How Well Do You Understand Your Customers’ Health?
What do you know about your customers’ health? I don’t mean if they’ve been to the doctor lately, though it’s always nice to ask how they’re doing. I’m talking about understanding your customers adoption of, and reliance on, your product. Healthy customers are enthusiastic users who value your company, have incorporated your product into their […]
read moreNot Just for Startups: Test and Refine CS Strategy with an Incubation Model
Startup incubators are well-known programs that allow entrepreneurs to test out their new business ideas. They usually offer support like office space and mentors so the idea can be tried out and improved upon in a nurturing environment. Building or expanding a Customer Success organization can be surprisingly similar to developing a startup. The most […]
read moreCS Technology Vendor Selection: Gathering Tool Requirements
Utilizing a Customer Success tool can be an invaluable part of your customer engagement strategy, but with the ever-growing number of providers and platforms, it’s difficult to know which solution is the right fit for your business. A tool won’t magically fix the challenges you face or fill in any gaps you may have in […]
read moreEmpathy Now Leads to Loyalty Later
I know, I know, you’re sick of reading articles about Coronavirus, how to respond to it, and what happens after it. But let’s face it, whether we like it or not, that is our current reality. And might be reality for…well…awhile. And when this crazy, unprecedented time is all over, I hope that the pieces […]
read moreThe Customer Success Maturity Model
Building a Customer Success Organization is no easy task. Let me rephrase. Building a proactive and predictive CS organization is no easy task. Make no mistake, there is big difference between adding CS to a company org chart vs. building a scalable operationalized practice. To accomplish this, here are just a few considerations to keep […]
read moreCSM Specialization: Balancing Relationships and Knowledge
While we may agree that it takes a certain set of characteristics that make an awesome CSM, your definition of the role of a Customer Success Manager (CSM) likely looks slightly different than the definition that your competitors, vendors, and customers use in their own businesses. The set of customers each CSM interacts with will […]
read moreImplementing Customer Success in non-SaaS Businesses
You’ve likely heard that Customer Success was born out of the subscription economy, and new market needs of subscription customers. This is 100% true. This also means that CS is primarily referenced with some level of connection to SaaS. But just because CS originated within SaaS does not mean that it only applies to businesses […]
read moreWhy Customer Success Looks Different Abroad
As companies worldwide begin to see the necessity of Customer Success as a part of their overall organizational strategy, many hope to implement it in a manner as fast and far-reaching as possible. Without proper research and planning, this can result in varying definitions of what Customer Success looks like in different markets, even within […]
read moreScaling with Digital Customer Success
One of the biggest challenges facing Customer Success leaders is how to effectively scale. This is nearly impossible without incorporating Digital Customer Success into your overall CS strategy. By thoughtfully layering digital on top of the one-to-one interactions that CSMs are already having with customers, you can reduce your cost to serve and remove tedious […]
read moreThe 5 Stages Of The Customer Lifecycle
When your customers decide to begin a relationship with your business, you are both embarking on a path in which you are responsible for delivering on the promises that your marketing and sales teams made. Guiding your customers at the right pace, with the right understanding of their business, and providing the right tools are […]
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