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Irit Eizips & CSM Practice
Want to learn more about Customer Success? On this Customer Success podcast we invite guests from all over the world to open up about their Customer Success strategies and provide you with tactical advice that you can use in your own organization to improve customer retention, increase solution adoption, expand upsell revenues, perfect your renewal processes and gain more advocates. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast to get notified when we upload a new podcast episode!
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Dec 2, 2022 • 16min
COMPENSATION PLANS for Customer Success Managers
Send us a textWhat should compensation plans for Customer Success Managers be? What is the reasonable Customer Success Manager salary to attract the right talent?There are different factors to consider when determining whether customer success managers should be paid a variable or fixed salary. Customer Success compensation plans are also determined by the Customer Success Manager’s location.In order to attract the best and brightest Customer Success Managers, it is imperative to understand what motivates them to accept an offer.In this episode, Maranda Dziekonski, Chief Customer Officer at Swiftly, shares her Customer Success compensation plans and strategies along with why it is important to compensate Customer Success Managers well and make them feel valued. Listen to the full episode and learn more about Customer Success Manager salaries and how to create attractive Customer Success compensation plans.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Customer Success Career Developmenthttps://bit.ly/3OZzHcA📑 Video: Steps in HIRING the Right CSM (Customer Success Manager)https://youtu.be/yvkihrENs28⏬ Infographic: 2022 Global Customer Success Manager Salary Trendshttps://bit.ly/3uShpTK ⏬ Download List: Recommended CSM Recruitershttps://www.csmpractice.com/recruiters👉🏻 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

Nov 25, 2022 • 21min
Top Customer Success KPIs for Managing CSM Teams
Send us a textHow can Customer Success KPIs be used to track and measure the team's performance and efficacy of the customer success program? The customer success team's job entails myriads of responsibilities. This includes managing the onboarding process, increasing product usage, proactive management of accounts, customer engagements, training, expanding and renewing accounts, and so on.But how do you measure the effectiveness of your customer success team? The answer varies for different companies, but identifying your KPIs to measure customer success is an excellent step to start.Learn how to manage a team with meaningful key performance indicators or Customer Success KPIs from Mike Sasaki, Vice President, Global Head of Customer Success and Support at Mitek Systems.In this podcast episode, he shares his expertise in Customer Success KPIs, such as:The different kinds of Customer Success KPIsHow to determine which Customer Success KPI works best for youHow to track and monitor Customer Success KPIs regularly◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 4 Customer Success KPIs every High Touch SaaS Company should Trackhttps://bit.ly/3wBNmQK🎥 Video: Customer Success METRICS and KPIshttps://youtu.be/8JfkWg3v-zo⏬ Infographic: 10 Traits of High Performing Customer Success Teamshttps://bit.ly/48rZzFz⏬ Slides: Mike Sasaki’s Customer Success Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) slideshttps://bit.ly/49OH27r👉🏻 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

Nov 18, 2022 • 22min
Building your 90-DAY PLAN as a Customer Success Executive
Send us a textIn this podcast episode, Dutta Satadip shares what a 90-day CS Executive Plan should look like and why it is crucial for CS executives to secure early wins by building credibility quickly, and earning the trust of customers and colleagues. Whether you're applying for a position or are about to start a new one, you need to know how to build an effective 90-day plan, since the actions you take in the first few months will have a major impact on your overall performance. Our guest, Dutta Satadip, is a global thought leader, keynote speaker, and tech industry veteran who specializes in customer strategy, customer acquisition, customer retention, and scaling operations.Listen to this podcast episode and learn how to build a 90-day plan as a newly hired Customer Success executive.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Launching Customer Success in Early-stage Startupshttps://bit.ly/42X6GnK🎥 Video: Defining your 90-DAY PLAN as the First VP of CUSTOMER SUCCESS!https://bit.ly/3uZNiK3⏬ Download FREE Slides: How to Develop a 90-Day Plan for Customer Success Executives by Dutta Satadiphttps://bit.ly/4bP8rY2👉🏻 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

Nov 11, 2022 • 26min
Customer Success CAREER DEVELOPMENT Path
Send us a textIn today's competitive market, many people are considering the next step in their current organization or are in search of a new role. They may also be considering entering the customer success profession as a career or wondering what their next steps will be in their customer success careers.Join Irit Eizips, CEO of CSM Practice, and Maranda Dziekonski of Swiftly, as they talk about CSM career development and ways to further improve the skills needed for a Customer Success Manager career track.In this video, you will learn:What skills to look for when hiring a Customer Success ManagerWhy having the right attitude mattersWhat the ideal CSM attitude isCareer Path Pros and consCareer Paths to considerListen to this podcast episode to get a full understanding of CSM Career Development Path.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: 3 Interview Tips for Hiring Customer Success Managershttps://bit.ly/3uSkSBP📑 Blog: Customer Success Career Developmenthttps://bit.ly/3OZzHcA⏬ Infographic: Four Key CSM Role Profiles you want to hire forhttps://bit.ly/3wBN4JE⏬ Infographic: The 10 Skills of Highly Effective CSMshttps://bit.ly/49UTUZe 👉🏻 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

Nov 4, 2022 • 18min
How to Best OPTIMIZE Your Customer Success Plan
Send us a textWhat Is the Need for a Success Plan in Customer Success?It is just as important to have a success plan for customer satisfaction and delivering success to your customers.Having a customer success plan in place, to prove value to your customers, alleviate their fears, and boost your company's revenue, is essential.“Customer Success Planning is about doing the research on your customer and doing the research on the industry of your customer.” - Violaine YziquelIn this podcast episode with Violaine Yziquel, Director of Customer Success at Slack, discussed another burning topic in the Customer Success community: optimizing your Success Planning process.Now, are you ready to make the change and start to develop your Customer Success Plan with your customers? ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: How to Develop an Effective 90-Day Customer Success Planhttps://bit.ly/4bZN1Yc🎥 Video: SUCCESS PLANS, Tips, and Best Practices for CShttps://bit.ly/49VbwUy🎥 Video: How to create SUCCESS PLANS that don't SUCKhttps://bit.ly/3wEgNSj⏬ Download : Violaine's FREE Success Plan templatehttps://bit.ly/3UUYgeD👉🏻 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

Oct 28, 2022 • 36min
How to Capture BUSINESS OUTCOMES during a QBR
Send us a textAre you passionate about driving a big impact and maximizing value?! To help you effectively manage desired business outcome discussions with your clients, you have to first develop a prescribed framework. Typically, companies' business needs or focus change every year, so it is advisable to ask them what has changed during a QBR and bring up possible use cases. Some of the topics discussed are:Effective perceived value conversations Frequency of QBRsThe right frameworkThe right time to plant seedsThree ways to slice and dice use cases and customer presentationThe business processesUse case by customer attributes, by industry, or by sizeA maturity scoring modelWhat to present during a QBRPrioritize proper business outcomesListen to this podcast episode to learn how you can maximize value for you and your customers without leaving money on the table.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Quarterly Business Review Best Practiceshttps://bit.ly/49W8TCi📑 Blog: QBR: 5 Rookie Mistakes You Should Avoidhttps://bit.ly/49Rf9ek🎥 Video: How to Develop a QUARTERLY BUSINESS REVIEW (QBR)https://bit.ly/3V0ptN8⏬ Download: FREE Quarterly Business Review (QBR) Templatehttps://bit.ly/3uW0akz⏬ Download: Your very own QBR Cheat Sheethttps://bit.ly/3V6znMS⏬ Download: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide for Developing a Prescribed Approach to Capturing your Client's Business Outcomeshttps://bit.ly/4bXYasD 👉🏻 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

Oct 21, 2022 • 17min
How to Use HUBSPOT for CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Send us a textInvesting in Customer Success Software like HubSpot can be one of the most remarkable decisions you make in your customer success journey. Companies use Customer Success Software to streamline customer success operations, foster relationships with customers, monitor key performance indicators, and identify potential issues and opportunities. Currently, HubSpot is one of the most preferred software in Customer Success as it provides high-level automation and personalization opportunities that enable customer success teams to effectively engage with customers.HubSpot is also one of the most frequently used CRM software that helps in monitoring leads and their current statuses, automating workflows, creating templates, and managing and summarizing meetings. In this episode, Hadas Rahamim, Head of Customer Success and Business Operations at Exceed.ai, discusses the advantage of using HubSpot as a Customer Success Management Platform. Hadas created a HubSpot pipeline for each stage of the customer journey in order to achieve visibility and transparency for herself and their executives. HubSpot, according to Hadas, provides the opportunity to define what is required, as well as the regional automation you would like to put in place.How can you fully leverage HubSpot for Customer Success? What are the advantages of utilizing HubSpot? Listen to the full episode and find out!◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: How to Implement Customer Success Softwarehttps://bit.ly/3SXkTwg🎥 Video: Scaling Customer Success with PRODUCTIVITY TOOLShttps://bit.ly/3v2Nbxn🎥 Video: Customer Success SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION Best Practiceshttps://bit.ly/3OYzeri⏬ Download : Customer Success Technology Assessmenthttps://bit.ly/3Tm1tCU⏬ Download: FREE SLIDES - How to Use HubSpot as a Customer Success Software?https://bit.ly/3V3jGGn👉🏻 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

Oct 14, 2022 • 15min
What is a STRATEGIC Customer Success Manager?
Send us a textA typical day for a Customer Success Manager (CSM) can involve a lot of different activities, all aimed at helping their customers achieve success with their product or service. Some of the most common activities include: 1. Interaction with customers, ensuring that their questions are answered and their needs are addressed2. Understanding the business to know what they have based on the product 3. Identifying upsell and cross-sell opportunities with customers. 4. conducting quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with customers to help them assess their progress and identify any areas where they could use more help. 5. Helping customers expand their use of the product or service by identifying new areas where it could be beneficial for them. Customer Success Managers need to be very organized and proactive in their approach in order to be successful in their role. They also need to have excellent communication skills in order to effectively work with both customers and other members of their team.Join Irit Eizips, CEO of CSM Practice, and Lobat Kashi, as they talk about common challenges a Customer Success Manager encounters in a day and ways to augment customer success activities such as expansion selling and quarterly business reviews toward value realization. Learn the best customer success practices, and know what a day looks like for a Customer Success Manager. ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: What is a Customer Success Manager?https://bit.ly/49Qrv6v🎥 Video: How to Develop A CUSTOMER SUCCESS PROGRAMhttps://bit.ly/49Smz14⏬ Infographic : The Essential Guide to Quarterly Business Reviewshttps://bit.ly/3V6znMS⏬ Download: FREE Expansion Selling Ebookhttps://bit.ly/3wLIRTC👉🏻 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

Oct 7, 2022 • 16min
What is an ENTERPRISE Customer Ssuccess Manager?
Send us a textWhat does it mean to be an enterprise Customer Success Manager, and how does this role impact how enterprise-level businesses engage with their customers?Enterprise-level customer success necessitates a more in-depth and potentially more high-touch approach to customer engagement. Unlike Customer Success Manager for small businesses, enterprise Customer Success Manager works with a larger number of people and teams within the company to ensure that customers receive the value they expect. In addition, they are also accountable for a wider success plan coverage because of the sheer size of the customers they are handling. By understanding what the role of an enterprise Customer Success Manager requires, anybody aspiring to become this type of CSM can effectively execute the customer success plans in a large dynamic, and multi-tiered environment.In this fireside chat, Fran Sotakova, walks us through the typical week for an enterprise Customer Success Manager. She discusses the key internal and external collaboration events that make up the usual workweek to ensure that all teams are aligned and moving toward delivering customer value. Fran highlights the key performance metrics that define success in an enterprise environment and offers advice and resources for professionals who are aspiring to become an enterprise Customer Success Manager .Listen to the full episode and learn more about the Enterprise Customer Success Manager job description and performance goals. ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: The Beginners Guide to Scaling Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/3wzJ64r🎥 Video: SCALING CUSTOMER SUCCESS For SMB vs. Enterprisehttps://bit.ly/3IkrbRN ◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️ Customer Success resources:Gain Grow Retain: https://www.gaingrowretain.com/homeCustomer Success Network: https://customersuccess.networkWomen in Customer Success: 👉🏻 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

Sep 30, 2022 • 22min
Customer Success Manager SALARY Trends
Send us a textEver wonder how much a Customer Success Manager Salary is?The results of the 2021 State of the Customer Success Industry and Salary Survey Report by Totango places an emphasis on the importance of collaboration between customer success, marketing, sales, and other teams in order to catch up with the latest trends. In this recording, we are privileged to have Robyn Fernandez, Sr. Director of Customer Success at Totango, for an exclusive interview. Robyn breaks down the key findings about the current Customer Success Manager Salary from Totango’s latest Salary Survey Report while also providing insights into top-line topics, including the current state of customer success, challenges of modern customer success teams to scale, and strategies to reach out to customers in 2021. Robyn also shares the “biggest opportunity” for CS teams, the latest Customer Success Manager Salary trends, and the types of customer success metrics that actually matter. Listen to the full recording to learn more about the 2021 State of customer success and Salary Survey Report.◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️◽️◾️Additional Resources:📑 Blog: Marketing and CX: Best collaboration for Customer Successhttps://bit.ly/3wynNjI📑 Blog: 2021 salary trends in Europehttps://bit.ly/49u5Voy🎥 Video: Compensation Plans for Customer Success Managershttps://bit.ly/42VeFSl🎥 Video: How much is too much 🤔 ?! CSM Variable Compensation Ratio!https://bit.ly/3IpZfvD🎥 Video: How much should you compensate your CSMs on Upsell revenues?https://bit.ly/3Iil7sT🎥 Video: Why Variable Pay for CSMs makes TOTAL sense?!https://bit.ly/3Iild3J👉🏻 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