ChurnZero

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Designing a successful post-sale strategy requires choices, says CXology’s Tim Conder. Without making those choices upfront, you’ll find it hard to create a good customer experience and scale it, and you’ll easily fall into the chaotic trap of “doing what it takes”. Then, think about leadership in general.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A partner who takes the time to delve into the intricacies of your unique business goals, KPIs, and customer expectations is one that is committed to delivering not just a service, but a tailored solution that aligns seamlessly with your overarching objectives.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A partner who takes the time to delve into the intricacies of your unique business goals, KPIs, and customer expectations is one that is committed to delivering not just a service, but a tailored solution that aligns seamlessly with your overarching objectives.

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Integrity Solutions

AUGUST 24, 2022

If you’ve implemented sales training this year, you’re not alone. Studies have shown that upwards of $15 billion is spent annually on sales training in the United States alone. And are there specific sales training strategies behind that critical investment to help ensure its success and strong ROI?

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Customer Bliss

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In my conversation with Isabella Lau , who has held the hybrid role of both CMO & CCO at Manulife Hong Kong for over 7 years, we discuss this emerging expanded role, how Isabella is driving both brand, operational, and cultural leadership – and why her unique background in both operations and marketing prepared her for success.

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Andrew Mcfarland

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This is a high-paying job that does not require prior sales experience. You can earn as much as $100k per year with a commission as a high-performing software sales rep. They should also be better equipped with sales skills, such as social media and sales for life. A sales manager works with large-profile customers.

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ChurnZero

OCTOBER 10, 2024

As a discipline that’s shifting from new to established, customer success is facing some interesting headwinds right now. This is pretty universal, but the new Customer Success Leadership Study found that two-thirds of CS teams’ purchasing is delayed by three months or longer. So quick PSA: you must segment your customer base!

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Customer Bliss

MAY 9, 2018

Uniting the leadership team in the purpose of delivering one-company experiences and connecting it to business growth occurs with my clients when we can simplify the “why” behind this work in a manner that they can stand behind and communicate as their own. Pivotal Leadership Shift: Elevate Customers as Assets.

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InMoment XI

AUGUST 25, 2023

The scale of your CX program should align with your organization’s resources, goals, and customer base. You need to develop a well-defined and quantifiable approach to measuring the ROI of CX initiatives, which is essential for securing ongoing support and funding from senior leadership.

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Daniel Group

JUNE 25, 2024

If you think back, probably the first term you might have heard was customer service. And that’s what the focus was, on the service that happened generally after the sale of the product, especially in the B2B world in which we work in. I think it might be helpful to first talk about how we got here, how CX came to be.

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ChurnZero

APRIL 12, 2022

Definition of a chief customer officer. What is a chief customer officer ? A CCO is an executive in charge of managing the organization’s customer relationships. They often provide unifying leadership to different areas of your business that are involved in customer contact. Chief customer officer job description.

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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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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 25, 2018

Tamar Cohen , Head of US Customer Experience for Zoetis , a leader in animal health services, shares how she led the leadership team in building the company’s CX platform and organization from the grounds up. Tactics to Transform and Build Customer Experience. What Do You Know Now That You Wish You Knew Then?

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Integrity Solutions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While recession fears and speculation continue to bubble up, the economy has been plugging along, and that means your sales could be through the roof right now. When costs eat into revenues and there’s no long-term expectation of things reverting back, it’s time to have that discussion about raising prices with customers.

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Customer Bliss

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Your goal as CCO is to unite the leadership team in delivering one-company customer experiences and connecting the delivery to business growth. This will require the removal of survey score addiction and a shift in leadership thinking. Your opportunity is to gain leadership’s attention to this simple definition of success.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 6, 2018

As “customer experience” has become a hot topic and nearly every industry has embraced it as a priority for their business, it is important that it also become united across your organization. The purpose is to shift to a simple understanding of the overall success achieved when a company earns customer-driven growth.

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One Millimeter Mindset

AUGUST 23, 2018

And your own performance is measured and compared with the ratings customers provide on a quarterly basis. Do management and leadership address these factors with you? I offer the following three ways to improve the health of your customer retention scorecard. Customer retention matters when it is time to renew that contract.

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West Monroe

APRIL 9, 2023

Those notions may not adequately address the needs of their recently expanded customer base. Companies should actively engage and communicate with their newly acquired customer base—beginning on Day 1 of the post-sale integration—to gain a deeper understanding of their needs and expectations.

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West Monroe

APRIL 9, 2023

Those notions may not adequately address the needs of their recently expanded customer base. Companies should actively engage and communicate with their newly acquired customer base—beginning on Day 1 of the post-sale integration—to gain a deeper understanding of their needs and expectations.

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Customer Bliss

JUNE 8, 2020

. “The great news is that HubSpot was already aligned in unifying all customer facing functions—creating a Flywheel team and hiring a CCO was part of the transition we’re undergoing, so our leadership is already aligned there. To operationalize this vision, we’ve created the ‘Flywheel Staff’ group.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

And yes, the RFP can tell you a lot, but discerning which partner is exactly aligned with your long-term goals, your company culture, your customer base, and your team – well, that requires a site visit. 4. Management and Leadership Interactions. Extend these observations to the company’s leadership team.

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Gainsight

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Early-stage companies have started to create a decent customer base. However, they’re constantly iterating—the product roadmap is in flux, and the customer base is in flux. The earlier you bring in Customer Success , the easier it is to tackle those challenges. Here are the highlights.

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Experience Investigators by 360Connext

APRIL 23, 2024

Prioritizing the right CX management not only helps in retaining customers by improving their experiences, but also enhances the overall brand image and increases profitability. Some organizations find that focusing on retaining customers in volatile times can provide more revenue than sales.

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ClearAction

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Is Operations Involved in Customer Experience? How would you like to reduce customer churn by 27%, increase Net Promoter Score TM by 65%, and outperform competitors by 20% in sales, purchasing, ordering, installation, billing, service inquiry, maintenance and account management processes? Lynn Hunsaker.

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ShepHyken

MAY 13, 2024

Heavy adoption by customer base driven by employees actively promoting 4. ” He wrote that Starbucks’ stores, beset by labor challenges and declining sales, need a “maniacal focus on the customer experience, through the eyes of a merchant.” Ease of use. Engaging offers and new products.

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 18, 2024

The role of the chief customer officer has become an essential function in subscription-based business models such as software-as-a-service (SaaS), where customer retention is paramount and requires executive-level leadership. Hence, the the role of a chief customer officer (CCO) which we define this way.

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West Monroe

APRIL 9, 2023

Those notions may not adequately address the needs of their recently expanded customer base. Companies should actively engage and communicate with their newly acquired customer base—beginning on Day 1 of the post-sale integration—to gain a deeper understanding of their needs and expectations.

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Lumoa

JUNE 30, 2022

Support interactions are an important part of the customer experience you’re creating, but making them the main thing can hurt you. It creates one main challenge: Are the insights you gain from tickets representative of your customer base? Pick one area and make a change to the customer experience.

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Customer Bliss

APRIL 12, 2016

We talked about several key topics, including: The rise of the chief customer officer. Why every company should strive to implement customer-centric leadership. Adopting and holding to customer-centric practices. How to still value customers in times of economic/business downturns.

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Gainsight

MARCH 8, 2022

This is a huge problem because, as we know, customer expansion is a critical part of Net Revenue Retention (NRR). . That’s where Gainsight’s new Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQL) feature comes in. Drive more value for each opportunity with helpful customer information like Health Score, NPS, ARR, and more.

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Education Services Group

JANUARY 18, 2022

It boils down to understanding what the C-suite cares about and how Customer Success aligns with greater company-wide targets and goals. Leadership wants to see Customer Success as a revenue driver rather than a cost center. It considers income from upgrades, cross-sales, downgrades, and cancellations.

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ClientSuccess

JULY 5, 2017

For customer success leaders, these roadblocks or pitfalls can be the tipping point between customer satisfaction and customer churn. 5 Common Success Post-Sales Pitfalls. Understanding Post-Sales Lifecycle Management. Pitfall #1: The Sales Handoff (Poor Knowledge Transfer). The Sales Handoff Strategy.

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Totango

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We know that sales and customer success (CS) teams must work together to drive revenue growth and expansion. Check out three highlights from the conversation, and listen to the full podcast to gain more insights and tips on how your teams can create a mutually beneficial relationship between CS and sales.

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Customer Bliss

JANUARY 24, 2017

From his LinkedIn: Scott Bajtos joined VMware in 2009 and oversees the company’s global services team, which includes education, technical support, professional services support and customer advocacy to ensure a best in class pre and post sales experience for customers and partners. You need a focus internally and externally.

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ShepHyken

MARCH 12, 2021

He writes about how businesses need to realign their sales and marketing strategies in order to survive a post-pandemic world. The impact extends from B2C (business-to-customer) markets to B2B (business-to-business) sales as well. They may end up losing a lot of customers, and thereby, revenue opportunities.

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Education Services Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It involves informing and educating people across your organization about your vision for Customer Success and what it can do for the business. Often, our counterparts in other departments, like Marketing, Sales, and Product, don’t have a clear idea of what Customer Success actually is, or worse, they do have an idea but it’s wrong.

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Think Customers

DECEMBER 8, 2015

While companies are constantly looking for ways to engage and connect with their customer base, the greatest gap in strategic development often stems from the lack of communication and understanding between frontline staff and organizational leaders.

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