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 157

InMoment XI

MAY 31, 2022

But the big picture goal is why there is so much buzz around customer journey maps now: Customer journey mapping can move you towards more conversions, greater customer loyalty , and improved customer experience from end to end (or from end to forever, if you are subscription-based and there’s no bottom to your sales funnel).

Customer Journey Mapping 396

Customer Journey Mapping Customer Journey Net Promoter Score Touchpoint 396

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 94

Sales Customer Success Insights Webinar 94

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 15, 2021

When the responsibilities of Customer Success are confined to a single department, your Customer Success efforts become like a drop in the ocean. Customer Success should ripple out from the Customer Success team through other departments. Customer Success Software & Sales.

Sales 98

Sales Customer Success Marketing Net Promoter Score 98

eglobalis

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Introduction A well-executed B2B customer experience (CX) strategy can be the cornerstone of long-term success in today’s competitive landscape. Unlike B2C interactions, B2B transactions are more complex, involving multiple decision-makers, longer sales cycles, and intricate touchpoints.

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B2B Customer Experience Customer Centricity Omnichannel 375

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 142

InMoment XI

DECEMBER 17, 2024

It is common to see a wide range of candidates succeed in the role of CX managerfrom Salesforce Administrators to Senior Sales Operations professionals to Customer Success or Customer Experience/Voice of the Customer leaders. What Background Should a CX Manager Have?

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Customer Experience Management Customer Experience Management ROI 195

ChurnZero

MARCH 14, 2025

Customer success needs to align with revenue. 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. Any of these sound familiar?

Customer Success 52

Customer Success 2024 Sales Customers 52

InMoment XI

JULY 13, 2022

One user engagement strategy you can use to boost your customer retention is to make use of the Net Promoter Score (NPS) system. Simple to understand, this powerful metric can give you a wealth of information that you can use to improve your brand. NPS is a metric designed to measure customer experience. 3: Learn from Passives

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Net Promoter Score Customer Retention NPS Social Media 368

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A customer persona helps humanize the customer to the point you might refer to them by a fictional name. Personas are often used in marketing and sales efforts, and those names apply to those types of personas. We develop personas for specific activities around customer experience management.

Customer Journey Mapping 375

Customer Journey Mapping Culture Customer Journey B2B 375

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 112

Customer Success Webinar Customers Customer Centricity 112

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.

Sports 103

Sports Sales 2024 Net Promoter Score 103

Retently

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Questions of first impression are game-changers for industries like Ecommerce, SaaS and Retail, basically, anywhere the customer experience directly influences conversions or loyalty. For instance: In Ecommerce , a confusing checkout process can mean a lost sale. Post-Purchase Experience First impressions don’t end with the sale.

Events 120

Events Feedback Interaction E-support 120

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?

Sales 100

Sales Metrics Customer Success Call Recording 100

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Theyquestion the status quo, and relentlessly pursue their customers’ success, using ChurnZero software to power their initiatives and achieve breakthrough results. We’re delighted to introduce the winners of the 2024 ChurnHero Awards for customer success! Here’s who they are, and how they did it.

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2024 Customer Success ROI Innovation 52

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.

Innovation 117

Innovation Customer Success NPS Reference 117

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.

Customer Success 118

Customer Success 2023 Customer Satisfaction Demo 118

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.

Customer Success 96

Customer Success Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationships Sales 96

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

Gainsight

APRIL 15, 2022

But you know all this—you’re the hero who has decided to save your company with the superpowers of customer success! The only way you can save the day is to get customer success up and running quickly, with the organization’s support. Customer success is a team effort, more Avengers than Batman.

Customer Success 97

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Chief Customer Officer Leadership 97

Retently

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Best Fit For Medallia Agent Connect is a great option for brands that need and can afford enterprise-level solutions, offering dedicated customer success management (CSM), personalized onboarding, and ongoing training. It provides Quality Assurance solutions that help brands address challenges related to security, sales, and support.

Retail 134

Retail 2024 Customer Service Feedback 134

Gainsight

JANUARY 26, 2022

In the era of Customer Success 2.0, the solid force of customer-centricity ensures that no department is isolated within your company, certainly not the Customer Success team. CS adds value to all parts of your business, whether Product, Sales, or Marketing. Creating Alignment Between Sales and CS.

Sales 111

Sales Customer Success ROI Customer Centricity 111

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.

Customer Success 106

Customer Success Customer Journey Mapping Automotive Sales 106

Totango

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Amongst these different data sources, Customer 360 accesses: Support tickets . Sales history. With the context provided by these data sets, your enterprise can make informed decisions on how to engage with customers in a personal, proactive manner. . Feedback metrics like NPS and CSAT scores. Financial data. Touch points.

Customer Success 112

Customer Success Net Promoter Score NPS Metrics 112

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

GetFeedback

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Any time you want customer insight into one of the following areas, you can use a CSAT survey: Customer support interactions. Sales interactions. Customer onboarding. Overall customer health and sentiment. Sales and product satisfaction. General customer experience. Conference and event feedback.

Customer Satisfaction 286

Customer Satisfaction Measurement Net Promoter Score Feedback 286

Totango

JUNE 3, 2022

Customer success email templates form a foundation for effective CS automation. While customer success management can result in a rewarding payoff, it can also be very time-consuming if you don’t use the right strategies. Customer check-ins. Sales to Customer Success Handoff Email Template.

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Customer Success Webinar Seminar Events 115

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 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 97

Customer Success Management Social Media Sales 97

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2023

However, it’s tough to predict the future alone — so we asked Customer Success leaders across the industry to share their top trends for 2023. Second, the power of AI in customer experience will become more evident and accessible—an innovation we at ChurnZero have jumped on with the introduction of Customer Success AI.

2023 98

2023 Customer Success Chief Customer Officer Customer Journey 98

ChurnZero

JUNE 21, 2022

You may have heard of sales enablement, but Customer Success enablement might be a new term for you. Although it’s an important concept and role in the Customer Success space, it hasn’t quite gained the traction it needs to be in the spotlight. The definition of Customer Success enablement.

Customer Success 94

Customer Success Net Promoter Score Return on Investment Metrics 94

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 106

Customer Retention Customer Success Customer Relationship Management Loyalty 106

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.

Customer Success 128

Customer Success Customer Centricity Financial Metrics 128

Totango

MAY 2, 2022

Selecting the right customer success platform for your organization can be challenging. In this article, we’ll look at the mistake of not thinking of customer success as a team sport. . Unlike Finance or Human Resources or IT, “customer success” is not simply a department within your organization.

Sports 112

Sports Customer Success Customer Journey Blog 112

Totango

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In a world where technology is ubiquitous and constantly evolving, why do so many customer success (CS) managers say they don’t have the right tools to bring CS teams into digital transformation and scale-up growth? More seriously, information disconnects can limit visibility into customer adoption and health.

Customer Success 95

Customer Success 2022 Technology Banking 95

ChurnZero

JUNE 15, 2023

With less budget to go around, some SaaS companies are merging customer success and account management into one function that’s responsible for an account’s business strategy, product adoption, and value realization, as well as its renewal and expansion. CRMs are absolutely a must for automating and scaling sales operations.

Sales 96

Sales Customer Success Communication NPS 96

Solvvy

JULY 8, 2022

Unfortunately, when customers go elsewhere for products or services, profits can begin to decline. It’s more costly to continually work to acquire new customers than to keep the customers you have. They often don’t cover acquisition costs and see a profit for months after an initial sale.

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NPS Metrics Customer Success Net Promoter Score 106