User Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

According to a Deloitte report , positive customer experiences can lead to a 140% increase in spending compared to negative ones. However, what satisfies customers differs from one business to another. As such, you must tailor your strategies to meet your target customers’ specific needs and expectations.

Business 111

Business Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value Systems Review 111

SaaStr

APRIL 5, 2023

A bad experience with a revenue operations leader might taint your view of the position at all future companies, but that would be a mistake, as CRO Confidential podcast host Sam Blond learned first-hand. Considering aspects of sales and GTM strategies. Not every leader is created equally. Enablement.

Sales Hiring 244

Sales Hiring Education Scale Strategy 244

Stax

MARCH 16, 2025

Aside from building a stellar product, you need to be prepared to work through buggy features and the need for modifying existing ones so that customers have little to no downtime. Bad software user experience User experience is everything when it comes to SaaS platforms. This helps alleviate confusion.

Payment Solutions 88

Payment Solutions Software Review Churn SaaS Payments 88

Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Customer success means wildly different things to different companies in the SaaS industry. Many organizations create customer success teams but there’s no clear definition as to how these teams develop long-term value for both the customer and the business.

Sales Hiring 123

Sales Hiring Customer Success Scale Underperforming Technical Team 123

Neil Patel

MARCH 8, 2021

Customer support and customer success can be confusing for both beginners and experts alike. Both customer support and customer success teams are important for your brand’s ongoing growth and success, and the roles share similar skill sets. What customer support is and why it’s important.

Customer Support 132

Customer Support Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Customer Lifetime Value 132

SaaStr

JULY 5, 2023

The Team Matters More Than The Operating Model Snow’s greatest piece of advice is to choose your team wisely. He believes the team is more important than the operating model because you can have the best models in the world. But if you don’t have the underlying team and structure, it won’t work. They didn’t.

Strategy 245

Strategy Marketing Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring 245

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

The second constituent there is the developer. Why do developers love SaaS products? How much is a customer going to bring you over his lifespan using your product? Customer acquisition. Low touch you’re gonna talk a lot about what we call customer success teams. They love SaaS products.

SaaS Payments 246

SaaS Payments Metrics Payment Methods Scale 246

Totango

JULY 28, 2021

Following best practices for hiring a customer success manager can make a critical difference in the quality of your customer relationships. Customer success managers serve as the face of your company in dealing with clients, playing a key role in ensuring satisfying experiences of your brand. Suggesting upsells.

Customer Success 118

Customer Success Management Underperforming Technical Team Scale 118

SaaStr

MAY 10, 2022

Recovery from COVID has taught us that adapting and learning how to thrive in new ways in the face of change, whether good or bad, can lead to exponential growth. . He highlights the three key strategies that helped TripActions scale and boost their revenue. Develop a well-defined vision. Do not waste time developing a Plan B.

Travel 265

Travel Revenue Underperforming Technical Team Scale 265

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?

Customer Success 122

Customer Success Technical Review Social Media Underperforming Technical Team 122

SaaStr

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They are hiring leaders, building teams, and attracting advisors in the US while devouring the SV SaaS playbook. AI is likely the next platform, dev tools are strategic given the scarcity of developers, cybersecurity is front and center for enterprises, and the data stack is still going strong. Proximity to customers helps too.

Scale 284

Scale Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team Cybersecurity 284

ChurnZero

APRIL 1, 2022

You’re not alone,” says Sharon Winterton , vice president of Customer Success at Catalina Marketing during her session “ Battling imposter syndrome in Customer Success ” at BIG RYG, ChurnZero’s annual Customer Success conference. You’ve never done Customer Success before. There’s so much to do.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Strategy 98

User Pilot

JULY 29, 2024

Looking for the best customer success management software to power up your product growth strategy, but you are overwhelmed with so many options in the market? TL;DR Customer success software refers to tools that help manage customer experiences and drive customers toward their desired outcomes.

Customer Success 105

Customer Success Software Management SaaS 105

Sales Hacker

MAY 9, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. GTMnow highlights the strategies, along with the stories from the top 1% of GTM executives, VCs, and founders behind these strategies and companies. Bad: We use AI to streamline sales workflows.

AI Search 82

AI Search AI Scale SaaS 82

Valuize Consulting

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Level Up Your Customer Success Organization. In the subscription economy, there’s no debate about whether or not to invest in Customer Success (CS); 70% of rapidly growing businesses say that Customer Success is extremely important ( Hubspot , 2017). The fourth challenge is complexity.

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VP of Engineering Customer Success Sales Hiring Interviewing 98

User Pilot

MARCH 25, 2024

While acquiring new customers is important, it’s more expensive than customer retention. In this article, we explore what customer attrition is, why it matters, and 15 effective strategies for strengthening customer relationships, boosting loyalty, and driving long-term growth.

Underperforming Technical Team 104

Underperforming Technical Team SaaS Payments Payment Methods Payment Solutions 104

Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2021

It’s quick, efficient, and personal, meaning that customers can get the answers they need, where and when they need them. And for your support team, using the right conversational support tool and framework allows them to maximize their resources, so they can focus on solving complex queries and building long-term customer relationships.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting 129

SaaStr

JULY 15, 2022

Jason Lemkin: You certainly can hire a whole content team and build 10,000 pieces of content, but I will tell you what I have always seen work is one incredible piece a week. Well, they’ll never know your product that well, they’ll run the same canned strategy they run for other clients without their own list.

Scale 289

Scale Outsourcing Services Sales Hiring VP of Engineering 289

Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 8, 2021

According to one Microsoft Global State of Customer Service report , 90% of consumers surveyed said that customer service is an important factor in their choice of, and loyalty to, a brand, while nearly two-thirds (58%) would sever their relationship with a business due to poor customer service.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Customer Support Marketplace as a Service 222

ChurnZero

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Theyquestion the status quo, and relentlessly pursue their customers’ success, using ChurnZero software to power their initiatives and achieve breakthrough results. We’re delighted to introduce the winners of the 2024 ChurnHero Awards for customer success! Here’s who they are, and how they did it.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Scale Underperforming Technical Team Innovation 52

ChurnZero

APRIL 9, 2021

Customer Success is fueled by customer interaction. In honor of Stress Management Awareness Month, we invited Ryan Johansen, Customer Success Director at RapidMiner, to share his experience dealing with extreme burnout and show us how to survive and thrive under the pressures of being a Customer Success professional.

Customer Success 98

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Company Culture 98

Totango

MAY 15, 2024

From the urgent need for organizations to operate like startups to the surprising disparity in AI adoption between CS and support teams, these experts didn’t hold back. 1: For CS to jump ahead with AI, teams will need to operate like a startup Startups are known for their agility, adaptability, and willingness to experiment.

Customer Success 110

Customer Success Underperforming Technical Team AI Technical Review 110

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

So the first thing you want to think about is basing your culture of your company around customer success. Second, define your customer journey. And that’s how you start to drive that culture of customer success. We’re kind of joking about it all being bad, but there’s some really good stuff.

Scale 228

Scale Underperforming Technical Team Sales Hiring Software Review 228

SaaStr

MARCH 24, 2020

Sam Blond, CSO at Brex explains why recruiting, networking and employee happiness is the key to this playbook on recruiting your sales team. I’m doing The Playbook To Recruiting Your Sales Team. Once again, amazing job to the SaaStr team. I’m really honored to share this stage with some really bad ass speakers.

Sales Recruiting 174

Sales Recruiting Sales Hiring Scale Underperforming Technical Team 174

Sales Hacker

JUNE 6, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. GTMnow highlights the strategies, along with the stories from the top 1% of GTM executives, VCs, and founders behind these strategies and companies. AI is transforming how go-to-market teams operate.

AI Search 53

AI Search Scale AI Outsourcing Services 53

ChurnZero

APRIL 27, 2021

As ChurnZero recently secured a Series B investment bringing our total funding that has been raised to date to $35 million, we thought we’d take a look back and see the role that Customer Success plays at each respective stage of funding for SaaS companies. Early-Stage Funding & Customer Success.

Scale 98

Scale Customer Success Payments Underperforming Technical Team 98

Totango

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Hiring team members with the right customer success manager skills is critical for the effectiveness of your CS team and strategy. We’ll cover these below, along with five best practices to follow when bringing a new customer success manager aboard your team. Interpersonal skills.

Sales Hiring 97

Sales Hiring Customer Success Sales Recruiting Technical Review 97

Sales Hacker

JUNE 20, 2025

GTMnow shares insight around the go-to-market strategies responsible for explosive company growth. GTMnow highlights the strategies, along with the stories from the top 1% of GTM executives, VCs, and founders behind these strategies and companies. People stay in bad processes just because it feels good to be wanted.”

Sales Hiring 93

Sales Hiring Sales Recruiting AI Search Scale 93

SaaStr

JULY 22, 2019

That’s not a bad start. As the introduction said, I’m the Chief Customer Officer at New Relic. We work with mostly modern teams. It’s an integral part of your business going forward, and having a platform like New Relic is going to be essential to the success of your business over time. Good afternoon.

Scale 217

Scale Scaling Sales Hiring Underperforming Technical Team 217

FastSpring

APRIL 26, 2022

In part two, we’ll cover five churn-prevention strategies that have been successful in other SaaS businesses. Part I: SaaS Churn Benchmarks Part II: 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing SaaS Churn Part III: Churn Definitions and Additional Resources. Next, let’s look at how to develop a churn-reduction action plan.

Benchmarks 147

Benchmarks Churn Payments SaaS Payments 147

Sales Hacker

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

If you’ve used big-name prospecting tools before, you know that they all share one, massive problem: Bad data. Break Through with The Sales Email Noise Use these 4 sales email strategies to break through the noise #1 Focus on relevance The effectiveness of an email campaign is fundamentally linked to its relevance. Let’s get into it.

Sales Recruiting 119

Sales Recruiting Strategy Systems Review Sales 119

ChurnZero

AUGUST 14, 2020

At ChurnZero, we’re humble enough to admit that Customer Success software can’t do it all, and quite frankly, it shouldn’t. We stick to our circle of competence and focus on our area of expertise: Customer Success software. It’s Customer Success for us. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software.

Payments 87

Payments Payment Solutions Customer Success Software Review 87

ChurnZero

JANUARY 6, 2022

Customer Success represents a large source of revenue-generation for SaaS businesses. Though Customer Success was originally regarded as a post-sale cost center, you can flip its narrative with the right metrics, positioning, and forecasting strategy. But Customer Success? Not so much.

Forecasting 98

Forecasting Customer Success Metrics Sales Funnel 98

User Pilot

AUGUST 17, 2024

“How World-Class Product Teams Are Winning in the AI Era” is one of the talks at this year’s Product Drive Summit. Delivered by Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, it tackles the challenges and opportunities AI-revolution poses for product teams. AI enables product teams to achieve more with fewer resources. Want to learn more?

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Underperforming Technical Team AI Technical Review CTO Coach 104

ChurnZero

MARCH 28, 2025

When customer success starts reporting into the CRO, its not just a reporting changeits a strategic shift. Most CROs come up through sales, where success is measured by speed and outcomes. But owning the full customer lifecycle demands a new operating modelone built on trust, value, and long-term growth.

Customer Success 52

Customer Success Scale Underperforming Technical Team Systems Review 52

ChurnZero

AUGUST 11, 2020

The goal of this article is to show you options and maybe trigger some thoughts or new ideas around different customer retention strategies that you can employ before the next wave hits. . #1. Just like in the first wave, your customers’ lives will be turned upside down once the next wave hits. Update Customer Knowledge Bases.

Retention 97

Retention Strategy Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 97

Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 31, 2019

As part of the process, we’ve spent a lot of time reviewing who we should be selling to these days, and how we should be selling to these customers. The process of defining your positioning strategy is not a one-and-done deal – in a crowded marketplace, it needs to be an ongoing exercise. They include: Close.io Speed is everything.

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Underperforming Technical Team Scale Benchmarks Sales 165