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How to Care More About the Customer Than the Sale

ShepHyken

It seems that most of the companies that customers love to do business with have something in common. They focus more on the customer than they do the sale. Sure, they want to make the sale, add more revenue and get higher ratings. But when they focus on the customer’s needs, the rest seems to fall into place.

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Customer Success + Sales = Revenue Retention: Insights from Totango Leaders

Totango

If you asked your customer success (CS) and sales leaders this question, what do you think each of them would say? Revenue retention hinges on the collaborative efforts of CS and sales teams as they collectively shepherd customers throughout the lifecycle journey, from acquisition to retention and expansion.

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Top LinkedIn Learning Courses for Customer Success

ChurnZero

One very accessible way to do that is through LinkedIn Learning , which is an offering of video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative and business skills. To help you amp up your Customer Success management skills here’s a breakdown of our top recommendations for courses to consider taking. Level: Beginner.

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Guest Post: Leveraging Security to Elevate Customer Experience

ShepHyken

This week, we feature an article by Srushti Shah, a digital marketer focused on effectively helping her clients and customers achieve their desired results. She writes about how artificial intelligence and machine learning technology can help businesses automate processes and put more focus on delivering amazing customer experiences.

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6 Killer Applications for Artificial Intelligence in the Customer Engagement Contact Center

If Artificial Intelligence for businesses is a red-hot topic in C-suites, AI for customer engagement and contact center customer service is white hot. This white paper covers specific areas in this domain that offer potential for transformational ROI, and a fast, zero-risk way to innovate with AI.

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The Surprising Secret to Sales Growth

Beyond Philosophy

Customers aren’t as loyal as you think they are. Traditional sales advice says that it’s easier to keep a past customer than to get a new one, and so there’s been a proliferation of customer loyalty programs over the past few years. This of course doesn’t mean that you need to abandon loyalty efforts altogether.

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The Role of CX in a Sales Culture

Beyond Philosophy

Harvey Mackay, Sales Expert, Author and Columnist. Quality sales cultures are the ones where the Customer comes before the close, like Mackay’s quote indicates here. Ricoh Canada has a real world example of making this kind of change to their sales driven culture and making it work. In many ways, this is smart.

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