ChurnZero

JULY 2, 2020

The term “customer-first” gets thrown around and cited often in the B2B world. The challenges to becoming a customer-centric company are not easy to overcome alone. It takes a village to raise a customer-centric company. Your entire organization must invest in rallying around the customer.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 18, 2020

With each passing year the Customer Success industry matures and meets new challenges along the way, and this year has been nothing short of challenging in many ways. . Q&A Recap: Speakers: Megan Macaluso , VP Customer Success & Operations, ESG. Jay Nathan , Chief Customer Officer, Higher Logic.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 27, 2019

, tell a customer they’re a poor fit, and manage customer s who ignores deadlines and meetings. . PS: In our second addition of CSM Confidential, we tackle how to deal with a difficult Account Executive, get budget buy-in, and respond to execs who don’t think CS is essential. . Customer Success Around the Web.

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Amity

APRIL 25, 2016

Bill's blog posts will help you establish the guidelines to capatalize on associate commitment whole delivering exemplary customer service. Deliver the World's Best Customer Experience. GVP Customer Success - Oracle Marketing Cloud. CEO - C hief Customer Office Council. Chief Customer Officer - Gainsight.

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Amity

MAY 22, 2016

Customer success is an exciting and game-changing opportunity, and a prerequisite for the majority of B2B SaaS companies, but are you ready for it? According to an Aberdeen Report* on Customer Experience Management, the top three drivers for investing in customer experience management are: Improve customer retention – (42%).

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 29, 2021

This makes a case for customer success to have a seat at the leadership table. This transition dates only a decade back since customer success as a domain has started to gain traction in the B2B industry. Have you ever come across a company that achieved its objective without taking into accounts the needs of the customers?

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ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

Just look at B2B bemouths like Salesforce, Moz, and HubSpot. These SaaS companies offer comprehensive training programs, resources, and events to their customers and even the larger professional community. Customer Tenure – have they been a customer for at least nine months to a year? The same holds true for our vendors.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 5, 2021

Here’s our Top 50 Customer Success Influencers list celebrating those frontiersmen and women pushing the boundaries and making Customer Success the force that it is today. Additionally, he serves as the Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic. Jeanne Bliss. Jeff Breunsbach. Kristi Faltorusso.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Today, companies realize that a robust customer success function can help preempt churn and grow revenues without acquiring customers at an exponential pace. Yet, customer success is limited to growth-stage and mature SaaS companies, and only 9% of organizations have a Chief Success Officer and Chief Customer Officer roles.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I absolutely LOVE Jeanne Bliss and Chief Customer Officer 2.0. I often quote her book in class when referring to storytelling and it’s VITAL importance in Customer Success. We’re not Account Managers (a vitally important role in Enterprise B2B business) where the allegiance aligns with growing the account.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 7, 2022

Anita Toth is the Chief Churn crusher at Anita Toth Inc. Top 100 Customer Success Strategist 2021. She helps her B2B customers exponentially increase their net profits by utilizing the missed revenue opportunities caused by churn. We asked Anita to share her opinion on customer churn and retention. Absolutely.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2020

The world’s only free, invitation only CS Leadership opportunity hosted by Aaaron Thompson the Founder and CEO of Portland Customer Success. ChurnZero is excited to participate and have our Chief Customer Officer, Abby Hammer added to the speaker’s lineup. Pulse Date: May 13 – 14 2020 Location: San Francisco, CA.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 6, 2021

Just 40 C-level customers will generate nearly 70 percent of the B2B business. Also, there are increasing opportunities C-level relationships can create including customer references, getting into various publications, and more. Is it revenue- if yes, work around customer retention and expansion revenue.

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Amity

JANUARY 30, 2014

This proactive help, guiding customers to be successful just when they need it, is fundamental to great experiences that drives loyalty and success. – Kia Puhm, Chief Customer Officer, Blueprint Software Systems. – Leo Leung, Director, Technical Account Management, Nulogy.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

Her blog posts continue to serve as a valuable resource for people who seek to understand and master customer success processes. A star in the world of Customer Success, Amarachi Ogueji is known for her exceptional skills in retaining B2B and B2C SaaS clients. Amarachi Ogueji. Bhavika Kochhar. Gemma Cipriani-Espineira.

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Amity

JULY 28, 2014

Customer success is an exciting and game-changing opportunity, and a prerequisite for the majority of B2B SaaS companies, but are you ready for it? A number of CEOs have walked in the shoes of their customers. Relevant and comprehensive customer data is the foundation upon which your customer success program will operate.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

You start from being an Individual contributor by managing a group of customers to higher leadership positions. In the beginning a CSM must be managing 30 to 50 accounts. Customer Success Leader. Customer Success Leader is the most common next role in a career path for a customer success manager.

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Amity

JULY 26, 2018

For example: Responsibilities: Work with developers to improve the product based on customer needs; but not responsible for customer support and ticket management. Help the Chief Customer Officer to create a churn reduction plan. 2+ years B2B customer success or related field (e.g.

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SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

An account executive would have been in charge of this in the past. . Keeping customers satisfied is now the job of the client success specialist because customers are expecting more from the things they purchase and because products are becoming more complex.

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SmartKarrot

AUGUST 16, 2022

Business consultants Human resource Consultants Lawyers Accountants. QBRs ensure that companies deliver customer outcomes in a timely manner by encouraging meetings and conversations. In a QBR meeting, customers can voice their concerns, measure their success, and scale to meet the goals they choose. Why are QBRs important?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

You Mon: Accountability. If you’re delivering something as a service, whatever it is, because [the customer] can switch, you better do it right. You’re accountable every day, every month, every year. However often your renewal cycle is, you’re accountable. How should they be held to account?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

You Mon: Accountability. If you’re delivering something as a service, whatever it is, because [the customer] can switch, you better do it right. You’re accountable every day, every month, every year. However often your renewal cycle is, you’re accountable. How should they be held to account?

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Netomi

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Dione Hedgpeth – Chief Customer Officer, Sumo Logic. As Sumo Logic’s chief customer officer, she is responsible for the company’s customer operations and renewals, including customer success, professional services, global support, and education (which is no small role, as the company serves more than 2,000 customers)!

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 25, 2020

Anna Talerico, Arthur Ventures Anna ( @annatalerico ) is an Operating Partner at Arthur Ventures , an early growth capital firm that leads investments in B2B software companies located outside Silicon Valley. Her focus is on capital-efficient , go-to-market strategies across sales, marketing, customer success and support.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 26, 2021

This is a guest blog post by Jay Nathan, Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic. A J oint Success Plan is a simple but powerful tool for outcome-based customer success management. It’s designed to help solution providers align with their customers’ business goals and objectives.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 19, 2020

Surveys can certainly help, but don’t forget to use verbatim comments, argues Lynn Hunsaker, chief customer officer at ClearAction Continuum: You already have a treasure trove of insights on-hand; make use of them for outside-in perspective. The perception of your current customers will be reflected in these public comments.

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Netomi

JANUARY 5, 2022

Prior to joining Temkin Group, she implemented the CX strategy and managed the Voice of the Customer program for Crowe Horwath LLP, one of the top 10 public accounting and consulting firms in the US. Is Customer Experience the Key to B2B Differentiation? He authored the Customer Success book for Wiley!

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SmartKarrot

MAY 26, 2022

In some cases, there is no accountability for data usage. To see how SmartKarrot helps B2B companies streamline and scale customer success, Request a Demo. The post The Critical Role Played by CEOs in Creating a Data-Driven Culture appeared first on SmartKarrot l Comprehensive Customer Success. Hire the right people.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 14, 2015

How relevant are the trendiest customer experience management (CXM) practices in business-to-business (B2B) companies? High-Touch in B2B Customer Experience. Therefore, surveys of B2B practices may understate the actual work being done. Seeing the Full Picture.

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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. Ensuring that your customers achieve their desired outcome using your product is at the core of Customer Success. We have tons of great resources for Customer Success and Account Management professionals. CX Journey.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

These changes have made it essential that B2B software companies adapt and deliver ongoing use r value. Now more than ever Customer Success is essential to the long-term success of your entire organization. Customer Relationship Management systems (CRMs) primarily function as a relationship information database.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 21, 2022

Customer-centricity is the need of the hour for B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. It is considered the only way to provide a positive customer experience and improve customer loyalty. It needs more than simple customer service. The entire C-suite is responsible for the customer.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 21, 2022

Customer-centricity is the need of the hour for B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. It is considered the only way to provide a positive customer experience and improve customer loyalty. It needs more than simple customer service. The entire C-suite is responsible for the customer.

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Lumoa

APRIL 24, 2018

Peter Lavers Customer Experience and CRM Expert. NPS is NOT the answer to everything like some would have us believe - especially in corporate / B2B key account management where long-term trust and relationship quality are key. Andrew McFarland Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer at Black Box.

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SmartKarrot

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

And that is when the role of an efficient customer success org structure comes into play. The given infographic shows how a sample B2B customer success org structure should look like. Account Development Managers. Account development managers ensure that the customers contact them first with whatever they need.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

As a CCO (Chief Customer Officer), your job curtails satisfying your customers’ needs. But, what about the internal customers, i.e., your peers, including CEOs (Chief Executive Officer) and CFOs (Chief Financial Officer). Boost their accountability. They do two things for you—1.

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