TechSee

APRIL 3, 2018

It is well known that the acquisition costs of converting new customers far outweigh the cost of maintaining current customers, further motivating companies to find and implement innovative customer retention strategies. Technology – key to successful customer retention strategies.

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Customer retention Technology Analytics Technical Support 141

Global Response

JULY 28, 2023

Many companies focus primarily on customer acquisition, sometimes at the cost of customer retention. After all, the more customers, the better, right? For example, recent data shows that 92% of customers will switch companies after just three—or fewer—bad experiences.

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Customer retention Contact Center outsourcing Feedback 62

ProProfs Blog

JUNE 21, 2019

Do you have a customer retention strategy? Companies focus on customer acquisition strategies, since increasing your customer count is the lifeblood of your business. But, customer acquisition won’t help, if you are unable to retain customers. Understand Customer Retention.

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Customer retention Sales Marketing Scripts 95

Totango

APRIL 30, 2021

Comparing the cost of customer retention versus customer acquisition underscores why retaining clients is so important. Here’s how to calculate both kinds of costs and why retention should form part of a profitable business strategy. Calculating the Cost of Customer Acquisition. The result is your average CAC.

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Customer retention Advertising Engineering Upselling 63

ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

A Forrester report highlights increasing customer retention by 5% can increase profits by up to 95%. Loyal customers spend about 30% more with brands than new customers. An investment to increase retention by 5% is surely a worthy business investment. Simple formula: Customer Retention = Engagement + Investment.

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TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series based on the whitepaper co-produced by ServiceXRG and TeamSupport, we introduced the concept of how to position the investment in customer support as a strategic value aligned to current business practices and target outcomes, and about the evolving role of B2B customer support.

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B2B Customer Support Strategic Value Customer retention 89

Totango

JANUARY 28, 2020

As the economy grows increasingly customer-centric, customer retention becomes more vital to the success of enterprises. Repeat customers provide greater value at a lower cost than those who buy something once and leave. What is Customer Retention Management? Why Your Enterprise Needs Customer Retention.

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Customer retention Management Enterprise Best practices 87

Totango

JANUARY 28, 2020

As the economy grows increasingly customer-centric, customer retention becomes more vital to the success of enterprises. Repeat customers provide greater value at a lower cost than those who buy something once and leave. What is Customer Retention Management? Why Your Enterprise Needs Customer Retention.

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Customer retention Management Enterprise Best practices 85

aircall

JUNE 30, 2021

Many look to the company for ways to improve customer retention. Email: Ring’s Secret to Improve Customer Retention. For one thing, it sends new customers emails to share tips on properly setting up the product. However, Ring is not the only company to reap the rewards of its stellar customer retention strategies.

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Customer retention Customer advocacy Wait times Brand ambassadors 62

TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In Part 1 of this blog series, we introduced the concept of how to position the investment in customer support as a strategic value aligned to current business practices and target outcomes—based on the whitepaper co-produced by ServiceXRG and TeamSupport. Now in Part 2, we’ll talk about the evolving role of B2B customer support.

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B2B Customer Support SaaS Strategic Value 81

ChurnZero

AUGUST 11, 2020

Did you know that 60% of SaaS companies reported a negative impact on customer retention and upsell deals due to the pandemic? Customer retention, along with new customer acquisition, has been challenging for most companies when the pandemic hit. This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth, Chief Churn Crusher. .

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Customer retention Chief Customer Officer SaaS Accountability 97

Integrity Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2023

What is cold calling and what does it look like in the current sales world? But sales prospecting is the bread-and-butter, core activity that leads to sales growth and success — and cold calling is one of the most effective prospecting strategies available. Your mindset may actually be the key to success.

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Satrix Solutions

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Over the past few years, appreciation for B2B Customer Experience programs has grown stronger across board rooms thanks to business leaders who have successfully aligned their company’s marketing, sales, and customer success strategies around the needs and preferences of customers.

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B2B Feedback Consulting Consulting 78

Amity

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Focus on the post-sale process. Naturally, even a top-class digital campaign won’t be enough in itself to retain your customers. You need to continue demonstrating value to your customers even after they purchase from you. However, developing and executing this part of your digital marketing strategy can be quite tricky.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 21, 2022

With the rise of cross-functional buying committees in B2B selling situations, sales and marketing professionals are reevaluating some of their “tried-and-true” methods and shifting away from just individuals to more of an account-based sales approach. Account Based Sales: How To Strategically Select Sales Targets.

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Nicereply

JANUARY 9, 2023

Are you a B2B Business? Get the most out of your surveys and improve customer satisfaction. Your business relies on customer satisfaction for a lot of things. If your customers are unhappy, they leave. Automation can help you close more sales, improve customer service and make your team more efficient.

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Omni-channel support B2B Interactive Voice Response Feedback 52

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

” I’m intrigued by the article as it claims that one way to attract and retain these customers is through visual imagery. For some small brands, a viral moment can be game-changing for putting their brand on the map, and for larger retailers, it can draw attention to a new product line to significantly boost sales.

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JustCall

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Do you know that many sales reps don’t like to follow imposed instructions, and 2/3rds of all salespeople don’t follow a s ales process ? A B2C or B2B s ales process is never boring. A B2C or B2B s ales process is never boring. Despite everything, you need a formal sales process to complete sales faster.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 22, 2022

However, customer acquisition is something that demands focus! Customer retention is a particularly important concept where businesses use different strategies to retain their existing customers. B2B companies will have to bank on customer retention as a key strategy to achieve long-term growth.

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Customer retention B2B Banking Finance 10

ClearAction

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Customer Experience ROI Opportunities on B2B Touchpoints Lynn Hunsaker. Are you accelerating repurchases through your customer experience touch-points with industrial customers? One of the keys to success in doing this is to demonstrate humility and a desire for ongoing alignment with the customer.

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B2B Customer Experience Journey mapping Engineering 59

ShepHyken

AUGUST 6, 2023

Since the beginning of my career, I’ve preached about that many customer service skills and CX strategies apply to every type of company in any industry. That includes B2C, B2B, and G2C (Government to Citizen). Happy and satisfied customers mean that you can maintain regular sales and profit, which can help you maintain success.

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Customer Service B2C Customer retention Government 156

JustCall

DECEMBER 7, 2022

You want to rev up your sales team performance to compete in this fast-paced world. Well, there are sales metrics and sales analytics software to take you closer to goals. Read on to know how to track and improve your sales performance by using the right metrics and analytical tools. What is Sales Analytics?

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Nicereply

MAY 14, 2019

Strong communities form an important part of customer retention strategy, because they keep customers coming back for more. Let’s contrast a community strategy against traditional sales tactics. A big reason why customers can feel hostile to sales tactics is because they don’t think they are getting enough in return.

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ShepHyken

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Well, again, my observations show that pretty much every team tasked with improving the customer experience and driving more sales and customer retention is doing some form of journey mapping. And they should as it’s probably the cheapest and simple way of finding opportunities to improve the customer experience.

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Influitive

APRIL 22, 2015

For years, B2B marketers have largely viewed B2C loyalty tactics as irrelevant in their space. After all, B2B buyers don’t respond to reward points and coupons. Plus, customer retention has long been seen as the responsibility of those in sales, service, and support. B2B Loyalty, The B2C Way.

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B2C B2B Customer retention Marketing 66

TeamSupport

AUGUST 3, 2018

In this scenario, it’s not up to the sales team to provide the victory, but instead the onus falls squarely onto the customer success group. With customer retention critical to business success, fending off the competition means a healthy balance sheet and minimal churn.

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B2B Self service B2C Morale 56

ClearAction

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Customer Centric Sales & Service Policies Lynn Hunsaker. For example, think of Zappos and LL Bean: for their customer-centric sales and service policies, they’ve earned widespread admiration among customers, as well as among executives across a variety of industries who’ve sought to learn from them.

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Customer centricity Sales Entertainment Government 54

TeamSupport

JULY 20, 2018

If you’re a B2B (business-to-business) company and you don’t have Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in place with your customers, you're missing out on an important opportunity to improve customer retention and satisfaction. With this in mind, leveraging business SLAs can be an incredibly powerful sales tool.

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Service level B2B Construction Morale 49

Calltools

MARCH 6, 2024

Dozens of factors make up the total customer experience , from the ease of use of your company’s website to callers’ interactions with contact agents. As a business, finding ways to enhance CX can help differentiate yourself from competitors, enhance conversions, and improve customer retention rates.

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CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Likewise, a customer success manager can be instrumental in retaining a customer who is currently on a free trial by guiding them through the process, answering questions, and providing key support at an early stage. Suggested Reading: Designing a Customer Onboarding Framework for B2B SaaS. Customer Retention.

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outsourcing B2B SaaS Feedback 52

Education Services Group

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

As a sales leader in a thriving Customer Success marketplace, it pains me to see the dysfunction that often exists between these two power-house organizations. Political tug of war over revenue, CS cleaning up ‘bad-fit’ customers, sales running out of referenceable clients from less-than-ideal delivery scenarios.

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Sales Benchmark B2B SaaS 52

Kayako

MAY 16, 2018

Here are 7 ways that you can use phone calls and live chat to give your customers more immediate gratification and increase your company’s revenue. Calls and live chat increase customer retention and upsell opportunities. How does this apply to sales and marketing? When your customers are satisfied, they stick around.

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Customer retention Upselling Sales Feedback 59

Satrix Solutions

JULY 28, 2021

As many studies have demonstrated , a company-wide focus on delivering a strong customer experience at every touchpoint will often have very positive effects on a business. We had an opportunity to sit down and chat about this topic, as well as what's coming up in the Customer Success industry with Abby Hammer, [.]

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Customer Experience B2B Surveys Construction 122

TeamSupport

JULY 20, 2018

If you’re a B2B (business-to-business) company and you don’t have Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in place with your customers, you're missing out on an important opportunity to improve customer retention and satisfaction. With this in mind, leveraging business SLAs can be an incredibly powerful sales tool.

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Service level B2B Construction Morale 40

TeamSupport

AUGUST 3, 2018

In this scenario, it’s not up to the sales team to provide the victory, but instead the onus falls squarely onto the customer success group. With customer retention critical to business success, fending off the competition means a healthy balance sheet and minimal churn.

B2B 40

B2B Self service B2C Morale 40

JivoChat

APRIL 8, 2021

There are many benefits of customer engagement tools, as they can help your company do the following: Boost Sales and Revenue. Do you know that 86% of customers will pay more to get a great customer experience? So, striving to deliver excellent customer service is a surefire way to increase your sales.

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Influitive

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Modern B2B enterprises must provide a flawless post-sale customers experience to drive high customer satisfaction and growth.

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