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Three chief customer officer job descriptions we love

ChurnZero

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. If a customer churns before the payback period is met, it’s a financial net loss.

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3 Customer Retention Strategies for the Pandemic’s Next Wave

ChurnZero

This is a guest blog post by Anita Toth, Chief Churn Crusher. . 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.

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Four customer engagement strategies for SaaS companies

ChurnZero

Early-stage SaaS businesses tend to put most of their focus on acquiring net new customers. For a little while, customer retention is a manageable task with existing staff. Customer support history. Support interactions are an opportunity to delight customers. Segment your customers and tailor engagement.

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Senior Executives from SAP, Oracle, LinkedIn and Gainsight Join Newly-Formed Advisory Board at CSM Practice

CSM Practice

The firm selected board members with the goal of bringing distinctive customer success perspectives from a variety of market segments. Board members work in areas spanning on-premises technology, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and advisory services. CSM Practice is the world’s first customer success strategy consulting firm.

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7 Podcasts Customer Success Professionals Should Subscribe To

ChurnZero

So, the next time you are out walking the dog, running on the treadmill, cleaning the house or doing other tasks that doesn’t require a lot of mental energy, pop in your earbuds, press, “Play” and learn from these Customer Success leaders and SaaS experts. . Host: Jeff Breunsback and Jay Nathan from Customer Imperative.

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ChurnZero’s Greatest Hits from 2020 Feat. Top 10 Blog Posts and Other Noteworthy News

ChurnZero

Customer Success teams (and their customers alike) feel the pain of conducting QBRs dictated by a now seemingly arbitrary timeframe and requisite. In this article, we question the “Q” in QBR and if Customer Success teams are blindly following a best practice that may no longer be relevant to their customers’ success.

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Women of Influence: The Top 25 Innovative CX Leaders

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Dione Hedgpeth – Chief Customer Officer, Sumo Logic. As Sumo Logic’s chief customer officer, she is responsible for the company’s customer operations and renewals, including customer success, professional services, global support, and education (which is no small role, as the company serves more than 2,000 customers)!