ProProfs Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone says that customer support used to be easy. For an 18th century blacksmith, the questions and concerns from customers were pretty simple. At least it was obvious that customers would simply walk to the store whenever they needed support. . Customer support is not rocket science.

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LiveChat

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Companies that take customer service seriously and make it a priority in the early stages of existence, shouldn’t forget about customer success management. It’s often mistaken with customer support, so let’s clarify. Customer success management is the next layer on the top of a successful customer support team.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 5, 2021

This week we feature an article from Deb Mukherjee , a SaaS marketer with DelightChat. He shares five customer-related applications worthy of taking your eCommerce customer service to the next level. As you might be aware, BFCM days indicate to eCommerce business owners how the next year will be in sales. DelightChat.

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JivoChat

AUGUST 10, 2023

Are you looking for solid ways to boost ecommerce sales without draining your time and budget? From generating brand awareness to converting leads, affiliate marketing can help ecommerce businesses scale their sales generation efforts without sacrificing company resources. Ready to learn more?Let’s Let’s begin!

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Solvvy

JUNE 17, 2021

Personalization and automation seem to be diametrically opposed. Consumers expect a personalized experience, but they also expect immediacy and accurate responses that can only be achieved with automation. Catering your customer support to your individual customers can be accomplished easily with a smart, chatbot platform like Solvvy.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 29, 2022

* ABS corp , a B2B SaaS firm acquired as many customers as it wanted. It is because as they kept acquiring new customers, they overlooked the existing ones! As a result, customers churned and the firm couldn’t do anything about it. If not, start focusing on customer retention. Incentivize Customer Retention.

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ProProfs Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Customer service and customer support may seem like semantics; even Google does not make a difference in them. Each of these terms is customer-facing disciplines, but they cannot be used in place of the other. So, what can you do to get these Customer Satisfaction Score (CSAT) up?

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Nicereply

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Robust career pathing in customer support is critical. In our conversation, Erin Willis , Program Manager of Vendor Management at ClassPass , shares their support story. Let’s explore how others can use their experience to shape programs that professionally develop support agents.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 14, 2021

They discuss how CX practitioners can put what they know about communication from their personal relationships into their customer relationships. Top Takeaways: Here is something brands and even CX practitioners often forget – customers just want to get things done. Customers really only care about problems solved.

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CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The adage “time is money” is the ultimate reality that supports the success of your organization in the SaaS sector. A variety of options are accessible to customers today in this cutthroat industry. However, customers are also searching for a quick time to value (TTV). Customer Success and Time to Value.

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PeopleMetrics

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It has become all too common for B2B SaaS companies to survey their customers once a year through a moment-in-time customer relationship survey, with at least one section addressing the ultimate question of Net Promoter Score (NPS). the folks they've endeared themselves to since the start of the sales pursuit.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JULY 2, 2019

Several studies have shown that successful customer onboarding is one of the most crucial pieces to make a customer renew their contracts in future. Though every company will have a different customer onboarding process as per their requirements but there are some basic things every B2B SaaS company should follow.

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Nicereply

APRIL 30, 2020

Be all ears to your customers and let them boost your sales because of your ace customer services. Happy customers not only come back to interact more with your brand, but they bring loads of other customers too. 86% of customers will spend more for a better experience and service. To retain, reciprocate.

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Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy. Customer service.

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Amity

APRIL 12, 2016

SaaS Tattler Issue 81 - Sales or Customer Success? It's an uphill battle for a CSM when the customer-facing teams are misaligned. To help break down silos, w e've decided to dedicate this issue of the SaaS Tattler to aligning the key customer-facing teams within your organization.

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Totango

DECEMBER 6, 2021

What 2021 Taught SaaS Businesses about Customer Success. As the business world adapted to the challenges of 2021, SaaS companies re-examined what customer success means in today’s digital-first environment. First, we’ll look at how the flywheel model has redefined our understanding of the customer journey.

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Kayako

JULY 27, 2017

As a support team manager, you’re already wearing a ton of hats – bet you didn’t think data wizard would be one of them, huh? But this is your life as a manager developing a SaaS customer support model that scales. 5 Metrics that shape your SaaS customer support model. What can it tell you?

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It starts even before a consumer has their first interaction with your company and is an ongoing process that continues even after a sale has been made. While your customers should find familiarity in their interactions with your company, the relationship should never stagnate. Fine-tuning your CX elements is a constant exercise.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

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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Totango

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Delivering a satisfying B2B customer experience is key to staying competitive in today’s SaaS market. Here, we’ll outline a strategic roadmap to developing a winning B2B customer experience strategy. First, we’ll take a look at what B2B customer experience is and why it’s an important priority.

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Solvvy

JUNE 22, 2022

NLU algorithms learn from different sources to develop an understanding of a person’s intent when they ask a question or make a statement. When powered by these technologies, a chatbot works more like a conversation with another person rather than a search engine. Why Conversational AI is a Good Fit for Customer Service.

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LiveChat

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

To better understand their role, let’s recall what Customer Success Management is in general. Customer success is when customers achieve their Desired Outcome through their interactions with your company. It’s knowing customers’ business needs and stepping into their shoes to increase recurring revenue and reducing churn.

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TeamSupport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In addition, 58% of customers said that bad customer experience can lead to them abandoning a brand they otherwise enjoyed purchasing from. This makes careful selection, onboarding, and coaching of new customer support agents a necessity rather than a luxury. Active Listening.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For many in the SaaS world, operations roles are not a new concept. High-performance sales and marketing teams have relied on operations resources for years to streamline operations, optimize workflows, and ensure efficient processes. The proper operations strategy frees up CSM time to focus on what matters – the customers.

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SmartKarrot

AUGUST 11, 2021

“A customer is a King”, an age-old business mantra that emphasizes the importance of customers or would-be customers in every business. The same is true for companies who are dealing in SaaS products. The lifeblood of the SaaS business is its customers. Fewer features in your SaaS product.

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REVE Chat Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Customers would want to communicate to you at different stages of their purchase journey like for pre-sale queries, help in using the product correctly, troubleshooting, etc. A live chat solution may be a great option to provide instant support to customers whenever they need help. Provide faster support in real time.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 24, 2022

Every SaaS business lives and breathes by reducing churn and increasing recurring revenue. Monthly Recurring Revenue is a SaaS metric that you should be tracking in order to see where your SaaS business stands. This blog focuses on the excellent customer success techniques that will help you improve your recurring revenue.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 13, 2017

Importance of Aligning Customer Success & Customer Support. Perhaps the most critical alignment in an entire organization is that of customer success and customer support. Customers are the lifeblood of an organization and are the sole reason for company growth, expansion, and revenue—year after year.

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TeamSupport

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They sat down with TeamSupport co-founder and COO Eric Harrington to talk about customer support in the time of COVID and building strong customer relationships. CIO Review: In your interactions with customers, what sense do you get of the challenges they face now in the CRM space and how is TeamSupport?

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Nicereply

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you’re a person that loves helping, finding a career in customer support can feel like a dream come true. Own and manage customer relationships from the point of sale through successful implementation. Help the customer define their needs and manage the timeline towards seeing value.

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CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 8, 2022

Prospective purchasers will find it challenging to evaluate SaaS items due to the tremendous competition for the consumer’s attention. Customers typically think of tech as cutting-edge, therefore they assume it must come with a large price tag. In addition, most customer accounts suffer some level of staff and end-user churn.

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Help Scout

APRIL 27, 2021

Long-time customer service professional Mat “Patto” Patterson answers readers’ most challenging customer support delivery, leadership, and career questions. Thanks, Simone, a SaaS Support Soft-Skill Seeker. My guide to hiring for customer service may help, too. Balancing soft-skills with technical ability.

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Totango

AUGUST 18, 2022

A Customer Onboarding Checklist for Successful CS Teams. A lot goes into crafting the ideal onboarding process for SaaS products. You need to clearly demonstrate the ins and outs of your software to ensure your customers know how to use it and how to employ it effectively in the pursuit of their enterprise’s unique needs and goals.

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VirtualPBX

AUGUST 20, 2020

They may provide services (like a SaaS company) or sell goods without a storefront (think Amazon). If you’re in this boat, there’s one overwhelming reason you need a phone system for your internet business: customer preferences. Customers want choices for the ways they can reach your company.

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Education Services Group

MAY 6, 2021

. #1 Don’t conflate Customer Success with Customer Service. Practitioners of Customer Success will understand the biggest difference here is reactive versus proactive. Customer Service (also known as Customer Support) is reactive in nature – this is who you contact when you have a problem or things go wrong.

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Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In some companies, customer success managers may play an active role in the sales process, helping sales representatives elicit customer goals and persuade buyers of product benefits. At other companies, CS managers may be assigned to follow up on sales during the customer onboarding phase.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 19, 2022

Enables a comprehensive view of every customer interaction across separate channels that give insights into a customer’s movement, and time spent at a touchpoint and helps detect pain points from a customer’s point of view. Why is it important to have Customer Journey Analytics? Onboarding Stage.

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