Peter’s Perspective: Partners in the World of Customer Engagement
“Heaven and earth and all things change and transform into something new every day.” Guo Xiang, c. 300 That’s kind of complicated, right? That idea that everything is in a state of constant change? Ah, the joys of physics and metaphysics. Here is a shortlist of other things that are complicated. Three-dimensional chess A baseball […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst: Scenario Based NPS – Metrics Part 2
The Reason In middle school, I wasn’t athletic by any rendition of the word: I averaged about a twenty-one-minute mile, couldn’t lift my own body weight, and would have been lucky if I managed a handful of knee push-ups during physical fitness testing in gym class. Despite my lack of strength or stamina, I always […]
read moreHow to Maximize Your Team’s Time & Boost Efficiency with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) is the old saying “don’t recreate the wheel.” SOPs help organizations document and stick to best practices for routine operations and are excellent resources for quickly and efficiently getting new employees up to speed. And my favorite part – they save everyone […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst: A Call in the Night – Empathy-Driven Action
The Reason The year is 2008 and I just turned 18 a few months back; I’m still living at home with both my parents and my two brothers—I’m the middle child (if you hadn’t guessed that already). It’s only been about six months since I graduated high school, so I still have at least six […]
read moreWebinar Q&A Recap: How Healthy is Your Health Score?
Speakers: David Sakamoto, Vice President of Customer Success at GitLab and Neal McCoy, Vice President of Professional Services at BigCommerce Peter Armaly joined Marley Wagner to co-host this month’s Customer Success Unlocked webinar. GitLab’s David Sakamoto and BigCommerce’s Neal McCoy joined us to share their respective journeys toward developing accurate, predictive customer health scores and […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst: Three Letter Acronyms – Metrics
The Reason This one is important—so important that I’m not going to try to hook you in by telling you a long, drawn-out story about the day I realized the impact a letter can have—how during an indoor drumline competition, I missed my cue to remove a letter velcroed to my black jumpsuit and played […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst: Flipping the Spoon – Your Data
The Reason My wife and I have been married for almost seven years. We were the couple that got married fast and haven’t looked back for a second. She is my best friend and the only person who knows me completely and wholly. Of course, I loved her before we got married, but there was […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst: CS Analysts – We Don’t Have to be Data Scientists
The Reason Beep. Beep. Beep. I stand in line at my local pet supply store, a box of dog biscuits in my left hand, my wife’s hand in my right. I can see the sun setting in a fusion of yellows, oranges, and blues just outside the sliding doors that a young woman just walked […]
read morePeter’s Perspective: Why I moved to CSaaS
You know what I love about being part of the Customer Success movement? The tectonic forces that are constantly at play. Because it stands at the edge between customer and provider, it has no choice but to be nimble, deliberate, and anticipatory. And at that edge is where the action takes place, where those tectonic […]
read moreRants of a Customer Success Analyst – The Why
The memory is vivid: a dark blue piece of construction paper, a fresh unused roll of tape in a handheld dispenser. I remember looking around and seeing my classmates using crayons, markers, and massive pencils to create their parent’s newest piece of fridge decor. Scissors were used by some, glue bottles and sticks by those […]
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