OctopusTech

JANUARY 22, 2019

Do you have a sales team that is tasked with creating leads and closing contracts? Do you have one for increasing your web presence to help boost sales through your website? And it’s got a name as well; Customer Advocacy. In other words, it is everything that you do to put customers needs above yours. Yes, it is.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Customer marketing is one of these initiatives. While most customer marketing programs are a cross-function of CSMs and marketing teams, many marketing departments will look to CSMs for direction and guidance when selecting and working with customers directly.

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Influitive

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

That’s why Blackbaud , a non-profit software solutions provider, launched a customer advocacy program to engage and connect with its 30,000 customers. Amy Bills , Customer Marketing Director at Blackbaud, knew they could do better if they rethought their approach to customer advocacy. Set clear goals.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

But did you know sentiment management can also be a customer marketing focus? In Part One and Part Two of this series, we focused on building customer advocacy and creating powerful customer content. In part three, we’re looking at initiatives that can help drive all of your customer marketing projects: sentiment.

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Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Case in point, this week Apttus teams up with Oracle, Gainsight, and WalkMe to present on how to not only sustain, but grow your customer’s value (net negative churn) across the board, leaning heavily on customer advocacy. The post The Secrets of Net Negative Churn – Customer Advocacy appeared first on MindTouch Blog.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

11 Reasons Why Customer Advocacy is the Bedrock of Your Business by Robbie Richards. JitBit) In this post, we’ll be discussing the importance of customer advocacy and why you must get on board, or else risk weakening the bedrock of your business. My Comment: Customer advocacy is powerful.

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Influitive

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The most powerful tool B2B marketers have in today’s hyper-connected world is genuine word of mouth from their customers—such as reviews, social media shares and recommendations. In the report, Laura discusses why advocate marketing is critical to the success of B2B companies. Advocate marketing creates value for B2B brands.

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C3Centricity

JANUARY 17, 2022

This is my selection of great quotes from some of the best marketers around, together with a relevant question to ask yourself for each. 1. “Strategy and timing are the Himalayas of marketing. QUESTION: Are you going to upgrade your marketing this year to meet this lofty challenge? #2.

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ShepHyken

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

But Bell asserts that the best expression of customer loyalty is customer advocacy. In other words, the customer talks about you, tells stories about you, and tweets about you. In essence, the customer becomes an extension of your sales and marketing staff. What would I do totally differently?

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Education Services Group

OCTOBER 22, 2019

There are a ton of resources you can take advantage of in order to set up a Customer Success department, but one of the most useful resources is right there in your own building: your marketing department. Aside from you, no one else knows your customers like your marketing team does. Where Should You Start?

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 31, 2016

Gwinner of Kansas State University—have found that employee behavior and advocacy—regardless of the employee’s level of satisfaction—have a direct and profound relationship to the behavior of customers, and also to corporate sales and profitability. The figure below illustrates their findings.

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Influitive

JUNE 7, 2018

Last month, a stampede of over 3000 sales, marketing, and customer success pros took over the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for the SiriusDecisions Summit. They came ready to learn the latest insights from industry leaders about how their peers are driving business growth.

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Amity

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

On top of all that, the whole process of attracting new customers is 6-7 times more expensive than keeping the old ones. These numbers clearly suggest that you should always have repeat customers in mind when designing your digital marketing strategy. Focus on the post-sale process. Marketing is not enough.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Customer Success + Sales . One of the most critical internal relationships customer success teams have with sales is sales, so it makes sense to put this collaboration and cross-functional focus on display during the interview process. Customer Success + Marketing. Presentation and Q&A.

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Influitive

JANUARY 19, 2018

In the past 15 years, customer reference usage in marketing and sales has evolved from simply inserting testimonials in ads to a dedicated discipline that drives revenue.

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Every year, Black Friday presents an opportunity for retailers to look beyond driving sales to acquire high-quality customers who keep coming back. But with the event now an almost month-long affair, knowing how to navigate this peak sales period can be t ricky. . A personalised service for every customer .

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Amity

MAY 19, 2017

Customer Success works hard to drive their partners through their advocacy ladder, and Marketing has to follow up by creating powerful, remarkable content that matches the excellence of the work accomplished. You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed video making its grand entrance on the Marketing must-do list.

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Influitive

JULY 25, 2017

In 2016, Cristina Melluzzi, Head of Customer Advocacy EMEAR at Cisco, was facing something lots of B2B companies can relate to: having an internal fire drill every time Cisco needed customers for references, speaking opportunities, analyst interviews, and case studies.

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Influitive

MAY 12, 2016

Today’s empowered customers expect the interactions they have with your sales and marketing teams to be highly personalized and relevant—which can make striking up valuable conversations with prospects challenging. That’s one reason why account-based marketing has become a popular strategy in recent years.

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Kayako

JULY 30, 2018

Content Marketing Ideas for Incredible Customer Experiences. After years of building customer success teams and programs, it seemed natural to take on my next challenge – build a global customer advocacy strategy. If not, what’s holding you back from these powerful opportunities to engage with your customers?

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Beyond Philosophy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The key is to attract high-value customers by identifying high-potential prospects and delivering what they want and need. Marketing consultant and author Robert Tucker has stated, “Companies are often so concerned about attracting new customers that they denigrate their unique value proposition to loyal customers.”

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Influitive

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A core use case for many customer advocacy programs is reference management. These programs can help marketers easily build a pool of advocates willing to share their experiences or nurture new customers to be future reference champions.

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Influitive

MAY 15, 2019

You may have heard of customer advocacy and see it as a function belonging solely to Marketing, when in fact, its results can be used to bolster other departments like Customer Success, Sales and Product Development.

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SharpenCX

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

There are dozens of ways to measure your customers’ satisfaction. Your customer Net Promoter Score builds the foundation to help you measure customer advocacy, too. Undeniably, customer advocacy helps you win more customers. But, what makes a happy customer a loyal customer ?

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Beyond Philosophy

AUGUST 30, 2016

35 years ago, Deming said “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product and service, and that bring friends with them”, he was talking about what, for the past decade, we have understood, and effectively measured and applied, as customer advocacy behavior.

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Influitive

MARCH 7, 2017

Account-based marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest marketing trends of 2017. According to SiriusDecisions, 58% of B2B companies planned to invest in ABM technology or services last year. However, many companies only use traditional tactics, like retargeted ads and email nurtures, to engage ideal prospects.

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OctopusTech

JULY 21, 2023

Data of customers act as a lifeline for any business. Customer data nowadays is one of the most important types of data that are used by various businesses to optimize and improve their sales and marketing efforts. What is Customer Data Management?

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Beyond Philosophy

MAY 17, 2016

In preparation for Customer WinBack , my 2001 book on customer loss and recovery co-authored with Jill Griffin, we conducted original research among purchasing agents and sales/marketing managers to better understand the essential value delivery perceptual differences between customers and suppliers.

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Totango

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Older approaches viewed the customer journey from the perspective of the seller, visualizing the customer experience as a linear progression toward sales conversion using the image of a funnel channeling prospects toward sales. Freemium Marketing Has Become the Leading Tactic for Lead Generation.

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Help Scout

JUNE 5, 2019

It’s likely not a surprise to you that putting your customer first is good for business. But building a customer-centric marketing strategy for your business can be difficult. The good news is that putting in the work to deliver customer-centric marketing pays off. What is customer-centric marketing?

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Lumoa

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This article will explore the key components of customer experience and how you can use them to scale your business. A Good Customer Experience Builds Customer Advocacy. Customer experience is an important factor in determining customer loyalty.

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Tethr

JUNE 23, 2020

At Tethr, each of our values speak directly to the experience we strive to provide to our customers. Be sure your marketing team is aligned on the concept. Are customers a part of a company’s marketing message? Get your sales team on board. Predict customer needs. They should be.

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ijgolding

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Although I was studying accounting and finance at the time, I started out in sales and marketing. It did not take long for me to start becoming interested in the customer service elements of the business. After a while, my role developed more down the sales route, looking after relationships with retailers.

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AskNicely

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

While many executives have expressed support for customer advocacy, this has yet to translate into the majority establishing an advanced NPS program. Even worse, companies that lack high-level support for NPS tend to experience both higher customer turnover and significantly lower revenue growth. Still Room For Improvement.

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Both the models (customer engagement and customer success), focus on a customer’s journey before acquisition through customer advocacy. Customer Success is all-encompassing and covers customer engagement under its umbrella. LAER model in Customer Success. Who owns the model? Source: Medium.com.

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CustomerSuccessBox

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A customer relationship management software eases this task of collecting data. But it limits itself to pre-sales activity and lacks a 360-degree view of the customer information. Bonus Read: List of the Best Customer Success software for the year 2022. Customer Service Management Software. Sales Activities.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MARCH 17, 2022

” Ensure that your customer gets the value your marketing and sales teams promised. We all know that in the subscription market, recurring revenue is what makes or breaks a SaaS company. Customer Advocacy Playbook. B2B SaaS is a fiercely competitive market in recent years. Upsell Playbook.

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