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Expansion is a Team Sport: Strategies for Aligning CS and Sales in 2024

Totango

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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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 6-7-2021

ShepHyken

Being Customer-centric Starts With A Top-Notch Employee Experiencestanley by Stanley Huang. 1 customer can help you improve the employee experience (EX), build a customer-centric company, and capture more revenue. I love the formula: Customer-Centric Mindset + Happy Employees = Company Success.

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The SaaS Debate: Who Owns the Renewal and Upsell? Customer Success vs. Sales

ChurnZero

Whether Customer Success or Sales should own the renewal, expansion, and upsell is a hot-button issue in today’s SaaS sphere. This Customer Success showdown, which took the form of an Oxford-style debate, was held at BIG RYG, ChurnZero’s annual Customer Success conference.

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Why Every Business Needs to Cross-Sell and Upsell in 2022

aircall

Most businesses focus on acquiring new customers to make more sales. Scaling your sales strategy for 2022. To build a modern sales organization, view sales as a function of your business. What are upselling and cross-selling? Upselling is when you encourage your customers to purchase a more premium product.

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Guest Post: How to Design a Customer Success Program That Works

ShepHyken

A customer success platform for managing interactions in a single space. How to train new CX processes Refining your current CX processes and training your team is crucial for developing a more customer-centric team culture and building a well-oiled machine. Regularly update training materials based on customer feedback.

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5 Best Practices to Encourage Customer-Centric Growth

Totango

A customer-oriented approach to business is fast becoming a necessary ingredient for success in today’s customer-centric economy. The idea is simple: look after your customers, and your customers will look after you. This represents a shift from bygone eras when growth strategies were more sales-focused.

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Customer Success and Upsells: How to Make the Most of Opportunities

Totango

When your goal is to grow your customer’s business, upselling becomes a means, not an end. That’s the advantage of working within a customer-centric environment. Your success depends on your customer’s success, so expansion becomes a necessity for both parties. Upsells Happen Every Day.