Totango

JULY 21, 2020

In situations such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, your CS team can take action to prevent customer churn during the pandemic while also helping to build a sustainable future for both parties once the danger passes. The current COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to many industries, and SaaS is no exception. Stay Agile As a Company.

SaaS 64

SaaS Calibration Enterprise Customer retention 64

Totango

JANUARY 22, 2024

These use cases free up time spent on tasks like pre-calls or sifting through customer data, empowering customer success managers (CSMs) to focus on more strategic initiatives and consultative customer guidance. .

Enterprise 95

Enterprise SaaS Engineering Technical Support 95

CSM Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Both individuals have extensive business development, revenue generation, and customer success experience from previous leadership positions at top SaaS (Software as a Service) brands. With that, we are attracting more and more top talent from other successful SaaS brands. Calabrio is a trusted ally to leading brands.

SaaS 52

SaaS Cloud contact Customer centricity Coaching 52

CSM Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2023

With more than 25 years of experience in marketing leadership roles, Nugent brings a wealth of expertise in building and scaling marketing efforts to enable growth strategies at software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. She joins Calabrio’s executive leadership team and will report to CEO, Kevin Jones.

Marketing 52

Marketing Customer centricity SaaS Coaching 52

CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

As SaaS businesses gain traction and customers begin to adopt their solution at scale, the next step is to drive customer expansion. Since existing customers are usually more willing to buy, companies typically offer additional solutions and features in the form of upsells and cross-sells. Qualitative Data.

Upselling 52

Upselling Customer centricity Sales Accountability 52

Totango

MARCH 4, 2022

Despite their differences, however, they do share an intimate relationship – you need strong customer service to achieve customer success. In this article, we’ll take a look at the relationship between these two important ingredients for a successful SaaS business model. What is B2B Customer Service? Lost passwords.

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B2B Customer Service Interactive Voice Response B2C 92

Totango

DECEMBER 6, 2021

What 2021 Taught SaaS Businesses about Customer Success. As the business world adapted to the challenges of 2021, SaaS companies re-examined what customer success means in today’s digital-first environment. First, we’ll look at how the flywheel model has redefined our understanding of the customer journey.

SaaS 93

SaaS Best practices Journey mapping Customer advocacy 93

Amity

AUGUST 30, 2018

Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. A key focus for Account Managers (AMs) is building strong relationships with their customers.

Accountability 67

Accountability Management Upselling Customer centricity 67

CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

The solution to this challenge is to switch to a proactive data-driven customer success engagement model that allows for better optimization of customer success efforts. Why Should Customer Success Be Obsessed with Data? Gainsight has identified four stages of the maturity curve for customer success teams.

Analytics 52

Analytics Customer centricity Metrics Accountability 52

ChurnZero

JUNE 16, 2020

SaaStock has been helping SaaS businesses gain traction, grow and scale for the last five years with their in-person conferences. One of the main themes of the 2-day virtual event was customer centricity. Your customers remain your greatest asset and it’s more important than ever to be close to them.

SaaS 92

SaaS Customer retention Customer centricity B2B 92

Whitepages Pro

JULY 9, 2019

The Ekata team is excited to share that we’ve deployed a data center in Frankfurt, Germany. This effort supports one of our company’s largest goals to continually expand internationally with the infrastructure to support our products and customers on a global basis.

APIs 40

APIs Engineering Customer centricity SaaS 40

Amity

JANUARY 20, 2017

Companies that don’t want to miss out on the trend of branding themselves as “customer-centric” might consider repackaging an existing team, like Account Management, as Customer Success. A key focus for Account Managers (AMs) is building strong relationships with their customers.

Accountability 72

Accountability Management Upselling Customer centricity 72

Amity

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Yet, this is often of the hardest points in an implementation for both customers and SaaS providers. The Customer Success Manager (CSM) needs to work quickly to establish credibility and demonstrate to the customer that they will help them achieve their business goals. And each customer’s experience will differ.

SaaS 76

SaaS Technical Support Customer centricity Sales 76

Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Delivering a satisfying B2B customer experience is key to staying competitive in today’s SaaS market. Here, we’ll outline a strategic roadmap to developing a winning B2B customer experience strategy. First, we’ll take a look at what B2B customer experience is and why it’s an important priority.

B2B 108

B2B Customer Experience B2C SaaS 108

Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A customer success playbook maps out a game plan you can use to automate successful outcomes for your clients. Having a playbook in place can help you deliver better results for your SaaS customers and yield higher satisfaction, retention, and revenue for your business. Plan, analyze, and understand your customer lifecycle.

SaaS 87

SaaS Upselling Best practices Customer retention 87

CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 4, 2021

SaaS businesses aim at being customer-centric. A study shows that customer-centric businesses are 60% more profitable than their counterparts. Also according to the CMO Council, it is found that 14% of marketers believe that customer-centricity is the trademark of their companies. Link: [link].

Customer centricity 52

Customer centricity SaaS Big data Accountability 52

CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A major shift in the distribution model of software meant that SaaS metrics needed to evolve. If you are a SaaS business, churn is your devil with the pitchfork. Customers are unsteady, they sometimes run off to your competitors. But SaaS leaders know the importance of Net Revenue Retention and tracking it.

Upselling 52

Upselling SaaS Metrics Accountability 52

CSM Practice

JANUARY 13, 2021

“It costs five times as much to acquire new customers than it does to keep existing ones” is a saying that only begins to scratch the surface of why renewals are so important. In the SaaS world, where revenue generation and business growth depends on the customer’s decision to renew, the customer renewal process demands even more attention.

SaaS 98

SaaS Customer centricity Accountability Education 98

Totango

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The rise of the recurring revenue business model has placed the customer in control of their business partnerships. Customer value is now achieved over repeated cycles of renewal, and the customer can walk away whenever they see fit. This lets you anticipate customer needs and continually provide value: Access to Customer Data.

Enterprise 92

Enterprise Customer centricity Metrics Upselling 92

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.

Journey mapping 93

Journey mapping SaaS Upselling Enterprise 93

ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. SaaS businesses, meanwhile, benefit from predictable streams of recurring revenue.

Chief Customer Officer 52

Chief Customer Officer SaaS Sales Upselling 52

ChurnZero

JUNE 14, 2023

It’s a company-wide goal, but the team in the spotlight is customer success (CS). As your sales team is in the business of influencing prospects to buy, the customer success team influences customers to stay and should understand why your accounts churn, renew and expand.

Finance 52

Finance Surveys Sales Customer centricity 52

CSM Practice

JUNE 6, 2020

The valuation of a SaaS company is based on its recurring revenue stream. However, the health of the recurring revenue is not dependent on new customers only, but also the renewal rate of existing customers. SaaS Companies with high renewal rates can generate a regular, predictable recurring revenue stream more efficiently.

Metrics 89

Metrics SaaS Accountability Upselling 89

CSM Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2021

A Customer Success tech stack is a bundle of software solutions that address customer needs. . A CS tech stack that is not customer-centric loses usability gradually. A stack of well-integrated software is developed to guide customers to success. Usually, the SaaS business growth is categorized into 3 phases: .

CRM 98

CRM Brand ambassadors Best practices SaaS 98

Totango

JUNE 1, 2021

Being able to use your customer success data will enable you to better connect with your customers. It all starts with knowing how to gather customer insights and properly leverage that data. Understanding Customer Success Data. Voice of Customer: Survey responses and satisfaction scores.

Enterprise 69

Enterprise Upselling Metrics Accountability 69

JivoChat

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

According to recent data , the global market for E-commerce outsourcing was valued at $262 billion in 2022 and is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% Microsoft Teams offers robust security features and access control measures that ensure your conversations and data remain safe from unauthorized users.

outsourcing 82

outsourcing SaaS Accountability Analytics 82

JivoChat

APRIL 7, 2022

Shoplazza is a shopping cart SaaS company that empowers you with several features, from marketing to analytics, so you can create an ecommerce that is customer-centric and provides a great user experience. The first step to building your online store with Shoplazza is to create your account on its website.

Abandon rate 75

Abandon rate Accountability Customer centricity SaaS 75

ChurnZero

JULY 2, 2020

The term “customer-first” gets thrown around and cited often in the B2B world. SaaS organizations aspire to be it, but many don’t know how to transform this highly touted phrase into a practical application. The challenges to becoming a customer-centric company are not easy to overcome alone. That can be the tricky part.

Chief Customer Officer 98

Chief Customer Officer Customer centricity Best practices Metrics 98

CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 10, 2022

That’s an impressive tactic to depict your understanding of data and is a start for them to trust you with their business. Create better customer experiences. It must include customer retention and also look for any opportunities of up-selling, with the data they have accumulated with constant engagement.

Management 52

Management Customer retention SaaS Customer advocacy 52

CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Customer Success is more relevant to your business more so for SaaS companies and you need to understand the nuances of the roadmap forward. Customer Success is a tricky department because it does not yield instant ROI. This takes into account the downgrades or upgrades with customer growth.

SaaS 52

SaaS Benchmark Customer advocacy Upselling 52

Totango

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The rise of the recurring revenue business model has placed the customer in control of their business partnerships. Customer value is now achieved over repeated cycles of renewal, and the customer can walk away whenever they see fit. This lets you anticipate customer needs and continually provide value: Access to Customer Data.

Enterprise 62

Enterprise Customer centricity Metrics Upselling 62

Amity

MAY 6, 2014

De-Risking the First 90-Days for Your SaaS Customer. The following is part of a series of conversations about Customer Success Management (CSM) between Pam McBride, Director of Marketing at Amity and Jason Whitehead, CEO of Tri Tuns. Regardless of how big the book of business, each customer will require individual attention.

SaaS 48

SaaS Technical Support Customer centricity Sales 48

CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 19, 2022

One of the key drivers for growth in the B2B SaaS industry is the customer success based business models. So, as an enterprise, you’d require an ‘ Enterprise Customer Success Management ‘ system in place! SaaS is the future. 6 Logical Factors involved in Enterprise Customer Success Management.

Enterprise 52

Enterprise Management B2B SaaS 52

SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The key responsibility of an account manager is to retain customers and work as an intermediary for the organization’s sales team. They are responsible for growing the company’s revenue by empowering its relations with an existing customer. Who is an Account Manager? Activities of a SaaS Account Manager.

Accountability 10

Accountability Management SaaS CRM 10

ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2024

New technologies, best practices, and strategies, combined with an industry-wide drive for sustainable, profitable growth, have made CS teams the revenue-building stars of every SaaS organization. “Their task: to build customer success into the best-performing department: a center of excellence that integrates technology and people.

Chief Customer Officer 52

Chief Customer Officer SaaS Best practices Journey mapping 52

Nicereply

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Understanding response bias psychology is crucial for marketers, as it highlights the underlying motivations and cognitive processes that can skew survey data. Today, we will discuss response bias in customer surveys and provide tips on how to prevent it. How to avoid response bias in customer surveys?

Surveys 52

Surveys Feedback Accountability SaaS 52

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Once you understand the process, the next big piece you need to square away is identifying who on your team actually needs to be involved in the onboarding of your Customer Success software. Set internal timelines and have a system in place to hold your team accountable. Customer Success Around the Web. Now go get them!

Customer centricity 98

Customer centricity SaaS CRM Customer retention 98