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5 Challenges to Proactive Customer Success

Amity

The history of Customer Success dates all the way back to 1995 when Concur became the first SaaS company by putting their product into what is today known as the cloud. In 2004, Salesforce came up with the Customer for Life program, and set the foundation for all of the reasons we are so focused on Customer Success today.

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Part 2: The Strategic Role of B2B Customer Support

Team Support

Although the fundamental Support model may not need to change, the objectives and outcomes from Support operations must increasingly focus on sustaining and retaining existing customer relationships. Being prepared to engage customers proactively is essential to assuring that customers can successfully adopt and apply the products they have.

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10 Leaders Share Their Customer Success Career Paths

Amity

Customer Success seems to be the new “it” job in SaaS. From new grads to established professionals with various backgrounds, there’s a growing interest in how to get into Customer Success. I got started in this industry back in 2004, shortly after I graduated from college.

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Part 2: How Customer Support Drives and Grows Recurring Revenues

Team Support

Let’s continue exploring why it’s important to offer services in the form of ongoing advisory, managed, or education services, in addition to limited one-time engagements in Part 2. Founded in 2004, the organization works with the world’s leading technology companies to transform and optimize service outcomes. Sell More Efficiently.

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Product-led Growth: What It Is and Why You Need It

Totango

Another difference from the sales-led growth strategy is that when you let your product-led growth, your sales process works in tandem with the entire customer-facing side of your business. Your marketing, sales, customer service, and customer success teams all help support a satisfying experience of your product that will promote a purchase.

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Part 1: B2B Customer Support Transformation Imperatives

Team Support

Support continues to be the preeminent technical resource for resolving customer issues and advocating for product usability and performance enhancements. Company-wide initiatives to improve customer experiences (CX) and drive success are influencing Support to engage in new, more meaningful customer interactions.

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Top 50 Customer Service Leaders – Best Customer Experience Influencers

Storyminers

She’s got more than 25 years of experience (both client-side and vendor side) helping companies understand their employees and customers and identify what drives retention, satisfaction, engagement, and the overall experience – so that employees, customers, and businesses reap the benefits and achieve their desired outcomes.