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. Since customer success is a relatively new business function, the Chief Customer Officer is one of the latest roles.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 3, 2020

One such that we are talking about is the difference between Chief Customer Officer and Head of Customer Success. Both strive to bridge the gap from a company’s point to interact with a customer. Chief Customer Officer is a relatively new term in the CS space, but it is accelerating in its popularity.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 2, 2022

This means, customer success as well provides service and support as that of customer support but with a key distinction that it tries to understand the pain points well before they arrive but with customer support, only appear after when the problem arises and that’s how the key metrics they both look into differs as well.

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Satrix Solutions

JULY 21, 2021

What are the best ways to reduce customer churn? We had an opportunity to sit down and chat about this topic, as well as what’s coming up in the Customer Success industry with Abby Hammer , Chief Customer Officer with ChurnZero. SaaS onboarding makes or breaks your customer retention.

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ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

These SaaS companies offer comprehensive training programs, resources, and events to their customers and even the larger professional community. They have loyal followings and student-customers who proudly display their certifications on LinkedIn to not only show off their product proficiency, but also their brand affiliation. .

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JustCall

MARCH 8, 2023

Jeanne Bliss Principal Co-founder, Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) Jeanne Bliss is a globally renowned CX practitioner and business growth advisor for the C-suite, with over 35 years of experience in creating deep and memorable relationships with customers. Follow Sue on LinkedIn 7. Follow Emilia on LinkedIn 8.

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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

JANUARY 10, 2020

As SaaS gets more serious about Customer Success, their representation on the executive and C-suite level will follow (as envisioned in our 2020 Customer Success predictions ; see #2). Based on LinkedIn research, Customer Success r oles saw 34% annual growth —qualifying them as one of the top emerging jobs in 2020.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

As SaaS organizations and their customers slowly but surely get used to the ‘new normal’ that 2020 ushered in, customer success managers and team leaders are more focused than ever before. Luckily for customer success teams, there is no shortage of resources available. The 2020 Customer Success Trends Toolkit.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Learn why an operations role is the key to scaling Customer Success, what this role looks like within a mature organization, and when you should hire for it. Customer Success teams (and their customers alike) feel the pain of conducting QBRs dictated by a now seemingly arbitrary timeframe and requisite.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Top 5 Customer Success Takeaways from Chief Customer Officers USA. Our very own CCO, Abby Hammer, had a part of the action and was one of the presenters and spoke on- How to Drive Operational Excellence Through Data-Driven Customer Success. dence to own their role in the customer relationship.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

To help, we’ve curated this watchlist of Customer Success leaders who we believe you’ll gain some inspiration from and see them do great things in 2019. Amanda Berger, Chief Customer Officer, Lucidworks. Amanda’s commitment to business results drives each aspect of her work as Chief Customer Officer at Lucidworks.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 18, 2020

With each passing year the Customer Success industry matures and meets new challenges along the way, and this year has been nothing short of challenging in many ways. . Q&A Recap: Speakers: Megan Macaluso , VP Customer Success & Operations, ESG. Jay Nathan , Chief Customer Officer, Higher Logic.

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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Jay Nathan is the Chief Customer Officer at Higher Logic. In 2020, he co-founded Gain Grow Retain, a community for customer success leaders. Here, he talks about the best practices in Customer Onboarding. It is aimed at creating an ever-growing knowledge base to help customers scale up faster.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The misconception with SaaS is that there is no longer a need for a team of this nature in today’s organization. However, there are a number of resources on SaaS, growth, retention, and customer success with valuable insights that you should be tapping into as well. Joel York is the king of SaaS financial metrics.

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Amity

APRIL 25, 2016

Bill's blog posts will help you establish the guidelines to capatalize on associate commitment whole delivering exemplary customer service. Deliver the World's Best Customer Experience. Market Strategy Manager - OpenView Venture Partners. CEO - C hief Customer Office Council. Brandon Hickie. Colin Shaw.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Careful end-to-end change management is a must when working to position CS as a profitability center. As a part of change management , e xecutive, CSM and client buy – in is essential. Metrics Aren’t Just for Board Meetings – The Value of Customer Metrics is Immeasurable . As she explained: .

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ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

It requires a genuine understanding of your customer cohorts and their goals, perceptions, and needs. 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. Irit: Hi everyone.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, came to exist. Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, became essential to SaaS companies. Customer Success gradually, then suddenly, joined the C-suite. Twenty years ago, when I did my first big round of funding for a different company, NRR was an “Oh, by the way” metric.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

CSMs have had to improvise and manage without purpose-built tools for well over a decade. The same principle applies for mastering your new Customer Success software at your own company. When your manager introduces your new Customer Success software, you might internally object: “But can’t I already do that in our CRM?”

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ChurnZero

JULY 2, 2020

The term “customer-first” gets thrown around and cited often in the B2B world. SaaS organizations aspire to be it, but many don’t know how to transform this highly touted phrase into a practical application. The challenges to becoming a customer-centric company are not easy to overcome alone. That can be the tricky part.

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A well structured customer success organization is necessary for any SaaS company to achieve massive growth. Most SaaS businesses have well defined product, engineering, marketing and sales teams. So, a proper customer success organization is required to provide consistent growth. Should Customer Success report to Sales?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 15, 2021

Customer Success teams rose to the challenge of retaining customers during a global health and economic crisis. For SaaS businesses, protecting the customer base became the main, if not only, priority during this tumultuous time. Bri Adams , Customer Success Team Lead, ChurnZero. Fasten your seatbelts!

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. We’ve compiled a list of 19 Pieces of Advice Customer Success Mentors Would Give Frontline Customer Success Managers. Let’s get started!

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 24, 2018

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. From : Sam Feil , Customer Success Manager. From : Sara Masson , Senior Customer Success Manager. Company : ClientSuccess.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 2, 2021

If you operate Customer Success as a business and start thinking bigger and ‘outside the box,’ then you can elevate the conversation at the upper management level to become a strategic department and not just tactical.”. Matthew Brown , Director Customer Enablement, Solink. Amy Manning , VP of Customer Success, LawGeex.

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Squelch

JULY 23, 2019

In part two below, we explore how customer success has evolved as SaaS and other subscription-based companies increase in popularity and what being customer centric truly means. How has the role of customer success evolved with the rise of SaaS companies?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 17, 2022

It requires a genuine understanding of your customer cohorts and their goals, perceptions, and needs. 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. Irit: Hi everyone.

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Amity

MAY 22, 2016

Customer success is an exciting and game-changing opportunity, and a prerequisite for the majority of B2B SaaS companies, but are you ready for it? According to an Aberdeen Report* on Customer Experience Management, the top three drivers for investing in customer experience management are: Improve customer retention – (42%).

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CSM Practice

APRIL 17, 2017

You might need additional funds to purchase a Customer Success Operations System to automate playbooks and avoid unnecessary manual work. You might also need additional funds approved to hire additional Customer Success managers. Identifying your customer success team’s primary goals is important.

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Squelch

JULY 23, 2019

In part two below, we explore how customer success has evolved as SaaS and other subscription-based companies increase in popularity and what being customer centric truly means. How has the role of customer success evolved with the rise of SaaS companies?

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2019

.” – Julia Ahlfeldt, Customer Experience Advisor, Julia Ahlfeldt CX Consulting. Over the past 5 years, the majority of Customer Success groups worldwide have become directly involved with managing income streams and profitability to some degree for their companies. ” – Abby Hammer, VP of Products, ChurnZero.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

CSMs have had to improvise and manage without purpose-built tools for well over a decade. The same principle applies for mastering your new Customer Success software at your own company. Final thoughts The fact that Customer Success software (finally!) can start by acknowledging that change is hard and then grow from there.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Customer success careers have become the buzzwords in the business environment. The hot topic that is running around in the SaaS industry is the need for customer success to have a seat and a voice at the leadership table. So, what exactly has resulted in this change in the SaaS industry? Definition of C-Suite.

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Amity

JANUARY 30, 2014

It is abundantly clear that the future is very bright for customer success! As we move into 2014, companies will be more focused than ever on the customer centric organization. Focus on generating a deep understanding of customer’s business drivers #customersuccess [Tweet this!]. Moving Beyond SaaS.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Customer results will sell, not features. The winners in C S Management will align their business objectives to the customer’s desired outcomes and experiences. Making customers happy is no longer good enough. . . Abby Hammer , Chief Customer Officer , ChurnZero .

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ProProfs Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

She identifies shortcomings such as social, communication, and self-management behaviors that limit leaders in their career. To help leaders master soft skills, she reflects on how leaders can: Work towards managing their workload. Navigate when office politics is on the rise. Chief Customer Officer 2.0.

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