One Millimeter Mindset

JULY 4, 2019

What is your current customer retention strategy value? I offer these five customer retention strategy value blog posts for your reading pleasure. While retaining customers is an art form, the relentless pace of technology change challenges the norm. Storytelling Outcomes influence Post Sale Customer Expectations.

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Customer Retention Strategy Customers Technology 59

ProProfs Chat

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A Forrester report highlights increasing customer retention by 5% can increase profits by up to 95%. Loyal customers spend about 30% more with brands than new customers. An investment to increase retention by 5% is surely a worthy business investment. Simple formula: Customer Retention = Engagement + Investment.

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Customer Retention Engagement Strategy Rewards Programs 82

One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Some of our most difficult customers also are the most rewarding. I’ve assembled this list of customer retention blogs I’ve written since the beginning of the year. Workforce Profitability retains Customers [link]. Communication Disconnects negatively impact Customer Retention [link]. Image source: Fotolia.

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Customer Retention Communication Customers Strategy 66

Gainsight

JUNE 20, 2022

Further, I’m willing to bet that unless many of the companies surveyed – and beyond – are quick to identify, diagnose and resolve this type of customer-stakeholder dichotomy, their sales and customer-retention efforts (Net Dollar Retention) will eventually suffer – and perhaps suffer greatly.

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Customer Retention NPS Effort Score Customer Success 52

One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Especially when these omitted details surface, often inconveniently, both pre- and post-sale. Most of the time, these professionals are involved in the post-sale care and feeding of customers, once a sale is consummated. At “that” final meeting, when the sale is assumed, but not yet closed. Something different?

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Sales Return on Investment Meeting Customer Retention 72

Education Services Group

MAY 15, 2023

If we’re looking at the beginning of the customer journey, one of the more crucial walls to break down is the one between Sales and Customer Success. Sales and Customer Success should work together. It all starts by building trust between CS and Sales before, during, and after the Sales to CS handoff.

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Sales Customer Success Customer Journeys Customers 52

Optimove

MARCH 26, 2024

Take the next step with our CRM marketer evolution curve Download Now Why it Matters: Optimove Connect 2024 served as more than just a conference; it was a place for inspiration, collaboration, and transformation in the realm of marketing. Discover which level you are on and how you can move up.

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Connections CRM Conference Touchpoint 64

Comm100

DECEMBER 19, 2017

These enlightened customers demand a certain quality of interaction and service from your company. Creating a positive customer journey — from the first interaction (calls, live chat, emails or social media) to the purchase and even after the sale is made – is paramount if you want to attract and retain customers.

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Strategy Customer Experience How To Customer Journeys 287

One Millimeter Mindset

JUNE 6, 2019

Storytelling outcomes influence post-sale customer expectations about long-term experiences with products, services and solutions. In addition, the stories you tell impact investor, customer, and co-worker expectations of how it is going to be: working with you, yourself. Contact me here. . Subscribe to my blog.

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One Millimeter Mindset

APRIL 17, 2019

The idea of a left brain thinker, or STEM colleague, running your next sales team meeting probably is one of your biggest nightmares. Of course, you are far too busy churning through leads and dashing between sales appointments to make quarterly quotas. Especially during pre-sale. Until a problem arises, post-sale.

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One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 6, 2019

Post sale execution experience makes or breaks customer experiences. Why jeopardize customer loyalty, success and retention by making assumptions about what happens next? First, when introducing new products and services to existing customers, details and nuances get lost in transition. Here’s why. Well, do they?

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Sales Customer Confidence Touchpoint Communication 68

Comm100

MAY 19, 2020

Increase sales. Improve customer service and loyalty. Discover customer pain points. Customer convenience. Increased Sales. Studies have shown time and time again that live chat helps to increase sales – and companies are reaping the benefits. Improved Customer Service and Loyalty.

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Competitive Advantage eBook Report Loyalty 279

Feedbackly

OCTOBER 27, 2022

It has a stronger correlation with sales. Using all the KPIs out there won’t necessarily guarantee that you can improve CX and benefit from higher sales. But, using the right KPIs that give you accurate insights about your customers will show you how to boost revenue. Download your free EVI® eBook here:

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Effort Score Customer Journeys Metrics Retail 98

Gainsight

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Responsibilities of CS Hold Steady As in previous reports, CS continues to have the same primary responsibilities: customer retention, customer outcomes, product adoption, and expansion. Download the Customer Success Index 2023 North America. Dig into the report to learn more. Learn More Want the full scoop?

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Customer Success Net Promoter Score NPS Customer Retention 52

Lumoa

AUGUST 8, 2023

Effectively analyzing survey results can provide numerous benefits, such as enhanced customer satisfaction, increased sales, and improved brand loyalty. According to Gartner research, leveraging the data obtained from direct customer feedback can increase the chances of upselling and cross-selling by 15-20%.

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Lumoa

MARCH 12, 2023

The purpose of a CX platform is to create a big-picture, comprehensive view of the customer journey. Say a customer contacts your support team because they run into a problem. Another customer reaches out to your sales team to get a demo. A third customer sends you a LinkedIn message to ask about your pricing.

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Customer Experience Customer Journeys NPS Analytics 208

Myra Golden

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The Sale You’ve Been Waiting For Starts Now![CYBER Resources to help you retain more customers through expert complaint handling and WOW customer service. . Create customers for life and increase your profitability by deploying more that 50 immediate customer retention and growth tactics. CYBER WEEK].

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Comm100

AUGUST 5, 2020

On the surface, these ‘lost’ customer engagements may not seem especially important, but their impact can go far beyond slight frustration. If a customer’s issue is not resolved and their voice is not heard, customer retention is at risk. And perhaps more simply, a missed engagement could mean a missed sale. .

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Wait Times Tips Customer Service Omni-Channel 130

Team Support

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Being prepared to engage customers proactively is essential to assuring that customers can successfully adopt and apply the products they have. This is the first step in customer retention. We’ll conclude this series in Part 3 with customer support versus customer success.

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B2B Customer Retention Training Resources 81

One Millimeter Mindset

MARCH 7, 2019

Do you retain employees as a critical part of your customer retention strategy? I recall a bunch of client conversations I had as a sales newbie. Because former sales people are fired when they do not made their numbers, right? Your company is like a revolving door, especially when it comes to retaining sales reps.”.

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Customer Retention Sales Leadership Training 68

GetFeedback

AUGUST 14, 2019

Why only consider the percentage of those customers who call themselves satisfied? . A big reason is that tracking the two highest values from CSAT is the more accurate predictor of customer retention than overall averages. . You can ask customers to provide feedback on their satisfaction along their journey.

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Customer Journeys Metrics How To Customer Satisfaction 273

One Millimeter Mindset

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Regardless of whether you are an inside or outside sales professional, the care and feeding of potential and current clients is critical. Your organization’s and your clients’ A customer acquisition and retention ecosystem exists. Well, the sales rep was OK. After all, how many sales reps tur n over each year?

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Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Booking tickets through the website, checking in online, and attractive introductory offers – all these contribute to customer experience even though the passenger hasn’t even reached the airport. This is the secret ingredient to retaining customers, increasing sales, and succeeding as an organization.

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Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Lumoa

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Booking tickets through the website, checking in online, and attractive introductory offers – all these contribute to customer experience even though the passenger hasn’t even reached the airport. This is the secret ingredient to retaining customers, increasing sales, and succeeding as an organization.

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Strategy Customer Experience Effort Score Net Promoter Score 208

Team Support

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Because so many customer support requests are related to “how-to” type issues, Support is inevitably in the position to help customers quickly and completely deploy the technology they have purchased and as such will continue to be the foundation for post-sale customer interactions.

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B2B Effort Score Knowledge Base Customer Retention 89

Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 4, 2015

Harvey Mackay, Sales Expert, Author and Columnist. Quality sales cultures are the ones where the Customer comes before the close, like Mackay’s quote indicates here. Ricoh Canada has a real world example of making this kind of change to their sales driven culture and making it work. In many ways, this is smart.

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Culture Sales Net Promoter Score Case Study 60

Team Support

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

ServiceXRG suggests that by establishing standardized service sales processes and leveraging service sales automation, companies can assure that every service opportunity adheres to configuration and quoting practices. For more, download the complete ServiceXRG whitepaper.

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Policies Guidelines Sales Groups 98

BirdEye

APRIL 7, 2023

Sales revenue Business health is invariably measured by revenue. But measuring your sales revenue accurately can tell you a lot more. You can understand the efficiency of your marketing teams, sales teams, product-market fit, and business growth from this marketing KPI. How to track sales revenues better? Regular cadence.

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Marketing Social Media Return on Investment Touchpoint 52

LiveChat

JUNE 23, 2017

And you’ll need to exceed your sales goals to become part of the more successful and established SAAS companies. In this post, you’ll get a complete guide to help you make more sales. You will learn how to generate and nurture leads as well as some of the best practices in SAAS sales. Start with a Sales Model. Enterprise.

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Sales Self Service Social Media Infographics 38

ShepHyken

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Evolving technologies make it easier to personalise the sales funnel but customer preferences are becoming more demanding. As a business, you should be thinking about ways to improve the customer experience to stay competitive. My Comment: I’m a geek for great stats and facts about customer service and CX.

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Customer Service Net Promoter Score Tips Brands 66

Kustomer

JANUARY 11, 2022

In a nutshell, customer service is the standard exchange between a customer and a service agent. This can include questions about products, advice on a particular item, or details about a sale price. Customer experience is the whole end-to-end journey that a customer has with the brand.

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e-support Effort Score Retail Analytics 105

SmartKarrot

JUNE 2, 2020

A list of Top 8 Strategies for Customer Retention which are followed by the Top CSMs of the company to increase brand loyalty. #1 As you manage your relationship with new and existing customers, make sure you give them ample opportunity to trust you. 2 Create peaks in customer experience. . #3 1 Focus on building trust.

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Customer Retention Strategy Touchpoint Fashion 10

Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

What Are B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints? B2B customer journey touchpoints are occasions when business customers interact with a brand. For example, a website visit, an online sales purchase and a phone support call are all potential customer journey B2B touchpoints. B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints and Your Team.

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Customer Journeys Touchpoint B2B Social Media 115

Comm100

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Here are our steps you can use to build a management process which closes the loop and acts on customer feedback, all the while improving experiences for your customers. Free Download] 50 Customer Service Training Activities for Live Chat and Telephone Teams. Download Now. Customer Experience Metrics.

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Strategy Customer Experience How To Effort Score 225

SurveySensum

MARCH 25, 2024

By presenting visitors, who are about to leave, with a compelling offer via popups, you can increase the likelihood of converting them into customers or subscribers. Capture leads : Exit intent popups are effective for capturing leads by prompting visitors to sign up for newsletters, download content, or create an account before they leave.

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Examples eBook Survey User Experience 52

One Millimeter Mindset

APRIL 18, 2019

We won’t even go into sales force churn rates.). Also, if you are a small business, with limited resources, are employees essentially self-trained to serve customers? No wonder employees become overwhelmed, unconfident and inconsistent in delivering extraordinary service delivery quality that retains customers. Contact me here.

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Banking Sales Customer Retention Training 65

One Millimeter Mindset

JANUARY 28, 2019

Now, those of you on the sales, marketing and even HR side of the table may feel you get a free pass out of this conversation. The same soft skills which make business people desirable for marketing and sales functions frequently turn off other colleagues in the workplace. With just about anyone. And anything. Subscribe to my blog.

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Guidelines Roadmap Customer Retention Communication 73