ProProfs Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

The importance of SaaS Customer Service is visible in these two data-proven statistics: AmericanExpress reports that 70% of consumers will go with the company that offers excellent customer support. As you can see, delivering the perfect saas customer support experiences is directly correlated with your churn and retention.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

To get a CEO’s perspective on the matter, ChurnZero’s You Mon Tsang joined ESG for a special CEO panel on “ The economy and Customer Success: The impact and what to do about it ,” with ‘nuffsaid’s Chris Hicken and Kapta’s Alex Raymond. Difficult conversations lead to deeper customer connections. Profitability wasn’t a focus or concern.

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ClientSuccess

MAY 8, 2019

I’m excited to continue on with our blog series on customer success metrics. In our last post on this topic, we covered the top four categories of customer success metrics. The topic I will cover in this blog is on the top five customer success health metrics. Customer Success Health Metrics.

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Education Services Group

APRIL 27, 2022

I’m not going to waste time trying to document how to correctly (mathematically) calculate all the three letter acronyms—but feel free to check out our Customer Success Definitions, Calculations, and Lingo…Oh My! Instead, I want to do some level setting on some specific metrics and flaws I see in the industry. The Resolution.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 28, 2023

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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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Together, we will examine metrics that quantify the overall financial health of a subscription-based business. Customer Health Metrics.

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The net revenue retention rate which you may also state as the net retention rate in SaaS businesses is an indicator that depicts the profits and the revenue earned by the business. Let’s look at some of the best net retention rate and how they are doing good at it. Gross Retention Rate or the Net Retention Rate?

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Totango

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Customer retention is the continuation of a valued service. In B2B terms, it is still possible to maintain your customer relationship and even improve customer retention during uncertainty, but you will need to focus on five key steps: Understand Your Customer. Listen to Your Voice of Customer Programs.

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Totango

MAY 19, 2020

The continuing COVID-19 health crisis may well produce a recession that has a significant impact on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry. No one is certain how this will change the long and short-term behaviors of customers, lenders, and enterprises in a SaaS world. Create a Community for Sharing Best Practices.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Customer Success Metrics that Your Investors and Board Care About. In this article, we share Kristen’s best advice on how you can use metrics to reframe your customer stories, so they’re primed for investor engagement. We cover: How does customer success work with investors? Customer retention.

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Amity

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Tracking the proper metrics is essential in understanding how your business is performing. For now let’s concentrate on the following four main metrics. Customer Health. It is also worth engaging an independent unbiased third party to do a Voice of the Customer project and analysis. Net Promoter Score (NPS).

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Together, we will examine metrics that quantify the overall financial health of a subscription-based business. Customer Health Metrics.

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CSM Practice

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Now more than ever, customer success leaders must use relevant and actionable customer success metrics to make guided decisions and strategies to deliver success. Together, we will examine metrics that quantify the overall financial health of a subscription-based business. Customer Health Metrics.

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Totango

JULY 21, 2020

One of the most important ways to reduce churn and stay relevant to your customers is to make sure your team is as flexible and agile as possible. The current COVID-19 pandemic has not been kind to many industries, and SaaS is no exception. In March of this year, SaaS stocks reached a 20 percent decline from their selling highs.

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Totango

JUNE 26, 2020

COVID-19’s effect on customer churn may have already begun, but there is still plenty you can do to increase customer engagement and retain the customers you have worked hard to win. Lean on Customer Data Segment Your Customers Be Proactive Communicators Be Flexible Revisit Goals and Success Points.

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Totango

MAY 6, 2021

What is customer retention ? We’ll discuss what customer retention means as a concept, as a strategy and as a metric. And we’ll offer an eight-step path to increasing customer retention by following best practices and leveraging the power of automation. What Is Customer Retention?

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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. What Is a Customer Success Playbook?

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 18, 2021

Customer success is important for SaaS businesses as they’re a constant voice of the customer for your business.CustomerSuccessBox builds the all-in-one solution for customer success that goes beyond just health scores and viewing portfolios. Who should manage customer onboarding in a SaaS company?

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JivoChat

AUGUST 24, 2021

Many people don’t understand the importance of customer service metrics. Consider that 78% of customers will do business with you again after a mistake if you have excellent customer service. The main challenge is knowing which metrics to track. Ticket Volume. Unresolved Tickets.

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Totango

APRIL 24, 2020

In customer retention, every engagement counts. Rather, customer retention for SaaS enterprises is a result of the customer experience. Why Customer Retention Matters. The digitization of business has made customer retention the lifeblood of the Software-as-a-Service industry.

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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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Totango

JUNE 24, 2022

Customer success in SaaS differs from CS in other industries. The software service industry presents unique challenges for customer success management while also creating unique opportunities that call for specific strategies. Read on to learn the keys to effective customer success for SaaS clients.

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CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A major shift in the distribution model of software meant that SaaS metrics needed to evolve. We will be discussing all Net Revenue Retention in this blog. What is Net Revenue Retention? If you are a SaaS business, churn is your devil with the pitchfork. NRR is the most widely used customer success metric.

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Customer churn is a vital metric for the success of any SaaS company and its customer success team. It is the rate at which customers cease their relationship with a business over a specified period. At the same time, a 5% increase in customer retention rates can increase profits by up to 95%.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 28, 2020

In general, SaaS customer retention rates define the percentage of customers your company has retained for a given period. The rate of retention is the reverse or opposite side of the rate of churn, which designates the percentage of clients your company has lost for a specified time. .

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ChurnZero

MAY 12, 2020

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

JUNE 12, 2020

As its own function, Customer Success Operations can advance strategy initiatives around the customer experience as well as manage renewal forecasts, data analytic systems, and process implementation. When should I add Customer Success Operations? What Processes and Metrics does Customer Success Operations Build?

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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.

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SmartKarrot

JUNE 4, 2020

Looking for some useful SaaS account management tips? To achieve the following, you must need SaaS account management best practices. Here are 7 such practices that will fetch you a Zero Churn: Discover Account opportunities via Review meetings. Customize an account management process. Final Take.

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Best practices for building a CS tech stack. Answer the following questions and you’d naturally find the best practice that suits your business. . Usually, the SaaS business growth is categorized into 3 phases: . Building (spreadsheet) phase- This stage is characterized by a lower volume of customers.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 29, 2020

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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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 27, 2021

To make them stay with you it’s super important that the customers see value in your offering. Tracking, measuring, and improving this metric should be your number one priority. Customer onboarding is crucial to your business. Customer Success is a proactive function that aims to provide exactly that. Short time to Value.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 10, 2020

Simply put, when onboarding teams and customers aren’t on the same page, these situations typically don’t end very promising. Here are some actionable ways to deliver amazing SaaS onboarding experiences to customers: Join customer conversations early. . Rely on metrics to gauge success. .

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 10, 2020

Simply put, when onboarding teams and customers aren’t on the same page, these situations typically don’t end very promising. Here are some actionable ways to deliver amazing SaaS onboarding experiences to customers: Join customer conversations early. . Rely on metrics to gauge success. .

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ClientSuccess

JULY 11, 2017

As SaaS organizations of any size can attest to, winning new clients is only half the battle. The real testament to a company’s product, culture, and employees is showcased in the success of its customers. For SaaS companies, it’s foundational that every single department feel dedicated to creating a culture of customer success.

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Amity

JULY 13, 2016

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. Still, expectation gaps remain, Customer Success by definition is still in its infancy, processes are immature and confusion reigns. Jason Lemkin - Jason is a 2x founder, 1x VC, and dedicated SaaS enthusiast.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

To share how to choose, track, and act on effective onboarding metrics, ChurnZero Customer Success Enablement Team Lead Bree Pecci joined CSM Practice for a drill-down into customer-centric onboarding. Onboarding metrics serve two main purposes. Customer cohorts set your metric baselines.

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