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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. SaaS businesses, meanwhile, benefit from predictable streams of recurring revenue.

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Customer Success and finance: 8 metrics to build closer alignment

ChurnZero

However, that’s not always the case for Customer Success (CS) teams even though they are often responsible for renewals and expansions. So said Randy Wootton , chief executive officer at Maxio and Alli Tiscornia , chief customer officer at ChurnZero in our webinar, “ Finance & CS: Charting a path to profitability.”

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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. When you have only a handful of customers, your sales team, product team, customer support team—and even executives—can join forces to keep them happy.

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CSM from the Trenches: Mentors – Adam Kuznia, Chief Customer Officer, DataCamp

ClientSuccess

From : Adam Kuznia , Chief Customer Officer. What is one customer success best practice you’ve applied in the last few months that has had a positive impact on your success in your role? ——————————————————————————————————–. Ultimate Guide to SaaS Customer Success Metrics. Company : DataCamp.

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Customer Success is Changing: Top SaaS CEOs Reveal What’s Ahead

ChurnZero

What’s Next For Customer Success? Top SaaS CEOs Talk Compensation, Automation, and Investors. No one knows what the future holds (as 2020 has made abundantly clear) but that didn’t stop us from asking top SaaS CEOs what’s next for Customer Success. There’s much skepticism about NPS being a valid metric to rely on.

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The Rise of the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) as a Change Agent

SmartKarrot

When it comes to B2B SaaS organizations, there is a growing interdependency on the relationship between the change agent and key decision-makers. The role of CCOs as a change agent in B2B SaaS organization. Establish customer metrics to define the relationship with the existing customers.

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Chief Customer Officer vs. Head of Customer Success: What’s the Difference?

SmartKarrot

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.