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.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Today’s economy demands organizations grow efficiently, and the best way to do that is by expanding and renewing your current customer accounts. That’s right, Customer Success (CS) is coming to the rescue to help organizations across industries scale efficiently. Join us at Pulse Europe November 13-14 in Amsterdam.

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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.

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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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Retently

MARCH 16, 2022

But there’s still one area that’s neglected all too often – Customer Success. As SaaS companies spring up, the essential Customer Success role is being rolled into Customer Service. What is the role of Customer Success? The Customer Success Manager (CSM) is thus not a passive role.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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”. Here’s the webinar in full.

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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.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 26, 2024

If your business were a superhero, a CRM and CSP would be its cape and mask—a powerful combo that helps you leap over obstacles, fight for customer success, and soar to new heights. Enter the super-duo of customer management systems: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Customer Success Platform (CSP).

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This week we feature an article by Noa Danon, co-founder and CEO of EverAfter, a company that helps build lasting relationships with customers and partners using data and content. She writes about how companies can keep their customers happy while looking for opportunities to sell more. Use Customer Success as a carrot.

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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.

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Education Services Group

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Success Plans are key to starting your customer relationships off on the right foot. They’re a great way to demonstrate to your brand new customers that “you’ve got this.”. CS Plans can also help ensure that the handoff between sales and CS goes nice and smooth.

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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. .

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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.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 4, 2024

As a customer success (CS) leader, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of artificial intelligence in our industry. The rapid evolution of AI technology is reshaping how we engage with customers, manage our teams, and drive business growth. Learn More in Our Report: The State of AI in Customer Success, 2024 3.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 4, 2024

As a customer success (CS) leader, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformative power of artificial intelligence in our industry. The rapid evolution of AI technology is reshaping how we engage with customers, manage our teams, and drive business growth. Learn More in Our Report: The State of AI in Customer Success, 2024 3.

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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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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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ClientSuccess

MARCH 21, 2023

In the past decade, CRMs have revolutionized customer relationships. From tracking prospects to recording sales interactions – teams can unlock incredible insights with a good Customer Relationship Management platform. But what happens once customers become clients?

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TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2018

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can have many different definitions, and can sometimes cause confusion. Does CRM include correspondence before a company becomes a customer, such as sales and marketing? Should CRM extend to all areas of a business, including internal IT teams who don’t interact with customers?

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 5, 2022

And we’d like to take that idea one step further—during an economic downturn it is vital that customer success teams continue to proactively build relationships. With new sales stagnant or declining, SaaS companies have to be laser-focused on customer retention, advocacy, and expansion to buck the downtrend and maintain growth.

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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.)

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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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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.

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TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2018

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can have many different definitions, and can sometimes cause confusion. Does CRM include correspondence before a company becomes a customer, such as sales and marketing? Should CRM extend to all areas of a business, including internal IT teams who don’t interact with customers?

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Customer Relationship Management Customer relationships B2B Customer Success 40

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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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 5, 2021

For a team to be truly successful in the customer success world, data and metrics should inform every decision made. Leading indicators are variables or occurrences which can help your team forecast how a customer account will fare over time. Five customer success leading indicators.

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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)?

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Waypoint Group

MARCH 5, 2020

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Satoko Miller of Rainmakerforce, a Sales performance improvement provider, to discuss some of the key takeaways from my book, “ Failure Sucks! Some of the discussion included: Learning a few things from Sales around strengthening customer relationships.

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SAP Customer Experience

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

In business history, the pursuit of success once revolved around the transaction – the deal, the sale, the bottom line. It was a one-and-done mentality that left the customer relationship at the doorstep of the transactional exchange. However, in the era of Customer Success, we have come to understand that.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As a customer success professional in 2021, you understand the critical importance of strong, lasting customer relationships. Customer-centric service has emerged as one of the leading contributors to account renewals, recurring revenue, and upsells for SaaS-based organizations. . Delivering customer-first service.

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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.

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Amity

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Customer Success teams interact with many cross-functional departments, building and maintaining relationships from Support to Account Management. But few relationships have more impact on future customer success than the one between Customer Success and Sales.

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Team Support

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

They sat down with TeamSupport co-founder and COO Eric Harrington to talk about customer support in the time of COVID and building strong customer relationship in Part 1 of this series. CIO Review continues its Q&A with Eric in Part 2 where they discuss current trends and the future of B2B customer support.

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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.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In just a few short weeks, I’ll be taking the stage alongside Chief Listening Officer Bob London at ChurnZero’s ZERO-IN 2024 conference to talk about how to automate customer success without sacrificing customer intimacy. Bob is an expert in customer discovery and listening skills.

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Totango

JULY 16, 2019

This has irrevocably changed how enterprises need to approach customers. Instead of capturing the bulk of customer value at the initial sale, digital companies now rely on an ongoing process of renewal and upsell that can potentially continue for years. How to Nurture the Customer Relationship.

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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.

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