Chart Mogul

APRIL 24, 2020

With a pandemic underway, software-as-a-service businesses, in normal times the beneficiaries of relatively stable compounding growth, are now facing an existential threat: recurring revenue streams are drying up, at least in part. Was that the last wave of bad news?’ ‘I’m How bad will it get? Arrested attention. Click To Tweet.

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Casey Accidental

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In part two of our Sequencing Business Models series , we talked about the different types of marketplaces and what needs to be built to be effective in each of them. This builds on the first essay in the series of how there has been an increase in interest of SAAS-like models interested in becoming marketplaces over time.

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Payments Business Model Payment Solutions SaaS Payments 56

SaaSOptics

MAY 19, 2022

Again, corresponding variables such as customer acquisition cost ( CAC ) and customer revenue all tie back to your acquisition strategy. Below, we’ll dive into how to develop a customer acquisition strategy from start to finish. . How to Develop a Customer Acquisition Strategy.

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Sales Hacker

MARCH 2, 2020

Sales Development and Prospecting. The Sales Development Playbook. The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team. Winning with Data. Here are the best books on selling (and related disciplines) that can help you hit your goals and develop your career. Selling to Big Companies. The Pirate’s Guide to Sales. B2B Is Really P2P.

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Neil Patel

APRIL 20, 2021

Until that happens, you’ll find it difficult to sell your actual products or services. Most people and companies think products and services sell because of their great features. Let’s look at an example in the world of marketing consulting services and products. Build Interest with Features; Build Desire with Benefits.

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SaaStr

JANUARY 28, 2020

Anthony : I’ll add more too and this sounds like a sponsored answer, but customer success becomes even more important as we sort of think about where growth is coming from. Obviously, marketing and investments are expensive and we know the cost to keep a customer is obviously a lot less. We were wrong. Aaron : No.

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SaaStr

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Rob Gonzalez: Operationally, I look at, in particular, my experience at Endeca, but also another startup that sold to pharmaceutical companies and other life sciences businesses and financial services companies called Cambridge Semantics. And there’s a lot of benefit to running a software as a service, in general.

SaaS Payments 242

SaaS Payments Scale Payment Services Payment Solutions 242

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

But as the business becomes more successful – and there are resources to build a support team – additional layers begin to separate executives from their customers. It becomes harder for the folks running things to make time to be inside their customers’ minds. Speak the customer’s language.

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Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 188

SmartKarrot

JULY 5, 2021

Role: Director, Customer Success (Federal) Location: Arlington, VA, US Organization: Decision Lens As a Director of Customer Success, you will manage the Federal customer success team through recognition, training, mentoring, feedback and goal-setting.

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Customer Success Sales Recruiting Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 10

SaaStr

MARCH 20, 2020

317: Rachel Hepworth is VP of Marketing @ Pilot, the startup that offers the best bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for growing businesses. Before Slack, Rachel spent 4 years at LinkedIn where she led the product marketing team for content experiences. What is the optimal way for customer success and marketing to work together? *

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SMB Scale Startup Marketplace as a Service 173

Totango

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A good first impression is integral to establishing trust in your team and confidence in your product’s ability to deliver value. . During this phase, the customer must become comfortable enough with your product to use it on their own to achieve their business goals. Proactively Engage Your Customer. Rapid Product Integration.

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Chart Mogul

APRIL 24, 2020

With a pandemic underway, software-as-a-service businesses, in normal times the beneficiaries of relatively stable compounding growth, are now facing an existential threat: recurring revenue streams are drying up, at least in part. Was that the last wave of bad news?’ ‘I’m How bad will it get? Arrested attention.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Marketplace as a Service 52

SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Congratulations you’ve built a product that’s proven itself in the marketplace! So how can you leverage that product’s success to obtain the valuation and funding you need to scale? Your sales team becomes more efficient, your customer success team becomes efficient, your customers like you more.

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Totango

JANUARY 17, 2019

You can consider your customer to be in the onboarding phase right up until they start to gain value from your products and services. But, it’s crucial that your customers have a fundamental understanding of your product before you send them on their way. Listen to your customer to learn why they’re unhappy.

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Sales Hacker

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Never believe that doubting yourself is a bad thing. That company only lasted another year before they were out of business, so it was a poor use of my energy, time, and being away from my family – a lesson I work to pass on to others new in roles today. Invest in your development internally and externally. Anita Nielsen.

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User Pilot

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It’s simple to gather and compile extensive data about your users – and importantly create custom segments to provide a more bespoke, effective onboarding experience. The more data, the better your product decisions. Userpilot features: Users and company data. Target user segments. Growth insights.

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SaaSHolic

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Product onboarding is an essential part of customer activation and retention for businesses that are SaaS providers. One of the best things you can do for your customers’ success as a SaaS provider is to ensure that you walk them through a wholesome onboarding experience. What makes an onboarding experience a bad one?

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SaaStr

AUGUST 15, 2020

So I’m Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight and you probably have heard of Gainsight in the world of customer success and really excited to have two different voices in the world of how companies think about their customers. Nick Mehta: Power of the developer, or the API economy, both of you play very much in both those trends.

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Payment Methods Merchant Services Scale Payments 185

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Maria and Anthony present the CEO and CMO playbook of how the CEO and CMO can partner with other members of the team to grow sales and marketing. Maria : Not too bad. But you’ve really focused in the area of customer success. You see this headline here and it doesn’t sound so bad, 43 months.

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Neil Patel

JANUARY 20, 2021

There are other detailed data points that come into play: How recently the post was published. Post your team photos like Zappos. Don’t Just Promote Products and Services. Bombarding your fans with 10 poor-quality updates in an hour. Step 1: Export Insights Data from Facebook. Buying 5,000 likes for $5.

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Chargify

AUGUST 17, 2017

Your company’s NPS (Net Promoter Score) is the ultimate barometer of customer satisfaction and separates the promoters from the detractors. We’ve previously discussed NPS and how it is calculated in our post SaaS Customer Success: The secret to reducing churn and increasing MRR. If you aren’t, START NOW. Analyze lost deals.

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SaaStr

DECEMBER 10, 2019

WePay is a payments company for platform businesses like marketplaces, crowdfunding sites & small business software. We grew our team by 50% this year, continuing to grow. Chase Merchant Services that we’re now a part of processes $1.2 So I think like anything it’s been good and bad. Tina Hsiao : Yeah.

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Payment Services Merchant Services Payment Solutions Payments 133

SmartKarrot

AUGUST 22, 2022

The voice of the customer (VOC) combines customer feedback and insight, allowing organizations to understand how their customers view them. VOC is often used in marketing, product development, sales, customer service, and management. It is also known as the voice of the marketplace or the consumer.

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