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CSM Practice - The Customer Success Podcast

Secrets to Smooth Renewals and Driving Upsell Opportunities

Nov 29, 2024
Chris Dishman, SVP of Global Customer Success at Totango + Catalyst, dives into critical strategies for driving growth through customer renewals and upselling. He discusses how empowering Customer Success Managers leads to quicker renewals and happier clients. The conversation also covers the nuances of identifying upsell opportunities, which can significantly boost revenue. Highlights include insights on aligning sales and customer success teams, as well as the benefits of the Totango and Catalyst merger in enhancing customer operations.
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  • Empowering Customer Success Managers (CSMs) to handle renewals enhances efficiency, reduces friction, and improves overall customer satisfaction in the process.
  • The merger of Totango and Catalyst fosters innovation and collaboration, paving the way for tailored customer success strategies and driving revenue growth.

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Merger Insights and Unified Strategy

The discussion highlights the recent merger of Tatango and Catalyst, emphasizing how this union aims to address common challenges in the customer success sector. This merger allows the two companies to better collaborate and innovate, with a focus on an evolving landscape that increasingly prioritizes revenue generation. By combining their strengths, they aim to create a more robust platform that delivers superior customer success outcomes than they could achieve separately. Both teams are energized by positive customer feedback and are excited about the new direction and opportunities the merger presents.

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