article thumbnail

5 Investment Considerations for Customer Success

Amity

Initially, startup sales and customer support organizations usually spend a great deal of time to achieve this balance to make a customer happy. First, start by examining how sales has prioritized and segmented customers. Foundational Customers: These customers are smaller in revenue and strategic value.

article thumbnail

5 Investment Considerations for Customer Success

Amity

Initially, startup sales and customer support organizations usually spend a great deal of time to achieve this balance to make a customer happy. First, start by examining how sales has prioritized and segmented customers. Foundational Customers: These customers are smaller in revenue and strategic value.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Investment Considerations for Customer Success

Amity

Initially, startup sales and customer support organizations usually spend a great deal of time to achieve this balance to make a customer happy. First start by examining how sales has prioritized and segmented customers. Foundational Customers: These customers are smaller in revenue and strategic value.

SaaS 64
article thumbnail

Q&A: The Right Way to Handle Customer Objections & Negotiations

ChurnZero

Ideally, the sales rep who closes the deal introduces you (the CSM) to their buyer. You start having a conversation at or slightly before the point of sale. You keep that conversation strategic. Q: Should the sales team, onboarding team, or Customer Success Manager negotiate and upsell? We all have it.

article thumbnail

Dec 29 – Customer Success Jobs

SmartKarrot

Collaborate with Sales to lead annual and quarterly business planning cycles. Develop, grow, and maintain the relationship between the Tealium and clients, with a focus on client retention, sales and revenue growth. Manage your high-value customers to identify whose usage of LimeSpot products can be improved.

article thumbnail

Top 8 SaaS Account Management Best Practices

SmartKarrot

Start by identifying customers who contribute a significant amount of revenue to your portfolio, or have significant growth potential, or have some other significant strategic value (live case study in specific vertical, huge brand logo etc.) and ensure these are agreed upon internally and tracked separately. #2