Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2016

Industrial psychologists and organizational behaviorists have been studying employee satisfaction for more than 30 years. Such an individual—let’s call this person a chief customer officer—is missing from the organization chart of many companies.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As SaaS organizations and their customers slowly but surely get used to the ‘new normal’ that 2020 ushered in, customer success managers and team leaders are more focused than ever before. Luckily for customer success teams, there is no shortage of resources available. 5 resources to set your CSMs up for success.

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TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2023

Skilled in leading high-performing teams and utilizing customer insights to drive improvements, Agnes works on unique ways to build customer loyalty through community programs and events. Jeanne has 35 years of experience helping companies elevate their position with customers and the marketplace. of podcasts worldwide.

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ChurnZero

MAY 5, 2020

Fortunately, Customer Success teams are uniquely positioned to step up and provide business continuity—serving as a company’s compass to guide them through this treacherous terrain. The negotiations and deals you make now may have an inadvertent impact on your long-term account health.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 26, 2022

Liz Friscino, Managing Director, Client Success, FiscalNote Here’s how SaaS companies, Customer Success teams, Account Managers, and Chief Customer Officers can use the ChurnZero integration with HubSpot to increase customer retention, reduce churn, and improve the customer experience.

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 10, 2020

Over the past number of years, the customer experience (otherwise known as “CX”) has become a profession unto itself. Roles like Chief Customer Officer, Customer Experience Director, Manager, Customer Success have been popping up. Increasingly, brands understand the importance of the customer.

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Enghouse Interactive

JULY 29, 2020

In the latest in our series of guest posts, noted customer experience author and speaker Jeanne Bliss is sharing two of the case studies from her latest book Would You Do That To Your Mother? Jeanne’s second blog looks at why the human touch is a vital part of the customer service process. We trust you. It just earned J.D.

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

That’s what Simon Sinek discovered when studying these leaders closely. Chief Customer Officer 2.0. Want a proven framework to help you launch and advance the customer experience transformation in businesses in every vertical around the world? Books on Customer Service Culture. Goodreads Rating: 4.1/5.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Learn why an operations role is the key to scaling Customer Success, what this role looks like within a mature organization, and when you should hire for it. Customer Success teams (and their customers alike) feel the pain of conducting QBRs dictated by a now seemingly arbitrary timeframe and requisite.

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ClearAction

JUNE 8, 2015

While formal CX management is a relatively new endeavor for many companies, the experience of customers has in fact been managed by various people all along. A study by ClearAction shows that coordination among managers of various aspects of CX is one of six success factors for holistic CX management and strong business results.

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ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

Celebrate (and Capitalize) on Success With Case Studies. Case studies are a mutually beneficial way to promote your product and your customer among interested audiences – so long as your features know their place in the story. If they outshine your customer, you’ll lose the reader.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 6, 2021

Is it revenue- if yes, work around customer retention and expansion revenue. Support your statement with real examples and case studies. Have case studies that include the benefits of customer success. How they achieved account growth? Top concerns for Chief Customer Officer.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Q&A Recap: 2021 Customer Success Leadership Study Results Revealed. With each passing year the Customer Success industry matures and meets new challenges along the way, and this year has been in many ways just as challenging as the last. Speakers: Abby Hammer , Chief Customer Officer, ChurnZero.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 20, 2019

By joining forces and clarifying roles, both teams can deliver a better customer experience and drive more revenue for their organizations. . . Abby Hammer , Chief Customer Officer , ChurnZero . Ashvin Vaidyanathan , Chief Customer Officer , Gainsight . Increase focus on ‘meh’ accounts. .

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ChurnZero

MAY 1, 2020

For instance, let’s say you were selling Customer Success software to your C-Suite. To persuade your Chief Customer Officer, you’d want to address their top concerns such as optimizing the customer experience without adding internal headcount. Your argument isn’t about you and what you need and why you’re right.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Director of Customer Success, you will lead a team of high performing, geographically dispersed CSMs. Provide the team with guidance on building and maintaining strong customer relationships; serve as a coach in navigating challenging customer situations.

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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. She is known globally for transforming businesses to earn customer-driven growth. He authored the Customer Success book for Wiley!

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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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ClearAction

MARCH 22, 2024

. — Southwest Airlines outdated IT caused 16,900 canceled flights for 2 million passengers: PR nightmare, customer churn, stock plunge, massive fines. ” Influencing Companywide model for CX is a Team Sport: — Identify the top 2-4 themes : what are core-growth customers pursuing through your brand? Prevent data silos.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

“The biggest trend I see emerging in Europe, which started at the end of 2018 is Customer Success Plans becoming a staple asset of Customer Success teams. The distinguishing factors of CSPs (rather than Account Plans) are: Owned by the customer and collaborated on with the CSM. Such days are waning.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

We were in an emerging market and our customers weren’t really sure what to do with the product that was put in front of them. I recognized that in SaaS you had to have a more pervasive accountability to the customer. This alone should substantiate the need for a customer success role within the organization.

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Amity

AUGUST 19, 2014

Seems staffing a customer success team continues to be as hot a topic as customer success itself. Earlier this year in an open letter response from a SaaS in need of saving , Amity’s Chief Customer Officer Louise Philp provided some valuable insights on how to build a team of customer success heroes.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer CRM Consulting 48

Branch Mesenger

MAY 29, 2018

Jeanne Bliss is a best-selling author and an expert on customer-centric leadership. She pioneered the Chief Customer Officer role and has deeply applied her experience in writing and research from time spent working at companies including Allstate, Coldwell Banker, and Microsoft. Dare to rethink what's been done.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

“The biggest trend I see emerging in Europe, which started at the end of 2018 is Customer Success Plans becoming a staple asset of Customer Success teams. The distinguishing factors of CSPs (rather than Account Plans) are: Owned by the customer and collaborated on with the CSM. Such days are waning.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer Education Consulting 49

Beyond Philosophy

MAY 12, 2021

We invited Nancy Porte, Vice president of Global Customer Experience Verint and vice-chair of the Customer Experience Professional Association (CXPA) board, to discuss this research on a recent podcast. Porte shared some of her insight on Verint’s recent study about supporting customer engagement efforts in the post-COVID era.

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GetFeedback

JANUARY 19, 2020

In CustomerThink’s recent study of 200+ CX initiatives , respondents were asked about sources of feedback. The study found that using only surveys is not a CX success driver. You need to keep a pulse on the various players in a customer account who have a say in purchase decisions.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This can cover everything from analyzing customer satisfaction levels for different parts of the journey , gathering employee feedback to learn where improvements are needed, complaints monitoring to identify pain-points, competitor tracking and gathering business intelligence about market innovation and trends.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 20, 2020

6) Reset CXM Roles as Facilitators of CX Accountability. A decision out-of-sync with intentional CX by one or a few employees can rapidly and severely erode customer trust, word-of-mouth, goodwill, and stock value. Advantages: Draws a line in the sand for internal momentum and accountability. 14) Use Customer Lifetime Value.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 20, 2020

6) Reset CXM Roles as Facilitators of CX Accountability. A decision out-of-sync with intentional CX by one or a few employees can rapidly and severely erode customer trust, word-of-mouth, goodwill, and stock value. Advantages: Draws a line in the sand for internal momentum and accountability. 14) Use Customer Lifetime Value.

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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. A third of B2B firms have established processes to coordinate multiple accounts within a customer company; a third more are just starting this.

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Customer Guru

DECEMBER 13, 2017

In a global customer experience study conducted by Oracle, it was found that while businesses want to be seen as CX leaders in their industry, they aren’t doing much about it. Source: Oracle Global CX Study, 2013. The best way to achieve this is to build a Customer Journey Map (CJM).

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Video Title: How to Prove Value to Customers. Host: Irit Eizips , Chief Customer Officer & CEO | CSM Practice. Guest: Chris Singh , SVP Customer Success Management, Customer Engagement & Experience at SAP. This way they can even be held accountable. Read the full transcript to learn more.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Sixty-one percent have plans to incorporate (or continue incorporating) AI into their customer experience. It’s not just companies – studies show that the majority of customers already accept or even prefer Chatbots. By automating simple tasks, Chatbots offer customers speeder support at a lower rate for companies.

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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. Finally, there are research studies that question the validity of the science behind NPS."

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Answer Dash

APRIL 16, 2019

Customer Management Clarity Clarity is strengthened by unifying the various roles that manage customer experience across your company. Communication is typically non-existent or minimal across managers of CRM, service, voice-of-customer, loyalty, continual improvement, customer intelligence, customer success, and similar endeavors.

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