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Did you know there are now over 30 dedicated Customer Success platforms! This makes the challenge of evaluating your options quite daunting. If you don’t want to juggle a ton of discovery calls with vendors just to find out what you can or can’t afford, this post is for you. The following is a list […]

As part of Akita’s recent re-launch, we have been looking at the channels where potential customers (and the CS community in general) can educate themselves about our solution. G2 crowd is a key player in the review/social proof space and forms an important part of most companies evaluation process when shopping for B2B software. It’s […]

In a previous post, we looked at How We Built More Than 100 Customer Success-Integrations between Akita and apps like Hubspot, Salesforce, Intercom and Zendesk. We outlined our 3-step process for keeping data in sync: Schedule, Retrieve, and Process. The Scheduler kicks everything off and is responsible for determining which data needs retrieving at any […]

Product adoption is essential for retention and loyalty. If the customers find value in your new product and include it in their workflows, there is a great chance they will stick to it for longer.  Still, managing to persuade your audience to try out your new product is not an easy task, especially in a […]

The support of satisfied customers and their willingness to spread the good word can sometimes bring you more prospects than a masterfully crafted marketing campaign. It is all about trust.  Customer advocacy can help your business drive growth, brand and customer loyalty. By leveraging the enthusiasm of satisfied customers, customer advocacy strategies can help you […]

The customer success department is responsible for creating a strategic approach with a focus on cultivating mutually beneficial relationships between the business and its customers.

In SaaS, fostering long-term relationships is a priority, as happy and loyal customers are the foundation for business growth and success. Therefore, building trustful and transparent customer relationships through customer advocacy programs is one of the main goals of any SaaS business.

SaaS companies rely heavily on recurring revenue. With recurring revenue, you can predict revenue flows, and work on customer retention. 

Being a customer success manager requires a combination of multi-disciplinary expertise, in-depth product knowledge, and great communication skills. Above all, this person must possess high emotional intelligence and adequate personality traits that can easily adapt to different customer personas.  When hiring one, it is, therefore, crucial to create a list of adequate questions that allow […]