Clouded Judgement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Subscribe now Is Software Rebounding? This is the first quarter we’ve heard that message, and a good leading indicator for the rest of the software buying universe. ” This is not an indication of who I think will preform the strongest in the future, but a look-back on who preformed the best in Q3.

Cloud 177

Cloud Software Benchmarks Retention 177

User Pilot

MAY 2, 2024

Customer retention is vital for product success and business profitability. TL;DR Customer retention is the ability to keep your customers actively using their products. Key metrics to measure customer retention include customer retention rate , customer churn rate , customer acquisition cost, and customer effort score.

Retention 89

Retention Metrics Strategy Scale 89

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In SaaS, we talk a lot about hyper-growth, uber-successful companies, but many founders, including hyper-growth founders, make mistakes over and over. His executive team today is: A Chief Customer Officer who was CSM at Gainsight seven years ago. Failure #3: Not Scaling Based On Leading Indicators There’s a big fallacy in software.

Scale 255

Scale Sales Hiring SaaS Scaling 255

SaaStr

JANUARY 19, 2023

We’ll see 2,500+ of the best SaaS founders, execs, and VCs June 6-7 at 2022 SaaStr Europa ! Our industry-leading platform helps companies of all sizes and industries achieve durable growth through customer-led growth strategies (Gainsight CS), product-led growth strategies (Gainsight PX), and community-led growth strategies (inSided).

Sales Hiring 229

Sales Hiring Scale Cloud Churn 229

SaaStr

AUGUST 30, 2023

Keep reading to learn how this $1B+ valuation SaaS company stuck it out through a long, slow slog in the beginning and has become the largest software marketplace today. The original vision for G2 was to be the Yelp of software. The world needed a buffet of software, and G2 was that buffet,” Abel shares. How do I trust them?

AI Search 211

AI Search AI ChatGPT Software Review 211

SaaStr

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The state of software buying has changed. During SaaStr Annual 2021, Amanda Malko, CMO at G2, shared a fascinating look at the data that reveals shifting patterns in the way consumers purchase software. . Furthermore, 55% of companies plan to increase software spending in 2022.

Software Review 258

Software Review SMB Enterprise Software 258

Stax

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

What hinders the 90% is the high costs of delivering better products and experiences that warrant long-term customer loyalty. How do they keep customers returning for more? Software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses need to constantly evolve their offerings to stay fresh and relevant.

Payments 88

Payments SaaS Payments Payment Services Merchant Services 88

Totango

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Similarly, to be successful, an enterprise needs to be able to prevent churn and increase revenue growth. Distinguishing between these two metrics can provide insight into the health and success of your company, so let’s take a deeper look into what each metric is, how to calculate them, and how to apply them. Calculate it!

Retention 109

Retention Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Churn 109

User Pilot

APRIL 22, 2024

In SaaS, it’s advised to follow customer success best practices to ensure that users achieve their desired outcomes with your product and become loyal advocates for your brand. In this article, we’ll share 17 best practices that you can implement today to increase retention , revenue, and engagement.

Customer Success 70

Customer Success Retention Software Review Customer Lifetime Value 70

Totango

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We are delighted to share that Totango was recognized in the G2 Winter 2024 reports for its exemplary performance in the customer success software category. These accolades highlight our product’s user-friendly nature and our team’s relentless efforts to ensure a smooth setup process for our customers.

Software Review 109

Software Review Technical Review User Experience Enterprise 109

Kellblog

JANUARY 7, 2024

Thanks to Frank Slootman , blowing up customer success (CS) teams is quite in vogue. “We don’t believe companies should have a separate customer success function. The first thing we did when Frank joined Snowflake was we blew up the customer success function. ” — Slootman, Frank.

Customer Success 106

Customer Success Sales Hiring Benchmarks Churn 106

SaaStr

AUGUST 7, 2023

Jason Lemkin, Founder of SaaStr, and co-founders and CEOs, Eran Zinman and Roy Mann of the wildly successful monday.com chat with Startup For Startup about ARR, NRR, CAC, and what it takes to beat the odds in a tougher environment. CAC stands for Customer Acquisition Costs and measures how much it costs to buy a new customer.

Metrics 206

Metrics SaaS Sales Hiring Finance 206

Subscription Flow

APRIL 23, 2024

A robust recurring billing software can make all the difference for your subscription business but win 2024 we are taking no gambles. Invest in the right billing and subscription-management software to automate your workflows after carefully assessing three of the best options in the market.

Payment Solutions 79

Payment Solutions Payments Payment Services SaaS Payments 79

User Pilot

MAY 7, 2024

Frustrated trying to design interactive software walkthroughs that drive activation? We handpicked a few of the best SaaS walkthrough examples and explained what made them great. We also covered best practices to ensure your walkthroughs get high user engagement. Increase customer retention. Reduce time to value.

Software Review 80

Software Review Software Onboarding Engagement 80

Totango

AUGUST 16, 2022

Customer Retention Software Cuts Down Client Churn. Customer retention software has become essential for effective SaaS customer success strategies. A winning SaaS business model must prioritize retaining customers, which is far more cost-efficient than acquiring new clients to offset churn.

Payment Solutions 100

Payment Solutions Payment Methods Retention Software Review 100

Subscription Flow

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Subscription pricing with the help of automated billing software has transformed many industries and provided businesses with a dynamic way to generate revenue, especially in the SaaS space. SaaS companies’ success is largely dependent on their use of subscription billing.

SaaS Payments 82

SaaS Payments Payment Services Payments Payment Solutions 82

Kellblog

APRIL 29, 2024

So I found two of the smartest people I know and asked them to join me on a panel: Alice de Courcy , CMO of Cognism , an amazing company that’s doing some of the best solutions-oriented and thought-leadership (aka “ demand generation “) marketing in Europe. churn prediction and prevention). He aims to fix that.

AI 92

AI Marketing Software Review Leadership 92

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As you’re researching customer analytics platforms, you’ve probably noticed how hard it is to find reliable information on the available solutions. TL;DR Customer analytics platforms are specialized tools that allow you to collect and analyze data. UXCam is a product analytics software optimized for mobile customer insights.

Artificial Intelligence 85

Artificial Intelligence Social Media Software Review AI Search 85

Stax

MARCH 6, 2024

By the end of this guide, you’ll have `a clear overview of its operational framework, strategic benefits, best practices, and advanced strategies to maximize this powerful, rapidly rising payment tool. TL;DR Recurring billing is a powerful solution to streamline processes and enhance revenue generation and customer engagement.

Merchant Services 88

Merchant Services Payment Services Payment Methods Payment Features 88

Stax

JANUARY 29, 2024

As industry leaders in billing software, our mission is to help our customers work more efficiently, recover more revenue, and effortlessly collect invoices. Choosing the best billing solution involves a strategic evaluation of your business needs, scalability, vendor reputation, and pricing models.

Stax 88

Stax Payments Payment Services Payment Features 88

User Pilot

AUGUST 11, 2022

Since customer success roles are relatively new, companies don’t always have a clear idea of what responsibilities are appropriate for a customer success manager (CSM). Customer success ensures customers get their desired outcome when using your product.

Customer Success 89

Customer Success Management SaaS Technical Review 89

User Pilot

MAY 1, 2024

TL;DR Digital product experience encompasses all customer touchpoints and interactions with a digital product across its lifecycle. User experience focuses mainly on the specific interactions users have with your product, while product experience is the customer’s overall perception of your product throughout their relationship with it.

Customer Lifetime Value 78

Customer Lifetime Value User Experience Retention Scale 78

Totango

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Apple and IBM Peanut butter and jelly Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg Marketing and Customer Success They are all unexpected — yet incredibly successful — partnerships. On the other hand, the CCO focuses on what happens after the sale, overseeing onboarding, customer support, driving retention, and minimizing churn.

Scale 92

Scale Customer Lifetime Value Acquisition Customer Success 92

Totango

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Every customer interaction matters in today’s digital age. These touchpoints serve as critical indicators of overall customer health, enabling leaders to proactively detect risk, prevent churn, and identify opportunities for expansion and revenue growth. billion active users worldwide.

Customer Success 108

Customer Success Operational efficiency. Communication Churn 108

Totango

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

we’re accelerating the motion to customer success-led growth by introducing two new partnerships and nine technology integrations into the Totango software and ecosystem. And, that growth comes from consistently and quickly delivering customer value. Announced during our flagship event, Totango Live!

Enterprise 114

Enterprise Revenue Scale Innovation 114

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. Half of them predict that the excitement and potential for AI usage within CS teams and application in CS software will continue to build. Most expect to see CS emerging as a growth engine.

Customer Success 95

Customer Success Generative AI AI Scale 95

Stax

JANUARY 28, 2024

This business model has now been adapted very well in the internet age, especially in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and eCommerce industries. The most potent benefit of the subscription-based business model is that companies are guaranteed a fixed revenue stream—if they can retain their customers or subscribers.

Payment Features 88

Payment Features Payment Methods Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 88

Totango

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Enterprise businesses can now use their critical product usage data from Pendo and Mixpanel in their Totango experience to design optimal customer journeys, improving product adoption and customer retention. Mixpanel is an event analytics platform that allows anyone to get answers from their customer and revenue data in seconds.

Data 92

Data Finance Enterprise Interviewing 92

User Pilot

APRIL 16, 2024

Customer journey insights enable marketing, product, design, and customer success teams to make informed decisions and create better customer experiences. In this article, we explain: What customer journey insights are. How they are linked to customer journey analysis and customer journey mapping.

Churn 85

Churn Customer Lifetime Value Mobile Retention 85

User Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Building a customer path is a crucial step in getting a deeper understanding of user behavior. That’s because effective product engagement is only possible when you have enough context on the customer’s journey and can visualize the ways users interact with your software. How do you track each stage of your customer path?

Customer Lifetime Value 84

Customer Lifetime Value SaaS Software Review Acquisition 84

ChurnZero

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Some Customer Success metrics are considered standard but there’s often more than meets the eye. Sales and marketing professionals that geek out on metrics can find themselves in deep philosophical debates about the best numbers to track. There is often more than one way to calculate a given Customer Success metric; Gaming.

Customer Success 94

Customer Success Metrics Software Review Customer Lifetime Value 94

Totango

OCTOBER 12, 2022

And of course, customers can easily cancel the very second they become dissatisfied, lose interest, or feel they aren’t getting the value they expected. . Naturally, short-notice or no-penalty cancellations also greatly increase the risk of customer churn. Leading the charge. We can see this development in our recent survey.

Customer Success 111

Customer Success Churn Enterprise Trends 111

User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

Wondering how to segment customers to increase their engagement with your SaaS product? It covers: What customer segmentation is and its benefits. Customer segmentation use cases. TL;DR Customer segmentation is the process of grouping users based on shared properties. If yes, this guide is for you! How to create segments.

Payment Features 84

Payment Features Interviewing Software Review Technical Review 84

User Pilot

APRIL 29, 2024

How can you use them for better customer engagement ? TL;DR Segmentation is a process of grouping customers by shared characteristics. A segmentation survey is used to gather the data necessary to segment customers. It also helps teams better understand their existing and prospective customer base. Let’s dive in!

Payment Solutions 79

Payment Solutions SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payments 79

Totango

JULY 5, 2022

In uncertain economic times, attracting new customers becomes exponentially harder as budgets get tighter and priorities shift. You need to be able to retain and scale your current customer base efficiently, with the current resources you have rather than adding more. . Dive into Customer Health. Identify At-Risk Customers .

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Scale Headcount Churn 98

User Pilot

JANUARY 29, 2024

A good SaaS UX design is critical to a successful SaaS product in today’s constantly evolving and competitive market. An efficient and effective design with users’ needs at the center stage encourages product engagement and reduces churn. It covers every user touchpoint from registration and onboarding to adoption.

SaaS 96

SaaS Interviewing User Experience Onboarding 96

User Pilot

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Managing customer accounts is a pretty tough job, but you know what’s even tougher? With the emergence of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, the role of account managers has also evolved – and gotten harder. TL;DR As the name suggests, SaaS account management is the process of managing customer relationships.

SaaS Payments 76

SaaS Payments Management Customer Lifetime Value SaaS 76