Help Scout

MAY 12, 2021

In this article, we discuss the role of support teams in retaining customers and show how to combine high-quality, empathetic customer service with a deliberate focus on business growth. What is customer retention and how is it measured? 15 practical ways customer service teams can improve retention.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 25, 2021

For most customer success departments, the internal department you work closest with and most often is definitely sales. The old adage that ‘your current customers are your best marketing tool’ still holds true, even in the age of digital marketing and SaaS vendors. Webinar: How We Became a Customer-Obsessed Company.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 11, 2020

Did you know that 60% of SaaS companies reported a negative impact on customer retention and upsell deals due to the pandemic? Customer retention, along with new customer acquisition, has been challenging for most companies when the pandemic hit. This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth, Chief Churn Crusher. .

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Education Services Group

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The 2021 Customer Success Leadership Study is out! Especially when they are telling a story about how Customer Success is booming. Without further ado – here’s a quick recap of the 2021 Customer Success Leadership Study! I don’t know about you, but I love data. Numbers are the best.

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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.

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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.

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Education Services Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Customer Success leaders have a lot in common with rockstars. customers). It involves informing and educating people across your organization about your vision for Customer Success and what it can do for the business. Putting on a CS roadshow is particularly critical in the early stages of Customer Success.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 2, 2023

View this post on Instagram A post shared by HubSpot (@hubspot) Which is why here at Gainsight, we are delighted to announce the findings of the Customer Success Index EMEA 2023. Based on the results of our latest survey of European companies, it is clear that the field of Customer Success (CS) is all grown up—and strategic.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 2, 2023

View this post on Instagram A post shared by HubSpot (@hubspot) Which is why here at Gainsight, we are delighted to announce the findings of the Customer Success Index EMEA 2023. Based on the results of our latest survey of European companies, it is clear that the field of Customer Success (CS) is all grown up—and strategic.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

6 Steps to Rock Your Customer Success Software Implementation. As an Implementation Specialist here at ChurnZero, I can tell you firsthand that neglecting your Customer Success software implementation is a recipe for rework, or worse, abandonment. Trust the process. They know their tool best. Now go get them!

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This saying applies to your Customer Success Technology stack more than anything else. The tools in your stack must work together to provide an exceptional customer experience. . Customer Success is a rapidly evolving function. Yet, Customer Success is often undervalued and underfunded.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 12, 2020

Following the trajectory of these more established functions, the next natural progression in Customer Success’ evolution is specialization. As Customer Success teams continue to mature, and their need to scale and automate grows , having their own operations roles will become evermore essential and prevalent.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 2, 2022

Some years earlier we didn’t even know what Customer Success (CS) was and neither about the salaries in Customer Success but were well aware of what customer support is. There is a clear differentiator between these two and customer success is evolving ever since. Enhances the annual retention rate.

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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. In fact, a lot.

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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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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Customer Success Metrics that Your Investors and Board Care About. They care that you’re staffed appropriately to serve the needs of your customers, because ultimately that results in revenue. A huge part of how customer success collects intel and feedback from customers is by talking with them.

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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.

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ChurnZero

JULY 22, 2021

By creating healthy boundaries, Customer Success and Sales don’t have to spend their days assessing and arguing over every expansion situation. Building on the point above, when determining expansion ownership, you want to quantify the established relationships between a Customer Success Manager or salesperson and the customer.

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Education Services Group

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Success Plans are key to starting your customer relationships off on the right foot. CSMs use them to guide their first interactions with the customer, helping them clarify and set expectations, set up an action plan for moving forward, and establish critical milestones to work toward through the customer journey.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 23, 2022

This is why it’s quite surprising to know that the profession of customer success specialist has been marked universally as a high-demand job profile. Read further to know how can you progress through the customer success career path. Additional Read: The key responsibilities of the Customer Success Manager.

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West Monroe

APRIL 28, 2024

Despite these uncontrollable forces, we find that in most cases, key retention issues stem from one (or more) of these addressable areas. Confusion also persists regarding roles and responsibilities within the organization, especially among functions engaging with customers at different points in their journey.

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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Customer Success(CS) is the most efficient way to grow your MRR/ARR. Yet, Customer Success is looked upon as a ‘ cost center ’. Customer Success teams, typically, follow the recurring revenue model (followed by almost every SaaS business). It wasn’t deployed to manage each and every customer relationship.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Customer success managers have their work cut out for them when it comes to retaining and growing customers. It takes a lot of hard work to draw customers into your company in the first place, so you must work to keep those customers more than satisfied once they decide to work with you. In Conclusion.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the tech industry, the role of Customer Success (CS) has gained significant prominence. Navigating the Landscape of Customer Success Rohan initiates the conversation by exploring who should consider a career in Customer Success.

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ChurnZero

MAY 24, 2022

Welcome back to our Customer Success leader spotlight series, where we get candid with the leaders behind today’s most customer-centric organizations about their career stories, takes on the industry, and lessons learned along the way. . Chief Strategy and Customer Officer Mary Poppen. Get to know involve.ai Involve.ai

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ChurnZero

MAY 24, 2022

Welcome back to our Customer Success leader spotlight series, where we get candid with the leaders behind today’s most customer-centric organizations about their career stories, takes on the industry, and lessons learned along the way. . Chief Strategy and Customer Officer Mary Poppen. Get to know involve.ai Involve.ai

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Education Services Group

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Last year, the team at ESG made a few predictions about 2022 and how the Customer Success industry would evolve in the coming year. According to the 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study , 78.5% According to the 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study , 78.5% Many will struggle.

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Amity

JUNE 11, 2018

If you are a SaaS company looking to invest in Customer Success, one of the most important considerations is the customer per Customer Success Manager (CSM) ratio – the number of customers a CSM can support while still remaining effective. Additional Headcount Considerations.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With sweeping layoffs, forecast misses, and budget cuts in the news, there’s one question running through the mind of every Customer Success leader right now: What can I do to prepare my department for the impacts of the economic downturn? Customers will respect and trust you infinitely more when you’re upfront with them.

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Gainsight

JUNE 8, 2022

In Customer Success circles, we practice the belief that when a company has the customer at the center of all that it does, customer outcomes will be achieved. his means that the product or service that a company is providing satisfies customers’ business needs. Who owns the customer onboarding? .

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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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ChurnZero

MAY 12, 2020

So, the next time you are out walking the dog, running on the treadmill, cleaning the house or doing other tasks that doesn’t require a lot of mental energy, pop in your earbuds, press, “Play” and learn from these Customer Success leaders and SaaS experts. . Host: Jeff Breunsback and Jay Nathan from Customer Imperative.

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Education Services Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In Customer Success, there are a million things to keep track of, from staying on top of our daily tasks to preparing EBRs and collecting NPS scores, the list goes on and on. When we take on a new project, spending some of our precious and limited time on risk management can save us a lot of hurt in the long run. .

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Customer Bliss

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

“If you have a customer success job in an organization that isn’t interested in customer retention, you need to consider doing something else,” says Lucy Norris , Executive VP, Global Leader of Customer Success at Genesys , a technology company that provides solutions for customer experience, marketing, and sales.

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CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Every SaaS company knows how important Customer Success is and what results it can bring if implemented properly. However, since it is a comparatively new field, there are many different ideas, thoughts on how one should be building a customer success team so that it can have a big impact on the bottom-line. The customer.

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SurveySparrow

JUNE 30, 2023

Here comes the customer experience manager —a talented individual who turns interactions into priceless memories. In this blog, we will embark on a fascinating exploration of the customer experience manager’s world, understanding their responsibilities, strategies, and impact. Who is a Customer Experience Manager?

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One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

These 3 Industry40 soft skills are mandatory skills for personal development and leadership success in Today’s and Tomorrow’s evolving, complex business ecosystem. Instead, isn’t it time to develop the leadership soft skills for Tomorrow and the Future? Beyond our current personal development and leadership comfort levels?

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