Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Soon after that, I founded my global Customer Experience consultancy, Beyond Philosophy. Unfortunately, Reichheld says too many organizations use NPS as a stick or a metric for earning bonuses. He says that the financial metrics most companies use for valuations point you toward the wrong investments.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 18, 2020

In the new SaaS-based economy, customer journey maps are built to help customers reach their goals and to show value. Thus, the customer SaaS journey – while varied from industry to industry – widely remains the same. Let’s take a closer look at the four stages of the customer SaaS journey you’ll need to keep in mind: Stage 1: Onboard.

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CSM Practice

JUNE 6, 2020

The valuation of a SaaS company is based on its recurring revenue stream. SaaS Companies with high renewal rates can generate a regular, predictable recurring revenue stream more efficiently. SaaS Companies with high renewal rates can generate a regular, predictable recurring revenue stream more efficiently.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Out of the myriads of customer data that can be measured, in this blog, I will emphasize the most important customer success metrics you need to focus on based on best practices.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Customer Success Metrics that Your Investors and Board Care About. Kristen Hayer, Founder and CEO of The Success League , has witnessed this communication friction from both sides through her past experience as a customer success leader and through her current work running a customer success consultancy. Board meetings.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Soon after the SDRs or Sales Development Reps have done their job, AEs or Account Executives are sales professionals who are the first ones to interact with prospects. Account Executives, often called Sales Managers, are responsible for closing company sales and are directly responsible for generating revenue for your business.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Out of the myriads of customer data that can be measured, in this blog, I will emphasize the most important customer success metrics you need to focus on based on best practices.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Out of the myriads of customer data that can be measured, in this blog, I will emphasize the most important customer success metrics you need to focus on based on best practices.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The job of the customer success team entails myriads of responsibilities, including proper onboarding, increasing product usage, proactively managing accounts, customer engagements, and training , expanding and renewing accounts, and so on. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 8, 2021

You start as a company of 10, signing up every employee with a Google Drive account. As your business grows, you’ll have more employees to sign up with a Google Drive account, plus the storage space you need will increase. Understanding Customer Success vectors as an upgrade to KPI metrics. Excellent B2B relations. .

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 21, 2022

1/ Crash course in Customer Success and SaaS metrics. Presented by: Dave Kellogg , principal, Dave Kellogg Consulting. Many people think of SaaS and CS metrics as black and white. But the truth is, there are many ways to calculate and interpret—and game—metrics. What metrics do investors care about most?

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This can be done by tracking actionable customer usage metrics and using adoption analytics to shape the customer experience at different points in their life-cycle journey. Most customer success metric fall into one of these four categories: Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Heath Metrics.

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LiveChat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Every company, especially SaaS businesses, face some of the following challenges and situations: High churn rate. These days, with cloud technology, SaaS and B2B economy, the sales model has shifted to renewal sales: pay-as-you-go and subscription plans. Or account management, when you worry about subscriptions and payments.).

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 6, 2021

From the last couple of weeks, we’ve been writing about the importance of customer retention , key metrics to track and how Customer Success can help you drive retention, and whether your organization is ready to implement Customer success software. . The CSM for the account explains the plan . Step 2 – Project Readiness.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This can be done by tracking actionable customer usage metrics and using adoption analytics to shape the customer experience at different points in their life-cycle journey. Most customer success metric fall into one of these four categories: Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Heath Metrics.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This can be done by tracking actionable customer usage metrics and using adoption analytics to shape the customer experience at different points in their life-cycle journey. Most customer success metric fall into one of these four categories: Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Heath Metrics.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Every customer success metric you can measure falls into one of these four categories: Customer Health Metrics. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Success Team Performance Metrics. In this blog series, we’ll examine each customer success metric category in separate blogs.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Every customer success metric you can measure falls into one of these four categories: Customer Health Metrics. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics. Customer Success Team Performance Metrics. In this blog series, we’ll examine each customer success metric category in separate blogs.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Gary’s background is in the wine industry, which got me thinking about the way we talk about Customer Success primarily in the context of the SaaS industry - understandably so, as this is where its roots lay. Non-SaaS companies need to look for industry-specific triggers that give a glimpse into the crystal ball of retention.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The job of the customer success team entails myriads of responsibilities, including proper onboarding, increasing product usage, proactively managing accounts, customer engagements, and training , expanding and renewing accounts, and so on. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The job of the customer success team entails myriads of responsibilities, including proper onboarding, increasing product usage, proactively managing accounts, customer engagements, and training , expanding and renewing accounts, and so on. Customer Financial Metrics. Customer Health Metrics. Customer Usage Metrics.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We often hear the roles of Customer Success Manager (CSM) and Account Manager (AM) used interchangeably. The ultimate difference between a Customer Services Manager and an Account Manager is both in their area of concentration and how each target their customers. . Let’s talk about Account Managers first.

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ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

These SaaS companies offer comprehensive training programs, resources, and events to their customers and even the larger professional community. After each instruction-based webinar, customers have a 1:1 consultation with their Customer Success Manager. The same holds true for our vendors. Uncover Opportunities With Upsell Campaigns.

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Kapta Customer Success

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Customer Success is one of the biggest buzzwords floating around the B2B SaaS space today. As a key account manager, it’s vital that you engage in Customer Success content that is insightful, valuable, and relevant, giving you that competitive edge to deliver amazing service to your clients. CX Journey. forEntrepreneurs.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

VC and PE firms now ask founders about the metrics owned by CS teams, specifically NRR and GRR , within the first ten minutes of conversation. To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. You Mon: Accountability. Can you help me get that metric?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

VC and PE firms now ask founders about the metrics owned by CS teams, specifically NRR and GRR , within the first ten minutes of conversation. To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. You Mon: Accountability. Can you help me get that metric?

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 5, 2020

Customer success is one of the most important – and fastest-growing – factors of today’s SaaS business models. More and more companies are looking to customer success teams to help guide their overarching business strategy (even in sales, marketing, and product) and to help manage and cultivate long-term account growth.

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JivoChat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many people don’t understand the importance of customer service metrics. Unfortunately, while most companies obsessively track sales and marketing numbers, they completely overlook customer service metrics—and miss out on the insights they can learn about customer service, customer satisfaction, and brand loyalty. Ticket Volume.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 29, 2020

A relic from bygone days of old-school Account Management, QBRs are a classic, but not timeless, practice; one that feels perfunctory and misplaced in today’s always-connected, data-enriched landscape. The SaaS Debate: Who Owns the Renewal and Upsell? Top 4 Metrics Chief Customer Officers (CCOs) Must Know.

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Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The contract renewal stage of the customer lifecycle is a critical component of driving retention for SaaS products. Contract renewal is the stage in your SaaS customer’s lifecycle where they decide whether or not to extend a subscription that is about to expire. What Is Contract Renewal? In-App Promotions.

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 5, 2020

Customer success is one of the most important – and fastest-growing – factors of today’s SaaS business models. More and more companies are looking to customer success teams to help guide their overarching business strategy (even in sales, marketing, and product) and to help manage and cultivate long-term account growth.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Criteria Corp started with Account Managers and was a largely reactive team. They do additional discovery as part of the onboarding process, onboard effectively, and then manage the account to drive Engagement, Adoption and ultimately the renewal. How did CS begin at your organization, and what is your team’s primary focus?

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Amity

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Winning by Design is a premier provider of strategy consulting and coaching programs for SaaS Sales and Customer Success organizations. They are the leaders in SaaS Sales consulting and training, and have recently added Customer Success to their area of expertise. Are there a lot of consultants based in Toronto?

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ChurnZero

MARCH 24, 2023

1: Is NPS a Customer Success metric? Stephanie Berner: My answer is unequivocally no— Net Promoter Score (NPS) should not be a CS metric. So many CEOs and CROs are searching for a singular metric to measure performance because they’re used to managing sales teams. Here’s why. Value is very hard to measure.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 24, 2023

1: Is NPS a Customer Success metric? Stephanie Berner: My answer is unequivocally no— Net Promoter Score (NPS) should not be a CS metric. So many CEOs and CROs are searching for a singular metric to measure performance because they’re used to managing sales teams. Here’s why. Value is very hard to measure.

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Customer churn is a vital metric for the success of any SaaS company and its customer success team. Churn directly affects the sustainability and growth of SaaS businesses as small monthly increases in churn percentage can compound over time and drastically reduce revenue. Step 2: Map the Top 10 Reasons with Accounts.

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Totango

AUGUST 18, 2022

A lot goes into crafting the ideal onboarding process for SaaS products. In the SaaS industry, onboarding is the process of guiding a new customer through the steps they need to start using the product they just purchased. Assigning account managers. Activating accounts. What Is the Client Onboarding Process?

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