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Trends shaping The Forrester Wave™: Customer Success Platforms report

Totango

This shift presents a compelling opportunity for B2B enterprises to invest in tailor-made tools for their post-sales organizations and customer success (CS) teams. Forrester recognizes the value customer success platforms can provide to B2B companies looking to foster retention, growth, and advocacy.

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Battle Scars and Lessons Learned in Implementing Customer Success Systems

CSM Practice

A while back, I sat down with Paul Piazza for a fireside chat at one of our PulseLocal Silicon Valley Customer Success event series. At that time, Paul Piazza had already had multiple Customer Success systems deployed and configured. Changing management is hard but critical to the success of a CS team.

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Top 20 Books Every Customer Experience Professional Needs to Read Now

Chattermill

Zappos founder Tony Hsieh’s book is essential reading for all customer experience professionals. in 2000 to over $1 billion in 2008 by focusing relentlessly on customer success. The Convenience Revolution: How to Deliver a Customer Service Experience that Disrupts the Competition and Creates Fierce Loyalty by Shep Hyken.