Tom Tunguz

JUNE 18, 2019

The template is broken into six sections: People, Bookings & Revenue, Cash, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success. This section covers employee satisfaction, headcount, and recruiting metrics. Bookings and Revenue illuminates the company’s performance in closing new business (bookings) and recurring revenue.

Metrics 211

Metrics Sales Recruiting Startup SaaS 211

Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 12, 2019

A little over a year ago, I got the opportunity to start a new team within our sales organization – a team of Relationship Managers dedicated to growing our current customers at scale. The opportunity emerged out of a shift in how we practice sales. For example, relationship managers who made more phone and video calls saw 4.8%

Sales Hiring 171

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Underperforming Technical Team Scale 171

User Pilot

JULY 27, 2023

Account Managers: They serve as the lead point of contact for all customer account management matters. Product Marketing Manager: This person is tasked with developing product marketing campaigns , crafting compelling marketing messages, and coming up with ideas to retain customers. Average salary: $46,035/yr.

Sales Hiring 98

Sales Hiring SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting CTO Hire 98

Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Sales compensation planning can be a tricky beast to tame — but know that you’re not alone. I asked 12 incredible sales leaders across the SaaS industry to share their biggest challenges with comp planning and how to overcome them. Related: New to sales compensation planning? Top 10 sales compensation challenges.

Compensation 94

Compensation Sales Recruiting Sales Finance 94

Valuize Consulting

JANUARY 25, 2024

In the rapidly evolving B2B recurring revenue economy, the focus on Digital Customer Success is more pertinent than ever. Effective Cross-Functional Collaboration Your Digital CS program should be directed by Customer Success but also requires close partnership with Marketing, Product, Sales, and Revenue Operations.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Scale Strategy 52

User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It’s important to define and execute a clear user segmentation strategy for a number of reasons: customer segmentation helps you personalize in-app experiences, improve retention , and drive product success. You can also use segmentation to help you identify and target at-risk users accordingly to reduce the churn rate.

Strategy 105

Strategy Sales Recruiting Onboarding Churn 105

User Pilot

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Overall, customer value management can make your product more competitive. Sales reps can use the knowledge to shift sales negotiations from price to value. You can do it by tracking metrics like churn rate or NPS and through qualitative surveys. Better retention is directly linked with higher customer lifetime value.

Management 105

Management Scale Customer Lifetime Value SaaS 105

ChurnZero

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

At the time, I was a sales engineer, and my job was to close deals and move on to the next prospect. However, I found there were two flaws in our customer management process. There were also a number of customers who turned us into shelfware or essentially churned. We had presales, and we had post-sales.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Technical Review Compensation 98

ChurnZero

JULY 9, 2020

Sure, you won customers over to get the initial purchase, but what about your post-sale courting? Upskill to Up Your Retention Game . Both customer functions are responsible for driving retention, growth, and advocacy in related but distinct capacities. Being a good partner and delivering outcomes is expected.

Retention 64

Retention Strategy Scale Sales Recruiting 64

OpenView Labs

AUGUST 19, 2021

Sales recruiting is broken. The sad truth is that VP of Sales are turning over within 19 months —and that timeline is shrinking. . Not only that, the market has heated way back up and the VP of Sales is one of the most sought after roles. This isn’t linear and there are many shades of grey when it comes to sales. .

Sales Hiring 82

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting Scale Startup 82

InsightSquared

AUGUST 14, 2019

For sales professionals, AI is not only impacting your personal life, but it will soon influence your professional work too if it hasn’t already done so. Many of today’s forward-thinking companies have already begun using AI in their sales strategies. Strengthens Communication With Sales Leads.

AI 91

AI Artificial Intelligence Sales Recruiting Forecasting 91

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In some companies, customer success managers may play an active role in the sales process, helping sales representatives elicit customer goals and persuade buyers of product benefits. At other companies, CS managers may be assigned to follow up on sales during the customer onboarding phase. Persuasion Skills.

Sales Hiring 90

Sales Hiring Customer Success Sales Recruiting Technical Review 90

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

common software sales comp plans, 2. what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage. We will share 8 ideas on how to increase your sales team’s productivity and help them close more deals. We will share 8 ideas on how to increase your sales team’s productivity and help them close more deals.

SaaS Payments 150

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 150

Incredo

OCTOBER 17, 2019

common software sales comp plans, 2. what factors to consider before defining your SaaS sales commission percentage 4. and finally figure out how much that SaaS sales salary should be. In the end, a bonus section is waiting for you! What are 5 common SaaS sales compensation models? We will write about: 1.

SaaS Payments 144

SaaS Payments Compensation Payment Services Sales Recruiting 144

SmartKarrot

JUNE 28, 2023

In fact, a survey by Bain & Company shows that a 5% rise in customer retention results in over 25% surge in profits. The key account manager is then supposed to act as the first contact point between these clients and the business, dedicate resources, and hold meetings with them. This now becomes a challenge.

Sales Recruiting 10

Sales Recruiting Management Scale Underperforming Technical Team 10

CustomerSuccessBox

MAY 9, 2022

Customers are the lifeblood of any company, therefore having a clear picture of its revenue activities is critical for expansion. The pros (new customer ARR, upsells) and cons (no new customer ARR, no upsells) should be highlighted on this Customer Success dashboard (downgrades and churn). Metrics for success that are more advanced.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Outsourced Development Customer Lifetime Value 52

SaaStr

JUNE 4, 2019

If you take the time to listen, understand and act on what your customers are thinking and feeling, you’ll create an army of advocates and drive topline revenue growth for good measure. I actually worked in sales for five and a half years and that’s probably why I have tended to gravitate to B2B marketing. So, that was huge.

Sales Recruiting 164

Sales Recruiting Scale Underperforming Technical Team Pricing 164

SaaStr

MAY 8, 2020

* What does Jessica believe is the right way for sales reps to engage with new customers during this time? How should sales teams and CS respond to requests for discounts? What specific and deliberate things can startups do not just to prevent churn but also to increase usage and upsell? This podcast is sponsored by Guru.

Sales Recruiting 175

Sales Recruiting Technical Review Sales Hiring Outsourced Development 175

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Any company adopting such an approach need not any competitor to gradually bring down their sales and growth perspective. This means the customer receives from the sales department what the campaign of the marketing department says, and the customer support department provides the after-sell support promised by the sales department.

Sales Recruiting 10

Sales Recruiting B2B Sales Hiring Technology 10

OpenView Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ‘haves’, defined by growing quickly out of the gate and then maintaining 50% or faster revenue growth at significant scale, have seen their valuations skyrocket over the years. The game has changed when it comes to recruiting. Operations: Measure product health indicators, aka the leading indicators that predict future retention.

Payment Services 80

Payment Services Benchmarks SaaS Payments Merchant Services 80

User Pilot

JUNE 28, 2023

Introducing core features, driving user activation, and maximizing retention rates after the user onboarding experience will all impact the user journey moving forward. Osano reduced delinquent churn with progressive billing popups. Split-test your upsell pop-ups to maximize expansion revenue. Get a demo now! Source: Osano.

Onboarding 95

Onboarding SaaS Payments Payment Services Payment Solutions 95

SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Recruit, hire, mentor and coach Customer Success team members. Assist with client marketing correspondence (newsletters, campaigns, sales print materials, welcome packets, surveys, etc.). Work with Account Director on potential target client list and sales strategies. Grow usage of BrightEdge within each account.

Sales Recruiting 19

Sales Recruiting Customer Success Sales Hiring Outsourced Development 19

SmartKarrot

MARCH 15, 2023

Role: Director, Customer Success Location: Houston, TX, United States (Remote) Organization: Innovapptive Inc As a Director of Customer Success, you’ll ensure great client happiness, adoption improvements, retention, and expansion, you should lead and manage the customer success team of strategic accounts.

VP of Engineering 19

VP of Engineering Customer Success Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring 19

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

Billion story from its launch in 2008 to its 2018 acquisition by Recruit Holdings. Hear about the early days of Glassdoor; tactical lessons on scaling—from building a business model and recruiting an all-star management team to advice on building a compelling, innovative company culture; and learn whyGlassdoor’s $1.2

Scale 127

Scale SaaS Payments Sales Recruiting Payment Services 127

Intercom, Inc.

MAY 13, 2021

Few people have more experience with this move than Linda Lin , Director of Customer Success at the revenue intelligence platform Gong. Although Linda started her career in sales, she has spent the past twelve years scaling post-sales teams and moving hyper-growth companies like Zendesk, Slack, and now Gong upmarket into the enterprise realm.

Scale 177

Scale Customer Success Strategy Sales Hiring 177

SmartKarrot

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Role: Head of Customer Success Location: San Francisco, CA, United States Organization: Ikigai As the Head of Customer Success, you’ll manage the onboarding of new clients and ensure a smooth transition from sales. Ability to successfully create a management culture that recruits, retains, and develops people.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Technical Review Outsourced Development 19

The Angel VC

AUGUST 10, 2011

One could almost say that CAC and CLTV are for a SaaS company what wholesale price and sales price are for a retailer. Costs of goods sold are minimal for a company selling software over the Web, and costs like product development decrease as a percentage of revenue when you get to bigger scale. along the way.

Sales Recruiting 155

Sales Recruiting Startup Customer Lifetime Value SaaS 155

SmartKarrot

MARCH 16, 2023

Role: VP of Customer Success Location: Austin, TX, United States (On-site) Organization: ShipperHQ As a VP of Customer Success, you’ll create and put into action ideas to boost client retention and decrease customer churn. Lead, oversee, and grow the teams responsible for customer success and retention.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Scale Churn 19

ProfitWell

APRIL 15, 2019

Bullhorn Stacked with Recruiting Automation. Automated messaging system TextUs partners with Bullhorn and Herefish to make the recruiting process less laborious, while still providing a personal 1:1 experience. Using Live Chat to Fight Churn. Not All Churn Is Created Equal. 4/9: Balling on a Budget with the New York Mets.

Sales Recruiting 45

Sales Recruiting Marketplace as a Service Technical Review Payment Features 45

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 13, 2023

Role: Customer Success Specialist Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland (Hybrid) Organization: Zowie As a Customer Success Specialist, you will manage and support the success of a portfolio of customers across the entire post-sale customer journey from kick-off to advocacy and renewal. Apply here: [link].

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting SMB Forecasting 19

SmartKarrot

APRIL 6, 2023

Role: Senior Manager, Customer Success Location: Munich, Bavaria, Germany (Hybrid) Organization: Rapid7 As a Senior Manager, Customer Success, you’ll manage recurring revenue in a predictable manner and produce high rates of timely renewal. Create and maintain a vibrant, customer-focused culture.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Customer Lifetime Value Forecasting 19

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Can we recruit hiring new team members from January to April, or from January to June this year, just to make sure that as we enter in the next year, we’re able to start off with some wins and not get upside down. Or your retention might not be where you want it to be. Every board meeting is going to suck.

Customer Success 87

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Finance Sales Hiring 87

ProfitWell

DECEMBER 10, 2019

When companies put paid programs in place, everything changes—fostering a brand new revenue stream that they can use to invest in new customer-centric ideas. With this pay-for-loyalty model, “Instead of talking about margins and mark-ups,” Tien points out, retailers are “talking about membership churn and retention.

Sales Recruiting 41

Sales Recruiting Subscription Payment Features Onboarding 41

ProfitWell

JANUARY 6, 2020

Carl Gold over at Multi Channel Merchant knows we’re living and breathing the recurring revenue revolution—and that the subscription space is only going to expand. Companies will begin to diversify their offerings , launching and experimenting with varying promotions and services to increase subscribers, build loyalty, and drive sales.

Payments 40

Payments Merchant Services SaaS Payments Payment Methods 40

SmartKarrot

JANUARY 21, 2022

Help set and track towards company-wide expansion, retention, and churn metrics. Work cross-functionally with sales to ensure successful deployments across Twingate’s largest deployments. Create and execute a talent strategy that recruits, onboards, and develops diverse talent.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Leadership 19

SmartKarrot

MARCH 9, 2023

Apply here: [link] Role: Vice President of Customer Success Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States (Hybrid) Organization: Conductor As a Vice President of Customer Success you’ll create and put into effect ideas to increase client retention and satisfaction. A successful SaaS firm is built on recurring revenue.

VP of Engineering 19

VP of Engineering Customer Success Sales Recruiting Leadership 19

SmartKarrot

MARCH 21, 2023

Role: Director, Customer Success Strategy Location: Seattle, WA, United States (Remote) Organization: CommerceIQ As a Director, Customer Success Strategy, you’ll create and implement customer success strategies that promote effective onboarding, adoption, retention, value creation, and customer satisfaction.

Customer Success 19

Customer Success Sales Recruiting Consulting Benchmarks 19