Retently

MARCH 16, 2022

With new SaaS companies popping up every day and a customer-centric culture coming into play, there’s (understandably) some confusion about how to manage customer interactions. For many companies, the entire conversation takes place under the umbrella of Customer Support (or Technical Support). So why all the confusion?

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Horizon CX

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Power of Purging Perfunctory Performance Introduction In the bustling world of business, where metrics often dominate discussions and efficiency reigns supreme, one crucial aspect can sometimes be overlooked: the human element. Lead by Example : Leadership plays a critical role in shaping organizational culture and behavior.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

How to invest in Customer Experience. Defining a customer experience strategy is not enough. You have to then assign budgets, resources to develop processes, systems and overall cultural changes to actually make it happen. Customer Experience Can Make You Less Reliant Upon New Sales. That’s how you prioritize.).

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Horizon CX

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Art of Selling CX: Convincing Skeptical Senior Leaders on Customer Experience Success Introduction In the dynamic landscape of customer experience (CX) management, the journey extends beyond strategic implementation; it’s a constant process of persuasion and selling ideas, especially to senior leadership.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

MARCH 23, 2021

It’s a point of friction in some ways but it also is a necessary part of scaling customer experience. Ask your Customer Success Team, Account Managers, or other customer relationship specialists to include you in one client meeting a month. There is some inherent bias here, because they will pick the easy customer!

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Supply chain problems and the Great Resignation have caused challenges on every aspect of customer care. The work we’re handling has surged and become more complex, while the employees … Continue reading → The post Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement? appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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CloudCherry

JANUARY 21, 2020

By staying in touch with customer expectations, companies can win more business and reduce trouble spots in the customer journey. VoC leaders also see an uptick in customer and employee engagement metrics. Identifying essential CX metrics and tracking them regularly can help programs stay on course.

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Alida

APRIL 27, 2018

Here are 10 practical takeaways from leading chief customer officers (CCOs) and customer experience (CX) leaders in Australia: 1. Practice mindful leadership. “Leadership matters. If we’re being the best version of ourselves and showing up, taking care of ourselves, then employees strive, then customers thrive.”

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JULY 30, 2019

These are the combination of traits I see that make for winning customer experience teams. 5 Traits of Teams That Have Closed the Customer Experience Gap: 1. Enlightened Leadership. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Great customer experiences are delivered by organizations with enlightened leaders.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

That means the metrics used to measure and steer performance need to change, too—but many companies are still wedded to old-school key performance indicators (KPIs) that don’t fully reflect the needs of today’s organizations. Metrics such as projected earnings and customer churn remain important for any business.

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ClientSuccess

APRIL 4, 2018

The goal is that by sharing our experiences, we’ll be able to learn and apply more practical advice / practices to our customer success careers. From : Jorie Basque , Customer Relationship Manager. True customer advocacy – giving everything I have to building customer success as a culture. Question 1.

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Integrity Solutions

MAY 26, 2022

employees said their workplaces had a strong ethical culture in 2020, compared with 1 in 10 who felt that way in 2000. This is a critical component of what we have always believed strong coaching and sales leadership cultures must include. According to the 2021 Global Business Ethics Survey® , around 1 in 5 U.S.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

JUNE 30, 2022

Supply chain problems and the Great Resignation have caused challenges on every aspect of customer care. The work we’re handling has surged and become more complex, while the employees … Continue reading → The post Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement? appeared first on Brad Cleveland.

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BlueOcean

APRIL 15, 2019

How do we deliver amazing customer experiences despite increasingly challenging stressors? The Tools to Tackle Customer Entitlement. First and foremost, there needs to be a very tight relationship between the contact center team and the company leadership team. How to Support Your Toughest Customers.

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Lumoa

MAY 5, 2022

It is therefore smart to look at customer experience strategy and brand strategy together if you want to build a stronger position in people’s consciousness. It can open up new opportunities, additional sales and long-term customer relationships. In This Article: What is Customer Experience?

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ChurnZero

APRIL 1, 2022

“You’re not alone,” says Sharon Winterton , vice president of Customer Success at Catalina Marketing during her session “ Battling imposter syndrome in Customer Success ” at BIG RYG, ChurnZero’s annual Customer Success conference. Some say that imposter syndrome is nothing more than a side effect of toxic work culture.

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ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 27, 2022

At the heart of any successful customer relationship is a clear and well-defined path to customer success. This means implementing best practices in areas such as product training, initial relationship cadence, and real-time support. Here are key strategies to consider when creating a Customer Success Journey Map: 1.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 21, 2022

1/ Crash course in Customer Success and SaaS metrics. Many people think of SaaS and CS metrics as black and white. But the truth is, there are many ways to calculate and interpret—and game—metrics. Related reading: Key SaaS and Customer Success metrics you should care about – What’s a good CAC?

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This can involve training and education on effectively using the product or service, suggesting best practices, and providing guidance on optimizing the customer’s experience. The success of customer success is typically measured by metrics such as customer retention rate, upsell/cross-sell revenue, and customer satisfaction scores.

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Beyond Philosophy

JULY 5, 2016

CMC Thought Leadership Principal, Beyond Philosophy. What makes this question so profound, and so pivotal, in customer experience optimization today is that every aspect of value delivery is at play. We can also identify it as customer experience accueil, which will be explained. Michael Lowenstein, Ph.D.,

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ClientSuccess

MARCH 2, 2021

CSMs typically gauge success on metrics like usage rates and NPS scores while AEs are driven by bottom-line revenue goals. . While the reporting structure of an AE and a CSM depends on the specific organization, the roles typically leverage department-specific metrics to track success.

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PeopleMetrics

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

To avoid these issues, banks need to familiarize themselves with their customers’ expectations in order to meet their needs and develop a positive customer experience. For banks, the most common expectations customers will have include: Secure services. Workplace culture.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A 2022 Salesforce report showed that 88% of both consumers and business buyers said their experience mattered as much as a company’s products did, making your team a critical part of the customer experience — and customer retention. Showcase Your Customer Support Team Progress. What are customers’ expectations from your company?

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ProProfs Chat

JUNE 30, 2020

To help you understand this essence and develop better customer service strategies, we’ve curated a list of some of the best customer service books below. These books can help you: Work towards better leadership strategies. Create a positive customer-centric culture amidst the support team. So, let’s get started!

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Education Services Group

MAY 13, 2020

Yet, for most Customer Success organizations, embracing revenue goals is the only way to have a seat at the table as your company expands and evolves. To really prove your value to senior leadership, CS metrics must have a direct alignment to revenue. The evolution of CSMS: A tale of two backgrounds.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Role: Director, Customer Success Location: Austin, TX, United States (On-site) Organization: Atmosphere As a Director of Customer Success, you will deliver and manage world-class customer onboarding, account management, customer support, and contract negotiation processes that scale at every point in the customer lifecycle.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 11, 2023

Regularly monitor customer performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Measure customer success metrics for meaningful insights. Focus on customer retention and long-term ROI. The Golden Rule is the foundation of customer success, and it’s never too late to start honoring it in your operations.

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ClientSuccess

AUGUST 14, 2019

These days, CSMs are brought in during sales conversations to answer questions and map out customer journeys, but they’re also heavily involved during onboarding, implementation, ongoing support, and expansion conversations. Make sure outside client metrics are clearly defined for all CSMs, if applicable. . You can learn more here.

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Integrity Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Don’t count on technology to replace the fundamentals: CEOs want salespeople to deepen their customer relationships and mine more value from each customer. And that’s often oversimplified by leadership when they say, ‘We have to do 10% more this year than last year.’ “All of those learnings are critical,” he says.

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Chattermill

MAY 12, 2019

Zappos founder Tony Hsieh’s book is essential reading for all customer experience professionals. Under his leadership, Zappos has grown gross merchandise sales from $1.6M in 2000 to over $1 billion in 2008 by focusing relentlessly on customer success. The Ultimate Question 2.0 The Ultimate Question 2.0

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In the quest to improve the customer experience and customer loyalty, it is helpful to consider the ‘cultural habits’ of successful service organizations, such as: Disney, Apple, Southwest Airlines, Wegmans, Nordstrom, and Amazon. Their cultural habits are not merely lip service; it’s how they do business.

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Amity

APRIL 25, 2016

CEO - C hief Customer Office Council. Curtis founded the Chief Customer Officer Council™, the first peer-led advisory group for CCOs. The Council has helped its members create customer-centric cultures as well as drive profitable customer engagement. GM & SVP, Global Customer Success - CA Technologies.

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Talkdesk

APRIL 28, 2016

We have powerful brands like Nordstrom, American Express and Zappos proving to the world that customer service can actually be a source of sustainable competitive advantage, not just another expense on the balance sheet. We have new metrics like Net Promoter Score and Customer Effort Score that illustrate a renewed interest in the customer.

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CustomerSuccessBox

APRIL 6, 2022

The customer success (CS) team is critical in today’s customer-centric economy. The purpose of the team is to keep your hard-won clients and help them grow by strengthening the customer relationship. This results in higher customer satisfaction, which lowers churn and improves renewals.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Role: Vice President of Customer Success Location: Remote, United States Organization: Robert Walters As a Vice President of Customer Success, you will work with the leadership team to define CS metrics and develop systems to effectively track these.

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SmartKarrot

JANUARY 10, 2023

Develop the digital marketing, e-commerce and consulting skills of the SMB CSM teams through continued education, with the intent of forming CSMs who become key stakeholders in the success of the customers. Be the point of escalation for all communications with customers. Embody company culture and maintain high team engagement.

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ClientSuccess

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Here are some steps a CSM can take when a customer churns to recover quickly and ensure corrective action in the future: Step 1: Review The Customer Relationship. Immediately after a customer attrition conversation, a CSM and his or her team should begin to review the customer relationship in depth.

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