The world is full of age-old questions that continually spark, often heated, debates. But to tap into one of the biggest quandaries of the SaaS zeitgeist… who should own customer renewals? Should it be sales? Customer success? Account management? Or perhaps a specialist renewals role?| Customer Success Collective
From the early days of SaaS to the post-pandemic world, the landscape of customer relationships has dramatically shifted. That’s really what this article is about; I want to share my personal journey and make a case for why Chief Customer Officers (CCOs) should own revenue.| Customer Success Collective
The customer success community has been in a heated battle about whether or not we should drive the revenue train. The debate is over, and here’s the verdict: we are revenue generators – so all aboard the Expansion Express. I suggest we start in the bar car, with snacks.| Customer Success Collective
You don’t have to look far in science fiction, be it in books, TV, or film, to find dystopian depictions of artificial intelligence, commonly abbreviated as AI.| Customer Success Collective
In every industry or business function, getting to grips with the lingo can be a little daunting. This feeling can be particularly prominent when confronted with a million different acronyms, something customer success is definitely guilty of.| Customer Success Collective
A customer health score is a predictive metric used by SaaS businesses to indicate the likelihood of your customer leaving (churn), staying (retention), or growing (renewals) in your organization.| Customer Success Collective
I've come to realize that the bedrock of any transformative strategy is deeply embedded in the rich soil of customer experience research. It's a realm where data and human experiences converge and, when harnessed, can unlock untold potential for innovation and growth.| Customer Success Collective
This metric offers an absolute goldmine for customer intelligence. When analyzing your accounts (your customers) the customer health score offers you the ability to predict the longevity of this business relationship.| Customer Marketing Alliance
They’re both two job titles that float around every business and both seem related, right? But it’s not just a case of rebranding; Customer Success Managers (CSMs) are not Account Managers re-packaged for technology industries like Software as a Service (SaaS).| Customer Success Collective
My name is David, and I work at LinkedIn, where I lead a team of customer success managers out of EMEA. We work with the largest global clients in the LinkedIn Sales Solutions business.| Customer Success Collective
In today's highly competitive business landscape, understanding and managing customer churn is crucial to a company's long-term success. But calculating churn isn’t a case of highlighting what’s wrong with a company. It’s not all doom and gloom – far from it.| Customer Success Collective
As a CSM, figuring out the best way to interact with customers can be a challenge. You don’t want to bombard them with emails or product updates, nor do you want to leave them in the lurch. This is where high-touch and low-touch engagement models come into play.| Customer Success Collective