TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2020

And you want to break down the silos between support, sales, and product development and improve collaborations between these departments. This blog series will give you a good starting point to understand the basic differences between the two as it relates to B2B customer support. Customization.

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B2B Customer Support SaaS Accountability 64

TeamSupport

APRIL 15, 2021

It also stated that about 75 percent of companies believe that they are customer-centric, but only 30 percent of customers think that it’s true. Although this temporarily relieves angry customers, it does not really impress them. There is so much more than just coupons and discounts to fully satisfy a customer’s needs.

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Omni-channel support Customer Support Technology B2B 106

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

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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Customer Support Technical Support B2B SaaS 98

CSM Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

You can’t afford to let antiquated customer service workflows slow you down or get in the way of delivering an exceptional customer experience. That’s why many customer-centric companies are turning to automation, using SaaS (Software as a Service) tools and processes to give their customer service teams a leg up.

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SaaS Customer Service Coaching CRM 52

ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In today’s B2B technology world, it seems common that the phrases “customer success” and “customer support or service” are often intertwined. After all, they’re both about serving the customer and ensuring they’re finding success with your product or service, right?

Customer Support 65

Customer Support SaaS B2B Technology 65

TeamSupport

JULY 27, 2020

This proves particularly important with B2B (business-to-business) relationships using an MRR (monthly recurring revenue) model since those customers tend to be higher value, thus more critical to retain. The buying cycle is typically longer as well, which makes it more difficult to fill a revenue gap if a customer is lost.

B2B 90

B2B Finance Metrics Customer Support 90

aircall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Corporate finance teams tend to view customer support as a cost saver at best and a cost center at worst. These customer support statistics tell that revenue-related story. Poor Customer Support Stalls Growth. Nothing scares away future revenue quite like a reputation for subpar customer service.

Customer Support 115

Customer Support B2C Upselling B2B 115

CSM Magazine

APRIL 13, 2021

If you want your SaaS startup to grow, you need to understand data and have solid marketing knowledge, all with the purpose of making your software more attractive to your target customers. In this article, we’re offering a list of all the components you need in order to scale your SaaS startup. Create Valuable Content.

SaaS 52

SaaS B2B Self service Analytics 52

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. Yet, success remained elusive.

SaaS 52

SaaS Customer retention Metrics B2B 52

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The adage “time is money” is the ultimate reality that supports the success of your organization in the SaaS sector. A variety of options are accessible to customers today in this cutthroat industry. However, customers are also searching for a quick time to value (TTV). Customer Success and Time to Value.

SaaS 52

SaaS Metrics B2B Enterprise 52

CSM Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

Historically, customer support teams have taken a reactive approach to customer issues. Improving customer experience was more about finding solutions to customer-reported issues than proactively taking steps to improve the value and quality of the company’s products and services.

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Analytics Customer Support Engineering B2B 59

Nicereply

MARCH 10, 2021

Outsourcing customer support is an effective way to manage your customer service system, but it can be a double-edged sword. Customer support is the backbone of a lasting relationship between you and your customers (current and potential). Your brand can flourish or perish by your customer support system.

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inSided

JULY 18, 2019

But it’s precisely how B2B SaaS companies react to these changes and actually tackle the issues that really matters. Whether it be for Customer Success or Customer Support departments, the benefits can be enormous. An online community goes a long way to helping companies overcome these challenges.

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B2B SaaS Self service Best practices 60

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

With customer success being a new function and companies not prepared for it, outsourcing might seem like a wise decision. What is customer success. Customer success isn’t that complicated. The competition is growing in the SaaS industry and customers now have many choices. Why you should have customer success.

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outsourcing B2B SaaS Feedback 52

PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It has become all too common for B2B SaaS companies to survey their customers once a year through a moment-in-time customer relationship survey, with at least one section addressing the ultimate question of Net Promoter Score (NPS). The same applies for B2B SaaS companies. You could be dead by then.

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SaaS Feedback Surveys B2B 96

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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SaaS Management CRM Sales 106

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. Alternatively, you can improve the customer experience by building a robust FAQ page/knowledge base.

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Omni-channel support B2B Interactive Voice Response Feedback 52

GetFeedback

JULY 25, 2018

Looking at customer experience (CX) and churn in the SaaS environment from a high level, there’s one theme that stands out from the mix: The fact that we live in what’s called a “switching economy.”. It can be a major driver of customer churn—and it’s already creating an incredible economic deficit in the US.

SaaS 60

SaaS Feedback Surveys B2C 60

inSided

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Here at inSided, we talk a lot about online communities and the benefits they bring to SaaS companies looking to reduce churn, increase retention and boost customer engagement. But one thing that we’ve talked less about in the past—and that we believe is really important to cover—is how you can actually go about this.

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B2B Management SaaS Best practices 83

CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 26, 2021

If you start looking online for a Customer Success Platform or a solution you’ll most likely come across a lot of discussion about “B2B SaaS, which might cause you to wonder if Customer Success software is only for Subscription-based, B2B companies. What is Customer Success? That’s just partially true.

SaaS 52

SaaS B2B Upselling Customer Support 52

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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B2B CRM Morale Enterprise 89

ShepHyken

OCTOBER 24, 2022

My Comment: This article is actually an interview with PwC Customer Transformation Leader George Korizis. While the title focuses on retailers balancing digital and human-to-human experiences, there is a lot that any company (B2C or B2B) can take away from the lessons shared. Customers are using apps for shopping and customer support.

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Customer Service B2C B2B SaaS 130

Totango

MAY 10, 2022

A customer engagement strategy is critical for retaining and growing SaaS clients. In this blog, we’ll look at the essentials of a customer engagement strategy, particularly how to use it to engage enterprise clients. What Is a Customer Engagement Strategy? What Are the Benefits of Customer Engagement Strategies?

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Journey mapping SaaS Enterprise B2B 76

ChurnZero

MARCH 31, 2021

out of 10 for customer support and an 8.0 Since 2016, the TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the industry standard for unbiased recognition of B2B technology products. Based entirely on customer feedback, they have never been influenced by analyst opinion or status as a TrustRadius customer.

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B2B industry standards SaaS Feedback 98

TeamSupport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In addition, 58% of customers said that bad customer experience can lead to them abandoning a brand they otherwise enjoyed purchasing from. This makes careful selection, onboarding, and coaching of new customer support agents a necessity rather than a luxury. Active Listening.

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Customer Service B2B Customer Support SaaS 98

TeamSupport

JUNE 15, 2020

In 2008, when working for a former company where they could not find a true B2B (business-to-business) customer support solution, my colleague and TeamSupport Co-founder, Eric Harrington , and I set out to build one. This holds especially true in emergency and crisis situations with B2B companies.

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B2B Self service B2C Customer Support 64

inSided

OCTOBER 2, 2019

So we're clear: The need to facilitate effective customer self-service, in B2C and B2B organisations, is a non-negotiable. That said, it's fair to say that it becomes even more critical in B2B SaaS companies, where increasing customer engagement, and retention, are (or should be!)

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Self service B2B SaaS Gamification 67

delighted

APRIL 12, 2024

Your survey frequency will depend on the type of feedback you’re looking to collect: For B2B and SaaS product feedback, you can survey 2 weeks to 1 month after implementing a new product or feature.

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Surveys Feedback B2B SaaS 81

ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Self-service support is becoming more and more widely accepted. As both a professor and chief scientist at a SaaS software company, I spend time around two groups of people that couldn’t be more different: Enterprise marketing, sales, and customer experience executives. Nineteen year-old college students.

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Self service B2B SaaS Enterprise 210

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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Customer Support SaaS Upselling B2B 41

Nicereply

JULY 13, 2021

For this article, I spoke with six customer support and success leaders from various industries with different product offerings so they can share techniques you can use to make your team successful. Peter Muir is the Manager of Technical Support at Dejero. Regis Eloi is the former Director of Customer Support at Salsify.

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B2B B2C SaaS Technical Support 98

SmartKarrot

JUNE 2, 2022

Customer experience is crucial for any B2B SaaS business. Any B2B SaaS business must keep the customers with the business with a good customer experience. In fact, a customer experience that satisfies customers leads to reduced churn. 8 Inspiring B2B Customer Experience Examples.

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B2B Customer Experience B2C Banking 10

SmartKarrot

MARCH 22, 2022

This is one of the most important things that can make or break not only your reputation but the sustainability of your B2B SaaS business. It should always be remembered that if you are not ready to show your loyalty to your relationship with your customers, your competitors are always ready to grab that opportunity.

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SaaS B2B Advertising Brand ambassadors 10

SmartKarrot

MARCH 17, 2022

B2B businesses need to reward their loyal clients frequently. While B2C loyalty programs are quite popular, B2B SaaS companies have to keep certain best practices in mind. B2B companies need to focus on driving revenue and sales while incentivizing existing loyal customers. What is a B2B Customer Loyalty Program?

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Best practices B2B B2C SaaS 10

CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

But you cannot leave every customer to a pure tech touch. Especially customers who are paying $10K- 100K ACV(Average Contract value) per year, given the challenges of the underlying problem your SaaS is solving for them. Join us to discuss onboarding customers remotely on this webinar. Such as the one caused by COVID-19.

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Customer advocacy B2B B2C SaaS 52

CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 3, 2021

Should CSM be closing the support tickets? This is the most common debate among SaaS founders. Before we get into it, let’s understand the key difference between Success Managers and Support Reps. Customer Success and Customer Support. Whereas Customer support teams are product and technology experts.

SaaS 52

SaaS B2B Education Customer Support 52