TeamSupport

JULY 20, 2020

This blog series, inspired by the ServiceXRG report , identifies the outcomes we have come to expect from Support, then offers goals and action items that enable us to achieve these outcomes. Let’s take a look at four elements of B2B customer support excellence and the strategic business impact of each.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 29, 2022

* ABS corp , a B2B SaaS firm acquired as many customers as it wanted. It is because as they kept acquiring new customers, they overlooked the existing ones! As a result, customers churned and the firm couldn’t do anything about it. If not, start focusing on customer retention. Incentivize Customer Retention.

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Amity

AUGUST 20, 2017

Software as a Service or SaaS is a different beast compared to other technology products or services. Unlike any other service, there is an always-on connection between the providers and the customers. In addition, SaaS customers are pretty well-informed and are usually technology experts as well. How do you do it?

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ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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LiveChat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Companies that take customer service seriously and make it a priority in the early stages of existence, shouldn’t forget about customer success management. It’s often mistaken with customer support, so let’s clarify. Customer success management is the next layer on the top of a successful customer support team.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

9 Customer Retention Strategies for SaaS. Higher retention rates can mean higher customer loyalty for your business, something that’s crucial for success, especially for SaaS. Stage in the customer lifecycle journey — how recently did they sign up for a subscription? Connect With Your Customers Using Strong Talk.

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TeamSupport

JANUARY 18, 2019

Your work computer likely has Windows and the Office suite installed directly on the machine, so why shouldn’t you have software for sales, customer support, marketing, or other industries right alongside it? Here are a few reasons why so many companies have made the switch to SaaS…. All you need is a web browser!

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Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy. Customer service.

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TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2020

You’ve determined that e-mails and spreadsheets are no way to manage support interactions. And you want to break down the silos between support, sales, and product development and improve collaborations between these departments. Customization. Cost Effectiveness and Flexibility.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JULY 2, 2019

Several studies have shown that successful customer onboarding is one of the most crucial pieces to make a customer renew their contracts in future. Though every company will have a different customer onboarding process as per their requirements but there are some basic things every B2B SaaS company should follow.

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SaaS B2B Education Metrics 66

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.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JANUARY 24, 2019

Customer Success is a new phenomenon and so, several companies club it with customer support. They feel that customer success is an extension to customer support. All the functions post sales have gained importance in the subscription economy as now the power is in the hands of the customers.

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Nicereply

APRIL 30, 2020

Be all ears to your customers and let them boost your sales because of your ace customer services. Happy customers not only come back to interact more with your brand, but they bring loads of other customers too. 86% of customers will spend more for a better experience and service.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. 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.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. 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.

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CSM Practice

MAY 22, 2020

More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. Successful customers are more likely to renew and pay more through renewals and expansion, ensuring a steady revenue growth for SaaS businesses. 2. Base + BonusPlan.

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CSM Practice

MAY 28, 2020

What is the average Customer Success Manager Salary? More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. The base only plan focuses on Customer Success Manager on reactive responsibilities, such as customer support and training.

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Best practices Management SaaS Metrics 126

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.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 16, 2020

A list of Top 8 SaaS Account Management Best Practices to help you grow your existing accounts and increase revenue. #1 1 Define Key or Strategic Accounts. 2 Focus on Customer Success. 2 Focus on Customer Success. 3 Know Your Customer (KYC). 4 Ensure Cross-Functional Collaboration.

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

Why Conversational AI is a Good Fit for Customer Service. Although conversational AI has applications in a variety of industries and use cases, this technology is a natural fit for customer support. And, since the customer doesn’t have to repeat the information they’ve already entered, they have a better experience.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 24, 2022

Every SaaS business lives and breathes by reducing churn and increasing recurring revenue. Monthly Recurring Revenue is a SaaS metric that you should be tracking in order to see where your SaaS business stands. This blog focuses on the excellent customer success techniques that will help you improve your recurring revenue.

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Upselling SaaS Customer advocacy Metrics 52

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.

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ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

They focus on opportunity management – like the manual activities that typically exist within accounts. Its workstreams rely upon inputs such as sale’s manual data entry and gut instincts. Since buyers typically follow a uniform purchasing journey, CRMs are ideal for managing a sales pipeline. (If Sales or Sales Operations.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 14, 2022

Every B2B SaaS company’s backbone is customer acquisition. Qualifying leads and determining which prospects are most likely to convert into paying customers is difficult. The previous approach does not work for PLG (product-led-growth) SaaS enterprises that allow users to “try before they buy.”

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For many in the SaaS world, operations roles are not a new concept. High-performance sales and marketing teams have relied on operations resources for years to streamline operations, optimize workflows, and ensure efficient processes. The proper operations strategy frees up CSM time to focus on what matters – the customers.

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SaaS Metrics CRM Sales 68

LiveChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To better understand their role, let’s recall what Customer Success Management is in general. Customer success is when customers achieve their Desired Outcome through their interactions with your company. It’s knowing customers’ business needs and stepping into their shoes to increase recurring revenue and reducing churn.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 11, 2019

A lot of Customer Success leaders and Founders I have talked to since starting at CustomerSuccessBox have been confused about what customer tech stack to use at their SaaS businesses. So this got me thinking about what should be the Customer Success Tech Maturity Model. Level 2: Customer Support + CRM + Excel.

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CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 25, 2021

With a greater understanding of post-sales functions, many of the SaaS Businesses have already started implementing Customer Success as a dedicated functionality to run their Business. Customer health is not monitored. Applying it back to the health of an account, a single customer health score is a deception.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 8, 2022

Prospective purchasers will find it challenging to evaluate SaaS items due to the tremendous competition for the consumer’s attention. Customers typically think of tech as cutting-edge, therefore they assume it must come with a large price tag. In addition, most customer accounts suffer some level of staff and end-user churn.

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SaaS Accountability Sales Feedback 52

SmartKarrot

MAY 27, 2020

The account manager plays a pivotal role in any business. But over the course of time, the role has evolved with the rise of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. With this evolution, the role of a SaaS account manager has not been the same as that of an account executive. Out-and-out Account Planning.

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Kayako

JANUARY 7, 2016

We looked back with our best posts from the customer support community in 2015, now we’re looking forward with predictions for 2016. We’ve asked support pros from Kayako and beyond what they think the biggest trends in customer support will be in the next 12 months. Navsher Puar , Support Team Lead.

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Education Services Group

MAY 6, 2021

. #1 Don’t conflate Customer Success with Customer Service. Practitioners of Customer Success will understand the biggest difference here is reactive versus proactive. Customer Service (also known as Customer Support) is reactive in nature – this is who you contact when you have a problem or things go wrong.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 15, 2020

You’ll learn about the team’s structure, the team’s proudest moments, and how WalkThroughs have enabled immediate support and guidance to customers. . Criteria Corp started with Account Managers and was a largely reactive team. Our CSMs are dedicated to delivering value and customer specific outcomes.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 13, 2017

Importance of Aligning Customer Success & Customer Support. Perhaps the most critical alignment in an entire organization is that of customer success and customer support. Customers are the lifeblood of an organization and are the sole reason for company growth, expansion, and revenue—year after year.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 5, 2019

TL;DR A single customer health score is not ideal for a B2B SaaS business. Monitoring the right metrics, i.e., don’t mix support signals with product adoption signals. Why calculate customer health score? First, let’s answer the question, what does a typical customer journey in the subscription economy look like?

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TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They sat down with TeamSupport co-founder and COO Eric Harrington to talk about customer support in the time of COVID and building strong customer relationships. CIO Review: In your interactions with customers, what sense do you get of the challenges they face now in the CRM space and how is TeamSupport?

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Kayako

MARCH 21, 2022

No matter how much information companies provide before the sale, most customers will still need help. The customer is king” is an old saying, yet it has never been more relevant than it is now. Are you ready to get started or improve your telecom customer service KPI performance?

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