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. SaaS has changed the traditional sales rules.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When we are talking to organizations in the sales cycle, we will often hear from SaaS companies that the customer success role is too complex, too critical, too deeply embedded in their internal operations to ever be outsourced. But with this new height of significance, is customer success really something you can outsource?

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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.

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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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Customer Success Net Promoter Score Customers Customer Retention 159

InMoment XI

JULY 13, 2022

However, this will vary based on your industry and your location. If your industry is one generally viewed negatively – think debt collection, or property management – then you’re generally going to have lower scores, too. 5 Ways to Use NPS to Boost Customer Retention. That’s world class. 2: Reach Out to Detractors.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When we are talking to organizations in the sales cycle, we will often hear from SaaS companies that the customer success role is too complex, too critical, too deeply embedded in their internal operations to ever be outsourced. But with this new height of significance, is customer success really something you can outsource?

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Customer Success Contact Center Average Handle Time Touchpoint 156

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

While with traditional enterprise sales the customer is paying for a one-off purchase that may or may not go hand-in-hand with an annual service fee, SaaS companies are constantly having to cultivate the customer relationship if they are to stay in business. Success means moving the relationship beyond the sale.

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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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Customer Success Management Net Promoter Score Feedback 143

Totango

APRIL 9, 2024

Is 2024 the year of customer success or sales? They unanimously agreed that 2024 is the year of the ICP (Ideal Customer Profile). The cohesion between these teams can significantly drive customer value and results, which impacts retention, expansion, and, ultimately, predictable growth.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

While the customer success world (and the larger SaaS economy in general) has experienced its fair share of ups and downs this year, the industry will be even more prepared in the future. . Here are 3 predictions for 2021 that will help customer success teams and leaders alike strategize, plan, and prepare: .

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CSM Practice

MAY 28, 2020

What is the average Customer Success Manager Salary? More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. Popular Customer Success Manager Salary Plans.

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Totango

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Combined with intense competition and sign-up discounts, not to mention global inflation prompting many consumers to rethink their budgets, the customer retention stakes are high. . With the potential for churn dramatically increasing, customer success is a key priority. Leading the charge. Expert collaborators.

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Integrity Solutions

JANUARY 28, 2021

It’s important to understand what it’s really going to cost you when you lose a sales rep — and what steps you can take to minimize your turnover rates. Every sales leader can relate to that pit-in-the-stomach feeling when a star sales rep says they’re moving on. In some industries, average sales rep tenure is just two years.

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CSM Practice

MAY 13, 2020

To those of us in customer success, it is even more clear that the pandemic has caused an unprecedented shift that is already affecting our customers, their journeys, their expected business outcomes , and our ability to fulfill them. 1. Be Customer-Centric. These numbers are an indication that sales are slowing down.

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Totango

JULY 31, 2024

In] the enterprise sale, you start by signing on the dotted line, so different expectations and skills are needed.” – Karen Budell , Chief Marketing Officer, Totango + Catalyst Shifting from a product-led growth (PLG) model to an enterprise sales motion is a significant move for any SaaS company.

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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.

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Totango

MAY 15, 2024

This bold statement, shared during a keynote at the recent Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) World INTERACT conference in Orlando, set the stage for a series of thought-provoking discussions and insights from industry leaders. And, we’re glad they didn’t.

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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. Qualities of an ideal CSM include. .

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Totango

JULY 17, 2024

“Success is revenue. You get success right; your revenue is coming.” – Charlie Sonnenberg, VP Sales, Totango + Catalyst Customer-led growth is the only way to protect and sustain revenue growth. But to do that well, CS needs true alignment with their sales counterparts. Bold statement?

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BirdEye

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This blog details the panel discussion on Grow sales by delighting customers with George Grigoryan – Marketing Director, SEV, and Vandana Agarwal, VP of Pre and Post-Sales, Birdeye and Justin Meredith. We are so happy to have you join us for today’s session, “How to grow sales by delighting customers.”

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Totango

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Merging sales and customer success (CS) is a delicate art that is often challenging but necessary for driving business results and creating a frictionless customer journey.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 10, 2022

Past: Customer Success Started as a Community. The word “community” captures how the Customer Success movement got started. Customer Success Managers” were cropping up in dozens of SaaS companies, but they often felt isolated. Well, community has a special meaning here at Gainsight.

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Totango

AUGUST 21, 2020

In our latest installment in the CXO Series , we sat down with Keith Strodtman, COO, Customer First and Shelby Czarnota, Vice President, Customer Success Business Solutions at SAP as we discussed SAP’s Transformation and Innovation in Customer Success and why they deployed Totango as their One Customer Success Platform.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Totango’s customer success software drives cross-functional enterprise teams toward enhanced productivity, retention, and growth. The best of customer success At Totango, we know just how important it is for customers to receive not only a high-quality product but one that has been thoroughly vetted by their peers.

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Customer Bliss

MARCH 28, 2019

In my conversation with Allison Pickens, the Chief Operating Officer at Gainsight , a customer success SaaS organization, you’ll hear how her background in strategy and management consulting, and investment banking, allowed her to thrive in her current position. Build Customer Success Internally and Externally.

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Totango

MAY 7, 2024

Both CS and Sales leaders agree: Retention is the #1 priority. Achieving higher retention requires close alignment between CS and Sales teams, yet 87% of CS and Sales leaders told us there’s significant room for improvement in their collaboration. But there’s a problem. Use your words Talk to each other!

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Totango

JUNE 10, 2022

As we saw in our 2021 State of the Customer Success Industry and Salary Report , the role of Customer Success Manager (CSM) is one of the fastest-growing jobs in the industry. In a recent webinar titled “Navigating Your Customer Success Career Path”, Totango’s Sr. Customer success is still new.

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Customer Success Tips Chief Customer Officer Leadership 105

Integrity Solutions

DECEMBER 13, 2024

From predictive analytics and sales automation to chat bots and conversational intelligence, more businesses are taking advantage of the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation capabilities. What this technology can’t do, though, is replace the human touch in sales.

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Totango

JANUARY 2, 2024

In an era when customer success (CS) has become pivotal, it’s no longer enough to have a team dedicated to CS. More importantly, you need an organizational strategy that ensures your customers don’t just come to you but stay, thrive, and become your biggest promoters.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

As the demand for Customer Success surges within SaaS, so too does the need for effective leaders to spearhead this expanding function and steer its strategy and success. Over the course of the pandemic, Customer Success has cemented itself as a central business driver of growth and profit. Follow Adi on LinkedIn.

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Totango

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Your customer success team structure forms the organizational backbone supporting your CS strategy. A well-designed structure can help you streamline your operations for greater efficiency to deliver your customers better results. We’ll share four essential keys to structuring a customer success team.

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Totango

JANUARY 22, 2024

AI also emerged as a topic when we asked three of our executive leaders – Chief Marketing Officer Karen Budell , SVP of Customer Success Chris Dishman , and Chief Revenue Officer Dennis Reardon – to share their industry predictions for 2024. By nature, CSMs feel inclined to assume any responsibility involving the customer.

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Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The first named customer success group was created in 1996. While the original driver for the role was to grow relationships and increase revenue, the customer success specialist job description has changed quite a bit since then. Learn from those examples, and apply the elements that fit for your team and situation.

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Totango

AUGUST 13, 2024

At Totango + Catalyst, we made a strategic decision to challenge the script on revenue priorities, empowering customer success managers (CSMs)—those mostly intimately aware of customer needs and goals—to own core renewals, expansions, and upsells. The results?

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Lumoa

MAY 21, 2018

Most of the functions in an organization have something to do in improving the customer experience. If top management see customer experience as a priority, engage and show an example, in most cases, the whole company takes customer experience as a priority as well. You can see the very surprising results below.

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Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score Feedback 305

Totango

MAY 17, 2023

When it comes to understanding customer needs, marketing, sales, and CS teams are the experts, so it’s on us to work together to define today’s most valuable growth opportunities. VP of Customer Success at Veriforce, Andy Kearney. The idea that CS can own the entire customer journey is both unrealistic and outdated.

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