Totango

APRIL 4, 2024

If you asked your customer success (CS) and sales leaders this question, what do you think each of them would say? Revenue retention hinges on the collaborative efforts of CS and sales teams as they collectively shepherd customers throughout the lifecycle journey, from acquisition to retention and expansion.

Sales 92

Sales Customer Success Customers Communication 92

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

Retently

MAY 31, 2024

The Connective Tissue of a Company The first non-technical hire you make needs to be in Customer Success. Customer Success is the bridge between what your company does and what your customers need you to do. They offer a look into the minds of your customers and can shape the direction of your entire firm.

Customer Success 147

Customer Success Management Net Promoter Score Feedback 147

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In fact, in a three-year study, companies that implemented a well-designed customer success program saw a 91% return on investment and more productive CX teams. What does a “well-designed customer success program” even look like? We’ll get into the specifics of customer success platforms later in this guide.

Customer Success 146

Customer Success How To Return on Investment Customer Centricity 146

ECXO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Harmonizing Success: How Sales Teams Can Collaborate with Internal Teams to Enhance Customer Experience The ongoing conflict between sales teams and internal departments can really mess up the customer experience, leading to mixed-up interactions and disappointed expectations.

Sales 156

Sales Customer Experience Innovation Culture 156

Amity

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Amity decided to sit down with David Apple , Director of Customer Success at Typeform, to learn about the structure and culture of Customer Success in this fast-growing startup, and to find out how it has evolved since its beginning 3 years ago. I got lucky! I got lucky! So I was just at the right place at the right time!

Customer Success 129

Customer Success NPS Metrics Culture 129

Kerry Bodine

MARCH 21, 2016

This is my forward to Guy Nirpaz’ s new eBook on customer success, Farm Don’t Hunt , available today on Amazon. The disciplines of marketing and sales have traditionally owned a controlling stake in building customer relationships. But your company and your customers don’t have to go down this path.

eBook 120

eBook Customer Success Airlines Touchpoint 120

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Whether Customer Success or Sales should own the renewal, expansion, and upsell is a hot-button issue in today’s SaaS sphere. This Customer Success showdown, which took the form of an Oxford-style debate, was held at BIG RYG, ChurnZero’s annual Customer Success conference.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Success Conference Customers 98

AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In the same spirit of using generative AI to equip our sales teams to most effectively meet customer needs, this post reviews how weve delivered an internally-facing conversational sales assistant using Amazon Q Business. This time adds up individually, but also collectively at the team and organizational level.

Sales 111

Sales Customer Engagement Engagement Knowledge Base 111

Magellan Solutions

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The adoption of customer relationship management (CRM) systems in the business world has been a game changer for employees. A CRM virtual assistant (VA) is an extension of the customer service team, which handles routine tasks for clients. Small businesses must invest in good CRM systems to maintain strong client relationships.

CRM 95

CRM Customer relationships Social Media Sales 95

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

Education Services Group

MAY 28, 2021

Let’s talk Customer Success Plans. What’s a Customer Success Plan, you ask? Well, let’s just say it’s the wind beneath your customer’s wings. It’s the recipe for their success. My amazing metaphors aside, Customer Success Plans are essentially the “what” and “how” of delivering on your CS strategy.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Sales Customers Roadmap 98

Totango

AUGUST 13, 2024

But making it work demands a balancing act of two core things: supporting customer outcomes and empowering the internal CS team with business-critical insights. In particular, you need to arm your customer success team with razor-sharp processes and cutting-edge tools that optimize long-term customer value throughout the post-sales journey.

Customer Success 109

Customer Success Data Strategy Tips 109

Lumoa

MAY 7, 2018

A story of how a startup nailed customer relationships since day one. Many startups think that customer experience management equals unnecessary work and financial costs. However, more and more startups that emphasise the uniqueness of customer relationships are growing faster than ever.

Customer Experience 231

Customer Experience NPS Metrics Customer Centricity 231

Totango

MAY 24, 2022

Customer relationship management software is great for sales, but it isn’t a substitute for a customer success platform. A customer relationship management app is software used to store data about prospect and client interactions in a single database to support sales, marketing, and other business functions.

CRM 93

CRM Customer Success Customer Relationship Management Customer relationships 93

Totango

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Customer success tools extend the functionality of your CS platform, multiplying its value. By connecting data from other success tools to your CS tool, you can view and manage all your customer data from one place instead of leaving it isolated in separate information silos. CRMs: Salesforce and HubSpot.

Tools 114

Tools Customer Success Software Self Service 114

Totango

JULY 19, 2021

And in this customer-centered economy, your customer success (CS) team is invaluable. The team’s goal is to retain your hard-won customers and help them grow by deepening the customer relationship and ensuring they are realizing value with your product every step of the way. Churn Reduction.

Customer Success 125

Customer Success Tips Feedback Customers 125

Totango

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Talk of customer success (CS) abounds in today’s customer-centered economy. It’s vital, as it is the CS team that works with customers after that critical first sale and keeps them coming back for more. The Intersection of Customer Success and Marketing. Attracting new leads is their main forte.

Customer Success 99

Customer Success Marketing Case Study Study 99

Totango

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Customer success is the key to building strong customer relationships. When your brand helps your customers succeed at their goals, they want to continue your relationship. Customer success nurtures the positive experiences of your brand, promoting repeat business and retention.

Customer Success 115

Customer Success How To Customer Journeys Brands 115

GetFeedback

JUNE 22, 2019

They are good for gathering real-time customer feedback and building customer relationships. Remember that your NPS survey represents a valuable customer loyalty metric. Viewing customers through this lens gives customer success teams a better way to build healthy, long-lasting customer relationships.

NPS 304

NPS Net Promoter Score Survey Effort Score 304

Totango

JULY 13, 2021

Strategy for customer success growth has changed as commerce has gone digital and big data has made marketing and sales customer-centric. Tell people about your business, get them in the store, sell them things, then look for more customers. Businesses need a new strategy for customer success growth.

Customer Success 104

Customer Success Customer Centricity Customer Satisfaction B2C 104

Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

With acquisition costs proving too high in today’s constrained environment, many businesses are finally putting greater focus on nurturing existing customer relationships to ensure retention and expansion. The global market research company conducted its first Forrester Wave™ evaluation of top customer success platforms.

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Report Trends Customer Success Self Service 95

Kayako

AUGUST 12, 2022

The lockdowns and aftermath of the 2020 global pandemic spiked growth in e-commerce sales as brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants closed their doors. eMarketer estimates that by 2024 almost 20% of total retail sales will be via eCommerce, and that estimate does not include travel and event ticketing or restaurant food delivery.

Customer Service 292

Customer Service Ecommerce Effort Score e-support 292

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.

Customer Retention 103

Customer Retention Software Customer Success CRM 103

Totango

JUNE 11, 2019

If you want your business to succeed, make sure your customers succeed. As the economy becomes more customer-centered, the need to foster customer success is more important than ever before. Aligning your business goals with those of yours customers spells prosperity for your business for years to come.

Customer Success 94

Customer Success How To Customer Centricity Software 94

Totango

JULY 23, 2019

The old sales idea of courting and closing a customer in a single effort and considering their value “bagged” from a one-off transaction is as antiquated as dial-up modems. After all, the digitization of business has empowered customers to seek long-term gains from short-term investments. The Role of Customer Success Teams.

Customer Success 90

Customer Success Effort Score Customer Centricity Customer Journeys 90

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Virtual events present uniquely flexible opportunities for Customer Success professionals to brush up on skills and to learn from peers, albeit from the safety of being behind a webcam. 1) Out of the Box: ABX Strategies for Marketing, Sales, and CX. 2) The Customer Conference. 2) The Customer Conference.

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Conference Customer Success Customer Journeys Industry 98

ChurnZero

JANUARY 3, 2023

Customer Success is not a cost center. Here’s the usual story: Company prides itself on being “sales driven.” The sales team is credited for winning revenue, while the Customer Success team is expected to retain the revenue. Sales closes a customer that’s unlikely to succeed (for any number of reasons.)

Sales 98

Sales How To Financial e-support 98

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. SAP Sales Cloud.

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B2B Sales CRM Software 82

ChurnZero

MAY 19, 2020

It’s time for another installment of our blog series where we spotlight a Customer Success professional and get their take on the industry as well as get to hear some of their top tips they’d like to share. Brian is the Senior Director of Customer Success at RFP360, where he leads the customer experience team.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Consulting Customers Industry 98

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As we head into a new year, many customer success teams are looking for new ways to up the ante with their customer success efforts. In addition to these intrinsic efforts, many customer success teams are turning to software and technology to help boost the effectiveness of their account management workflows.

Software 104

Software Customer Success Effort Score eBook 104

SurveyGizmo

MARCH 12, 2021

One of the biggest pain-points for most sales teams is the hand-off from sales to customer success or account management. Which results in customers feeling like they must start all over again or they haven’t been heard. How do you transfer several weeks or months of conversations in one meeting?

Sales 98

Sales CRM Customer Engagement Customer Centricity 98

ECXO

JULY 22, 2024

Unlocking B2B Success: The Essential Role of Onboarding, Design, and Customer Experience In the competitive world of B2B software and services, the trifecta of effective onboarding, innovative design, and exceptional customer experience is pivotal for driving adoption and fostering long-term customer relationships.

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B2B Customer Experience Self Service e-support 207

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)?

Customer Success 94

Customer Success Management Exercises Social Media 94

Totango

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Customer success tools extend the functionality of your CS platform, multiplying its value. By connecting data from other success tools to your CS tool, you can view and manage all your customer data from one place instead of leaving it isolated in separate information silos. CRMs: Salesforce and HubSpot.

Tools 91

Tools Customer Success Software Self Service 91

ChurnZero

JANUARY 22, 2021

So, you signed up for a Customer Success gig and now your boss wants you to upsell? But I didn’t want a job in sales!”. If you’ve internally cursed the idea of selling or simply desire to take your sales skills up a notch, then this webinar is for you. Apply a language framework to “get into” the sales conversations.

Sales 98

Sales Net Promoter Score Chief Customer Officer Culture 98

Totango

JULY 5, 2022

In uncertain economic times, attracting new customers becomes exponentially harder as budgets get tighter and priorities shift. Let’s take a look at four key actions to take right now that will not only help you prove your worth to your customers but will allow you to see instant results. . Dive into Customer Health.

Customer Success 101

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Effort Score How To 101