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5 Interesting Learnings from SmartSheet at $1 Billion in ARR

SaaStr

But it knows onboarding requires business process change, so for the most part, it requires annual contacts. #4. They see it hitting 116% at the end of the year. #3. 94% of Customers Pay Annually, Including SMBs Smartsheet has plenty of smaller customers, and that’s its roots. And they grew a government contract to $1.6 million in ARR.

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Intercom’s 2020 people pivot

Intercom, Inc.

Whether it’s recreating the small talk in the recruiting process, onboarding through a screen, or entertaining the masses without defaulting to a Zoom quiz, it’s been a year of shared challenges, so here’s what we can learn from the folks who who have steadied the course.

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Hook trial users from their first use

Intercom, Inc.

Great onboarding starts with a clear understanding of what problem your customers buy your product to solve. For example, when someone fires up a video game after a long day, their Job-to-be-Done is to be entertained and distracted by their pursuit of success. This article first appeared in Intercom on Onboarding , second edition.

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The top marketing statistics for 2018 and why they matter

Intercom, Inc.

But it’s not just entertainment that people are looking for. Screencasting: How to bolster customer onboarding with video. Software has one of the lowest averages (28%) while Arts & Entertainment has the highest (45%) ( HubSpot, 2018 ). Q&A: How do you decide what to write? Content as a growth engine for your business.

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

The merchant underwriting process is a critical step that payment processors and financial institutions use to assess the risk associated with onboarding new businesses. By thoroughly assessing merchants, processors can: Reduce fraud and chargebacks by identifying potentially fraudulent or non-compliant merchants before onboarding them.

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2021 on Inside Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

As always, thanks for reading and listening to our stories – we wish you all the very best over the holidays, and look forward to keeping you entertained and informed as we embark on the next chapter of this great adventure. How we approach remote employee onboarding at Intercom. our approach to remote employee onboarding was shared.

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12 Strategic Customer Engagement Tactics [+ Examples]

User Pilot

Use interactive walkthroughs to guide users and boost onboarding engagement. Incorporate gamification into your customer experience to make your product more entertaining. Userpilot has a progress bar on the onboarding checklist and offers a comprehensive in-app resource center. Asana’s gamification to boost customer engagement.