Amity

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

So here you are, building the next up and coming SaaS tool, with the ever so common recurring revenue model. There are three exercises that we conduct with all CSM candidates to get a true understanding of how they think. Typical answer would be log in data, usage data, MRR/ARR, previous upsell data. Your product is awesome!

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ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2022

Customer Success represents a large source of revenue-generation for SaaS businesses. Whether Customer Success should own the renewal and/or expansion is a debated, and nuanced, topic in SaaS. The SaaS world is increasingly recognizing Customer Success as an essential function to the business. But Customer Success? Not so much.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JUNE 18, 2021

Customer success is important for SaaS businesses as they’re a constant voice of the customer for your business.CustomerSuccessBox builds the all-in-one solution for customer success that goes beyond just health scores and viewing portfolios. Who should manage customer onboarding in a SaaS company? Customer Churn.

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CustomerSuccessBox

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In SaaS businesses, ARR/MRR is the lifeline for their existence. Surprisingly, only 10% of SaaS businesses ever get past the 125% MRR rate. The following are the key considerations that you must look at (for improving retention, increase renewals & upsells, etc. What would you do if you can’t maintain and improve your ARR?

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. To understand why, here’s a little thought exercise. During the course of the day, you’re introducing new customers, fighting fires, getting an upsell, and making sure customers adopt your product.

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ChurnZero

JUNE 3, 2022

To dig into what makes CS indispensable to SaaS, ChurnZero CEO You Mon Tsang joined the Digital Disrupted podcast. To understand why, here’s a little thought exercise. During the course of the day, you’re introducing new customers, fighting fires, getting an upsell, and making sure customers adopt your product.

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CustomerSuccessBox

JANUARY 24, 2019

On the other hand, customer success department is responsible for reducing churn (which in turn increases the LTV of the customers) and also upsells and cross-sells (which brings in additional revenue). Once a customer understands the true value of the product, it becomes much easier to not only renew but also upsell.

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Totango

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The SaaS and subscription markets have many choices available, and low overheads and customizable conditions make switching between business solutions effortless. In a real-world sense, however, value is the potential for success a customer gains by partnering with you and your product. The Importance of Creating Value for Customers.

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ClientSuccess

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

While many customer success managers (CSMs) are well-versed in the day-to-day activation and implementation conversations with customers, introducing them to additional services, turning them into advocates, and having upsell conversations, their customer marketing strategies and results can often fall short.

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Amity

APRIL 15, 2016

At first, your goals may be to simply get some exercise. Many customers who use SaaS products follow the same path. This is an opportunity for SaaS companies because it lets them “land & expand” customer accounts as customers use more of your product to support their evolving business and corresponding objectives.

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ChurnZero

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

If your customer can benefit from a product upgrade or feature upsell, then it’s your duty to make your customer aware of the opportunity. Should Customer Success own the renewal and/or upsell? Hear arguments from both sides of the aisle in our great SaaS debate. . Customer Success Around the Web.

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Education Services Group

JULY 5, 2022

On the other end of the spectrum, there were the teams of folks from the startup or SaaS space, where CS isn’t just a buzzword and key stakeholders all know its value ( sounds like a dream, doesn’t it?!). The concern I’ve often heard is whether or not someone can be a trusted advisor and expected to upsell the customer at the same time.

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ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Hearing feedback firsthand from the customer gives Product teams added context and a better appreciation for the customer’s reality, which can be an eye-opening and perspective-shifting exercise. Blog: The SaaS Debate: Who Owns the Renewal and Upsell? Matt Kearns, Sr. Customer Success vs. Sales.

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Andrew Mcfarland

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

However, you must understand SaaS to excel at this position. They may also upsell existing customers. By expanding its market and introducing cheaper exercise equipment, Peloton changed course to meet the needs of every income bracket. This is a high-paying job that does not require prior sales experience.

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Amity

MAY 12, 2014

Note how segmentation correlates with usage, satisfaction, churn, upselling and cross-selling behaviors. Present your findings to your executive team and conduct an exercise to edit your Value Proposition (see step 1) using your CSM team’s analysis. Refine the Value Proposition.

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SmartKarrot

APRIL 20, 2023

This exercise is also very helpful in identifying the trends in customer behaviours and interests. These tools help businesses identify at-risk customers and upsell or cross-sell opportunities. Risk and opportunity intelligence also enables businesses to identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 19, 2020

Ever since the boom of the SaaS industry in the past decade, client success and client success manager skills has become the key strategies of the companies who want to maintain a long term relationship with their customers. The whole steps taken for this exercise are shown in the below exhibit. Source: Businesswire.

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SmartKarrot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Value realization, especially for SaaS companies, is a huge metric to understand how long-term success looks for the customer. This sets the stage for upsells or increased selling. This exercise needs to be ongoing to support upselling, cross-selling, and expansion activities. Value optimization.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 26, 2020

Customer success is one of the fastest evolving business functions in the modern SaaS industry. What do you know about the SaaS industry and who are the top players? Customer success manager is a role that usually exists in Software as a Service (SaaS) based industry. Conclusion. Remember that a CSM is a client facing role.

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SmartKarrot

MAY 6, 2020

Ever since the SaaS companies came into prominence, somewhere around the mid 2000s, the major problem they faced was that of customer churn. So what makes up a great framework for your customer success and how to build one are few of the most researched topics for the SaaS companies of recent times.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Account management is the practice of providing customers with service, support and improvement opportunities to increase their consumption of a product or service and maximize retention, cross-sell and upsell opportunities within the customer base.

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SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

With the rise of SaaS industry and most companies shifting their business model to subscription-based, the rise in customer success jobs is understandable. A Customer Success VP is responsible for supporting their teams for generating more business through recurring revenues, upsells and brand advocates.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Account managers do this by cross-selling or upselling more products to existing customers. Do not let your salespeople pressure current customers with upsells and cross-sells. A conflict of interest is produced when CSMs are required to upsell or cross-sell to current customers. Have a Team Committed to Customer Success.

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