CSM Practice

MAY 16, 2020

To those of us in customer success, it is even more clear that the pandemic has caused an unprecedented shift that is already affecting our customers, their journeys, their expected business outcomes , and our ability to fulfill them. 1. Be Customer-Centric. Customer centricity doesn’t apply to customer success alone.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As a leader in customer success, who’s your friend in the C-suite? Is the customer journey mapping exercise a worthwhile effort? Who owns the customer community for your organization? 2023, Chris Dishman , Totango’s SVP of Global Customer Success, hosted the lively Hot Takes! We hope so!

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Totango

MARCH 8, 2022

Getting involved in the best customer success communities can give you access to the resources you need to take your CS team to new levels of performance. Here’s our guide to the top customer success communities in 2022 and what they have to offer. What Is a Customer Success Community?

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Partner Success has been long talked about in Customer Success programs, but it’s had limitations in practice due to technology constraints like data security requirements and lack of Customer Success capabilities among partners. The value of the partnership no longer stops at the initial transaction.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“Customer success is driving value to customers. Digital customer success is driving value more efficiently using a software or service that allows companies to grow and deliver value without using excessive resources” – Chris Dishman, SVP Customer Success, Totango.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 21, 2022

You may have heard of sales enablement, but Customer Success enablement might be a new term for you. Although it’s an important concept and role in the Customer Success space, it hasn’t quite gained the traction it needs to be in the spotlight. The definition of Customer Success enablement.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 10, 2022

Online Customer Success communities are excellent places to gain fresh perspectives, stay on the pulse of industry trends, learn from seasoned Customer Success professionals and other SaaS experts, and have conversations with like-minded folks. Top five Customer Success communities. Customer Success Network.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Understanding Vectors by Vecteezy As an industry and a discipline, customer success managers are getting better at delivering a higher percentage of positive customer experiences. And one of the best ways to ensure ourselves and our teams are ready to respond to challenging situations is to have the proper attitudes.

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ClientSuccess

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Have you ever wondered about the difference between customer success and customer support? While both are important for ensuring customer satisfaction and retention, they have different objectives and approaches. Unlike customer support, which is reactive, customer success is proactive.

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ShepHyken

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

He writes about designing a compelling customer experience process and training your team to implement it. The bar for providing a top-notch customer experience (CX) seems to be rising year after year, regardless of whether you operate in B2B or B2C. What does a “well-designed customer success program” even look like?

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Totango

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Customer Success Playbook Strategies: Mapping a Path to Winning Outcomes. A customer success playbook maps out a game plan you can use to automate successful outcomes for your clients. Then we’ll consider the benefits of using success playbooks. What Is a Customer Success Playbook?

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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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Gainsight

MARCH 7, 2023

Customer success (CS) is on the verge of a digital revolution, and one-to-many tactics that increase Customer Success Manager (CSM) efficiency are making a real splash. For nearly a decade, CS has been built through one-to-one relationships between CSMs and their customers. Here’s a look at how it works.

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Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Hiring team members with the right customer success manager skills is critical for the effectiveness of your CS team and strategy. We’ll cover these below, along with five best practices to follow when bringing a new customer success manager aboard your team. CSM role duties may vary by company.

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Totango

MARCH 4, 2022

B2B customer service is often confused with B2B customer success, but they are not the same. Despite their differences, however, they do share an intimate relationship – you need strong customer service to achieve customer success. What is B2B Customer Service? B2B vs. B2C Customer Service.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To help you amp up your Customer Success management skills here’s a breakdown of our top recommendations for courses to consider taking. Customer Success Management Fundamentals. Course Description: New to customer success management (CSM)? Value Realization Best Practices for Customer Success Management.

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Gainsight

JANUARY 4, 2023

Every year Gainsight loves to give our customers and community a roundup of our best resources, including events, webinars, articles, ebooks, and more. As the thought leader in the field of Customer Success (CS), we want you to have all the information and insights you need to stay current and take your CS practice to new heights.

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Education Services Group

MAY 28, 2021

Let’s talk Customer Success Plans. What’s a Customer Success Plan, you ask? Well, let’s just say it’s the wind beneath your customer’s wings. It’s the recipe for their success. Or whatever flavor of cake you like best. The possibilities are practically endless. It’s the chocolate in their cake.

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Totango

JUNE 15, 2022

We’ve been here before, however, and we know that during uncertain times, protecting your customer base is the most important thing you can do for your business. Customer retention is the lifeblood of recurring revenue enterprises, no matter what the external economic circumstances may be. Reach out and check in with them regularly.

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ClientSuccess

JANUARY 11, 2023

The concept of customer success continues to rapidly gain traction as businesses strive to improve their customer experience. Here’s an overview of what we call the Golden Rule of Customer Success – 8 Guiding Principles: Understand customer needs, goals and motivations. Read on to learn more. In fact, a lot.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

This is a guest post by Sara Barnes , vice president of Customer Success at Skilljar. Every Customer Success team focuses on keeping customers engaged and ultimately, preventing churn. In fact, customer education helps scale Customer Success , as the company scales business. .

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s an exciting time to be in customer success. New technologies, best practices, and strategies, combined with an industry-wide drive for sustainable, profitable growth, have made CS teams the revenue-building stars of every SaaS organization. ” How do other industry experts see customer success goals evolving?

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ClientSuccess

JULY 5, 2019

Blog post author Irit Eizips is an innovative, passionate customer success thought leader. As Founder and CEO of CSM Practice , she helps high-growth organizations shape and scale their teams to place customer success as a top priority. Step 2: Segment Your Customers . What does the end goal look like?

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Totango

APRIL 4, 2024

If you asked your customer success (CS) and sales leaders this question, what do you think each of them would say? Revenue retention hinges on the collaborative efforts of CS and sales teams as they collectively shepherd customers throughout the lifecycle journey, from acquisition to retention and expansion.

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ChurnZero

MAY 3, 2022

Whether you’re building your expertise in cooking, crocheting, coding, or Customer Success, YouTube is now the place to level up. Let’s explore five of the best Customer Success YouTube channels for learning how to fight churn, understand industry trends, and position yourself for professional success in CS.

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ClientSuccess

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Welcome to our blog series CSM from the Trenches, a community for frontline Customer Success Managers (CSMs) that discusses trends, best practices, and advice for the frontline. Being on the CSM frontline allows us to directly influence the success of our clients. Mentor Questions. How has it helped you? ”.

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Gainsight

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of SaaS, Customer Success (CS) teams are facing a paradigm shift. Once primarily focused on customer satisfaction and retention, CS teams are now being called upon to think more commercially and demonstrate their direct impact on business revenue. Check out the full video below.

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ChurnZero

MARCH 14, 2024

Every customer success leader has encountered or will eventually encounter a book shift: the process of reassigning accounts between different customer success managers. A book shift is a strategic maneuver designed to align resources and responsibilities within a customer success team. Set S.M.A.R.T.

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Gainsight

MARCH 1, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of Customer Success (CS), where relationships and outcomes intersect, the voices of female leaders are increasingly shaping the trajectory of the industry. When I started out in 2019, not many knew what a Customer Success Manager (CSM) was. What’s changed: What hasn’t changed?

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Education Services Group

APRIL 25, 2021

In the third installment of our three-part series on the ESG Customer Success Maturity Model, I’ll share the characteristics it takes to Transform your CS organization into a proactive, predictive powerhouse (look at that alliteration!) of customer happiness and retention. The ESG Customer Success Maturity Model is not linear.

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Gainsight

MARCH 26, 2024

As Customer Success enters its second decade, the industry has never been hotter. Organizations are seeing how the efforts of Customer Success professionals have a direct impact on a business’s bottom line. Filley’s first priority was understanding the health of the customers in her book of business.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of growth in the Customer Success space, which means there’s now even more content out there on the web for you to research, consume and rely on. You can see this is the case by taking a look at the Google search trends for “Customer Success” and “Customer Experience” over time.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

In the business landscape today, Customer Success is a bit of an outlier. It’s quickly growing and best practices are still emerging and changing. One other thing that makes Customer Success particularly unique in an organization: formal Customer Success training, or lack thereof.

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Education Services Group

JUNE 3, 2022

And yes, I promise there’s a Customer Success lesson in here, if you’ll just stick with me.). My wife, Jenny, is my best friend. A hobby that has a tangible, useful, and practical outcome. When it comes to customer health scores, we expect a blanket. I’m truly an analyst at heart. I’m a drummer.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 3, 2023

Gainsight is thrilled to announce Pulse Encore —an exclusive gathering of minds, ready to share, connect, and level up the world of Customer Success. In this intimate setting, you’ll have ample opportunities to engage with industry leaders, exchanging ideas and best practices. Here’s why. Why Attend Pulse Encore?

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CSM Practice

DECEMBER 19, 2021

This saying applies to your Customer Success Technology stack more than anything else. The tools in your stack must work together to provide an exceptional customer experience. . Customer Success is a rapidly evolving function. Yet, Customer Success is often undervalued and underfunded.

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CustomerSuccessBox

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a lot of growth in the Customer Success space, which means there’s now even more content out there on the web for you to research, consume and rely on. Let’s look at the top customer success blogs. Role of Customer Success Manager in a SaaS Company. CustomerSuccessBox.

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