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Gong’s Linda Lin on customer success strategies for moving upmarket

Intercom, Inc.

Few people have more experience with this move than Linda Lin , Director of Customer Success at the revenue intelligence platform Gong. Moving upmarket means larger customers and higher revenue, but it’s not without its challenges. For Linda, it all comes down to your approach to customer success.

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10 Mistakes in Building Out Your Revenue Organization with Insider CEO Hande Cilingir

SaaStr

These processes might include listening to employees, getting external feedback, or reviewing your metrics regularly. . Founders often hire sales teams with urgency, even in a volatile market, resulting in hires who may not be successful salespeople for your organization. Only go-getters survive in the SaaS marketplace.

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Everything you need to know about Customer Success Software.

CustomerSuccessBox

Now that you’ve chosen to read this article, I suppose you are already aware of the weightage that the Customer Success function holds for your SaaS business. And when it comes to delivering the right customer success function to your clients you are as good as the tool you use. What is a Customer Success Software?

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How to Scale a Platform and Ecosystem to $10B with Atlassian CRO Cameron Deatsch (Pod 611 + Video)

SaaStr

The main driver behind this success is that from day one, Atlassian took a product-led self-service approach to enterprise software. Businesses must make it easy and painless for customers to go from having a problem to getting into the product and solving it with as few barriers as possible. Marketplace partners.

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How Customer Success can get a bigger piece of the budget pie with Jeff Heckler

ChurnZero

As a Customer Success leader, do you find yourself watering down your budgetary requests? According to our 2022 Customer Success Leadership Study, CS teams are already underfunded and under-resourced. How Customer Success can win more resources, budget, and credibility with Jeff Heckler.

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Where to Cultivate Loyalty: Advanced Strategies for Enhancing Customer Engagement and Retention

Blulogix

With the cost of acquiring new customers significantly higher than retaining existing ones, businesses are increasingly focusing on innovative strategies to enhance customer experiences and reduce churn. Both require a proactive, data-driven approach, personalized experiences, and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction.

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Is It Time To Ditch the Old SaaS Metrics?

OpenView Labs

We’ve grown accustomed to the traditional set of SaaS metrics as just part of how to operate a SaaS business. It’s hard to conceive of what to do without metrics like CAC payback, LTV:CAC, average ACV, or the magic number. But we also need to expand the aperture of how we define success for PLG and usage-based businesses.

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