Totango

AUGUST 18, 2022

A Customer Onboarding Checklist for Successful CS Teams. A lot goes into crafting the ideal onboarding process for SaaS products. You need to clearly demonstrate the ins and outs of your software to ensure your customers know how to use it and how to employ it effectively in the pursuit of their enterprise’s unique needs and goals.

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SmartKarrot

AUGUST 2, 2023

Customer Success (CS) that focuses on boosting customer retention, loyalty, and overall business growth is a very important function for any customer-centric business. In this write-up, we are sharing a few valuable insights as to how a Customer Success leader should enable and empower their team.

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CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 10, 2021

Increased Customer Retention. A good health score indicated happy customers. And happy customers are likely to stay for you as long as they achieve their desired outcome. Hence churn decreases and retention rate increases. It was found that 46% maintain a customer health score to forecast churn or renewals.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 28, 2020

In general, SaaS customer retention rates define the percentage of customers your company has retained for a given period. The rate of retention is the reverse or opposite side of the rate of churn, which designates the percentage of clients your company has lost for a specified time. .

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Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

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SaaS Best practices industry standards Consulting 81

CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A major shift in the distribution model of software meant that SaaS metrics needed to evolve. We will be discussing all Net Revenue Retention in this blog. What is Net Revenue Retention? If you are a SaaS business, churn is your devil with the pitchfork. Customers are unsteady, they sometimes run off to your competitors.

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Upselling SaaS Metrics Accountability 52

Education Services Group

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One of the biggest business lessons of the last decade has been that keeping your current customers is just as important as acquiring new customers. In the age of SaaS, this is an indisputable fact. But there’s more to the success of your business than just retaining customers. What’s Customer Revenue Optimization?

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SaaS Benchmark Customer retention Sales 59

Totango

JUNE 4, 2021

We’ll show you how to multiply opportunities for engagement through strategies such as personalization, in-app messaging, customized promotions and loyalty programs. By combining technology with best practices, you can maximize interaction with your clients and build brand loyalty. Rewards will differ from B2B to B2C customers.

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CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We hear a lot in Customer Success about Voice of the Customer (VOC) but Debbi Stanley, CFRE , Vice-President of Sales & Customer Success, Rallybound feels there is a more important term – VOD or Valley of Death. The faster the customer achieves desired outcome, the higher the chances of customer retention.

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SaaS Metrics Benchmark Upselling 72

Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

SaaS 48

SaaS Best practices industry standards Consulting 48

Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

SaaS 48

SaaS Best practices industry standards Consulting 48

Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

SaaS 48

SaaS Best practices industry standards Consulting 48

Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

SaaS 48

SaaS Best practices industry standards Consulting 48

Amity

APRIL 25, 2016

VP of Customer Success and Business Operations - Gainsight. Follow her weekly blog posts on Customer Success best practices. Director of Customer Success Education - CSM Practice. Dan is a recognized domain expert in Customer Success especially in a startup environment and in SaaS. Dave Blake.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer Consulting Consulting 96

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 22, 2020

These solutions are also relevant to companies with customer experience programs, and can be used to fill the gaps within their existing sales, marketing and customer support processes.”. When it comes to customer retention, there’s business-altering revenue at risk. There’s also the competitive aspect to weigh.

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CRM Customer retention Technology Best practices 59

Education Services Group

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year, we, along with our CS friends at ChurnZero and Higher Logic, embarked on an ambitious project to check-in with the CS community as a whole and find out more about the industry’s current place in SaaS business and uncover the trends influencing its growth. We are proud to present the Inaugural Customer Success Leadership Study !

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Solvvy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Researchers have found that CSAT scores and customer satisfaction indices will vary by industry. . Refer to Industry Benchmarks. Zendesk has a tool that allows you to enter your industry and see customer satisfaction benchmarks, such as: Corporate services, 95%. Customer service KPIs include: . Technology, 94%.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Businesses can use CI software to record meaningful discussions with potential customers, identify unsafe or illegal conversational subjects, train new salespeople on best practices, and for any other purposes where the analysis and transcription of sales calls is required. Top 10 Best Conversation Intelligence Software.

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Real estate CRM Coaching Contact Center 52

Education Services Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

A good industry benchmark to reference is that it is six times more cost efficient to sell to your current install base than it is to bring on a new customer. And in the world of B2B SaaS, that time is money. For my CS peers – the first few points create a compelling case for more sales involvement, sooner.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

She collaborates with CS leadership to create internal learning paths that align with ChurnZero’s CS philosophy, processes, and best practices. Over the last year even more, because it is known that onboarding sets the tone for a customer’s entire lifecycle. Irit: How do you come up with a benchmark? Bree: Exactly.

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Metrics SaaS Surveys Self service 98

ChurnZero

MARCH 22, 2019

Did you know: For every 1% increase in revenue retention, a SaaS company’s valuation increases by 12% after five years? This was just one of the takeaways from our well-attended webinar this week on- Understanding the Real Impact of Improving Retention and Customer Success Best Practices. Q&A Recap.

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Customer retention Upselling SaaS Customer centricity 61

ClientSuccess

JULY 23, 2019

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. Externally – understand what success looks like from the perspective of the customer. Ultimate Guide to SaaS Customer Success Metrics.

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Technology Chief Customer Officer Consulting Consulting 44

ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

She collaborates with CS leadership to create internal learning paths that align with ChurnZero’s CS philosophy, processes, and best practices. Over the last year even more, because it is known that onboarding sets the tone for a customer’s entire lifecycle. Irit: How do you come up with a benchmark? Bree: Exactly.

Metrics 52

Metrics SaaS Surveys Self service 52

SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Why should SaaS have all the fun? Just because customer success originated from the SaaS, that does not mean it should stick to the ‘as-a-service’ models only. All of the non-SaaS industries too put a spotlight on the customer and help them succeed. have broken the internet with their customer success stories.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 26, 2021

They also provide an opportunity to bring in best practices. Never forget that it’s a value-add for your customers to work with someone with visibility into similar companies working toward the same goals. The Customer Success Battle Plan. Barriers to success often lie outside of your product.

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Management Chief Customer Officer Upselling SaaS 98

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 5, 2022

In addition to explaining what an online automated customer playbook is in detail, this article will show you how to effectively put one into practice so that it serves both the goals of your customers who use your product or service and your anticipated business outcomes and teams. Definition of customer success playbook.

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Scripts Accountability Benchmark B2B 10

Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

She leads the XM Institute’s research into CX and EX best practices and the broader organizational capabilities required for building loyalty by improving customer and employee experiences. In 2014, Ian officially became a Certified Customer Experience Professional. He authored the Customer Success book for Wiley!

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Amity

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Exploring the Top 5 Benefits of Customer Success. The nature of the SaaS model means that there is a very direct relationship between your company’s ability to achieve its corporate goals and your customers’ ability to achieve their goals. Why the Customer Success Manager is the Product Manager’s New BFF.

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SaaS Education Customer retention Sales 80

Amity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

This really depends on your industry so you want to familiarize yourself with industry benchmarks. It is also worth engaging an independent unbiased third party to do a Voice of the Customer project and analysis. It typically involves interviewing customers and looking at your NPS scores and strategy.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Since then it has been used heavily by companies, both large and small, to assess customer satisfaction and has become an important metric for growth-driven technology businesses. You can think of it as a numerical value that indicates how loyal your customers are. Upcoming Webinar.

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Journey mapping Metrics Surveys Feedback 95

SmartKarrot

JULY 27, 2020

What is the one thing that SaaS businesses have in common? Customer success! Goes without saying, customer success resources break the internet with a humongous flow of information, but it is kind of at sixes and sevens. Interestingly, customer success blogs are as rewarding as they can get. Yes, you got it.

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