Second to None

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

When you’ve done the hard work of collecting customer experience (CX) data and you’ve gained insights from that information, what happens next? . In our experience consulting with national and international retail brands, the key to actually improving your customer experience is this: . Easier said than done, right?

Communication 62

Communication Customer Experience Report Roadmap 62

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 22, 2021

Nobody thinks they’re neglecting customers… but many are. Some of us live, breathe and constantly think about the customer experience. Business leaders, in fact, have not been trained, educated or even asked to consider customer experience. Even customer journey maps can neglect key phases of the customer experience.

Customer Journeys 297

Customer Journeys e-support Customers Loyalty 297

Gainsight

MARCH 7, 2022

Over the past few years, we’ve been keeping our eye on an incredibly positive trend in the most successful companies: closer, more collaborative relationships between Customer Success and Product teams. . Level 0: No relationship; all communication goes via Zendesk/Jira. Communication and accountability—between both teams—is key.

Customer Success 103

Customer Success Roadmap Chief Customer Officer Feedback 103

SurveySensum

JANUARY 24, 2024

Along with success, Alice also saw a plethora of feature requests from her customers, including her high CLV customers. Whether they come from customer support tickets, emails, community forums, etc, gather and organize them in one dedicated space. Addressing their needs might prevent future customer churn.

Roadmap 52

Roadmap Feedback Customers Survey 52

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. The average customer maintains seven trusted partnerships according to McBain.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Effort Score Roadmap Software 52

CX Accelerator

JULY 1, 2020

Business leaders will benefit from reflecting on how these changes – shutdowns, communication changes, and working from home – have impacted their relationships with their consumers and consider how this season has improved or harmed business continuity. Now more than ever, the customer experience is the battleground for brand loyalty.

Contact Center 266

Contact Center Call Center Call Center Solutions Roadmap 266

Avaya

APRIL 15, 2019

She also is a widely recognized expert in the communications field, with specialty areas of VOIP/UC, collaboration, and managed/hosted/cloud communications services. Increasingly, Digital Customer Experience (DCX) leaders are using and evaluating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve customer interactions.

Roadmap 47

Roadmap Customer Experience Self Service Chatbots 47

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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. Offer self-service functionalities through community and knowledge centers. Analyzing extensive datasets to forecast trends.

Report 91

Report Trends Customer Success Self Service 91

COPC

JANUARY 9, 2024

Interview with Lance Gruner, Executive Vice President of Mastercard Global Customer Care Mastercard recently achieved certification to the COPC Customer Experience (CX) Standard for Customer Operations , a first for a Fortune 500 company. A few years ago, we recognized the importance of enhancing our Global Customer Care team.

Customer Experience 75

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Guidelines Customer Care 75

ClientSuccess

MARCH 8, 2023

This will make the customer feel valued and show that you take their concerns seriously. Get straight to the point and tell the customer what you do to address their issue. Don’t use too much jargon or technical language the customer may not understand. Show gratitude Finally, it’s important to show gratitude.

Customer Success 79

Customer Success Tips eBook Roadmap 79

Gainsight

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The list is compiled from customer feedback received from sales, success, and support teams, as well as opportunities and improvements identified from our internal research and analyses. When assessing value we ask questions like: How many customers or potential customers does the item affect*? And by how much ?

Roadmap 58

Roadmap Exercises Sales Marketing 58

ECXO

MARCH 21, 2023

Journey Map Your way to Customer Experience Maturity in Just 8 Steps + 12 with CX and EX Customer experience culture is a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors that a company adopts in order to create a customer-centric culture. Action is always necessary, as is communication, and prioritisation.

B2B 98

B2B Customer Experience Roadmap Culture 98

Totango

JULY 11, 2023

G2 recognizes Totango as a leader in customer success G2 , the software industry’s largest and most trusted marketplace, unveiled their 2023 summer report, and there are cheers all-around, as Totango was honored with 15 leader badges, including “Most Implementable” in the Enterprise Implementation Index for Customer Success software!

Customer Journeys 82

Customer Journeys Customer Success Sports Software 82

Seaton CX

JANUARY 4, 2024

Although the data don’t specify which departments got the ax, my experience in B2B software tells me these companies are gutting customer support. To them, it’s nothing sales can’t smooth over with a steak dinner and a $300 bottle of wine. Sales is a hard job—and without sales, there are no customers!)

B2B 52

B2B Case Study Airlines Roadmap 52

Oracle

JANUARY 15, 2021

In the sports business, winning is certainly wonderful – but over the years, our sports customers have taught me that the real secret to success is collaboration to create a winning team on and off the court, ice, pitch, or field. Here are three important ways to increase sales and marketing collaboration.

Sales 52

Sales Marketing Sports Roadmap 52

Gainsight

MARCH 22, 2022

Sales and Marketing is to new customer bookings as Product Management and Customer Success (CS) is to the customer experience. Customers that achieve their business outcomes are more likely to continue to renew and expand. Like any strong relationship, communication is key. They’re the new hot couple!

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management Roadmap Communication 52

Totango

APRIL 12, 2022

At Totango’s 2022 Global Executive Forum , customer success leaders from around the world came together to connect with their peers, share ideas and learn about new products and opportunities. Top 10 Insights from Customer Success Executives. The Customer Comes Before the Product. Manage the Customer Journey as a Product.

Customer Success 82

Customer Success Customer Journeys Roadmap Sales 82

West Monroe

JANUARY 2, 2024

At this stage, a crucial responsibility for the CFO is the collection of a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative metrics; these metrics serve as the backbone of the organization's prioritized focus, essentially forming the finance transformation roadmap. an account in CRM = ship to address in ERP).

Data 52

Data Roadmap CRM Technology 52

Integrity Solutions

APRIL 28, 2021

What actions can you take to both increase employee engagement and create a customer retention strategy that moves more of your customers from “satisfied” to “loyal”? A 5-step roadmap to get you started. One of the key tenets of a customer retention strategy is that it relentlessly focuses on value creation.

Customer Retention 90

Customer Retention Strategy Net Promoter Score Employee Engagement 90

CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 21, 2021

The success of your company depends on how you deal with the needs and goals of your customers.That’s why many businesses are shifting their customer strategy, including the ongoing customer growth plan from the Account Manager to the Customer Success Manager. Read about the responsibilities of a customer success manager.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management Roadmap Feedback 52

Gainsight

JANUARY 17, 2020

When you’re trying to deliver an exceptional product, it’s easy to get lost in the constant deluge of customer feedback. Your users are likely communicating with your company through multiple channels and it can seem like feedback gets lost in a black hole. How do you work with your customer-facing teams to gather feedback?

Feedback 117

Feedback Roadmap ROI Case Study 117

ChurnZero

JUNE 14, 2023

For subscription businesses, the focus is clear: retaining customers. Older research from Fred Reichheld of Bain & Company showed that, in financial services, “a 5% increase in customer retention produces more than a 25% increase in profit.” In a growing market, your sales team takes the lead in bringing in new sales.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Competitive Advantage Roadmap Customer Voice 52

Magellan Solutions

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Have you heard that 81% of buyers say that experiencing good customer service increases their likelihood of making a repeat purchase ? Exceptional customer service is a guiding light, capturing attention amidst many options. Creating a memorable experience is more important than making sales.

Customer Service 52

Customer Service Exceptional Customer Service Customer Satisfaction Customer Centricity 52

SurveySensum

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Collecting customer feedback is one thing, but understanding how to use it can take time and effort. Customers start to feel like their opinions don’t matter, and when they don’t see any changes, they quietly leave. So, how do you make sense of all this customer feedback and transform it into actionable improvement?

Feedback 52

Feedback Strategy Net Promoter Score Social Media 52

Totango

AUGUST 29, 2019

Your customers are your enterprise’s life’s blood. When you get a new customer, work to retain them and grow customer lifetime value. While the sales team will always be looking for new customers, retaining a current customer is far cheaper than finding a new customer to replace them.

Customer Retention 87

Customer Retention Strategy Customer Journeys Customer Centricity 87

NobelBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Call flows play a vital role in seamlessly directing customer calls to the right place within your organization. They act as pathways that guide calls from the very beginning to a successful resolution, ensuring a seamless and efficient customer experience. Initiation: A call flow activates when a customer calls your designated number.

Call Flow 106

Call Flow Customer Experience Contact Center Call Center 106

Playvox

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Any good product manager will tell you that a big part of their job is forming a deep understanding of customer needs. Administrators review submissions, prioritize them, and publicly communicate their status to the users. Asking Users To Prioritize Your Product Roadmap. Focus On Customer Problems.

Roadmap 52

Roadmap Analysis Feedback Customers 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Is your Customer Success team: Butting heads with Sales during onboarding. Getting bombarded by Marketing for unrestricted customer access. Put simply, Customer Success does a lot of things for a lot of people. ChurnZero vRYG panelists included: Sana Farooq , Director of Customer Success, FloQast. Matt Kearns , Sr.

Customer Success 59

Customer Success Company Management Roadmap 59

Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Delivering a satisfying B2B customer experience is key to staying competitive in today’s SaaS market. Here, we’ll outline a strategic roadmap to developing a winning B2B customer experience strategy. First, we’ll take a look at what B2B customer experience is and why it’s an important priority.

B2B 107

B2B Customer Experience B2C Net Promoter Score 107

Gainsight

JULY 15, 2022

As the era of “cheap money” comes to a close, many SaaS leaders are acting swiftly and decisively as they plan for accompanying declines in new-customer sales. The new status quo: durable, efficient growth driven by metrics such as net retention rate (NRR), customer acquisition cost (CAC), and free cash flow (FCF) margins.

Effort Score 59

Effort Score Metrics B2B Customer Success 59

Gainsight

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Customer Success (CS) is one of the most important growth drivers for any company across the globe. From new SaaS companies to established industries like healthcare, the one thing every organization shares is a need to put the customer first. How do you put Customer Success at the core of your business?

eBook 52

eBook Metrics Roadmap Healthcare 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Johnson who writes about the importance of cross-team collaboration when providing B2B customer support. . A stand-alone customer support group can’t handle 100% of the issues they receive in the B2B industry. Customer Success / Account Management – Outside of support, this team interacts with customers the most frequently.

B2B 108

B2B CRM Software B2C 108

Gainsight

AUGUST 6, 2021

How involved is your Customer Success team in product launches? Customer Success brings a deep understanding of customers’ needs and pain points. Within your organization, customer feedback is likely being funneled across different functions—product, marketing, sales, customer success, etc.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Roadmap How To Feedback 52

Thematic

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Understand customer context Metrics go up, and metrics go down. It provides valuable context, so that you get the insight you need into the customer experience and understand the "why" behind what's happening with your metrics. You'll solve problems faster and put customer needs at the center of decision-making.

Analytics 71

Analytics Software Feedback Management 71

SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Customer success is a relatively new function in businesses today. To stay intact with a plan and progress in a foolproof way, a customer success roadmap can help. There are many areas you need to look into while implementing customer success in your organization. Benefits of customer success roadmap.

Roadmap 10

Roadmap Customer Success Customer Journeys Chief Customer Officer 10

ChurnZero

APRIL 8, 2020

How Online Communities Create Customer Advocacy and Retention. This is a guest post by Danielle Juson is a Customer Success Community expert at inSided. Isn’t it great when you have a customer that not only keeps using your product, but shouts about how great it is too? They are the lifeblood of your brand.

Customer Journeys 81

Customer Journeys Roadmap Gamification Course 81

SurveySensum

JULY 11, 2023

This delightful experience, my friend, is what we call customer experience (CX). Before we move ahead, let’s understand – What is customer experience? Customer Experience is the overall impression a brand creates in the minds and hearts of its customers. But WHY is customer experience so important?

Brands 83

Brands Customer Experience Effort Score Rewards Programs 83