Retently

MARCH 16, 2022

With new SaaS companies popping up every day and a customer-centric culture coming into play, there’s (understandably) some confusion about how to manage customer interactions. For many companies, the entire conversation takes place under the umbrella of Customer Support (or Technical Support). reduced customer churn.

Customer Success 164

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Customers Customer Retention 164

Retently

MAY 26, 2023

If you’re part of a brand management or customer success consultancy, Net Promoter Score® could be the all-in-one customer satisfaction metric you’ve been looking for. Designed to accurately assess customer sentiment, Net Promoter Score has several benefits that other customer satisfaction metrics don’t.

Net Promoter Score 142

Net Promoter Score Consulting NPS Customer Success 142

ShepHyken

MARCH 11, 2024

This episode of  Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken  answers the following questions and more: How can businesses create experiences that get repeat business and nurture brand loyalty? How can businesses think outside the box to create fan-like loyalty among their customer base? You are trying to create loyal fans.”

Customer Experience 151

Customer Experience Entertainment Loyalty Customer Centricity 151

Gainsight

APRIL 8, 2024

The role of Customer Success has undeniably been one of change in the last few years. The Rise of Proactive Engagement Traditional customer service models focused on reactive problem-solving. There is an emphasis on the importance of tailoring interactions and solutions to individual customer preferences and behaviors.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Training Engagement Customers 52

Totango

JUNE 15, 2022

You always want to provide a positive, nurturing experience for your customers through every step of their journey. When this happens, it’s critical to figure out a resolution that not only addresses the overall problem, but deepens your customer relationship in the long term. Escalation vs. Risk: What’s the Difference?

Customer relationships 81

Customer relationships Chatbots Metrics Customers 81

Totango

JUNE 15, 2022

We’ve been here before, however, and we know that during uncertain times, protecting your customer base is the most important thing you can do for your business. Customer retention is the lifeblood of recurring revenue enterprises, no matter what the external economic circumstances may be. Reach out and check in with them regularly.

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Customer Success Customer relationships Exercises Communication 102

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Have you ever wondered about the difference between customer success and customer support? While both are important for ensuring customer satisfaction and retention, they have different objectives and approaches. Unlike customer support, which is reactive, customer success is proactive.

Customer Success 70

Customer Success First Call Resolution eBook Customer Satisfaction 70

TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2018

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can have many different definitions, and can sometimes cause confusion. Does CRM include correspondence before a company becomes a customer, such as sales and marketing? Should CRM extend to all areas of a business, including internal IT teams who don’t interact with customers?

Customer Relationship Management 45

Customer Relationship Management Customer relationships B2B Customer Success 45

ClientSuccess

AUGUST 28, 2020

If customer success leaders can agree on anything it’s that 2020 has been anything but normal. Luckily, many organizations have faced the ongoing crisis by quickly pivoting to new value-based initiatives or doubling down on customer-focused solutions. And at the top of this list, of course, is customer churn.

Customer relationships 95

Customer relationships Software Customer Journeys Customer Success 95

Totango

JULY 28, 2021

Following best practices for hiring a customer success manager can make a critical difference in the quality of your customer relationships. Customer success managers serve as the face of your company in dealing with clients, playing a key role in ensuring satisfying experiences of your brand.

Customer Success 118

Customer Success Management Guidelines Customers 118

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Understanding Vectors by Vecteezy As an industry and a discipline, customer success managers are getting better at delivering a higher percentage of positive customer experiences. Customers want to feel heard, understood, and supported – and empathy helps customer service teams meet those needs.

Customer Success 80

Customer Success Customer Journeys eBook Exercises 80

TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2018

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can have many different definitions, and can sometimes cause confusion. Does CRM include correspondence before a company becomes a customer, such as sales and marketing? Should CRM extend to all areas of a business, including internal IT teams who don’t interact with customers?

Customer Relationship Management 40

Customer Relationship Management Customer relationships B2B Customer Success 40

Totango

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Building out customer success manager automation depends on the effective use of email and in-app messaging. Planning strategic emails at key milestones in your customer journey can help you deliver a smoother customer experience, yielding higher satisfaction and better retention rates. Onboarding Welcome Messages.

Customer Success 106

Customer Success Management Net Promoter Score Effort Score 106

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

Customer Retention 100

Customer Retention Software Customer Success CRM 100

Gainsight

OCTOBER 5, 2022

And we’d like to take that idea one step further—during an economic downturn it is vital that customer success teams continue to proactively build relationships. With new sales stagnant or declining, SaaS companies have to be laser-focused on customer retention, advocacy, and expansion to buck the downtrend and maintain growth.

Customer relationships 59

Customer relationships Roadmap Customer Success eBook 59

ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For a team to be truly successful in the customer success world, data and metrics should inform every decision made. Leading indicators are variables or occurrences which can help your team forecast how a customer account will fare over time. Five customer success leading indicators.

Customer Success 72

Customer Success eBook Customer relationships Metrics 72

Education Services Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I’m talking about the 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study (much more exciting, IMHO). For the third year in a row, we’re tracking all the twists and turns unfolding in the Customer Success industry. Customer Success is growing, which is no surprise. that have a specialized Customer Success Platform (CSP).

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Study Leadership Customer Success Industry 98

Gainsight

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Their dedication to revolutionizing customer experience. These leaders, embody a new era of Customer Success (CS) and Community leadership, where innovation and empathy converge to redefine customer satisfaction. In a world where customer retention reigns supreme, their insights are invaluable.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Meeting Self Service Chief Customer Officer 52

Answer Dash

JANUARY 8, 2020

(This article is published by the written consent of Custify ) If you’ve spent any time reading about customer success (CS), you’ve probably noticed that it emphasizes crafting positive customer experiences. Read any content about the field of customer experience (CX) and you’ll see the same.

Customer Success 67

Customer Success Customer Experience Customer Centricity Touchpoint 67

Totango

APRIL 18, 2019

The new customer-centered economy marks a fundamental change in the business/customer relationship. It’s no longer wise for businesses to focus the majority of their efforts on seeking new customers. But they aren’t a guarantee of revenue; customers can cancel at any time.

Customer relationships 74

Customer relationships Strategy Effort Score Customer Centricity 74

Gainsight

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we embark on the New Year, now is the perfect time to catch up on Gainsight’s Customer Success resources from 2020. We compiled our best Customer Success resources from last year, from blogs to ebooks to webinars and podcasts. Launching Customer Success. Customer Success Team Management.

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Resources Customer Success eBook Multi-Channel 111

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 11, 2023

The concept of customer success continues to rapidly gain traction as businesses strive to improve their customer experience. Here’s an overview of what we call the Golden Rule of Customer Success – 8 Guiding Principles: Understand customer needs, goals and motivations. Read on to learn more.

Customer Success 80

Customer Success eBook Loyalty Conference 80

Totango

JULY 16, 2019

The digital transformation of business has created a customer-centered economy where customers seek short-term commitments and value choice, flexibility, and personalized service. This has irrevocably changed how enterprises need to approach customers. How to Nurture the Customer Relationship.

Customer relationships 68

Customer relationships Metrics Effort Score Customer Success 68

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

There are an overwhelming amount of metrics that you can measure to track customer success. So, to break through the fray and give you a place to start, Client Success has created THE list of the most valuable customer success metrics. If your company is B2B, this could be interpreted as average revenue per logo.

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Metrics Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score 75

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Acquiring and keeping new customers is obviously at the core of running any successful business, and one thing about it is certain: for customers to keep using your product, they have to like it. When you pursue product-led growth from a Customer Success angle, you’re even more likely to build up that customer loyalty.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Metrics Strategy 98

Totango

JULY 5, 2022

In uncertain economic times, attracting new customers becomes exponentially harder as budgets get tighter and priorities shift. You need to be able to retain and scale your current customer base efficiently, with the current resources you have rather than adding more. . Dive into Customer Health. Identify At-Risk Customers .

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score How To 98

delighted

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Customers have more options than ever, and a strong customer success program can make you stand out among competitors. Companies that consider the question “what is customer success?” – and work to anticipate and solve customer problems – will set themselves apart.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score Self Service 52

Team Support

MARCH 3, 2021

In Part 1 of this blog series we introduced the new imperative for customer support and customer success—achieving success for your customers… and for your bottom line. The second way is to use B2B customer support tools to proactively strengthen your customer relationships and reduce churn.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success B2B Customer relationships Customer Retention 98

Team Support

OCTOBER 8, 2020

The editors sat down with TeamSupport co-founder and COO, Eric Harrington, to talk about customer support in the time of COVID and building strong customer relationships in Part 1 of this series, and current trends and the future of B2B customer support in Part 2. What are the strategies employed by TeamSupport?

Customer relationships 59

Customer relationships Company B2C B2B 59

SAP Customer Experience

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In business history, the pursuit of success once revolved around the transaction – the deal, the sale, the bottom line. It was a one-and-done mentality that left the customer relationship at the doorstep of the transactional exchange. However, in the era of Customer Success, we have come to understand that.

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Customer Success Customer relationships Sales Customers 61

Education Services Group

MAY 28, 2021

Let’s talk Customer Success Plans. What’s a Customer Success Plan, you ask? Well, let’s just say it’s the wind beneath your customer’s wings. It’s the recipe for their success. My amazing metaphors aside, Customer Success Plans are essentially the “what” and “how” of delivering on your CS strategy.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Sales Customers Roadmap 98

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Hiring team members with the right customer success manager skills is critical for the effectiveness of your CS team and strategy. We’ll cover these below, along with five best practices to follow when bringing a new customer success manager aboard your team. What Is a Customer Success Manager (CSM)?

Customer Success 91

Customer Success Management Exercises Social Media 91

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers. Businesses need a new strategy for customer success growth.

Customer Success 101

Customer Success Customer Centricity Customer Satisfaction B2C 101

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is a guest post by Sara Barnes , vice president of Customer Success at Skilljar. Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. In fact, customer education helps scale Customer Success , as the company scales business. .

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Training Customer Satisfaction Customer Retention 98

Totango

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Customer success vs. customer support: although these two terms appear similar, they actually refer to two different, yet complementary, functions within a company. Fulfilling a proactive role, customer success focuses on problem prevention and creates value by enabling clients to achieve business goals.

Customer Success 106

Customer Success Customers Measurement Communication 106

Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This experience of value is critical to the health of your customer relationship, so you need a customer success adoption plan. Breaking down the customer journey into modular stages sta helps to operationalize customer success strategies. How to Measure Success During Adoption .

Customer Success 117

Customer Success How To Metrics Customer Journeys 117

Education Services Group

JANUARY 4, 2023

It’s no secret that 2022 was a little bumpy for business, yet we saw many Customer Success leaders meeting industry challenges head-on. Customer Success leaders are pulled in so many directions that prioritizing our aspirations can feel impossible. Everybody’s heard of Customer Success, and the industry is growing.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Leadership Metrics Customers 52