Category Archives: Customer Success

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″] If you work in the Customer Success (CS) profession (in its broad sense including: Professional Services, Technical Support, Customer Management, Education and Training, etc.), 2019 was a heck of the year! CS is maturing and growing fast: A CS function exists in almost every company […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] Have you inadvertently wasted an hour or two enjoying 2019 retrospectives and then feeling guilty? This post will help you get 2020 back on track, and help you […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] My daughter has been playing volleyball for the past few years. As she is a freshman in high school this year, she tried out for the […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] THE BIG DEAL: Everyone loves the excitement of the “The Big Deal”. Aaron Rodgers 5 year $165M contract makes a great headline.  And as much as any […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] There is a lot of talk about metrics, measurements, and KPIs in the world of Customer Success. Peter Drucker’s statement that, “What gets measured gets improved” continues […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] Customer Success 2.0 arrived in 2005 which, when you think of it, makes the profession sort of a teenager…  Having raised a couple of them, there does […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] There are a lot of different approaches to Customer Success compensation and although there may not be one perfect plan, the data below suggests that a […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] There are a lot of different approaches to Customer Success compensation and although there may not be one perfect plan, the data below suggests that a […]

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title categories=”off” comments=”off” featured_placement=”above” _builder_version=”3.21.1″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”36px” custom_padding=”0px||0px” custom_css_post_title=”padding-top:30px;”][/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px” custom_padding=”0px||0px”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.21.1″][et_pb_divider color=”#dfdfdf” height=”1px” _builder_version=”3.21.1″][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.21.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.8em” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_line_height=”1.1em”] When listening in on conversations about Customer Success you will often hear a wide variety of perspectives and opinions on exactly what it is, when it […]