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. This article was originally published on WnTD's blog. Create a consistent internal communication process.

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Sales Customer Success Tips Customer Journeys 87

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 14, 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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Sales Customer Success Customers Exercises 94

CloudCherry

DECEMBER 23, 2019

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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CEM Customer Success How To Return on Investment 195

ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In this post, I’ll address the most frequent question I’m asked by customer success leaders—what is the best compensation plan for Customer Success Managers (CSMs)? Compensation Plans for Customer Success Managers (CSMs). Download Customer Success Compensation Models Image.

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Customer Success Management NPS Sales 111

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We know that sales and customer success (CS) teams must work together to drive revenue growth and expansion. Check out three highlights from the conversation, and listen to the full podcast to gain more insights and tips on how your teams can create a mutually beneficial relationship between CS and sales.

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Sales Customer Success Communication Leadership 71

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“Customer success is driving value to customers. Digital customer success is driving value more efficiently using a software or service that allows companies to grow and deliver value without using excessive resources” – Chris Dishman, SVP Customer Success, Totango.

Customer Success 107

Customer Success Effort Score Touchpoint Customers 107

Totango

OCTOBER 13, 2021

For effective customer success , respond to upset customer downgrades proactively. In fact, you can use a downgrade as an opportunity to remind customers of the value of your product and the quality of your customer service, giving them a potential incentive to upgrade again. Communicate the Cost of Downgrading.

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Tips Customer Success Customers Examples 105

CSM Practice

MARCH 18, 2019

There has been a considerable rise in the volume of Customer Success Manager jobs in the marketplace, CSM’s are becoming an integral part of extraordinary client experience. Problem is, role in CSM is relatively new and finding the right candidate for the job can certainly frustrate the hiring manager.

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Customer Success Tips Management Customers 49

CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

And it calls for customer success software which is a higher version of customer relationship management software – CRM, that is curated to gauge specific goals of driving success, and especially to cater to SaaS businesses. Brief on customer success management software.

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Software Customer Success Management CRM 52

Gainsight

JANUARY 4, 2021

As we embark on the New Year, now is the perfect time to catch up on Gainsight’s Customer Success resources from 2020. We compiled our best Customer Success resources from last year, from blogs to ebooks to webinars and podcasts. Launching Customer Success. Customer Success Team Management.

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Resources Customer Success eBook Multi-Channel 111

Totango

OCTOBER 13, 2021

For effective customer success , respond to upset customer downgrades proactively. In fact, you can use a downgrade as an opportunity to remind customers of the value of your product and the quality of your customer service, giving them a potential incentive to upgrade again. Communicate the Cost of Downgrading.

Tips 80

Tips Customer Success Customers Examples 80

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. .

Sales 52

Sales Customer Success Customers Exercises 52

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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Sales Customer Success Communication Customers 52

CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 1, 2021

When you’re trying to build a great success team, searching for a good Customer Success Manager, most often you see that the right fit- Customer Success Managers are hard to find. Roles that succeed as Customer Success Managers. Roles that succeed as Customer Success Managers.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management Consulting B2B 52

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.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Trends Chatbots Leadership 52

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? The CSM perspective: how to encourage the adoption of Customer Success software. I have a few tips to help you drive adoption that sticks.

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Software Customer Success How To CRM 98

ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 5, 2022

What is a Customer Advisory Board (CAB)? A Customer Advisory Board (CAB) is a powerful tool for SaaS companies to maximize customer success. It helps drive better relationships between customers and the company, ensure customer satisfaction, and increase loyalty. Find customer champions.

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Tips Customer Success eBook Meeting 87

delighted

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Customers have more options than ever, and a strong customer success program can make you stand out among competitors. Companies that consider the question “what is customer success?” – and work to anticipate and solve customer problems – will set themselves apart.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score Self Service 52

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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Sales Customer Success Customers Customer Retention 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To help you amp up your Customer Success management skills here’s a breakdown of our top recommendations for courses to consider taking. Customer Success Management Fundamentals. Course Description: New to customer success management (CSM)? Customer Experience: Journey Mapping.

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Course Customer Journeys Customer Success Consulting 98

ChurnZero

MAY 3, 2022

Whether you’re building your expertise in cooking, crocheting, coding, or Customer Success, YouTube is now the place to level up. Let’s explore five of the best Customer Success YouTube channels for learning how to fight churn, understand industry trends, and position yourself for professional success in CS.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Customer Journeys Customer Centricity Tips 98

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. Onboarding.

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Customer Retention Software Customer Success CRM 102

CSM Practice

APRIL 13, 2021

Being a Customer Success Manager (CSM) is a non-stop learning process that requires hands-on management at every stage. At its most basic, customer success seems simple; however, in practice, it is complex and challenging as it should help to satiate every customer’s needs. . Challenges.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management Customer Retention Customers 52

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Last month, ChurnZero’s article on customer success trends for 2024 came with a warning for CS teams and their leaders from one contributor. Burnout gets worse and starts to have a larger effect on attrition, performance, and customer interactions.” CZ: 2023 was a stressful year in customer success and SaaS.

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Customer Success Customers Exercises Tips 52

Gainsight

MARCH 22, 2022

Sales and Marketing is to new customer bookings as Product Management and Customer Success (CS) is to the customer experience. Successful CS organizations should be well aligned with the PM organization. Customers that achieve their business outcomes are more likely to continue to renew and expand.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management Roadmap Communication 52

CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 2, 2021

When it comes to decoding about- “How should a day in the life of a Customer Success Manager look like? Or How should every Customer Success Manager (CSM) be planning their day? Tip:- Here is a blog to check out the 5 Steps defining a perfect Customer Onboarding. Upsell alerts and Risk alerts.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Management B2B Measurement 52

ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Over the years, customer success manager roles have expanded to include many different responsibilities. Bridging the gap between customers and a product team is critical, from managing customer implementations to ongoing account maintenance. Keep tabs on customer satisfaction and account health. .

Customer Retention 70

Customer Retention Tips Effort Score Customer Satisfaction 70

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 15, 2022

So let’s deep dive into Customer Success, Customer support and Account management. What is customer success? The initiative was taken by the business to assist the clients or the customers to effectively use its products and plan the business operations to be empowering and successful.

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Customer Success Management Comparison Metrics 52

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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Industry Customer Success Tips Customer Centricity 82

CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Your goal as a business is to reduce churn, increase customer retention, product adoption, and aim for customer success. The underlying theme for all of these is customer education. Research by TSIA shows that customer education can immensely enhance your retention. Bonus Tip: What is NPS, CSAT, CES?

Consulting 52

Consulting Customer Success Net Promoter Score Management 52

ClientSuccess

AUGUST 31, 2020

You’ve done your research, gone through the sales cycle, and made your decision. Now, the day is finally here – your team is finally implementing your new customer success platform. Getting started with a new customer success platform is your team’s chance to experience an onboarding process from your customer’s point of view.

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Customer Success How To eBook Leadership 105

Totango

AUGUST 25, 2022

For software service providers, customer engagement SaaS strategies play a central role in a successful business model. Proactive interactions with your customers can increase satisfaction and retention, driving repeat business and referral revenue. For example, you can: Extend premium upgrade offers to freemium customers.

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Customer Engagement Engagement Tips Strategy 99

Education Services Group

JANUARY 13, 2023

Because you’re only collecting a fraction of the revenue you once made on an initial sale, your incoming revenue numbers plummet. At the same time, the costs of investing in new capabilities (a brand-new Customer Success organization , for example) snowball. In short, you need to become a Customer Success evangelizer.

Tips 52

Tips Customer Success Leadership Sales 52

Gainsight

MARCH 31, 2020

If you’ve been following customer success blogs recently, a lot has been said and written about how to communicate better and consistently in times of crisis like the one we’re all going through. In addition, 60–70% of sales leaders polled are reporting delayed sales cycles. Business category from the above.

Customer Success 85

Customer Success Tips CRM e-support 85

Education Services Group

JUNE 9, 2022

Recently, I was in a very intense game of Topgolf with two of my friends and colleagues, Sheik Ayube and Peter Armaly (VPs of Business Development and Customer Success, respectively, here at ESG). If you’ve ever been in Sales or been in a position to observe Sales Reps…let’s chat for a second. I am terrible at golf.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Sales Customers Financial 52

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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Customer Success How To CRM Software 98

ClientSuccess

JUNE 8, 2022

As a modern customer success professional, you probably read all the books on delivering incredible customer experiences, follow all the thought leaders on LinkedIn who share tips and tricks on daily customer engagement, and check your favorite blogs regularly to stay up-to-date on industry trends.

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Tips Return on Investment Effort Score Customer Retention 52