Gainsight

MAY 13, 2021

If one thing is abundantly clear, Customer Success has grown tremendously, both as a function and an industry, in recent years. Gartner’s research study is not only proclaiming that customer success here to stay, but the industry development it foresees is exponential, including the technology that improves processes and practices.

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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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Education Services Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

If you’re trying to build out a Customer Success strategy in your business, you don’t have to start from scratch. There are a ton of resources you can take advantage of in order to set up a Customer Success department, but one of the most useful resources is right there in your own building: your marketing department.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 7, 2023

From living and breathing innovation, to questioning the status quo, to relentlessly pursuing customer value and breakthrough results, it takes a lot to become a ChurnHero Award winner. This year, five spectacular customer success teams have joined the list. says Kevin.

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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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Education Services Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Each body on the court has a specific duty and responsibility to ensure the match is fair, accurate, and documented properly. Lastly—as a plug for my fellow CS Analysts—having Customer Success focused analysts as part of your CS organization (or better yet, CS Center of Excellence) is a must.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 7, 2022

What is a Joint Success Plan? 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.

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Education Services Group

AUGUST 22, 2022

While I’ll focus on the Sales to CS handoff here, I believe these principles can be applied across multiple touchpoints and phases of the customer journey. Closing a deal is reason to celebrate for every Sales team! This transition lays the foundation for successful customer retention and growth. Sales and CSM, B.

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Education Services Group

APRIL 21, 2021

If you’re wondering what the ESG Customer Success Maturity Model is and why we built it, go back and read the first installment of this three-part series. Here in part two, I’ll talk about the second phase of Customer Success maturity – Operationalize. If you’ve already devoured that and are ready for more, read on!

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Why is it that the need for operations in marketing and sales is never questioned, yet Customer Success isn’t given the same allowance? Even though CSQLs have a lower customer acquisition cost, faster rate of return, and high close-rate, says Tony D’Auria, industry principal at Valuize, a customer lifecycle consultancy.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Customer marketing is one of these initiatives. While most customer marketing programs are a cross-function of CSMs and marketing teams, many marketing departments will look to CSMs for direction and guidance when selecting and working with customers directly.

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ChurnZero

MAY 20, 2021

When you build a Customer Success organization from the ground up, it’s easy to get caught in the trap of doing the wrong things well. To figure out where you should begin on your growth and scaling journey, it’s helpful to first orient yourself with where you stand using a Customer Success maturity model.

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Totango

AUGUST 5, 2022

Asking the right questions is key to effectively using this powerful customer success tool. A marketing analysis of the client’s target audience, marketing strategy, and competitors. A client onboarding questionnaire can help you: Make a smooth handoff between your sales team and your customer success team.

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Education Services Group

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We had the pleasure of hosting a CEO panel on Customer Success Unlocked to discuss the economy and what we in Customer Success can and should be doing about its impacts to the business world. Q: Customer Success in general is known to be very “nice.” Getting close to the customer, really understanding them.

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Amity

APRIL 24, 2017

From the day the three co-founders started the company, its business plan, and its culture, Customer Success has been at the forefront of all things Loopio. We sat down with Loopio's Co-founder and CEO, Zakir Hemraj , to discuss the genesis of Customer Success at Loopio and the effect it’s had on the company as a whole.

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Education Services Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

At ESG, we’ve gone all-in on the future of Customer Success. Our Customer Success as a Service ® model means that it’s our job to understand all the industry’s challenges, and then develop and perfect the strategies and philosophies that empower CS organizations to face those challenges head-on.

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CSM Practice

JUNE 24, 2021

In the modern world, where customer experience and engagement play a huge role in determining the success of any initiative, having your Customer Success teams collaborate with your product team is essential. . Shifting the Product Roadmap Ownership to Customer Success. Document customer needs.

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Gainsight

APRIL 2, 2021

I spoke with Kari Ardalan, Senior Manager of Customer Success Scaled Operations, who walked me through how her department succeeds. She was a field Customer Success manager with over ten years in CS. When Kari began there, the function of Ops was called “Customer Success Scaled Operations.”

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Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Amy Downs is the Chief Customer Success & Happiness Officer at Lifesize, a company enabling communication and collaboration among many mediums (their slogan is “connecting people to make their workplace great” ), was quite interesting. At Lifesize, she was initially VP of Customer Care. Sales Enablement.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JULY 26, 2022

The position of Customer Success leader imposes specific responsibilities on the holder. Most of us face competition from both direct and new competitors, as well as other ways customers can spend their limited time and money. What objectives do customers desire that we do not provide? These are some of them.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 23, 2019

The critical role played by customer success (CS) teams is well known, as is the importance of the customer success software powering these teams. But, could thinking about customer success software as a category be leading us down the wrong path? Understanding the Customer Success Software Market.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 16, 2023

Customer Success Implementation Manager Location: United States (Remote) Organization: Lyra Health As a Sr. As soon as a contract is signed, work closely with the sales and customer success teams to guarantee a smooth customer handoff. Assistance with the use of our many online tools for customers.

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Education Services Group

JULY 9, 2021

We know this can be especially true for Customer Success leaders. Project managers utilize powerful little documents called project charters to define, implement, and keep track of their projects. Why project charters are valuable in Customer Success. The elements of a Customer Success project charter.

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Education Services Group

APRIL 27, 2022

I’m not going to waste time trying to document how to correctly (mathematically) calculate all the three letter acronyms—but feel free to check out our Customer Success Definitions, Calculations, and Lingo…Oh My! Ex: Does successful completion of the Sales to CS handoff deliver earlier value?

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ChurnZero

MAY 17, 2019

The most commonly quoted challenge facing Customer Success leaders worldwide over the past ten years or more has been confusion over the role and definition of Customer Success. The question “ What do Customer Success people do? ” Q: What type of activities do you categorize as Customer Success?

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This new, out-of-the-box integration will help our joint customers mine deep insights and deliver maximum value to their customers as they progress from sale to post-sale to renewal, and beyond. The organization has a single, unified view of the customer journey. Custom Objects, and OOB jobs. The result?

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Amity

JUNE 27, 2018

For our Customer Success meetup in Toronto, we had the privilege of hearing from James Scott , General Partner at SuccessHacker , who helps other companies achieve growth and success through their Customer Success (CS) teams. Customer Success hasn’t been around for nearly as long as we tend to think.

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Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 26, 2015

Tweet Buyer’s Guide for Customer Success Management: Gainsight I’m in the process of writing profiles of vendors in the customer success management industry. These vendor profiles are a tool for buyers to evaluate their customer success management options before selecting a vendor.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 18, 2023

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Berlin, Germany (Remote) Organization: Canonical As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll familiarise new Canonical customers to our products and customer support procedures. Aid sales in spotting expansion possibilities or renewal threats.

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Amity

MAY 25, 2016

With over 750 customers worldwide, Vision Critical provides a cloud-based Customer Intelligence platform that allows companies to build engaged, secure communities of customers they can use continuously, across the enterprise, for ongoing, real-time feedback and insight. I head up the Customer Success Team in Toronto.

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Amity

MAY 17, 2016

SaaS Tattler Issue 84: Structuring Customer Success - What Works, What Doesn’t. Customer Success has come a long way in just a short amount of time. Predictable Revenue: How to Structure the Customer Success Role. " • Unlocking Customer Success: Organizational Structure.

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CSM Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This summer, I received a call from one of my favorite customer success community leaders, Dave Blake who is the CEO for Client Success. Dave asked me if I might be interested in taking part as a judge for The Customer Success Innovator of the Year Award that takes place each year during CS100 Summit.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 17, 2023

Role: Customer Success Manager Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (On-site) Organization: Telstra Health As a Customer Success Manager, you’ll meet and surpass sales goals, identify the target market and evaluate prospective growth prospects.

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CSM Practice

OCTOBER 10, 2018

This summer, I received a call from one of my favorite customer success community leaders, Dave Lake who is the CEO for ClientSuccess. As a judge, assessing the finalists included meeting with 5 forward-thinking brainiacs, who all shared fascinating new approaches to doing customer success better. Conquer Your Success.

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Education Services Group

OCTOBER 21, 2021

While Centers of Excellence (CoEs) have been popular drivers of improvement in organizations like Marketing, HR, and IT, they haven’t quite caught on in Customer Success (yet). A Customer Success CoE centralizes the knowledge and expertise of CS and distributes it across the enterprise.

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Totango

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Here we’ll walk you through the essentials you need to know to harness customer enablement to increase B2B and SaaS sales. First, we’ll define what customer enablement is. Then we’ll look at the benefits of customer enablement and how it mutually supports sales enablement strategies. What Is Sales Enablement?

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Natalie Petouhof

AUGUST 26, 2015

Tweet Buyer’s Guide for Customer Success Management: Totango I’m in the process of writing profiles of vendors in the customer success management industry. These vendor profiles are a tool for buyers to evaluate their customer success management options before selecting a vendor.

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