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ChurnZero’s 10 Customer Success Leaders to Watch in 2020

ChurnZero

As SaaS gets more serious about Customer Success, their representation on the executive and C-suite level will follow (as envisioned in our 2020 Customer Success predictions ; see #2). Based on LinkedIn research, Customer Success r oles saw 34% annual growth —qualifying them as one of the top emerging jobs in 2020.

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A History of Customer Support Technology

Team Support

1980s-1990s: The Dawn of CRM Software The next two decades saw the adoption of computerized systems for customer support. Companies started using customer relationship management (CRM) software to manage customer information and interactions. One of the early pioneers in CRM software was ACT!

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How Learning Is Transforming the CX Landscape

Gainsight

It’s so important today that, according to a 2023 Super Office study, customer experience is now the primary focus to beat out the competition for more than two-thirds of companies—up from only 36% in 2010! Organizations have turned to customer experience to stand out. How’s Learning Impacting the Customer Experience Tech Stack?

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The Evolution of the Customer Success Renewal Playbook

SmartKarrot

Hence, businesses are getting keen on building effective customer success strategies and the customer success managers (CSMs) are on the spree of honing their skills with the experiences and learnings of their work life. Between 2000 to 2010: CRM, Web Channels, Mobile App . 2010: SaaS, 2013: Customer Success .

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The Next Generation of Customer Success Leadership

Gainsight

In the customer success movement, we’re in the middle of the same transition Star Trek made—from a Kirk-type leader to more of a Picard. Customer Success in the 2010s vs. Customer Success in 2020—and beyond. In a lot of ways, customer success is growing up. Customer Success 2010.

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Customer Service Technology Trends for the 2020s

Solvvy

The ball has just dropped on a new decade—and it’s still hard to believe how much technology has transformed the customer experience in the past ten years, with the growth of self-checkout stations, real-time virtual assistant support, and robust CRMs to track and manage every phase of the customer experience, to name just a few. .

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Customer Relationships: When They Start Right, They Stay Right

Amity

A study of customer satisfaction and churn in the cellular phone industry several years ago found: Negative experiences at the outset are a major factor in short-term customer exits. The longer people have satisfactory interactions, the less likely they are to churn. And once again, first impressions linger. 1 Bolton, R.