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CS in Conversation: Focus on Adoption to Demonstrate the Need for Customer Success

Amity

Amity had the good fortune of sitting down with a pioneer in Customer Success, Paul Teshima the original SVP of Customer Success (circa 2005) at Eloqua – now the Founder and CEO of Nudge Software , to talk about demonstrating the need for Customer Success. PT: In September 2000, we were all in sales at Eloqua. Here are the “aha!”

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In Customer Success, Who Has Skin In The Game?

Amity

Yet in many instances, Customer Success is still viewed as an offshoot of Sales or Support. What Happens When Customer Success Reports to the VP of Sales? Many Sales teams are rewarded based upon the overall revenue or Gross Profit Margin (GPM) of new business. Customer Success needs to be grounded in service, not selling.

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Evolution of Customer Success: Past, Present, and Future

SmartKarrot

1995 – 2000: The Rise of Customer-Centric Business Outlook 2000 – 2005: Customer Relationship Management and Marketing Automation Platforms 2005 – 2010: Automation and Marketing plugs in Engagement and Sales. The Customer Success Funnel SaaS and Mobile Apps Cloud and its Phenomenal Impacts. Customer Success: Present.

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