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Discover the Customer Success Strategy roadmap that was used in establishing a framework and journey for maturing the customer success organization.

The development of a customer success strategy has always been a crucial step in delivering effective results. In the absence of a customer success management strategy, challenges may arise, such as: 

• Undefined customer success roles
• Chaotic customer data
• Lack of a unified voice in the organization. 

In this Customer Success Executives Roundtable session, Will Rahim shared their customer success strategy roadmap, which helped in building a data-driven model for their team. They were able to combat the challenges faced by their customer success organization by developing a 5-year roadmap. This roadmap allowed them to gradually set up and mature a customer success program.

Listen to this customer success strategy podcast episode, and discover the blueprint they followed in launching and optimizing their customer success organization and the lessons they learned along the way.

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Additional Resources:

📑 Blog: Exceeding goals with scalable customer success
https://bit.ly/3wEgxmj

⏬ Slides: Delphix Customer Success Strategy Roadmap
https://bit.ly/49Sn8bc

🎥 Video: How to Develop A Customer Success Program
https://bit.ly/49YhkNr

🎥 Video: How to Deliver a WOW CUSTOMER SUCCESS Experience at SCALE
https://bit.ly/4acLYTp

👉🏻 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
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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.

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What is a Customer Success Manager, and what does their typical day look like?

As a Customer Success professional, your primary concern is to build a positive relationship with the customer in a way that enables you to deliver value. In a high-touch situation, having a deep understanding of a customers' needs and being proactive about what they might benefit from in the future is extra important.

What does a Customer Success manager do? In a high-touch environment, the Customer Success Manager ensures that all cross-functional teams are aligned with the strategy and the customer is immersed in the success plan to appreciate it fully.

What does a day in a life of a Customer Success Manager look like? What are the KPIs that a Customer Success Manager works towards achieving while working with the account executive? What are the weekly and annual activities that a Customer Success manager must implement and monitor to guarantee alignment and cadence with the customer? Learning how to be a good Customer Success manager is a continuous process; fortunately, there are plenty of case studies and resources available to help one become better each day.

In this podcast episode, Tom Coscia, Strategic Customer Success Manager at Tricentis, talks about the typical work environment for a Customer Success Manager in a high-touch environment. Tom handles at least 15 accounts with an ARR of $3 million, making this conversation an exciting and meaningful resource for those who want to succeed at being a Customer Success Manager.

Listen to the full episode and learn more about what a Customer Success manager does.

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Additional Resources:

📑 Blog: What is a Customer Success Manager?
https://bit.ly/49Qrv6v

🎥 Video: What is a Strategic Customer Success Manager
https://youtu.be/RV5BQKioB24

👉🏻 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.

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Learn more about how to develop a Quarterly Business Review (QBR) for Customer Success Executives and effectively demonstrate and maximize value to clients during QBRs. Listen as Irit Eizips, CEO of CSM Practice and Chad Horenfeldt, Director of Customer Success at Kustomer discuss in-depth some Quarterly Business Review (QBRs) Best practices and ways to drive more value for clients.

How can CSM Practice Help!

Do you need help in creating effective QBRs for different types of customer accounts in your company? Contact us to learn how you can protect your revenues from your existing customer base, as well as drive expansion of value for and from your customer.

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Additional Resources:

📑 Blog: Quarterly Business Review Best Practices
https://www.csmpractice.com/quarterly-business-review-best-practices/

📑 Blog: QBR: 5 Rookie Mistakes You Should Avoid
https://www.csmpractice.com/qbr-5-rookie-mistakes-you-should-avoid/

🎥 Video: Hiring the right customer success managers
https://youtu.be/yvkihrENs28

👉🏻 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

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In this podcast episode, Irit will tell you everything you need to know on how to create a Customer Success Lifecycle Journey Map in your organization. She will discuss what it takes to scale your operations, align expectations with your customers, and why Customer Success Managers need journey maps. It includes a series of documents that clarify when, how, and why different teams in your organization should proactively reach out to a customer. 

Join Irit Eizips, CCO and CEO of CSM Practice as she talks about Customer Success Lifecycle Journey Mapping, as the guest speaker in this episode presented by Planhat last August 19, 2020.

In this thought-provoking episode, you will learn:

• Examples of Customer Success Journey Maps
• The process to define a Journey Map
• Best practices in implementing your Journey Map
• How to develop your own Customer Success Journey Map

Listen to this recording to get a full understanding of the Customer Success Lifecycle Journey Map.

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Additional Resources:

⏬ Ebook: The Ultimate Executive’s Guide to Customer Success Initiatives
https://bit.ly/49ArFPy

📑 Blog: How To Build Your Customer Success Journey
https://bit.ly/3uWk3rF

🎥 Video: Customer Journey Map | William Chesser & Shanna Daniel | VitalSource
https://bit.ly/3P7Bb4z

👉🏻 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 text

Many customer success managers are good listeners, but the question is, are they actively listening to their customers.

Active listening is a method that allows for better connections and compassion towards others.

In this podcast episode, Mariana Magre, Head of Customer Success at Poli - shares her take on active listening and how it improved her connections with customers.

•  The definition and importance of active listening in CS.
• Explanation of an active listening example that helped Poli's customers.
• Specific questions/words to make the customer feel heard.
• How active listening strengthens the connection between customer and company.
• Useful conversational skills to administer.
• Step-by-step plan to optimize meetings with a customer.
• How you can benefit from practicing active listening.
• Recommendations for additional resources on active listening.
• Different ways to improve the team's communication skills.

A special thank-you to talented Ariel Justo, Customer Success Manager at Staysafe, who helped co-host this episode.

Listen to the full recording now!

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 Additional Resources:

📑 Blog: Customer Success Career Development
https://www.csmpractice.com/customer-success-career-development/

📑 Blog: Productivity Tips For Customer Success Teams – PART 1
https://www.csmpractice.com/productivity-tips-for-customer-success-teams-part-1/

🎥 Video: How to Handle a Price INCREASE Conversation With a Customer During RENEWALS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYMSSF3vAGc

🎥 Video: What SALES SKILLS Are Relevant For Customer Success
https://bit.ly/39NSYMj

👉🏻 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