Varda Tirosh, Chief Customer Officer at Optimove and a leading figure in customer success methodologies, shares her innovative strategies for reducing churn. She discusses the importance of deep customer engagement and data in retention efforts. Varda emphasizes a multifaceted approach that combines positive customer experiences with product quality. She also highlights the necessity of transparency and communication in navigating client relationships, and the value of external data tools to enhance customer insights.
Implementing a structured churn management framework, which categorizes churn into avoidable and unavoidable, enhances analysis and drives retention strategies.
A holistic, company-wide commitment to customer needs, including improved onboarding and alignment with sales, is essential for effective churn reduction.
Deep dives
Understanding and Classifying Churn
Churn is a complex issue faced by all businesses, and a structured approach is vital for effective management. An effective framework involves categorizing churn into avoidable versus unavoidable and expected versus unexpected. This classification enables a deeper analysis of churn reasons, helping identify patterns such as product misalignment or lack of engagement from customers. By organizing churn insights into meaningful buckets, companies can foster better communication regarding churn, establish actionable strategies, and improve retention rates.
Company-Wide Approach to Mitigating Churn
Addressing churn is not solely the responsibility of customer success teams; it requires a company-wide commitment to understanding customer needs and enhancing product value. Implementing new client onboarding strategies, such as value realization and use case discovery meetings, ensures customers achieve their intended outcomes with the product. Moreover, aligning customer success insights with sales and marketing efforts can help identify ideal customer profiles and enhance overall product offerings. This holistic approach results in improved customer experiences and ultimately reduces churn.
Leveraging Internal and External Data for Insights
To effectively combat churn, organizations should utilize a combination of internal metrics and external data sources. While traditional metrics like usage data and CSAT scores provide valuable insights, accessing external information, such as financial health and champion movements, is equally crucial. Tools like Google Alerts and platforms like ZoomInfo can give teams a broader understanding of customer circumstances and potential churn risks. By merging these data analysis techniques, companies can create comprehensive strategies that proactively address churn and strengthen customer relationships.
Discover how Varda Tirosh, Chief Customer Officer at Optimove, implemented a unique churn management framework that has revolutionized customer retention.
- Varda's journey to developing a game-changing churn strategy. - The role of deep customer engagement and data in fighting churn. - Practical steps your team can implement to enhance customer success.
Varda Tirosh, as Optimove's Chief Customer Officer, has been at the helm of client-facing teams, including Customer Success (CS), for more than a decade. Recognized as a trailblazer in establishing CS methodologies within Israel's Hi-Tech sector and broader CS community, her innovative approaches were showcased at a prominent CS conference last year.
๐๐ป Whenever youโre ready...If you're an ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matterโscale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download.
2๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ 11,000+ ๐ฝ2๐ฝ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Donโt navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join.
3๏ธโฃ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ข๐? Building a CS practice for the first time doesnโt have to feel like an uphill battle. With the right frameworks, you can achieve results faster than you think. I help experienced executives build a proactive, high-performing CS teamโwithout the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more.