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Customer Success Managers and Sales Commission?
[Update 7th February 2022 – If you are a quota carrying CSM, check out our FREE tool to help you figure out how to achieve your sales target]. CSMs from over 90 SaaS firms participated in our 2016 Customer Success Managers Survey. Over the next few weeks, I will be reflecting on some of the […]
Does IoT need Customer Success Managers?
At Davos World Economic Forum 2016, there was much talk of the 4th Industrial Revolution. The man who literally wrote the book on it, Professor Klaus Schwab, defines this revolution as being “…characterized by a fusion of technologies that is blurring the lines between the physical, digital, and biological spheres.” As this revolution unfolds, we […]
Buzz and Customer Loyalty
Here is a great article by Michah Solomon on Forbes about customer loyalty.
Customer Success vs Customer Service: A Simple Guide
Now more than ever, SaaS is all about innovation and user-centricity. Customers rely on SaaS solutions to answer their technological demands, but they also expect impeccable experience and support. This is why both customer success and customer service strategies must be well-designed and efficiently implemented.
Automated Customer Onboarding Process & Its Benefits
Customer onboarding is one of the key points for SaaS businesses, and if executed well, it can ensure growth, sustainability, and long-term customer relationships. By leveraging automated customer onboarding processes, companies can streamline and enhance onboarding experiences and ensure personalized and seamless journeys for new users. The automation can cover various stages, from sign-up to […]
Customer Onboarding Guide: Examples and Best Practices
The most effective way to create profitable, long-term customers for any SaaS business is to successfully guide them through an effective onboarding process. Successfully onboarded customers will remain customers for longer, cost less to support, and are more likely to increase their spending over time.
Use Customer Onboarding Templates to Enhance the Process
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, the first interactions customers have with your company are crucial. This is why any ambitious SaaS business, regardless of its size, invests greatly in creating a well-organized and structured onboarding process. Efficiently guiding new users through the initial stages of exploring your product or service is essential for long-term satisfaction […]
How to Do Customer Segmentation: А Guide for Growth
Your customers are not all the same. So why treat them the same? A customer segment is a group or cohort of customers with similar attributes. At a very basic level, segmenting your customers based on differences in their profiles allows you to be specific about how and when to allocate customer success and customer […]
Gross Retention vs. Net Retention: Definitions, Formulas, Examples
As both gross retention and net retention are crucial metrics in evaluating revenue dynamics in SaaS, it is best to perceive them as complementary rather than opposing metrics. By understanding the fundamentals of your company’s customer retention (GRR) and being able to identify the opportunities for upsells and cross-sells (NRR), you are getting a full […]