CSM Practice

MAY 13, 2020

CSM Practice conducted a weekly survey to observe potential improvements with how the crisis impacted SaaS companies and customer success management teams. Our COVID-19 survey also focused on uncovering SaaS companies’ plans for returning to working in the office. Sales and Retention Forecast. Sales and Customer Success.

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SaaS Surveys Upselling Customer retention 83

ChurnZero

MARCH 3, 2020

Top 10 Must Attend Conferences in 2020 for Customer Success Professionals. I’m not talking about a vacation (although those days off are also oh so very important) but I’m talking about, stepping out of the office for a day or two to attend a conference. S aaStr Annual 2020 Date: March 10 – 12, 2020 Location: San Francisco Bay Area.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer Best practices B2B 72

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Top SaaS CEOs Talk Compensation, Automation, and Investors. No one knows what the future holds (as 2020 has made abundantly clear) but that didn’t stop us from asking top SaaS CEOs what’s next for Customer Success. Customer Success Compensation Catches Up to Sales. So much more happens after that initial sale.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer Sales Metrics 93

CrazyCall

APRIL 9, 2019

There are dozens of hundreds of rankings devoted to sales influencers and experts across different industries and the world in general (we’ve also published one ). We’ve decided to remedy the situation and created a list of 18 saleswomen who in our view play an essential role in the world of sales. Tiffani Bova. Tiffani Bova.

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ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This is a guest article by Swati Garg , founder and CEO, Melo Associates , and Lindsay Lynch , senior recruitment consultant, Melo Associates , a recruitment firm focused on customer success hiring for SaaS and tech companies nationwide. Represent the company at industry events and conferences.

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SaaS Upselling Enterprise industry standards 52

CustomerSuccessBox

AUGUST 23, 2021

This 4 day conference brings together leaders from product management, creative SaaS marketing and startup founders. With more than 70,000 attendees from sales, marketing and service fields, it presents a vast opportunity for individuals and teams to network in person as well as online. TSIA Customer Success Conference.

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SaaS Education Best practices Marketing 52

JustCall

JANUARY 17, 2023

The three-day conference will take place between January 24th and 26th, 2023, at New York Hilton Midtown. Sebastian Badea is the Head of Real Estate Partnerships at SaaS Labs, the parent company of JustCall. JustCall is a cloud phone and SMS software built for sales and support teams. What, when, where? Find him on LinkedIn.

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TechSee

JANUARY 25, 2023

The field service industry is lucky to have several thought leaders who publish their expert views, speak at conferences, and share their philosophy with others in the field. link] Robb Origer, Vice President, Field Services Robb Origer has 25+ years of broad experience in operations, service, and sales.

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Automotive Management Enterprise B2B 41

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Today, you’d be hard-pressed to find a high-velocity sales, marketing, or product team without a designated operations function. The SaaS Debate: Who Owns the Renewal and Upsell? Customer Success vs. Sales. You can watch all the on-demand sessions from the conference now.) To find out who wins, check out the recap.

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SaaS Chief Customer Officer Upselling Metrics 98

ChurnZero

APRIL 8, 2022

At other conferences, I have sometimes felt like I’m sitting through a sales pitch, and I didn’t feel like that in any of the sessions I attended at BIG RYG. Honestly, it was an amazing in-person conference. Great conference. It’s a sales-free safe space. Customer Success is a growing SaaS community.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A year has gone by since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered doors to in-person conferences, and the industry responded accordingly by converting most live events into virtual experiences. Top Three In-Person Conferences for Customer Success Professionals to Attend in 2021. SaaStr Annual 2021 – September 27-29, 2021 San Mateo, CA.

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Personalization SaaS Upselling B2B 52

Mindtouch

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Temple Grandin is just one of the top industry influencers explaining the Training Conference & Expo in their own words. With an incredibly short and succinct message, they each give you their perspective on why the Training Conference & Expo is so unique and some benefits of attending. This conference never disappoints.

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SaaS Marketing Personalization Sales 48

CSM Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

Here are five must-have SaaS (Service as a Software) tools for teams working from home. #1: It’s a fantastic SaaS tool with a visual interface that allows for real-time updates on business activity. Use it as a company overview platform, a sales pipeline, or even for product development. 2: Zoom for Video Conferences.

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SaaS Scripts Enterprise Accountability 52

CrazyCall

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

And sales tips are no different. Once you type your question on how to become better in sales in Search, you’ll get 101 sales advice in return. In this respect we’ve decided to launch our blog series putting together the interviews with top sales experts that are actually making an impact and willing to share their knowledge.

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Sales SaaS Coaching Outbound sales 61

Amity

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

In Part 1 we expanded Geoffrey Moore’s Four Gears model to this emerging B2B model ( SaaS 2.0 ) In this post we will examine how to operationalize the four gears. Four Gears Model for B2B SaaS. This new requirement to focus on customer outcomes is forcing B2B SaaS vendors to adopt new strategies, tactics and operations.

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B2B SaaS Customer advocacy Metrics 48

aircall

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Beyond hitting your sales goals, focusing on professional development is key to growing your career. Taking courses, attending conferences and events, and networking are all great strategies, but heading to the stacks is one of the easiest ways you can boost your sales knowledge. The Aircall Team’s Top 10 Sales Books.

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Sales SaaS Best practices Metrics 62

aircall

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Have you ever looked at a high-performing sales team and wondered what kind of sales team training empowered them to be the best? spend over $70 billion on sales training every year. As you develop your sales team training program, you’ll need to have a good understanding of the purpose and goals of the training.

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Best practices Sales Call Center Coaching 62

ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Back in February we felt our first hit in the industry with the cancellation of the beloved SaaStr Annual conference. Into SaaS ? Types of companies that aren’t easy: vision-led, sales-led & committee-led. We all face the same challenges in understanding SaaS businesses. . Calculating churn can be tricky.

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SaaS Upselling Customer centricity Education 90

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Last week we had the much anticipated opportunity to sponsor, attend, and speak at the in-person 2021 SaaStr Annual conference. SaaS customers are only using 50% of the licenses that they buy- @markroberge. Customer Success begins in Sales and needs to be part of your funnel. SaaStrAnnual pic.twitter.com/I2uKtsYdjp.

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SaaS B2B Customer retention Sales 95

Education Services Group

JULY 5, 2022

I was lucky enough to attend The Customer Conference Europe 2022 in London, and after taking in what was a very full two days of information, thoughts, opinions, and interaction, I’ve untangled all that I experienced and observed to come away with five key points that really resonated: 1. CS in the non-SaaS space is growing.

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SaaS Customer centricity Best practices Upselling 52

ChurnZero

MARCH 28, 2023

Early-stage SaaS businesses tend to put most of their focus on acquiring net new customers. When you have only a handful of customers, your sales team, product team, customer support team—and even executives—can join forces to keep them happy. This is most obvious among SaaS companies that offer tiered pricing and services.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 16, 2020

SaaStock has been helping SaaS businesses gain traction, grow and scale for the last five years with their in-person conferences. “ #SaaS business models are evolving in the performance economy. Some learnings: • SaaS cos typically spend ~10% of their ARR on Marketing Programs. Customers Demand Value.

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SaaS Customer centricity Customer retention B2B 92

Uniphore

JANUARY 4, 2022

At Uniphore Converse 2022, enterprise executives from CX to Sales will learn the latest innovations in automation, conversational AI and emotion intelligence. He has been conferred with the title of ‘Innovative Entrepreneur’ by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Technopreneur Promotion Programme (TePP). Sales and Revenue Leaders.

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Enterprise Customer retention Engineering Contact Center 126

ChurnZero

OCTOBER 31, 2023

He was tasked with getting a SaaS implementation that was eight months behind back on schedule. Clearly, they werent getting the value out of the product that was promised during the sales cycle. Some of the investors at SaaS Capital have noted in their customer retention benchmark report this happens a lot among early-stage companies.

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SaaS Sales Metrics Benchmark 52

Totango

JUNE 8, 2022

OK, maybe not the world, but they have become an increasingly important factor these days for helping SaaS companies understand whether their products and services are keeping customers engaged and delivering value, so they can prevent churn, increase expansion and earn higher valuations. Enable Digital-First Customer Success.

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SaaS Best practices CRM Enterprise 94

Totango

JUNE 6, 2018

TSW’s 2018 theme was Blending Service and Sales Motions. The event focused on how to take customer data and turn it into actionable insights using new technologies and increasing collaboration among sales and service. SaaS solutions have short license terms – typically one year, but usually not more than three.

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SaaS Best practices Sales Technology 48

ClientSuccess

JANUARY 25, 2021

For most customer success departments, the internal department you work closest with and most often is definitely sales. This is all to say that while working closely with sales departments comes naturally to most CSMs, bringing in other departments – such as marketing – can sometimes leave both customers and internal teams wanting more.

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Customer retention Marketing SaaS Accountability 81

ChurnZero

JANUARY 13, 2022

As the demand for Customer Success surges within SaaS, so too does the need for effective leaders to spearhead this expanding function and steer its strategy and success. We wanted to recognize those leaders who are helping Customer Success make a name for itself in SaaS by proving its purpose and potential. Follow Adi on LinkedIn.

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Chief Customer Officer SaaS Engineering Consulting 98

Amity

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The nature of the SaaS model means that there is a very direct relationship between your company’s ability to achieve its corporate goals and your customers’ ability to achieve their goals. The Software as a Service (SaaS) model, moved the customer into the driver seat, and they are not going to give it up. The best part?

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SaaS Education Customer retention Sales 80

ChurnZero

JUNE 2, 2023

A Customer Success Manager at a Series-B stage SaaS company had just learned a key contact—their customer champion—was moving on to a new role. That’s according to a data analysis presented by Sturdy CEO Joel Passen at the BIG RYG conference last year. As for the SaaS company described in the beginning?

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SaaS Accountability Personalization Sales 98

ChurnZero

AUGUST 25, 2020

Get excited for the BIG RYG Customer Success Conference by getting to know some of our individual speakers. . What makes the BIG RYG Customer Success Conference so special is our incredible lineup of speakers and entrepreneurs. Don’t just limit yourself to searching hashtags like #CustomerSuccess and #retention.

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Chief Customer Officer SaaS B2B Technical Support 69

ChurnZero

APRIL 7, 2021

Build awareness and trust – By nature third party review sites are automatically more credible than just taking a sales rep’s word for it, that your product/service will bring the value your customers need. Being able to help arm your Sales team with positive customer testimonials, is pure gold.

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B2B Feedback SaaS Sales 81

Amity

JUNE 11, 2018

If you are a SaaS company looking to invest in Customer Success, one of the most important considerations is the customer per Customer Success Manager (CSM) ratio – the number of customers a CSM can support while still remaining effective. First, start by examining how sales has prioritized and segmented customers.

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Customer retention Strategic Value SaaS Sales 91

ClientSuccess

JULY 6, 2022

Instead of getting a free sandwich after ten purchases, however, a SaaS organization’s customer loyalty program goes above and beyond a simple gift. It combines customer success, marketing, and sales and definitively thanks your customers while giving them new reasons to connect with your team. Complimentary conference admission.

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SaaS Surveys Feedback Marketing 79

ChurnZero

MARCH 24, 2023

So many CEOs and CROs are searching for a singular metric to measure performance because they’re used to managing sales teams. Related resource: The crucial nuance behind seven top Customer Success metrics for SaaS companies 2: Should Customer Success own renewal and expansion? What’s your sales motion?

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Upselling Metrics SaaS Sales 98

ChurnZero

MARCH 24, 2023

So many CEOs and CROs are searching for a singular metric to measure performance because they’re used to managing sales teams. Related resource: The crucial nuance behind seven top Customer Success metrics for SaaS companies 2: Should Customer Success own renewal and expansion? What’s your sales motion?

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Upselling Metrics SaaS Sales 97

ChurnZero

JANUARY 24, 2022

With customer centricity, the sale of the product or service is driven by the commitment to ensure that the customer is happy. Once the sale is made, the company maintains its ties with the customer to ensure their enduring satisfaction with the product. Encourage employees to sit in on customer service calls or industry conferences.

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