ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

(CustomerThink) If “customer experience” has innumerable interpretations, the same can likely be said about the ideal role of the Head of Customer Experience. My Comment: This is a great article for leadership to understand the role and need of the Chief Customer Officer (or whatever title a company uses for the same responsibilities.)

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SmartKarrot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

But this blog is specifically about Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Chief Customer Officer (CCO) is the highest position in the customer success department in any organization. These initiatives can be in any of the forms, from creating a customer loyalty program to driving training for employees.

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JustCall

MARCH 8, 2023

Diane Magers Founder and Chief Experience Officer at Experience Catalysts Diane Magers is an accomplished senior executive with over 25 years of experience in customer experience, sales, and marketing. Sue Duris is a customer experience and marketing leader with over 20 years of experience in the B2B sector.

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Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

As a leader in outsourced customer service solutions, the customer care specialists at Vcare voted on fifty of the top thought leaders in our space. These experts make up our inaugural list of the Vcare Top 50 Customer Care Influencers. I tweet about customer focus, leadership, IT, and tech. Writer/Analyst by trade.

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Kayako

JUNE 9, 2016

Particularly for humble customer support teams, who are secretly people pleasers, and find it difficult to put themselves before others for a change. When we put together the Customer Support State of Profession, one of the biggest surprises we found was the disparity in salaries. Support Driven Salary Survey.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 10, 2020

While our 2020 Customer Success leaders watchlist below includes long-time Customer Success champions, we’re excited to see several prominent SaaS companies welcome their first-ever Chief Customer Officer to their C-suite roster—a promising sign for the unlimited potential of a career in Customer Success. .

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Kayako

JUNE 9, 2016

Particularly for humble customer support teams, who are secretly people pleasers, and find it difficult to put themselves before others for a change. When we put together the Customer Support State of Profession, one of the biggest surprises we found was the disparity in salaries. Support Driven Salary Survey.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 14, 2020

Which customer service blog posts helped to shape the last decade for you? . When we look back at the customer support industry in 2010, we see a very different beast to the one we work in today. Top Pick: Creating a winning customer-centric marketing strategy. Customer Think. Jeanne Bliss.

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Customer Guru

AUGUST 8, 2018

Aimee Lucas is a Certified Customer Experience Professional and Vice President at Temkin Group, where her research and consulting efforts are dedicated to transforming customer experience within large organizations. Amanda is a highly experienced customer experience consultant, adviser, and writer. Augie Ray Follow @augieray.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

With evolving customer expectations and service complexities, contact centers are poised to deliver strategic value and profitability to organizations. Many customer service departments are actively implementing strategies, enabling their companies to achieve healthy growth in the face of challenging market conditions and intense competition.

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Beyond Philosophy

DECEMBER 23, 2015

In the past decade, we’ve seen the number of companies with an individual in the role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO) – nicely defined by Wikipedia as “the executive responsible for the total relationship with an organization’s customers” – grow from under 100 to thousands today. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

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Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

So why exactly is customer service important for small businesses? There are three main reasons: It helps attract and retain customers. It increases the lifetime value of customers. It delivers insights that improve your product, marketing, and/or service. Happy customers don’t tend to take their business elsewhere.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In other words, it’s far easier to convince someone who already knows, likes and trusts you to buy more—than it is to reach, educate and convert new customers—in a time when most budgets are under scrutiny. Further, additional sales with existing customers have a lower customer acquisition cost (CAC).

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In other words, it’s far easier to convince someone who already knows, likes and trusts you to buy more—than it is to reach, educate and convert new customers—in a time when most budgets are under scrutiny. Further, additional sales with existing customers have a lower customer acquisition cost (CAC).

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Fonolo

MAY 10, 2018

Bliss is a fitting last name for the Founder and CEO of CustomerBliss , which focuses on improving the lives of customers in any industry. Intercom’s blog is fundamental reading if you’re keen to learn about building customer relationships, creating trust, and nurturing a healthy help center. On the agenda? The takeaway?

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Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

Thought leaders in customer experience, customer service, and call centers all weighed in on the biggest trends impacting the industry. We asked the hard hitting questions: Is customer support seen as a cost center? What makes the e-commerce customer experience so different from other industries?

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Taylor Reach Group

MARCH 10, 2020

Over the past number of years, the customer experience (otherwise known as “CX”) has become a profession unto itself. Roles like Chief Customer Officer, Customer Experience Director, Manager, Customer Success have been popping up. Recognize that customer churn is a lagging indicator.

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Mindtouch

APRIL 23, 2018

And the future of enterprise depends on actionable insights to deliver proactive support throughout the entire customer journey. These give us the why , how , what , and where your customers are looking to be served. Optimizing your customers’ success drives not only adoption, but advocacy.

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

He delves into the powerful idea of The Golden Circle based on which organizations can further lead, inspire and grow in a competitive market. Chief Customer Officer 2.0. Want a proven framework to help you launch and advance the customer experience transformation in businesses in every vertical around the world?

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Squelch

OCTOBER 25, 2019

We were grateful for the opportunity to ask questions about the challenges facing their customer support and success teams and show how the Squelch customer experience optimization solution might be able to help. What has fundamentally changed in the industry is how much we care that the customer achieves their business outcome.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

But perhaps more importantly, when customers are more self-sufficient, they also are better equipped to know what is possible with your software and use it more often and use more of it. “– Bill Cushard, Director of Marketing, ServiceRocket. Begins in pre-sales to help ensure success factors are established during the sales process.

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Squelch

MAY 17, 2019

Squelch was well represented at the event by several members of our sales and marketing departments who relished the opportunity to chat one-on-one with attendees about their CX challenges. We also made time to attend some Showcase sessions. Here are a couple of our top takeaways.

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Mindtouch

MAY 19, 2016

Dan Steinman knows a thing or two about Customer Success, not only is he the Chief Customer Officer at Gainsight , but he is author to one of the leading books on the topic, “ How Innovative Companies Are Reducing Churn and Growing Recurring Revenue.”. Dan Steinman, Chief Customer Officer at Gainsight.

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Taylor Reach Group

APRIL 25, 2018

Come to Lego to learn and see how they provide global customer support an a daily basis – and how they have ingrained a culture of customer support into their processes and training. We will also show you how knowing the demographics of your customers can be the building blocks to superior sales and service.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Abby fears a disengaged customer because she knows the great things that can be accomplished when a customer puts in the work (please please!). When a disengaged customer won’t talk to her she likes to…wait, are you still there? Abby Hammer, Chief Customer Officer. Oh, the horror! KNOW IT ALL.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 23, 2017

That’s because so many departments are involved in the feedback process: Support receive it, marketers ask for it , and product managers solicit it, but few departments are held accountable for making use of feedback. Assign accountability for a customer feedback loop. What does accountability mean?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

But perhaps more importantly, when customers are more self-sufficient, they also are better equipped to know what is possible with your software and use it more often and use more of it. “– Bill Cushard, Director of Marketing, ServiceRocket. Begins in pre-sales to help ensure success factors are established during the sales process.

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Amity

JULY 26, 2018

Just because Customer Success is a new industry, doesn't mean it’s a one size fits all situation. Don’t post a title as “Customer Success Manager” if you’re actually looking for someone in customer marketing. Help the Chief Customer Officer to create a churn reduction plan.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Bhumika sheds light on the common amalgamation of Customer Support with Customer Success, often resulting in a unified Customer Experience function. She warns against misinterpreting roles, as customer support tends to be more reactive, while customer success requires a proactive approach.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These high-ranking executives include several ‘chief’ job titles, such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and Chief Customer Officer (CCO). But, a debate around the topic is still hot in the market.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 5, 2021

Proclaimed as the Customer Success growth expert, consultant, and thought leader, Lincoln is a customer-centric growth mastermind. His brainchild, Sixteen Ventures , is his medium of sharing his expertise and ideas to help businesses obtain sales acceleration and augmented customer engagement. Dave Jackson. Jeanne Bliss.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

At such times, CCO is the only leader who has to bear the brunt; after all, customer success is at an adolescence phase! Due to this very reason, it becomes extremely difficult for the CCOs to pitch budget ideas for customer success successfully. . However, the real deal is the NRR which takes the cake for customer-related KPIs.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 5, 2022

Irit is an immaculate Customer Success Strategist who balances strategic thought-leadership with hands-on tactical management to create rapid results. She’s been a key figure in the CS industry, by shaping Customer Success methodologies and best practices used today. Irit is also the Chief Customer Officer & CEO at CSM Practice.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our recent Customer Success Leadership Study showed that 61% of respondents reported a Vice President and above as being the highest leader in their Customer Success organization in 2021 – an increase of 7% from the previous year. This is in part due to a rise in the standing of the Chief Customer Officer role.

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Kayako

DECEMBER 3, 2015

In this post you’ll learn just how to turn the things you want to do to get better at customer service into business initiatives that your management can buy into. You’ll recognize a lot of these steps from sales conversations you’ve been part of. For example: Ben wants to hire a new customer support advocate for his team.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 8, 2021

With their visibility elevated, Customer Success leaders stepped up to carry the weight of their fellow revenue-driven teams and prove their value within the broader organization. With Customer Success demand at an all-time high, we expect to see more of its leaders join the executive ranks in the coming months and years.

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 8, 2022

A star in the world of Customer Success, Amarachi Ogueji is known for her exceptional skills in retaining B2B and B2C SaaS clients. Her diverse yet unique skills include customer life cycle optimization from pre-sales. Bhavika Kochhar is an Enterprise Customer Success Manager, Americas, at Algonomy. Anika Zubair.

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