Gainsight

AUGUST 24, 2021

When customers have seamless experiences from marketing to sales and on to delivery? One powerful way to inspire, inform, and motivate your organization to reach this next level of customer satisfaction is with deeper integration of sales staff with your organization’s customer success program.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This is a guest blog post by Kristen Hayer, Founder & CEO of The Success League. . Oh, Sales and Customer Success, you are my two favorite disciplines! My career started in Sales, or rather, I was slowly talked into a Sales career by a string of managers who knew I had the drive to be a great salesperson.

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Totango

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Merging sales and customer success (CS) is a delicate art that is often challenging but necessary for driving business results and creating a frictionless customer journey.

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Gainsight

MARCH 12, 2024

This is a very exciting time to be in the Customer Success (CS) profession. As economies and customer expectations shift and evolve, we as CS professionals need to evolve with them. It all comes down to Customer Success Managers (CSMs) owning certain revenue metrics: expansion revenue, churn, renewals, etc.

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Totango

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And of course, customers can easily cancel the very second they become dissatisfied, lose interest, or feel they aren’t getting the value they expected. . Naturally, short-notice or no-penalty cancellations also greatly increase the risk of customer churn. Leading the charge. We can see this development in our recent survey.

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Education Services Group

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Today’s tech tool face-off is brought to you by one of the biggest debates in Customer Success – the familiar face of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, versus purpose-made Customer Success tools. Who will win this tech tool showdown? Hello ladies and gentlemen!

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

When asked to sell to customers, Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are often scared of coming off as too pushy or getting a “no.” There’s a common (albeit misplaced) fear among CSMs that sales talk will tarnish their customer’s trust and set fire to the relationships they’ve worked so hard to build. .

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Gainsight

MARCH 1, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of Customer Success (CS), where relationships and outcomes intersect, the voices of female leaders are increasingly shaping the trajectory of the industry. When I started out in 2019, not many knew what a Customer Success Manager (CSM) was. What’s changed: What hasn’t changed?

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Gainsight

MAY 31, 2022

According to Bill Thrash, SVP of Customer Success at Critical Start , customer success has grown from a niche practice to a culture driver in organizations. Critical to that culture, and the effectiveness of customer success, is the CS team’s relationship with sales.

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Totango

MAY 13, 2022

Choosing the best customer engagement platform for your needs can make a massive difference in the success of your SaaS business. Knowing how your customers feel and what they’re thinking is essential for their satisfaction and your revenue growth. The best way to gain this information is through customer engagement.

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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.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 25, 2024

How will customer success jobs, and the skills they require, evolve in 2024? With technology advancing and customer expectations rising, customer success has become an essential force driving business growth and customer loyalty within the SaaS industry.

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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)?

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Totango

AUGUST 14, 2020

In our latest installment in the CXO Series , we sat down with Stephanie Comardelle, Vice President of Customer Experience, Success, and Solutions at Lucid to discuss what it takes to implement a stakeholder engagement plan at a time when there is so much going on as well as how they are managing their new customer success program. .

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Gainsight

APRIL 15, 2022

The power dynamic has flipped from vendors to customers. Customers have more control than ever before, and companies that don’t build their offerings with the customer at the center will be left behind, sooner rather than later. . Customer success is a team effort, more Avengers than Batman. Get Alignment.

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CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A seamless handoff from sales to customer success to implementation is necessary to deliver the promised early value. This is crucial to make your customer’s experience easier. CS professionals must have felt the grunt of a bad transition from Sales to Customer Success. Customer Retention.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 7, 2022

A Joint Success Plan is the customer success plan that you, as a Customer Success Manager (CSM), build with collaborative efforts from your customer’s end. An account plan is a comprehensive internal document that acts as a compass for all aspects of customer management. Key Results.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The sales to customer success handoff is one of the most important intersections in the customer journey. It can make the difference between successful product adoption or a churn risk waiting to happen. Let’s talk about where you need to start in order to avoid this from happening to your customers.

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Totango

JUNE 21, 2023

We are thrilled to announce an exciting new product as part of our Composable Customer Success platform: Totango In-App ! Help users navigate complex workflows, resulting in quicker product proficiency and customer satisfaction. This enhances your user engagement and ensures your customers are always informed.

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Team Support

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In the realm of customer support software solutions, TeamSupport stands out for its comprehensive approach to managing the entire post-sale customer experience. This platform is designed with customer-centric organizations in mind, aiming to help them cultivate strong relationships with their customers.

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Totango

JULY 11, 2023

G2 recognizes Totango as a leader in customer success G2 , the software industry’s largest and most trusted marketplace, unveiled their 2023 summer report, and there are cheers all-around, as Totango was honored with 15 leader badges, including “Most Implementable” in the Enterprise Implementation Index for Customer Success software!

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ChurnZero

JUNE 21, 2022

You may have heard of sales enablement, but Customer Success enablement might be a new term for you. Although it’s an important concept and role in the Customer Success space, it hasn’t quite gained the traction it needs to be in the spotlight. The definition of Customer Success enablement.

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CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 3, 2021

During the entire process with the customer, pre-sales and post-sales, there is a need for a close relationship between Customer Success and Sales. But the most crucial is the need for knowledge transfer about the customer. Steps to Establish a Successful Knowledge Transfer.

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Totango

APRIL 18, 2023

In this uncertain time, many business leaders are seeing budget cuts, longer sales cycles, and forecasts being continually reexamined … but there is good news. As businesses are laser-focused on retaining and growing current clients, they’re turning to their customer success (CS) teams and leaders to make it happen.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Imagine you’re a customer. Do you continue to get the same level of attention from that company’s customer success (CS) team? As you can see from the customer’s perspective, the attention you offer after a sale is completed is just as important as the attention you show during the sales process.

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Totango

JUNE 10, 2022

As we saw in our 2021 State of the Customer Success Industry and Salary Report , the role of Customer Success Manager (CSM) is one of the fastest-growing jobs in the industry. In a recent webinar titled “Navigating Your Customer Success Career Path”, Totango’s Sr. Customer success is still new.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In the business landscape today, Customer Success is a bit of an outlier. It’s newer when compared to more established departments like sales and marketing. One other thing that makes Customer Success particularly unique in an organization: formal Customer Success training, or lack thereof.

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Totango

MAY 17, 2022

Wondering what is the best CRM for B2B sales? We’ll walk you through what customer relationship management B2B software is, what its benefits are, and a list of the top CRM companies, including the outstanding features and best uses for each. Easy access to customer contact data and notes. What is a B2B CRM?

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 8, 2023

This will make the customer feel valued and show that you take their concerns seriously. Use Templates As an Aid, Not a Crutch Using templates or predefined prompts to write emails is a great time-saving tool. Get straight to the point and tell the customer what you do to address their issue.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 9, 2023

Good sales teams typically get the budget, headcount and tools they desire because the function is tied to revenue. However, that’s not always the case for Customer Success (CS) teams even though they are often responsible for renewals and expansions. CS teams communicate using a different language than finance.

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CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 27, 2021

Customer Success team or the Sales team. Model 1: Sales owns new logos, expansion, and renewals Model 2: Customer Success owns expansion and renewals Model 3: A separate customer-focused sales team owns expansion and renewals. Combining Sales with Customer Success.

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CSM Practice

MAY 28, 2020

What is the average Customer Success Manager Salary? More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. Popular Customer Success Manager Salary Plans. 2. Base + Bonus Plan. 3. Base + Variable Plan.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

9 tips to get your CSMs to adopt Customer Success software. Have you ever worked at a company where the Customer Success team had to beg for its own tools? But then once you finally secured the tools you and/or your team fought so hard for, you suddenly got cold feet. That’s okay.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For a long time, proactive vs reactive was a common debate among Customer Success professionals. Now, the verdict is in, and everyone agrees that proactive Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are best positioned to drive value and deliver a better customer experience. Control over the customer experience.

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Totango

JUNE 3, 2022

Customer success email templates form a foundation for effective CS automation. While customer success management can result in a rewarding payoff, it can also be very time-consuming if you don’t use the right strategies. Customer check-ins. Sales to Customer Success Handoff Email Template.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 9, 2023

Indeed, these are the top two priorities for Customer Success teams, according to a recent survey of Customer Success leaders. Good leaders can often implement best practices on their own initiative – but tools require budget. said customer relationship management (CRM); 65.9% said support (i.e. said other.

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