Help Scout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The first named customer success group was created in 1996. While the original driver for the role was to grow relationships and increase revenue, the customer success specialist job description has changed quite a bit since then. Learn from those examples, and apply the elements that fit for your team and situation.

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Education Accountability Benchmark Sales 103

NobelBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Have you ever wondered how call centers manage the overwhelming number of customer calls, especially those tricky situations that require immediate attention? The secret lies in effective escalation management, a crucial aspect often overlooked. This is where escalation management comes into play.

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Totango

MAY 26, 2021

We recently polled the Customer Success industry asking about the top challenges they are facing. Over the years, we’ve found that most companies are very oriented around a high-touch customer engagement model. Incorporate a mixture of both digital and human touch. . The customer journey is not linear.

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Journey mapping Customer advocacy Enterprise Technology 95

TeamSupport

JANUARY 20, 2021

The 2021 Customer Support Transformation report examines current trends in Support delivery and offers tangible guidance for Support and Service professionals to meet growing expectations of both customers and company executives. From Reactive Support to Proactive Success. Overall support demand grew by 10.6%

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Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

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Lumoa

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

From social media posts to Google and Yelp reviews, every buyer can recount their customer experience with your company to a global audience. It is no wonder, then, that businesses have started paying much closer attention to their customer experience (CX) strategy. Reviewing your existing CX strategy is a good place to start.

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NobelBiz

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Advanced call logging is a vital tool for businesses to enhance communication management and operational efficiency. By automating the collection and organization of call details, businesses can gain valuable insights into their communication activities, improve customer interactions, and drive informed decision-making.

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Nicereply

APRIL 29, 2024

Whether a customer complaint or a note from a supervisor, all forms of feedback can be helpful to you. If you receive negative feedback during your time at work, your manager is likely pointing out areas where you may need to improve. During your training, you’re not quite hitting your targets, so your manager listens in on some calls.

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Global Response

MARCH 27, 2024

This transformative approach streamlines operations and significantly enhances the quality of customer interactions. By harnessing the power of vast data sets, businesses can uncover deep insight into customer behavior, preferences, and trends, enabling them to tailor their services for maximum impact. Let’s take a look.

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Global Response

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In today’s world, customers expect not only excellent products but also excellent service. Quality customer service matters; just look at the numbers: 83% of customers are more loyal to businesses that respond to and resolve their complaints. So just what is high-quality customer service?

Call Center 62

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NobelBiz

JANUARY 16, 2024

Are you struggling to boost customer satisfaction, enhance agent efficiency, or increase lead generation in your contact center? So, as a call center owner, manager or supervisors how do you tackle these difficult challenges and improving the overall performance within your contact center? Why Are Call Center Campaigns Important?

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Fonolo

APRIL 29, 2021

However, recent data has shown that creating exceptional customer experiences and providing quality service with a human touch has a direct effect on consumer loyalty and how much they spend. If you’re thinking of launching your own call center, here’s a guide to help you calculate the costs involved. Inbound call centers.

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PeopleMetrics

MARCH 25, 2022

Customer advisory boards (CABs) can be a powerful tool in your organization's arsenal. They can help you better guide your customer experience strategy , prepare for product launches, learn more about your audience—essentially any goal or initiative that would benefit from direct customer insight. How do they work?

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Fonolo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Call center automation is one of the best ways to improve your customer experience, increase agent happiness, and light up your KPI dashboard in the best possible way! We’ll break it down for you, take a closer look at the various types of automation – and share a step-by-step guide to getting started. Sounds great, right?

Call Center 135

Call Center Contact Center Wait times Chatbots 135

Totango

AUGUST 18, 2022

A Customer Onboarding Checklist for Successful CS Teams. 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. The term is borrowed from human resources management.

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Journey mapping SaaS Upselling Enterprise 92

Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Our insights draw from current trends, emerging technologies, and the changing needs of businesses and customers. The call center industry was grappling with high turnover and absenteeism, prompting a shift towards prioritizing agent stability and morale. Africa’s BPO sector is accelerating , particularly in North America.

Call Center 67

Call Center outsourcing Morale Interactive Voice Response 67

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. Customer Support Defined.

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Interaction Metrics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

To solve this, here’s our guide to implementing a workplace diversity survey that will give you actionable results and lay the foundation for a successful DEI program. Because it takes empirical data to ensure your managers are truly on board with upcoming initiatives. Tip 4: Order your questions thoughtfully.

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Nicereply

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s customer experience (CX)? It’s the heartbeat of your business success. Such experiences can truly touch the hearts of our customers and stay with them long after. The harmony between a brand and its users, the very heart of customer experience (CX), has emerged as the keystone of modern commerce.

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Global Response

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Customer service outsourcing is a huge industry, resulting in approximately $525 billion dollars of spend every year, in fact. But if you’re not outsourcing your customer service yet, it may seem like a big project that’s not necessarily worth the investment. Is outsourcing really more affordable than managing things in-house?

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PeopleMetrics

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Customers evaluate the businesses they interact with everyday on a variety of factors, including price, quality, and the overall customer experience. Creating a positive customer experience (CX) is for all types of businesses, including essential services like banking. What do customers expect from banks?

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Lumoa

JULY 17, 2023

Key Drivers of Successful Customer Experience Digitization Today, businesses must continually evolve to address the needs of their customers. Embracing new technology solutions and digitizing customer experience has become a crucial part of this evolution. Keeping the human touch 3. Personalized digital journey 4.

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Global Response

JANUARY 31, 2023

In 2023, customer service can be the distinction between long-term success and brand loyalty and failure as a business. Think about it: customers have endless options to choose from, so if they have a negative customer experience, they don’t have to stick around. Seem extreme?

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JustCall

JUNE 26, 2023

Real estate agents require efficient communication methods to keep in touch with leads, manage appointments and stay up-to-date with clients. For real estate agents, SMS offers a perfect opportunity to keep in touch with leads, disseminate timely information, and build long-lasting relationships with clients.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 21, 2022

The general agreement is that successfully onboarding a customer on a B2B SaaS platform involves ensuring the customer knows how to use your product. Yet, it’s often easy said than actually done, especially, when you’re looking for Customer Onboarding at Scale. 8 Best Strategies for Customer Onboarding at Scale.

Education 52

Education Customer retention Sales B2B 52

Hodusoft

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Dynamic Scripting: Crafting Personalized Conversations with Call Center Software In the contemporary business world, focusing on customers’ requirements and delivering a personalized experience is essential. This is particularly critical for call centers, where customer satisfaction is paramount for the business’s success.

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CSM Practice

MAY 28, 2020

What is the average Customer Success Manager Salary? More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. Popular Customer Success Manager Salary Plans. 2. Base + Bonus Plan.

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ClearAction

JANUARY 6, 2021

21 Tips for 2021 Customer Experience Excellence Lynn Hunsaker. Customer experience excellence is certainly defined a bit differently now, compared to years past. The 2020s decade is clobbering us over the head with the urgent realization of these essentials. 2) Start picturing customer experience holistically.

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Help Scout

MAY 27, 2021

When considering customer success and account management, it’s valuable to consider them as complementary teams rather than interchangeable groups or, worse, competitors. What is customer success? There are a few things that differentiate customer success from account management.

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delighted

JUNE 1, 2022

Selling to your existing customers is far easier than acquiring new customers. The general rule of thumb is it costs five times as much to generate a new customer than to sell to your existing customers. Your current customers are also more likely to spend more. Why is customer lifetime value important?

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CSM Practice

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In the world of customer success, Quarterly Business Review (QBR) aims to understand the desired outcomes and potential of the business. QBR is a great way for customer success teams to review, strategize expansion plans, and prepare for any challenges that the organization may face. . Prepare your materials in advance.

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Amity

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The sales to customer success handoff is one of the most important intersections in the customer journey. It can make the difference between successful product adoption or a churn risk waiting to happen. Let’s talk about where you need to start in order to avoid this from happening to your customers.

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AWS Machine Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stable Diffusion is a text-to-image model that empowers you to create high-quality images within seconds. In November 2022, we announced that AWS customers can generate images from text with Stable Diffusion models in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart , a machine learning (ML) hub offering models, algorithms, and solutions.

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Totango

JUNE 26, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk of customer churn across almost every industry. COVID-19’s effect on customer churn may have already begun, but there is still plenty you can do to increase customer engagement and retain the customers you have worked hard to win. What Customer Success Can Do.

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SaaS Customer retention Best practices Telecommunications 91

CustomerSuccessBox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A seamless handoff from sales to customer success to implementation is necessary to deliver the promised early value. This is crucial to make your customer’s experience easier. CS professionals must have felt the grunt of a bad transition from Sales to Customer Success. Customer Retention. Onboarding.

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CSM Practice

MAY 22, 2020

More and more SaaS businesses are realizing the value of having a customer success team to ensure the continued success of their customers. Successful customers are more likely to renew and pay more through renewals and expansion, ensuring a steady revenue growth for SaaS businesses. 2. Base + BonusPlan.

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CustomerSuccessBox

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The first impression of your customers is decisive. When you onboard new customers, you introduce them to the way your business works. Results: you gain efficiency and you improve the satisfaction of your customers. The trick is to make the customer experience as good as your products and deliver on your promises.

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