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.

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InMoment XI

JANUARY 2, 2023

But “it” is a multi-layered concept, and to truly understand customer experience at scale, you may need to track three very important metrics. Together, these can give you insight into where you stand and how to improve your CX: Net Promoter Score ( NPS ) Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) Customer Effort Score ( CES ).

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Amity

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Ask anyone in sales or customer support regarding important customer success metrics, and almost always, churn is mentioned. Churn is short for ‘churn rate’ and refers to the percentage rate of customer loss or customer defection. Customer Success Metrics: Customer Health Score.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Customer Success Metrics that Your Investors and Board Care About. They care that you’re staffed appropriately to serve the needs of your customers, because ultimately that results in revenue. A huge part of how customer success collects intel and feedback from customers is by talking with them.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Some Customer Success metrics are considered standard but there’s often more than meets the eye. SaaS professionals who geek out on metrics can find themselves in deep philosophical debates about the best numbers to track. There is often more than one way to calculate a given Customer Success metric; Gaming.

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Amity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Tracking the proper metrics is essential in understanding how your business is performing. For now let’s concentrate on the following four main metrics. Customer Health. Simply put, churn are the customers that you lose. It typically involves interviewing customers and looking at your NPS scores and strategy.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2024

One of the most effective ways to achieve this is to leverage AI for customer retention by using it to understand customer trends and mitigate churn risks. And yes, there will be some shameless plugs for UpdateAI—I’m not just the Head of Customer Success and Community; I’m also the biggest fan of our own product!

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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ProProfs Chat

APRIL 17, 2020

And if you successfully increase customer retention rates by 5%, then you can boost profits by 25% to 95%. That’s one of the reasons why y ou formulate strategies to retain your customers. But without numbers or metric data in hand, coming up with any new strategy would only consume your valuable time. So, buckle up.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 25, 2022

Then while considering customer acquisition cost (CAC) why miss out on customer retention cost (CRC)? They both are of equal significance and when the matter is to retain your loyal customers to have repeat business with you, this metric needs a bit of attention as well. About customer retention cost.

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Totango

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Equipped with the knowledge provided by customer data, you can help your customer survive tough times by offering practical solutions that add value and ultimately contribute to customer retention during economic downturns — even ones caused by a pandemic. Establishing Customer Status and Goals.

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Totango

MARCH 5, 2021

Customer retention is the lifeblood of any savvy enterprise. It’s the only way to be successful in this customer-centered economy and ensure scalable long-term revenue. To retain customers, companies must make the customer experience better and ensure customers never stop seeing value from their product or service.

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SurveySensum

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Wondering what types of metrics measure customer satisfaction? We’ll break down the key customer satisfaction metrics that are simple to track and essential for keeping your customers happy. But before that, let us demystify what the phrase ‘customer satisfaction’ means. Let’s Play Metrics Detective!

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Guessing has no place in a changing customer success industry. Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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ChurnZero

JULY 8, 2022

Oh, by the way, what’s your customer retention?” It was clear that, barring any wildly outlandish figures, customer retention wasn’t a dealbreaker in their decision to invest. Net revenue retention (NRR) is taking center stage as the qualifying metric for determining the health of a SaaS business.

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Retently

MAY 26, 2023

If you’re part of a brand management or customer success consultancy, Net Promoter Score® could be the all-in-one customer satisfaction metric you’ve been looking for. Designed to accurately assess customer sentiment, Net Promoter Score has several benefits that other customer satisfaction metrics don’t.

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ChurnZero

MAY 25, 2023

Customer renewals are the lifeblood of a subscription business. Responsibility for renewals often falls to the Customer Success (CS) team. For example, survey research shows about half (50.2%) of all CS teams surveyed are directly responsible for customer renewals. Below are recommended metrics to consider.

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Education Services Group

APRIL 27, 2022

I’m not going to waste time trying to document how to correctly (mathematically) calculate all the three letter acronyms—but feel free to check out our Customer Success Definitions, Calculations, and Lingo…Oh My! Instead, I want to do some level setting on some specific metrics and flaws I see in the industry.

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ClearAction

DECEMBER 5, 2023

4 Gold CX Metrics for CX Leaders Lynn Hunsaker Concentrate on just 4 CX metrics and you’ll see greater progress in more than 20 growth metrics. Otherwise, gaps between these will cost you a lot (negative word of mouth (customer effort score, CSAT), churn, costs to serve, internal productivity, etc.).

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Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

An automated renewal approach involves taking steps before renewal, such as checking customer satisfaction metrics to identify customers at risk of churn and proactively reaching out to these customers to develop a remediation plan. Automated procedures also may be set up to reach out to customers who fail to renew.

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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. .

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Totango

APRIL 24, 2020

In customer retention, every engagement counts. Rather, customer retention for SaaS enterprises is a result of the customer experience. It is an outcome based on an emotional reaction and connection to the performance of a supplier and the value a customer experiences through using that enterprise’s product.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 25, 2021

Have you ever heard any SaaS founder or VP -CS saying,” I‘m okay with losing a few customers every month?”. That’s because Customer Retention is critical. Customer retention is critical — particularly for B2B SaaS companies. Retaining a customer is way more profitable than acquiring new ones. .

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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.

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Help Scout

MAY 12, 2021

In this article, we discuss the role of support teams in retaining customers and show how to combine high-quality, empathetic customer service with a deliberate focus on business growth. What is customer retention and how is it measured? For a subscription business, this is a clear and simple metric.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 20, 2019

Over the next month, I will be writing about the customer success metrics that top organizations use to measure the performance of their customer success strategies and team execution. The metrics I will cover are applicable to customer success departments and also to your entire company.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 30, 2024

Customer success (CS) and customer education (CE) are both essential to helping customers thrive. Customer success is on the front lines working directly with customers to ensure they’re getting value from the product. And unfortunately, it’s the customer that ends up suffering the most.

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Totango

MAY 1, 2020

Retaining existing customers is especially important during uncertain economic times, when fewer new customers may be signing on with your service. That’s why customer retention management software is a vital component of your retention strategy. What Are the Benefits of Customer Retention Management Software?

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Have you ever wondered about the difference between customer success and customer support? While both are important for ensuring customer satisfaction and retention, they have different objectives and approaches. Unlike customer support, which is reactive, customer success is proactive.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 10, 2022

How does your CSM team measure success? Whether you’re working with large enterprise customers or smaller startups, the metrics you use will be the same. Customer success teams rely heavily on KPIs and success identifiers to understand if they provide the right level of support and attention to their customers.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is a guest post by Sara Barnes , vice president of Customer Success at Skilljar. Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. In fact, customer education helps scale Customer Success , as the company scales business. .

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Totango

MAY 5, 2020

These businesses will be well-situated to speak to, lead, and ultimately retain customers through customer retention strategies in B2B like the following: Re-evaluate Current Digital Engagement Strategy Make Use of Key Engagement Metrics Personalize Communication Foster Lasting Relationships.

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Totango

JUNE 24, 2022

Customer success in SaaS differs from CS in other industries. The software service industry presents unique challenges for customer success management while also creating unique opportunities that call for specific strategies. Read on to learn the keys to effective customer success for SaaS clients.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 11, 2022

Read on further about Customer Loyalty vs Customer Retention! You’ve to ensure the customers come to you again and again – so that leaves you with an option to retain the existing customers and that’s customer retention! Customer loyalty vs customer retention!

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Totango

DECEMBER 10, 2019

When you make customer retention for B2B business models a priority, you’ll not only save money on acquisition costs; you’ll also unlock the growth potential of your existing customer base. Let’s explore why customer retention for B2B is so important and how you can make it happen. Retain Customers for Life.

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