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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ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2022

As Customer Success professionals you might find yourself building out something completely new at your organization, or just trying to break the status quo on what’s been done in order to help drive growth and expansion for your SaaS organization. Top five Customer Success resources brought to you by ChurnZero 1.)

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ClientSuccess

JUNE 15, 2021

If there is one lesson that SaaS organizations learned during the last year, the importance of a loyal customer base can not be overstated. During a year where many companies had to make complex strategic decisions, and new sales weren’t exactly flying in at a rapid pace, existing customer accounts helped keep the lights on.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 12, 2022

Definition of a chief customer officer. What is a chief customer officer ? A CCO is an executive in charge of managing the organization’s customer relationships. They often provide unifying leadership to different areas of your business that are involved in customer contact. Chief customer officer job description.

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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 Partner success will be a growing need in 2021.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 20, 2019

Over the next month, I will be writing about the customer success metrics that top organizations use to measure the performance of their customer success strategies and team execution. The metrics I will cover are applicable to customer success departments and also to your entire company. Let’s get started.

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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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Gainsight

OCTOBER 17, 2022

At Gainsight, we believe that truly durable growth is built on strong customer relationships. Taking care of your customer base not only maintains revenue streams during lean times, it can actually drive expansion. That’s why customer success and product experience become core competencies during a downturn. .

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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. Vanessa Hannay , Director of Customer Success, Muck Rack . Making customers happy is no longer good enough. . . The year was 1909.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In 2020, customer success has become one of the most critical positions in any SaaS organization. With so much confusion and uncertainty across every single industry, an experienced, clear-headed CSM can be the defining difference between a reassured customer and a churned one. Interested in learning more?

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ClientSuccess

MAY 10, 2022

However, there is an additional metric used by customer success teams (and, more recently, proactive executive leadership teams) to calculate the value of a customer beyond just what is outlined in the initial contract: Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). What is Customer Lifetime Value. Ready to Learn More?

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Research Vectors by Vecteezy Many customer success leaders in the SaaS space are faced with the same question: who should own customer renewals? It’s an important question to answer, as it can make all the difference in customer retention and long-term success.

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ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What is a Customer Advisory Board (CAB)? A Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is a powerful tool for SaaS companies to maximize customer success. It helps drive better relationships between customers and the company, ensure customer satisfaction, and increase loyalty. Find customer champions.

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ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Lack of value: a wide swath of reasons for customer churn falls under ‘lack of value,’ which, at its core, means that a customer just isn’t seeing the promised outcomes from your solution. . Access to leadership: this reason for customer churn has become even more common in recent months as more teams are working virtually.

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ClientSuccess

JUNE 2, 2017

In this recorded webinar, Dave Blake, CEO/Founder of ClientSuccess discusses a customer success maturity model that will help you build, scale, and optimize a high-impact team and culture of customer success. The webinar is called “The Customer Success Maturity Model” You can request the recorded version here.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 8, 2019

I’m excited to continue on with our blog series on customer success metrics. In our last post on this topic, we covered the top four categories of customer success metrics. The topic I will cover in this blog is on the top five customer success health metrics. Customer Success Health Metrics.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 20, 2018

Yesterday, March 19th, the 2018 MindTouch Top 25 Influencers and the Top 100 Customer Success Strategist list was announced. I know that Ari Hoffman, Marisa Delao, and many others worked really hard to bring to light the “Top Customer Success Strategists of 2018”. Advice from the Best Customer Success Leaders.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 30, 2018

At ClientSuccess , we value candid conversations with Customer Success leaders that have unique experiences and varying viewpoints on the world of Customer Success. This week, we’ll showcase one such conversation with expert Mark Pecoraro , advisor to many B2B SaaS companies all of which have cultures of Customer Success.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 30, 2019

I’m excited to continue on with our blog series on customer success metrics. In our last post on this topic, we covered the top four categories of customer success metrics. The topic I will cover in this blog is on the top five customer success financial metrics. Customer Success Financial Metrics.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Every SaaS organization needs Customer Support and Customer Success functions. Michael spent the last five years growing the Customer Support and Customer Success functions at HubSpot, and he shared his hard-earned lessons of how they started from a team of one to now a global team of over 250.

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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. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Join Dave Blake, Founder and CEO of ClientSuccess and a panel of customer success leaders as they discuss how to succeed at customer success. This webinar was held on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 12:00 pm Mountain Time on the topic: When to Invest, Specialize, and Scale Customer Success.

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ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Surveys serve a twofold purpose: they give your team a better sense of understanding when it comes to areas of opportunity and growth within your organization and make customers feel as though their input and opinion is greatly valued (which it should be!). The customer success survey. Toolkit: How To Build Customer Loyalty.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We often hear the roles of Customer Success Manager (CSM) and Account Manager (AM) used interchangeably. While yes, at the end of the day both roles work directly with customers to ensure success, the ways that they carry out the responsibility are notably very different. Customer Success Builds Relationships.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 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. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 8, 2017

Register to watch the recorded webinar here: Customer Success Pitfalls to Avoid During the Post-Sale Process. In this webinar you will learn: How to approach post-sale lifecycle management with your customers. What approach to take to build the customer journey map. Customer Success as a Culture: Sales Leaders Edition.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Join Dave Blake (CEO of ClientSuccess) and Dan Demas (VP of Customer Success at Pendo) as they share 5 metrics that matter for product and customer success teams. This webinar will help product and customer success teams, understand which metrics are unique and which are shared. User engagement patterns.

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ClientSuccess

JULY 5, 2017

For customer success leaders, these roadblocks or pitfalls can be the tipping point between customer satisfaction and customer churn. 5 Common Success Post-Sales Pitfalls. This way the CSM is aware of all promises, discussions, and even internal political issues before they even meet the customer.

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ClientSuccess

JUNE 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. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. I love that; as our clients are successful, we’re successful.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 20, 2017

Net Promoter Score (NPS) has been a long standing metric that many organizations rely on to determine the health of their customer base. According to OpenView , the NPS score doesn’t answer the ultimate “Why” question, and the score may also only give a partial view of how customers actually feel at a certain point in time.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 8, 2018

Customer success leaders help drive an overarching strategy to ensure that customer success is a core pillar across the entire organization. When an organization is fully aligned around the success of current (and future) customers, it becomes easier to sign, work with, and grow these customer accounts.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 20, 2017

Paul Pizza is a veteran in the Customer Success space with his experience starting in the late 1990’s when most didn’t even know what the term meant. Back when Paul first started working with customers, “Customer Success” was considered a hybrid between account management and customer service.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 7, 2017

Creating a Customer Success Staffing Model: A Conversation With Francoise Tourniaire. Customer Success” as a phrase is a relatively modern concept, according to Francoise Tourniaire , Founder, FT Works. Francoise’s entire career has been under the umbrella of Customer Success. About Francoise and Her Team.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 31, 2020

7 Key Takeaways from ‘Fortifying Customer Relationships During COVID-19’ Webinar. During this time of economic instability, it’s critical that Customer Success teams protect and provide business continuity to their customers. Our panelists included: Ashley Willhalm, Director of Customer Experience at PipelineDeals.

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Gainsight

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Operationalize Your Customer Success Efforts. No single action will impact your NRR more than operationalizing your Customer Success team. Someone needs to be in charge of the big picture, strategic decisions that make it easier for your CSMs to do the work of fostering adoption and expansion in your customers. .

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ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

What is a Customer Advisory Board (CAB)? For SaaS companies, a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) can become a group of trusted influencers as you build industry thought leadership and relationships. Make sure your CAB represents your customer base well. 6 Listening Techniques of Great Customer Success Leaders.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Communities can: Provide a way to showcase the great work your customers are doing. Facilitate learning and information sharing across your customer base. Communities can be incredibly powerful and, when leveraged correctly, can help transform your entire customer engagement strategy. Toolkit: Customer Journey Toolkit.

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