ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Here is a great eBook and guide for building your customer success KPIs. Before the end of 2018, make a point to meet with the executives and leadership from other teams within your organization. Try to meet one-on-one if possible, and then bring the entire executive team together for a larger meeting.

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Upselling SaaS Accountability Metrics 63

ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

For many customer success teams, however, the rapid growth of the industry (especially in the SaaS world) has left heads spinning. For today’s SaaS customer relationships, it’s not enough just to work directly with the project manager or end users on your customer’s team. Gathering Critical Data and Metrics for Better Decision Making.

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SaaS Finance Metrics Upselling 74

ClientSuccess

JULY 1, 2019

In the SaaS industry, recurring revenue from renewals, expansions, and cross-sells comprise significant portions of an organization’s revenue model, making retention a forefront initiative. Marketing: Marketing influenced renewal or upsell dollars. Here are several examples of what departmental quantitative KPIs might entail: .

Finance 49

Finance Upselling Metrics SaaS 49

ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 22, 2019

At its core, customer advocacy is when customer service teams work with customers to determine what is best for the customer and their long-term goals instead of making strategic decisions from an upsell or corporate growth standpoint. CSMs can join in on sales meetings to get a sense of what customers are looking for in their new solution.

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Comm100

APRIL 27, 2020

The good news is that there are lots of ways that companies can structure their teams and set up their customer service systems to meet customer demands and properly allocate their workforce. Take a look at the following scenario: Gabriella is having a hard time understanding a particular feature in a SaaS company’s extensive product suite.

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Automotive CRM Upselling Customer centricity 59

ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Whether your team measures expansion by upsells, renewals, or new users, CSMs are the backbone of driving expansion and retention—true growth. This doesn’t mean you should bring up renewals in the first kick-off meeting (and it’s probably better if you don’t) but it does mean that an account renewal should always be at the back of your mind.

Upselling 54

Upselling Accountability Customer centricity SaaS 54

ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

While many customer success managers (CSMs) are well-versed in the day-to-day activation and implementation conversations with customers, introducing them to additional services, turning them into advocates, and having upsell conversations, their customer marketing strategies and results can often fall short.

Marketing 56

Marketing Upselling SaaS Customer retention 56

ClientSuccess

AUGUST 14, 2019

Successfully executing a well-planned CSM compensation strategy depends on who owns revenue-generating KPIs and milestones related to a customer account, such as renewals, upsells, and new user expansions. The role of a SaaS industry CSM has become increasingly complex because it covers so many different parts of the customer lifecycle.

Best practices 40

Best practices Metrics Upselling SaaS 40

ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

We’ve all been there: A customer relationship is going well and there are no obvious problems or red flags in sight, yet when it comes time for a ‘serious talk,’ such as a renewal conversation or upsell demo, there is suddenly radio silence on the customer’s end. Schedule an executive onsite or meeting.

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Upselling Metrics SaaS Best practices 50

ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Although these meetings may take a full day (or even multiple days), they are fundamental processes that must be acknowledged. Three Reasons Why Marketing Needs a Seat at Your Customer Success Strategy Meetings. Here are three reasons marketing needs a seat customer success strategy meetings: 1. Customer Stories from the Source.

Marketing 40

Marketing Upselling Sales SaaS 40

ClientSuccess

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

emails, meetings, and phone calls). Tip: Be sure to check out our Ultimate Guide to SaaS Customer Success Metrics !) . Instead of going head-first into an upsell conversation or trying to ‘sell’ additional services to customers before you even know if they need them or not, try easing into the conversation. .

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Customer retention Metrics SaaS Upselling 49

ClientSuccess

MARCH 8, 2018

Have Regular Customer and Product Meetings (Conversations). Customer success leaders and teams should have a regular cadence of meetings (conversations) with their product leaders. These conversations should include data driven feedback that helps product determine impact and priority of the feedback.

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Best practices Feedback Upselling SaaS 40

Kapta Customer Success

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Any company in a B2B industry can use a Key Accounts Management strategy, although it’s most popular with service or SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. The strategies of customer success are most frequently seen in SaaS companies, although that is not an exclusive requirement. Relevant Industries. Revenue Generation Methods.

Accountability 40

Accountability Management B2C Upselling 40

ClientSuccess

JULY 5, 2017

As any SaaS professional knows, even the best laid plans sometimes hit roadblocks. This way the CSM is aware of all promises, discussions, and even internal political issues before they even meet the customer. Pitfall #4: Expansion & Upsell (Weak Value Realization Post Implementation). Expansion and Upsell Best Practices.

Sales 40

Sales Upselling Best practices SaaS 40

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 15, 2019

Whether you’re measured on customer churn , upsells, or account expansion, there is always a metric in the back of your mind pushing your day to day efforts forward. As a customer success manager (CSM), you have a clear set of goals in place for your customers. But what about your customers’ goals?

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Metrics Education Consulting Consulting 56

ClientSuccess

APRIL 20, 2017

The Rise of SaaS and Customer Success. This led to delivering reports via CDs and eventually to the delivering via the Internet, which is what we now refer to as a SaaS or cloud-based model. Back when Paul first started working with customers, “Customer Success” was considered a hybrid between account management and customer service.

SaaS 40

SaaS B2B Engineering Best practices 40

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 20, 2019

CS and Product work lockstep to meet customer needs and wants. . By focusing efforts on retaining active users by iterating their existing services based on rich customer data, companies will have more opportunities to engage, upsell , and ultimately scale. . . Like any SaaS platform, you get out of it what you put in.

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Chief Customer Officer Sales Customer centricity SaaS 80

ClientSuccess

APRIL 13, 2017

Often times, B2B SaaS businesses have varying levels of service offerings and usually operate on a fee-for-service model. Anything that is proactive, such as product training, upsells, and renewals, should be handled by the customer success team. Blog Posts: How to Build a SaaS Unicorn with Customer Success at the Core.

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Customer Support SaaS Upselling B2B 41

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Versus if you notice okay, these three Customer Success reps are easily renewing these deals and upselling them versus this fourth one isn’t. But that’s part of the reason that when you comp your CS people they have some sort of goal that they’re trying to meet. So, I think maybe spread it out a little bit.

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ClientSuccess

JULY 16, 2019

I’ve learned that meeting with your customers face-to-face greatly helps to build relationships that last over the long run. Obviously you have to have the budget and resources to be able to do so, but you can never go wrong with meeting with your customers as early on and as frequently as possible. . How has it helped you?

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SmartKarrot

MARCH 15, 2022

In SaaS companies, the growth strategy is extremely important. SaaS companies like Zoom, Netflix, and Slack offer a great product experience. If someone becomes a customer if they read a blog, watch a video, or download an ebook- it is marketing-led growth. There has been a shift in how businesses work and run.

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Sales Marketing SaaS Customer retention 10