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How to Build a CSM Team That Generates 130% Net Retention with Talkdesk (Video + Transcript)

SaaStr

Gillian oversees Talkdesk’s Customer Success and Technical Support teams, partnering closely with customers to achieve their CX vision. And then there was technical support. The other things that we’ve done is stand up a proactive support team. Our technical support team is amazing.

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The Top 5 Mistakes European Startups Make in US Expansion

Kellblog

Expanding internationally means managing differences not only in language and time zone – but in culture, business norms, law, taxation, labor, employment, compensation, and competition. International expansion is hard. It’s no small undertaking and it’s not for the faint of heart. But it is nevertheless, absolutely essential.

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Should Customer Success Report into the CRO or the CEO?

Kellblog

Customer success is more focused on adoption and technical support. If you build compensation plans and operational models correctly, Customer Success will flip major expansions to Sales and Sales will flip incidental expansions back to Customer Success. For example: Hunter-only. Hunter/farmer. Hunter/hunter.

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Don?t Hire the Wrong Outsourced Sales Professionals: 6 Handy Tips

Sales Hacker

How to onboard your outsourced sales team smoothly: Use a variable compensation model that includes some level of fixed compensation, as well as a way to reward success. This gives sales reps stake in the relationship and incentive to deliver results. Expect your vetted sales partner to: Have active sales teams that are carrying quota.

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Channel Sales for SaaS: What It Is, When it Works, and How to Build Your Own

OpenView Labs

Depending on how you design your program and what kind of partners you work with, a channel program can also reduce your customer success burden by shifting the responsibility for customer onboarding, training and technical support and service to qualified partners. Direct Sales – Pros and Cons.

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5 Best Practices for a Remote Customer Success Team

Totango

Offer training and technical support as needed. Businesses that are new to remote work may be tempted to schedule constant remote meetings to compensate for the lack of regular human interaction. Implementing even just one could go a long way toward improving your team’s overall efficiency.

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What Is Enterprise OEM Software Licensing?

Sales Hacker

With a 2X compensation structure, both the direct and OEM reps get a 10% commission. To enable smooth and efficient OEM sales processes, you should have the OEM specific support systems in place and anticipate the potential concerns of your OEM target customers. OEM support. Normally, a 10% commission is paid on deals.