CSM Practice - The Customer Success Podcast

Send us a textSwitching from a non-profit job to an entirely different industry can be a daunting task, but Liron Kreitman, the Senior Client Success Manager at Abrigo, has successfully made the transition. Liron's journey from a fundraising director in the non-profit sector to her current role as a Customer Success Manager at a software company is inspiring. She delves into the challenges she faced when making the transition, including learning a new industry, adapting to new work processes and systems, and building new relationships with customers.In this podcast episode, Liron shares her personal experience and insights on what to consider when moving to a customer success role. She also shares some tips for individuals looking to transition into a new industry and how to make that career switch successful.This episode discussed the following highlights:Critical skills and experience required to succeedSome insights into the customer success role Key factors one should consider before deciding to take the plungeSome Tips when making the career moveChallenges that new customer success managers may face when entering the industryStrategies for overcoming these challengesIn summary, this podcast provides a wealth of information and practical tips for those looking to transition into customer success. Liron's personal experience, insights, and recommendations will serve as a guide to help individuals successfully navigate the challenges of making a career transition.Listen to the full episode now!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 3 Interview Tips for Hiring Customer Success Managershttps://bit.ly/3uSkSBP🎥 Video: Time for Career Change? How to transition from Account Manager to Customer Success Manager!https://youtu.be/EMUQdv5-d6U🎥  Video: Hiring Hacks: How to better evaluate your candidates for a Customer Success Manager positionhttps://youtu.be/yvkihrENs28🎥 Video: Hiring a First-Time Customer Success Manager👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textMost Customer Success Managers focus on perfecting the art of creating a success plan in order to maximize value for their customers, increase adoption, and ensure the renewal.In this podcast episode, Senior CSM at BuyerAssist, Dhananjay Tate, shares his perspectives on how he treats his success plans as a MUTUAL undertaking.During the creation of a success plan, DJ aligns himself with his customers to better understand their business problems as well as their desired outcomes. As a result, his mutual success plan captures all the conversations he has with customers, creating a single unified view for all clients and internal stakeholders.Here are some of the topics included in this session with DJ:✔ The benefits of mutual success plans✔ Introducing changes to the process of developing success plans✔ Creating a customer journey success plan✔ Three phases of onboarding✔ Improving the success plan process✔ Defining your customer’s initiatives for each phase in the journey✔ The difference between MBR, QBR, and EBR for mutual success plans. ✔ How to report the progress of a Success PlanListen to the full episode now!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Why do you need Mutual Success Plans for Customer Success?https://bit.ly/3wVLrV5📑 Blog: How to Develop an Effective 90-Day Customer Success Planhttps://bit.ly/3wUFqI2🎥 Video: SUCCESS PLANS, Tips, and Best Practices for CShttp://bitly.ws/cUyU🎥 Video: How to Best OPTIMIZE Your CUSTOMER SUCCESS PLANhttp://bitly.ws/cUyd⏬ Download: Technology Stack for Customer Success Teamshttps://bit.ly/3Imn1su🛒 Book: Reimagine Customer Success: Designing Organizations Around Customer Valuehttps://amzn.to/3wCxKdh👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textCustomer Intelligence tools help identify upsell opportunities and prioritize them based on each account’s historical data. By leveraging customer data in a strategic manner, companies can improve their upsell revenues using artificial intelligence. By using an intelligent data tool, all the information needed by those responsible for upsell revenues can be readily accessible, resulting in more efficient customer engagements.Additionally, as the customer intelligence tool gets smarter over time, it can generate recommendations for actions that will assist in scaling, and in prioritizing actions to make the team’s approach more strategic.In this podcast episode, Gaurav Bhattacharya, CEO at involve.ai, and Mary Poppen, the Chief Strategy and Customer Officer at involve.ai, shared what can be accomplished with customer data when leveraging customer intelligence tools powered by artificial intelligence. Listen to this episode to learn best practices in creating an upsell score, and how to drive upsell revenues using customer data.As a leader in customer intelligence solutions, involve.ai uses artificial intelligence modelling in acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting the customer data they collected. This helps Customer Success teams proactively increase upsell revenues, prevent churn, and engage their customers in a timely and effective manner.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Discover the 5 Ways Customer Intelligence (CI) Can Increase Your Revenue Growth Five-fold!https://bit.ly/37vjVDO📑 Blog: How To Increase Revenues With a Better Renewal Processhttps://bit.ly/432eqF0📑 Blog: Expansion Selling: A Proactive Data-Driven Strategy Frameworkhttps://bit.ly/3SJTxuz🎥 Video: How to Increase Upsell Revenues Proactively Using Blitz Campaignshttp://bitly.ws/cUAb🎥 Video: Driving Upsell Revenues Proactively by Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/37zBAtQ🎥 Video: Reducing Customer Churn Using Augm 👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textCustomer onboarding, like any other process, needs constant improvement which also means keeping track of the changes  on an a regular basis. That is where the customer onboarding KPIs come in, making timely data-driven decisions is possible.In this podcast episode, Bree Pecci, Customer Success Enablement at ChurnZero, shares a list of customer onboarding KPIs their customers typically track.In addition, Bree walks us through their onboarding dashboard and explains how to adjust the customer’s health score during the onboarding phase.Here’s what you can expect listening to this episode:Recent onboarding KPIs trends and their importance to customer success. Business Insights that could be gained by tracking the proposed onboarding KPIs.3 customer onboarding pillars explained.Get an in-depth understanding of how to read your KPIs and customer engagement.The benefits of logging customer success not only for the current customer, but also for future onboarding.How many and what types of surveys to send your customers during the onboarding process.Effectively managing customer onboarding data in an organized way.Additional onboarding KPIs resources.Listen to the full episode now!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 3 New Customer Onboarding Best Practiceshttps://bit.ly/3TiWGlt📑 eBook: How to Crush SaaS Customer Onboardinghttps://bit.ly/48wSqmM📑 Read more about onboarding metricshttps://bit.ly/3TgLaai🎥 Video: Customer Success software implementation Best Practiceshttps://bit.ly/3uTomUA🎥 Video:  Customer Success onboarding at scale | Report Reviewhttps://youtu.be/PqrMxPZgqdY⏬ Download: Customer Success Tech Stackhttps://bit.ly/3Imn1su💡 To learn more about ChurnZerohttps://bit.ly/49YfUm3 👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textHow does your customer onboarding phase compare against other companies? This podcast episode introduces a Customer Onboarding Maturity Model to help you figure that out in minutes!Among the most important aspects of the Customer Success journey is onboarding. As such, companies should place a significant effort in ensuring the customer onboarding is aligned with best-in-class practices. The Customer Onboarding Maturity model, developed by Rocketlane, is designed to help companies assess their current state of the onboarding process against best practices and highlight areas to improve on. In this episode, Srikrishnan Ganesan, co-founder of Rocketlane, walks us through the key dimensions of the Customer Onboarding Maturity model, including:The main areas that most companies struggle withExamples of how others implemented advanced onboarding processesHow to scale your onboarding process and improve customer experience during that lifecycle phaseFind out how you can make your team more productive during the onboarding phase and increase retention in the first year.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️WHAT’S YOUR ONBOARDING MATURITY SCORE?Take the next 5 minutes to benchmark yourself against the world's best practices and receive your customer onboarding maturity score instantly📌 DISCOVER YOUR SCORE: https://bit.ly/3LVFOdZ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️SCALE YOUR CUSTOMER ONBOARDINGLearn how you can scale your customer onboarding phase with Rocketlane’s software.Accelerate time-to-value. Provide a delightful, collaborative experience for your customers.📌 BOOK A DEMO: https://bit.ly/3xl4qsL◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 3 New Customer Onboarding Best Practiceshttps://bit.ly/3TiWGlt📑 Blog: Introducing The Customer Onboarding Maturity Model: An Easy Way To Measure and Up Your Onboarding Gamehttps://bit.ly/49yJbnf🎥 Video: Customer Success onboarding at scale | UserIQ Onboarding Benchmark Report Review👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textChanging roles from an Account Manager to a Customer Success Manager’s position is not a trivial move, as many hiring managers might think. According to Kathleen Schubach, Director of Customer Success at CluePoints, the two roles have many transferable skills, but there are vast differences between the two.In this interview, Kathleen discusses some of the differences between the Account Manager role and the Customer Success role, including: Focus and objectivesCompensation structureQuality and quantity of activityReporting requirementsAs someone who transitioned from an Account Manager role to a Customer Success Manager role, Kathleen tells her story and specifically focuses on what changed most in her day-to-day routine as a CSM.Additionally, this podcast episode includes tips for other sales professionals who are interested in transitioning to the CSM role.Listen to the full recording now!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Customer Success Career Developmenthttps://bit.ly/3OZzHcA🎥 Video: Hiring the right Customer Success Managershttps://youtu.be/yvkihrENs28⏬ Download Kathleen's slides: Account Manager vs. Customer Success Managerhttps://bit.ly/3Tgw30q⏬ Infographic: 2022 Global Customer Success Manager Salary Trendshttps://bit.ly/3uShpTK⏬ Download the Framework:  Renewal Ownership Guideline by Boaz Maorhttps://bit.ly/3IpN2XO👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textBoth Account Managers and Customer Success Managers play an essential role in building relationships and maximizing value with and from customers, yet their roles are highly distinct. You might probably see some overlaps  between the two roles, but Account Managers and Customer Success Managers have different approaches and responsibilities. Jeffrey Heckler, Director of Customer Success Solutions at MarketSource, provides an in-depth overview of what Account Managers and Customer Success Managers are and how they differ in terms of goals and target metrics. Jeffrey goes over the different roles and responsibilities that each position plays throughout the customer lifecycle journey, such as:Who owns the commercial responsibility and commercial KPIsWho owns the renewal processWho organizes and attends QBRsJeff also shared some slides that illustrate how the two roles interact together and how the synergistic relationship benefits the company when they work together. Listen to the full episode to learn more!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources: ⏬ Download: Account Manager vs. Customer Success Managerhttps://bit.ly/3Tgw30q📑 Blog: What is a Customer Success Manager?https://bit.ly/49Qrv6v📑 Blog: Who should own the Renewals and Upsells? Sales or Customer Success?https://bit.ly/3UYaGCo📑 Blog: Why Should Sales Care About Customer Success?https://bit.ly/3T0rbLN🎥 Video: Sales or Customer Success — Who should own existing accounts?https://bit.ly/3OZaYVF🎥 Video: Who should own the Renewals and Upsells? Sales or Customer Success?https://bit.ly/48IrQXL🎥 Video: CSMs Overflow Option?https://bit.ly/48ygJAF 🎥 Video: Hiring the right Customer Success Managershttps://bit.ly/4bZOIow⏬ Download the Framework: Renewal Owne👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textThe role of a strong Customer Success Team becomes even more critical after the economic downturn. Business strategies often change as companies quickly realize the importance of shifting their business model to from product-centric to a customer-centric one. Coping with the new challenge of decreasing renewals and expansions is a reality many companies currently face. However, this is when they should hopefully realize the importance of their Customer Success team.A while back, I’ve interviewed Nick Mehta, Gainsight’s CEO on the importance of doubling down on investments in Customer Success in economic downturn. Even though the interview was recorded in 2021, it is still very much relevant to most of us.In this interview, we touch on important topics such as:◾ The ROI of investments in Customer SuccessRecommended customer success initiatives to invest in during economic downturn◾ Listen to the full episode to learn more.Listen to this podcast episode to get a full understanding of The Importance of investing in Customer Success. ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources: 📑 Blog: The Importance of Investing in Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/3wCNS0U📑 Blog: Customer Training: The Secret to Scale in Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/3v4fZ8G📑 Blog: Coronavirus Impact on SaaS Customer Success (Survey Results)https://bit.ly/3v3TsJb📑 Blog: Churn Is Coming: 12 Learnings From A Survey Of SaaS CxOshttps://bit.ly/3IjVvff📑 Blog: Going Back to Offense: 6 Things We Learned from Our Second COVID-19 SaaS Retention Surveyhttps://www.gainsight.com/bl⏬ Infographic: Level up your Customer Success Strategy during a Global Crisishttps://bit.ly/4c14nEq⏬ Download: Gainsight Free Book Offerhttps://bit.ly/4bZOwWE👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textHiring a first-time CSM might seem hard at first, but our special guest, Brian Hartley, made it simple by sharing his strategy for hiring Customer Success Managers with no previous industry experience. Most customer success leaders prioritize hiring experienced, high-performing CSMs. However, it has become increasingly difficult to find a Customer Success Manager in recent years. Because of this, hiring managers must be creative and are focused on hiring a first-time CSMs with no relevant experience. In hiring one, they look at coachability, emotional intelligence, attitude, and motivation, among other things. Over 30% of Brian Hartley’s team of CSMs were hired despite not having any previous experience. Fortunately, some of them turned out to his best CSMs.  Listen to the full recording to find out how to hire first-time CSMs. ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 3 Interview Tips for Hiring Customer Success Managershttps://bit.ly/3uSkSBP🎥 Video: Steps in Hiring the Right CSM (Customer Success Manager)https://bit.ly/4bZOIow🎥 Video: Hiring Hacks: How to better evaluate your candidates for a Customer Success Manager positionhttps://bit.ly/4bTMzLd🎥 Video: Getting a large Customer Success Budget approvedhttps://bit.ly/4bY2x71⏬ Infographic: Four Key CSM Role Profiles you want to hire for!https://bit.ly/4bUoxjc ⏬ Infographic: 2022 Global Customer Success Manager Salary Trendshttps://bit.ly/3SWYZJv⏬ Infographic:The 10 Skills of Highly Effective CSMshttps://bit.ly/4bWyWLe⏬ DOWNLOAD: Recommended CSM Recruiters Listhttps://bit.ly/3wDlwUn⏬ DOWNLOAD:  Guide to Customer Segmentation Strategies for Customer Success Teamshttps://bit.ly/42VgL4F👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice

Send us a textIn customer success, the ability to build impactful relationships with new customers can make a huge difference for a CSM.  This podcast episode will help you do just that! The first call with new customers is one of the most important meetings a CSM will ever make.  While not all customer welcome calls will be conducted in the same way, there are some things that a CSM can do to help establish a strong connection with a new customer right off the bat. The good news?! In this podcast episode, Sophie Kelly, Sophie Kelly, Global GTM Manager Enablement at Box, shares her customer welcome call playbook to ensure you nail that conversation too. In this episode, Sophie shares:What you need to know before engaging with new customersThe different “personas” you might encounter when dealing with new accountsHow to begin a meaningful discussion with new customers through a conversation hookListen to the full episode now!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: How to Set Your Kick-off Meetings Up for Successhttps://bit.ly/49RdVzO📑 Blog: Importance of Customer Communication for Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/3HAtU9h🎥 Video: The Customer ONBOARDING Maturity Modelhttps://youtu.be/dS7ILGSNsio🎥 Video: What CSMs Should Know About Their CUSTOMERShttps://youtu.be/Mictf11OdRo⏬ Infographic: How to Write a Great Onboarding Kick Off Invitation Emailhttps://bit.ly/3wxXmKJ👉🏻 Whenever you’re ready...If you're an 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘊𝘚𝘔 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, there are 3 powerful ways I can help you fast-track success while avoiding common pitfalls:1️⃣ 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙆𝙋𝙄 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩 Track key KPIs to boost CSM performance. Grab my cheatsheet to focus on metrics that matter—scale smarter & grow revenue. Click here to download. 2️⃣ 𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 11,000+ 𝘽2𝘽 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 I share strategic insights & practical tools to help you hit your quarterly goals faster while scaling your CS operations efficiently. Don’t navigate this alone - tap into a thriving community of leaders who are optimizing their CS strategies & driving serious impact. Click here to join. 3️⃣ 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝘾𝙎𝙈 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚?Building a CS practice for the first time doesn’t 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 team—without the guesswork & costly missteps of figuring it out alone. Learn more. 📌 Visit our Website - CSM Practice