InteractionMetrics

MARCH 27, 2025

What Is Customer Retention and Why Does It Matter? Customer retention might sound like fancy business jargon, but really, it’s just the art of keeping your customers happy enough that they stick around. Thats customer retention at workusing incentives and positive experiences to keep you coming back.

Customer Retention 52

Customer Retention Metrics Net Promoter Score Loyalty Programs 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Defining What Customer Experience ROI Looks Like There are countless ways to show the value of your CX efforts. Prioritize the onboarding and new customer experience. Speak with new customers to understand what support they need and identify how you can improve their experience to make it better. Showcase efficiency gains.

ROI 143

ROI Customer Experience Touchpoint Customer Journey Mapping 143

Retently

MAY 9, 2024

Boosting your B2B customer retention rates is incredibly important for nurturing a sustainable business. It’s a thrill to land a new customer, no doubt. Many companies get caught in this cycle because they prioritize new customer acquisition so heavily that they overlook how many customers they’re losing along the way.

Customer Retention 119

Customer Retention B2B Customers Loyalty Programs 119

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.

Customer Success 157

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Customers Customer Retention 157

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 142

Customer Success Management Net Promoter Score Feedback 142

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.

Customer Retention 118

Customer Retention Customers Communication Metrics 118

InMoment XI

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Oftentimes, the c-suite and the customer experience (CX) or customer success team live on the same planet, but almost in separate countries—they simply speak different languages. The former is interested in counting dollars and profitability and the latter with measuring metrics. Tip #1: Break Down Metrics.

ROI 370

ROI Metrics Presentation Webinar 370

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.

Metrics 95

Metrics Measurement Customer Success Net Promoter Score 95

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.

Metrics 98

Metrics Customer Success Engagement Customer Satisfaction 98

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Earlier this month, Thomasz Tungaz, a venture capitalist at RedPoint, published a blog titled “Why your SaaS Startup Needs a VP of Customer Success Sooner than you Might Think”. The customer success team is abreast of the entire customer lifecycle to ensure the client experience is positive from closing until forever.

Customer Experience 302

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Events 2003 302

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.

Customer Retention 117

Customer Retention Measurement Customers Customer Service 117

SurveySensum

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Limited Flexibility & Cumbersome User Management: CustomerGauge is very NPS-driven, so other customer metrics like CSAT or CES are largely locked out to get a 360 view of customer satisfaction. CustomerGauge offers powerful features, and while its great for many organizations, it might not be for yours.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Multi-Channel NPS B2B 52

InMoment XI

OCTOBER 23, 2024

For instance, First National Bank partnered with InMoment to better analyze data across all touchpoints using a custom text analytics model. The insights provided opportunities for enhancing customer retention and satisfaction. This created a customer-centric culture that increased its revenue by 5%. Accessed 10/14/2024.

Banking 195

Banking Customer Experience Financial Touchpoint 195

ChurnZero

MARCH 14, 2025

Customer success needs to align with revenue. NRR (net revenue retention) is our north star. Renewals should be an outcome of good customer success. According to the 2024 Customer Success Leadership Study , the number of customer success teams under the CRO jumped from 24% in 2023 to 33% in 2024.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success 2024 Sales Customers 52

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

AUGUST 17, 2021

HR, Learning and Development, or Talent Management , who can both ensure the employee experience is representative of the customer experience and facilitate employee engagement strategies; And in some cases, it’s important to include Internal Communications to share and socialize what the team is doing throughout the organization.

Customer Experience 364

Customer Experience Net Promoter Score Customer Journey Document 364

Brandwatch CX

MARCH 27, 2025

It emphasizes concepts such as customer retention , satisfaction, and lifetime value. Again, a social intelligence tool can help you understand the hours of the day and days of the week that customers are tweeting about your brand or your product category in general. Not the most extreme of ideas, but there you go.

Customer Relationships 93

Customer Relationships Marketing Social Media Loyalty Programs 93

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JANUARY 5, 2022

Your company has surpassed its annual goals for customer retention, referrals, and satisfaction. C-level leadership is thrilled, and the customer experience program you helped develop was instrumental to this success. You partnered with your financial team to determine what revenue could be tied to improved CX metrics.

2022 369

2022 Customer Experience Customer Journey Mapping Customer Journey 369

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.

Customer Retention 92

Customer Retention Net Promoter Score Measurement Loyalty Programs 92

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.

Net Promoter Score 133

Net Promoter Score Consulting NPS Customer Success 133

Totango

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Customer success vs. customer support: although these two terms appear similar, they actually refer to two different, yet complementary, functions within a company. Fulfilling a proactive role, customer success focuses on problem prevention and creates value by enabling clients to achieve business goals.

Customer Success 112

Customer Success Customers Measurement Communication 112

InMoment XI

MARCH 22, 2025

Measuring Engagement Levels to Assess Account Health While traditional static metrics like service renewals and the number of support requests submitted can offer some insight into account health, they may not provide the full picture. This can make all the difference when trying to boost customer retention.

Average Handle Time 195

Average Handle Time Contact Center Customer Retention Touchpoint 195

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.

Customer Retention 83

Customer Retention Customers Customer Journey Customer Success 83

Totango

MAY 14, 2021

Customer retention is the keystone in any customer success strategy. There are many different types of customer retention metrics that one can track. Which customer retention metrics have the biggest impact on your business? Customer Retention Rate.

Customer Retention 66

Customer Retention Metrics Net Promoter Score E-support 66

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.

Customer Success 109

Customer Success Customer Journey Mapping Net Promoter Score Customer Journey 109

BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

For clients with complex care scenarios – whether that is enterprise customer success management or providing critical support direct to consumers – change is never taken lightly. What Service Level Metrics Are Most Relevant to Your Business Now? What should your outsourcer – and you – be measuring beyond those standard metrics?

Customer Care 156

Customer Care Contact Center Net Promoter Score Metrics 156

eglobalis

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Will this new feature attract more business or improve customer retention? Will it enhance customer satisfaction and the overall experience? Gauge the ROI of the Feature Next, determine the potential return on investment (ROI) for the requested feature. Will it open new market opportunities?

Feedback 513

Feedback ROI Innovation B2B 513

eglobalis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In terms of revenue growth, businesses that invest in CX often see higher customer retention rates and increased lifetime value of clients. Customer-centric organizations tend to outperform their competitors because they consistently deliver value across the customer journey.

B2B 378

B2B Customer Experience Customer Centricity Omnichannel 378

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This is a guest article by Swati Garg , founder and CEO, Melo Associates , and Lindsay Lynch , senior recruitment consultant, Melo Associates , a recruitment firm focused on customer success hiring for SaaS and tech companies nationwide. For example, “Enterprise Customer Success Manager”.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Insurance Culture Workshop 52

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 107

Customer Success Customer Centricity Customer Satisfaction Fashion 107

Gainsight

MARCH 27, 2025

As International Womens History Month comes to a close, it’s a fitting moment to celebrate the powerful intersection of women in leadership and customer success. Gainsight recently launched Season 2 of our Women in Customer Success Power Up Masterclasses in partnership with Women in Customer Success.

Books 52

Books Customer Retention ROI Metrics 52

Team Support

MARCH 3, 2021

In Part 1 of this blog series we introduced the new imperative for customer support and customer success—achieving success for your customers… and for your bottom line. The second way is to use B2B customer support tools to proactively strengthen your customer relationships and reduce churn.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success 2020 B2B 2019 98

Gainsight

JANUARY 10, 2025

Customer Success (CS) is no longer just a departmentits a company-wide growth strategy that drives retention, efficiency, and revenue. Gainsights latest report, The Customer Success Index (CS Index), conducted in partnership with Benchmarkit, reveals the trends reshaping CS in 2025.

2025 52

2025 B2B 2024 Chief Customer Officer 52

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. .

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Customer Satisfaction Customer Retention Customers 98

Totango

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Building out customer success manager automation depends on the effective use of email and in-app messaging. Planning strategic emails at key milestones in your customer journey can help you deliver a smoother customer experience, yielding higher satisfaction and better retention rates.

Customer Success 112

Customer Success Management Net Promoter Score NPS 112

Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Customer Success Playbook Strategies: Mapping a Path to Winning Outcomes. A customer success playbook maps out a game plan you can use to automate successful outcomes for your clients. Then we’ll consider the benefits of using success playbooks. What Is a Customer Success Playbook?

Customer Success 93

Customer Success Customer Journey Customers Customer Retention 93

ChurnZero

MARCH 31, 2023

The purpose of a Customer Success team is to help a company’s customers get the most value out of its product. The hypothesis is, if a customer maximizes the obtainable value, they will remain loyal and spend more with the company. This isn’t merely a theory.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Net Promoter Score 2022 Sales 98

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.

Customer Success 101

Customer Success Chief Customer Officer Customer Centricity Sales 101