionals should attend in 2020 to help grow their careers.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 24, 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. The goal is that by sharing our experiences, we’ll be able to learn and apply more practical advice / practices to our customer success careers.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 5, 2021

The evolving field of Customer Success owes its origin and rapid rise to a passionate community of pioneers, proponents, and practitioners. Here’s our Top 50 Customer Success Influencers list celebrating those frontiersmen and women pushing the boundaries and making Customer Success the force that it is today. Lincoln Murphy.

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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. The goal is that by sharing our experiences, we’ll be able to learn and apply more practical advice / practices to our customer success careers.

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ClientSuccess

JULY 23, 2019

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. From : Natalie Williams ; Director, Customer Success. One important lesson I learned early on is to truly listen and ask questions in customer conversations.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 10, 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. The goal is that by sharing our experiences, we’ll be able to learn and apply more practical advice / practices to our customer success careers.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 8, 2021

Against the backdrop of wild economic uncertainty, Customer Success has been the failsafe of SaaS businesses that were blindsided by pandemic-induced churn and contraction. With Customer Success demand at an all-time high, we expect to see more of its leaders join the executive ranks in the coming months and years.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

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. What is one customer success best practice you’ve applied in the last few months that has had a positive impact on your success in your role?

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

6 Ways to Capitalize on the C-Suite’s Attention on Customer Success. As a customer success leader, you’re likely familiar with the struggles of gaining executive buy-in and advocating for the criticality of customer success to the larger organization. Tell a story using direct customer input. Make a recommendation.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Q&A: New Manager’s Guide for a Customer Success Strategy Implementation. As a new Customer Success leader in your organization, you must figure out how you’ll measure success, keep your team happy and engaged, and secure stakeholder buy-in to champion your strategy in the new year. Q&A Recap.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 15, 2019

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. What is one important lesson you learned in your early customer success days that has had a positive impact on your career? How has it helped you?

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