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How to tie Customer Success into your CEM program

CloudCherry

And, this week on ‘The Sweets of CX ’, I dove in to my first episode as a solo host, and was honored to interview a friend and colleague who’s ALL about his customers, Mike Miller – Director of Customer Success at CloudCherry (now Cisco). So, what Brand has wowed our Customer Success Expert? Fancy that!

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How to Align Customer Success With Revenue

Gainsight

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Customer Success (CS) teams are facing a paradigm shift. Once primarily focused on customer satisfaction and retention, CS teams are now being called upon to think more commercially and demonstrate their direct impact on business revenue. Check out the full video below.

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How to Boost Branding with Customer Success Management

CSM Magazine

But you know what’s even better than making a sale? Turning that sale into a loyal, lifelong customer. That’s where customer success management (CSM) comes in. Understanding customer success management First things first, let’s define what customer success management is all about.

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Getting Customer Success Comfortable with Sales Conversations

ChurnZero

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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Why Great CSMs Lead to Great Revenue Pipeline

Speaker: Christian Jakenfelds, CSM at Planhat

But what many customer success professionals don’t understand is that this work can actively impact an organization’s new revenue. Often, the information that marketing and sales need is just lying on the floor of the CSM’s (virtual) office, and its value might be overlooked.

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Strategic customer success: minimizing post-sale chaos with Tim Conder.

ChurnZero

Designing a successful post-sale strategy requires choices, says CXology’s Tim Conder. Without making those choices upfront, you’ll find it hard to create a good customer experience and scale it, and you’ll easily fall into the chaotic trap of “doing what it takes”. A: First, it matters how you recruit.

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Rules of Engagement for Customer Success and Sales: Considerations and Examples

ChurnZero

By creating healthy boundaries, Customer Success and Sales don’t have to spend their days assessing and arguing over every expansion situation. Laying ground rules for how teams work together leads to greater productivity and efficiency while reducing cross-functional friction. Circle of influence.