We dig into how moving 70% of SMB customers from named CSMs to a pooled digital model exposed misaligned expectations created during sales and trial. We reframe scaled CS to start at acquisition, tie product to retention, and use enrichment and scoring to focus human effort. • abrupt shift from named CSMs to pooled model for SMBs • misaligned sales promises creating a broken handoff • product-led trial design to reduce high-touch conversion • capturing use cases and goals during onboarding •...
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We dig into how moving 70% of SMB customers from named CSMs to a pooled digital model exposed misaligned expectations created during sales and trial. We reframe scaled CS to start at acquisition, tie product to retention, and use enrichment and scoring to focus human effort. • abrupt shift from named CSMs to pooled model for SMBs • misaligned sales promises creating a broken handoff • product-led trial design to reduce high-touch conversion • capturing use cases and goals during onboarding •...
Happy Isn't Enough: Why Satisfied Customers Still Churn w/ Alex Glick from Outreach.io
The Customer UnSuccess Podcast
41 minutes
4 months ago
Happy Isn't Enough: Why Satisfied Customers Still Churn w/ Alex Glick from Outreach.io
Customer satisfaction doesn't guarantee retention, and challenging conversations are often essential for genuine success. Strategic CSM from Outreach.io, Alex Glick shares his experiences losing an enterprise account just months into a role and how it reshaped his entire approach to customer success. • Happy customers still churn when they don't see ROI, while frustrated customers might renew if they recognize business value • Success plans are only valuable when continuously referenced and ...
The Customer UnSuccess Podcast
We dig into how moving 70% of SMB customers from named CSMs to a pooled digital model exposed misaligned expectations created during sales and trial. We reframe scaled CS to start at acquisition, tie product to retention, and use enrichment and scoring to focus human effort. • abrupt shift from named CSMs to pooled model for SMBs • misaligned sales promises creating a broken handoff • product-led trial design to reduce high-touch conversion • capturing use cases and goals during onboarding •...