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What I Think About When I Think About Customer Success

I’ve been involved with Customer Success Software for a while now and sometimes I make the mistake of thinking everyone understands what Customer Success is all about  . So, to clarify, here is what I think about when I think about Customer Success… In SaaS, REVENUE COMPOUNDS, this is the 9th wonder of the world […]

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How to Calculate the ROI of Customer Success Software

Tldr: skip to the bottom to access a spreadsheet that calculates the Return-on-Investment (ROI) of a Customer Success platform PLUS a quick explainer video on how to use the spreadsheet. Customer Success Platforms (CSPs) are designed to move the needle on Net Revenue Retention (NRR). Improving your rate of NRR directly impacts your SaaS company’s […]

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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 […]

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OK, who ruined my renewal?

I had one of my regular conversations with a Customer Success Manager (CSM) recently. For the uninitiated, CSMs are the new breed of customer account manager tasked with increasing renewal rates and contract sizes at SaaS businesses. She was responsible for 50+ accounts but had no Customer Success specific software to help her manage and […]

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