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tl;dr – In this article we share a FREE tool to help you hit your expansion quota. There are strongly held views about whether Customer Success Managers should be selling to their customers. Whatever side of the argument you stand on, the fact remains that a lot of companies set their CSMs a sales target. […]

Implementing a Customer Success platform will resonate across the business so the CEO should make the ultimate call on where to invest but who else should have oversight of or influence on the decision …

If there is one thing that sets Akita apart from its competitors in Customer Success software, it is our ability to ingest data from virtually any data source a customer may have. This includes: If the data is out there, Akita can usually import it and use it to transform your Customer Success department into […]

Understanding the differences between customer success and sales in SaaS is crucial for navigating the intricacies of customer retention, satisfaction, and acquisition. Although both departments participate equally to ensure and maintain the business’ sustainability and growth, they work with different methodologies and goals. While customer success focuses on ensuring customers derive maximum value from the […]

How you begin your relationship with customers often dictates how long and successful their relationship with your company will be. Given that SaaS companies need to retain customers for a period of time in order to accrue enough subscription revenues to become profitable, delivering valuable onboarding experiences is essential.

Understanding the fine nuances between customer success and account management will help you consider them as complementary teams that have the same objective on their agenda.  Both account management and customer success teams work towards improving customer satisfaction and loyalty, but their roles in a SaaS environment are quite distinctive.

Having in mind that customer success directly affects customer satisfaction, retention, and the general health of the business, it has become apparent that maintaining sustained SaaS growth depends on it. Thus, it’s essential to track the relevant customer success metrics in SaaS and evaluate the impact of customer success initiatives.

Attracting new customers in SaaS is always exciting, but what really matters is ensuring seamless integration with a product and successful customer onboarding. This critical phase of guiding new users from the first sign-up to becoming proficient users serves as a prime tool for building lasting customer relationships and loyalty, moreover retention. To assess the […]

New customer onboarding is a pivotal journey that can transform initial interactions into long-term relationships. In the onboarding process every step matters—the way you welcome your users to the platform, educate and navigate them through it, how you react in cases of friction, and how you engage with them along their journey.