SaaStr

MAY 1, 2022

Check out this week’s top blog posts, podcasts, and videos: Top Blog Posts This Week: It’s Basically a Quiet Series A, Series B, C and D Crunch Now. It’s a Lot Harder to Build a SaaS Decacorn Than It Used To Be. A Step by Step Guide to Revenue Growth with Mark Roberge. Top Videos This Week: 1.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In the latest installment of SaaStr’s What’s New series – where we sit down with the leaders in SaaS and Cloud for the inside scoop on what’s top of mind and what’s new, SaaStr CEO and Jason Lemkin chats with the CMO of Google Cloud, Alison Wagonfeld.

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Sales Hacker

JUNE 23, 2021

Here are the seven best sales blogs (and five bonus sales newsletters!) Best article to read: RevOps is taking over how B2B SaaS companies look at sales. How to contribute: We love providing a platform for new, successful sales professionals. Focus areas: The LinkedIn Sales blog is the place to go for modern selling tips.

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FastSpring

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To recap a fantastic year at FastSpring, we want to take a look back at our top 10 blog posts from 2019. As a partner in growth for thousands of software companies around the world, one of our goals is to provide blog content that is helpful, interesting, and informative. How to Shift Freemium Customers to Paid Customers.

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2024

In many ways, he has shaped how successful products are built and how teams can be organized to work toward excellence. If you’re interested in learning more about Marty, including his background and top blog and podcast recommendations, continue reading ahead. Marty Cagan is a popular name in the product management world.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Where we see success is when a company has a sales process that starts with: How the buyer is thinking about it How they would purchase your product And then mapping the sales journey to that That’s the basics of how you’ll build your first GTM playbook. Let’s start at the beginning — with the customer. First, determine the right ICP.

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User Pilot

MAY 20, 2024

Are you trying to develop a customer advocacy strategy for your SaaS but not sure how to go about it? You will find out what customer advocacy is, how it improves retention and other key metrics, and learn about different types of customer advocacy programs and how to build them. Why do you need customer advocates?

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A classic but updated post that now has become part of the SaaS playbook. How To (Successfully) Source Your First 2 Sales Reps Ok, you’ve closed 10+ customers yourself, and you’re ready to hire your first 2 reps. TL;DR: close at least 10 customers yourself. But where do you find them? Also a great watch. #8.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Wondering how to scale customer success in SaaS and drive product growth ? If you’re a leading SaaS company, you know that growth is directly tied to helping customers achieve their desired outcomes. This article discusses ten tips that can help you to effectively scale customer success teams in SaaS.

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User Pilot

MAY 2, 2024

Customer retention is vital for product success and business profitability. You will also learn how to build a retention strategy, what metrics to track, and 10 bulletproof retention tactics for SaaS companies. TL;DR Customer retention is the ability to keep your customers actively using their products.

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SaaStr

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Go-to-market (GTM) design and efficiency are sometimes overlooked, but they’re a critical driver of any SaaS business. Previously in SaaS, it was widely seen that anything > 1 was healthy if you were venture-backed, and anything > 1.5 is was seen as perhaps too capital-efficient. If you were well-funded, 0.7

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Payrix

APRIL 3, 2024

When done correctly, they can create a seamless user experience, improve customer satisfaction and loyalty, and add an exciting monetization opportunity. In this model, your organization assume s no ne of the payments risk and subsequently , has little control over the customer experience. What is a PayFac® developer?

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Today’s customers demand flexibility, transparency, and a pay -as-you-go experience. UBP steps into this vacuum, not merely as a pricing model, but as a strategic imperative, a declaration of love for customers, and a data-driven engine for sustainable growth. No more churn anxieties, no more guesswork. Buckle up, B2B leaders.

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Buffer Resources

JANUARY 15, 2024

With Google promising to prioritize "helpful content" going into 2024 and studies showing that as little as 5 percent of all content assets generate 90 percent of customer engagement, helpful, engaging B2B content is a north star B2B marketing teams must strive for. Tough question. Interview them. Learn their language. "  2.

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Totango

AUGUST 23, 2022

B2B Customer Journey Touchpoints: A Guide for CS Teams. B2B customer journey touchpoints mark the roadmap toward successful outcomes for clients and CS teams. In this way, customer journey B2B touchpoints serve as a powerful tool for increasing the effectiveness of your customer success strategy.

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User Pilot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Managing customer accounts is a pretty tough job, but you know what’s even tougher? SaaS account management. With the emergence of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, the role of account managers has also evolved – and gotten harder. Personalizing customer workflows according to their needs.

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Stax

MAY 30, 2024

The software allows managers to view and modify work schedules, orders, inventory, invoices, customer account records, and other records in the database. If you own a company that provides field installation, maintenance, repair, or removal services, you know there are many variables that determine success. Who needs my service?

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User Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2023

Examining the right customer education examples can help you improve your customer education program and the overall customer experience. As customer expectations continue to soar, a solid customer education program helps you stand out from the competition. What is a customer education program?

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Totango

JANUARY 22, 2024

We polled our Customer Advisory Board (CAB) at the end of last year to gauge which way they saw the pendulum shifting for CS in 2024. At the intersection of product, customer, and business insights, CS is uniquely positioned to steer businesses through these changing environments. Most expect to see CS emerging as a growth engine.

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User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

Successful brand communities are the ultimate goal, offering valuable insights and fostering customer loyalty. In this post, we’ll cover the most important things you need to know about building a successful community without wasting your precious resources. Why building a community is important for brand loyalty?

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User Pilot

APRIL 3, 2024

Wondering how to create a resource center for your SaaS product? A resource center is a central hub of resources that helps your customers solve problems and learn more about your product. It reduces the load on your support team and improves customer satisfaction by providing self-service support.

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ChurnZero

DECEMBER 28, 2018

This has been quite a year for the ChurnZero blog. We’ve published +60 posts on a variety of Customer Success related topics like customer churn, product adoption, customer journeys and more. We even got a shout out from HubSpot as a top blog you should be reading in 2018. 10 Punny Customer Success Jokes.

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Subscription Flow

JANUARY 5, 2024

While the importance of SaaS B2B metrics has already been covered to death, what has not been covered in as much detail is the whisking out of important B2B SaaS product metrics from the unimportant ones. Read more: The Most Important Metrics to Secure SaaS Funding in 2024 What are B2B SaaS product metrics?

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User Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2024

With the right customer acquisition strategies, you can convert potential customers to paying users and set the stage for turning them into long-term loyal users. In-app strategies for converting free or trial users to paying customers. In-app strategies for converting free or trial users to paying customers.

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Blulogix

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Brace yourselves for a whirlwind of AI-powered personalization, dynamic pricing ecosystems, and real-world success stories that will ignite your imagination and leave you eager to join the UBP revolution. AI will analyze customer behavior, predict future usage, and offer personalized discounts and incentives in real-time.

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Totango

MAY 13, 2022

Choosing the best customer engagement platform for your needs can make a massive difference in the success of your SaaS business. Knowing how your customers feel and what they’re thinking is essential for their satisfaction and your revenue growth. The best way to gain this information is through customer engagement.

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Blulogix

APRIL 2, 2024

From navigating account hierarchies and product configurations to handling intricate pricing models and regulatory compliance, the path is fraught with potential pitfalls that can impede business growth and customer satisfaction. Leveraging complexity to your advantage can differentiate your business in a competitive market.

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Blulogix

JANUARY 20, 2024

How to Navigate Upgrade and Downgrade Flexibility in Billing By BluLogix Team In the current era where subscription models dominate the business world, the ability to adapt to changing customer needs is not just a luxury, it’s a necessity. Conversely, downgrade flexibility helps retain customers during economic downturns.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Onboarding is vitally important for any SaaS owner or product manager. Taking users through your product or service using an onboarding call is a pretty standard part of the customer onboarding process. Automated, in-app onboarding can also form part of a successful customer onboarding process (if you have the right tool for the job).

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User Pilot

MARCH 6, 2024

How do you create a robust product funnel for your SaaS? TL;DR The product funnel is a framework outlining the stages of the customer journey , starting from its discovery and ideally leading to customer loyalty and advocacy. To find and remove friction points from the customer journey, conduct funnel analysis.

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User Pilot

JULY 11, 2023

The internet is flooded with customer experience videos you can watch and, maybe, learn something new or useful for your job. You’d need to spend a lot of time finding good content creators if you just decided to learn about CX and customer engagement. Simon Sinek’s take on the “service” part of customer service.

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Totango

MARCH 8, 2022

Getting involved in the best customer success communities can give you access to the resources you need to take your CS team to new levels of performance. Here’s our guide to the top customer success communities in 2022 and what they have to offer. What Is a Customer Success Community?

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User Pilot

APRIL 30, 2022

Choosing the right growth strategy is important for all SaaS companies because it plays a role in how successful your company will be. It lets you shape your product, customer experiences, and sales process in the very best way. In this blog post, you’ll learn an honest opinion about both growth strategies.

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Buffer Resources

APRIL 22, 2024

But after achieving initial success, they bump into the same problem: They must moonlight as marketers to scale up. This guide takes into consideration these common questions faced by one-person businesses. The number one most common theme that I see? Solopreneurs can be excellent at their craft. Enter social media.

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User Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2023

An effective customer activation funnel can be an extremely powerful way to channel new customers through your product and get them to experience value fast. In this article, we’ll explore what customer activation is, how to unlock it within your own product, and the best tactics, techniques, and onboarding tools for the job.

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User Pilot

APRIL 6, 2023

A powerful AI tool can be the perfect companion to your customer success platform. In this article, we will explore: How to leverage AI tools for customer success and retention. How can customer success managers address the challenges and concerns around AI when it comes to providing a better user experience?

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Totango

AUGUST 25, 2022

Six Customer Engagement SaaS Strategies That Work. For software service providers, customer engagement SaaS strategies play a central role in a successful business model. Proactive interactions with your customers can increase satisfaction and retention, driving repeat business and referral revenue.

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