Sun.Nov 03, 2024

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A Lot of Great Sales Leaders — Just Aren’t Great at Selling Anymore. And Why You Really Need a VP of Sales, and Not a CRO.

SaaStr

So this isn’t a sub-tweet, or sub-post. I’m not talking about any close friends in sales here. But — there are a ton of folks I know that used to be great in sales. But not anymore. The other day someone who used to be an A+ sales leader emailed me about a position I’d introduced to him as a super hot start-up. The email to me was: “What do they do again?

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The True Cost of Meetings in Customer Success Management

Sixteen Ventures

Meetings are the most expensive activity in Customer Success Management, yet we often overlook their true cost. If we fully understood the financial and strategic impact of meetings, we would likely conduct far fewer unproductive ones. There are three key types of costs associated with meetings: Direct Cost, Opportunity Cost, and Prioritization Cost.

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Top SaaStr Posts, Pods and Videos of the Week: Tomasz Tunguz + Dave Kellogg, CEO of Bill, Bessemer’s State of the AI Cloud, and More!!!

SaaStr

Top Posts: #1. The State of SaaS Go-to-Market with Theory Ventures General Partner Tomasz Tunguz #2. The Cloud Bubble Lasted About 18 Months. How Long Will the AI Bubble Last? #3. One Thing is Clear: AI Is Leading to 1000+ New Competitors in SaaS #4. Genesys Files to IPO. Will 2025 Be The Year Of The “It’s Just Time” IPO? #5. “We Have Too Many Leads, And The Sales Team Doesn’t Want to Follow Up” And Top Videos and Pods: #1.

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Meetings as a Customer Success Metric: The Misguided Path

Sixteen Ventures

Meetings as a Value Metric:Too often, we mistakenly equate the number of meetings with the value we’re providing to the customer. The assumption is that more meetings equal more engagement, and thus more value. However, this approach is fundamentally flawed. Value isn’t derived from the frequency of meetings; it’s derived from the outcomes those meetings […] The post Meetings as a Customer Success Metric: The Misguided Path appeared first on Customer-centric Growth by Lincoln Murphy.

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SaaS Essentials: Failed Payment Solution Guide

For SaaS businesses, improving retention is one of the easiest and most effective ways to drive revenue and profits. With a clear link between failed payments and customer churn, having a robust failed payment recovery solution isn’t optional—it’s essential. Achieving your retention goals starts with the right solution.

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How To Develop a Winning Digital Customer Experience Strategy

Groove HQ

Finding it difficult to determine how customers interact through your digital channels? Maybe your buyers have a hard time moving from one channel to the next with your brand? If your business fails to create a personalized experience across all channels, you’ll face low engagement rates, high bounce rates, and hampered customer satisfaction. The solution?