The 5% Institute

AUGUST 7, 2023

In today’s dynamic business landscape, possessing a comprehensive set of skills is crucial for any successful account manager. The role of an account manager goes beyond mere customer service – it involves nurturing client relationships, driving revenue growth, and enhancing a company’s reputation.

Account management 52

Account management Negotiate X-functional Cross-sell 52

Hubspot

OCTOBER 16, 2017

That is to say, if you want your salespeople to do X, reward them financially for doing X. If you want them to stop selling to poor fit customers, institute a clawback so they lose their commission if the customer churns or returns the product within a set window of time. Increase average contract length.

Commission 91

Commission Quota X-functional Non-Profits 91

SaaStr

MARCH 10, 2020

We move boxes around the world for our customers. Or you have a business that your customer, no matter how big they may be, they don’t have the budget, they’re not going to find the budget, they do not value the revolution that software is bringing. There’s generally no contract in place.

Government 78

Government Up-sell Contract X-functional 78

SaaStr

JULY 24, 2019

Gillian oversees Talkdesk’s Customer Success and Technical Support teams, partnering closely with customers to achieve their CX vision. At Talkdesk, we have achieved really amazing customer retention, net retention, advocacy, loyalty. The first is your customers have to have more stuff to buy. FULL TRANSCRIPT BELOW.

X-functional 54

X-functional Engineering Clients Start-ups 54

SaaStr

APRIL 30, 2022

Average Revenue per Customer. Customer Lifetime Value (LTV). Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC). & One is customers. Customers love SaaS products and tools because it simply works. Two is the growth of your existing customers. It’s basically lost customers. Average revenue per customer.

Price 90

Price Launch X-functional Contract 90

SaaStr

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Kathy Lord, SVP of Sage People explains how asking hard questions, embracing feedback and making personal connections with your customers can move the sales journey from prospect to champion. And when you think about that, why are you focused on creating champions isn’t just good enough to have successful customers? Here we go.

Prospecting 87

Prospecting Customers Promote X-functional 87

SaaStr

MARCH 17, 2020

Learn from Talkdesk SVP of Client Services how to build a Customer Reference Program. How to create boundaries and norms with the sales team, how to find customer advocates, how to build and scale your program, as well as the difference between incentivized vs. reward program. Do we have to do these customer references?

Clients 56

Clients Service Customers Start-ups 56