by Ian Robson | Jan 15, 2020 | Customer Success, Organisation |
We often plan to make improvements by adding to what we already do. Less common and an often just as, if not more effective an approach, is taking away. Every time we add something internally in customer success, a playbook, a process, a customer journey step, a CTA,...
by Ian Robson | May 23, 2019 | Hiring |
Can You Do The Fandango? Hiring Great CSMs A while back I read a bunch of job ads as part of some research for an article I was writing. Below are just some of the requirements I’m sure I recall seeing mixed in with the more typical requirements: Astronaut Tour de...
by Ian Robson | Mar 5, 2019 | Foundations, Hiring |
It’s Time To Move Past Adoption. Customer Success Management is a fast developing profession that’s critical for any B2B SaaS company. As an emerging profession it can avoid the deep level of scrutiny that’s common in for example in Sales, or Marketing. We...
by Ian Robson | Dec 5, 2018 | Foundations, Hiring |
As was pointed out when I asked for input to this article on LinkedIn, the environment a CSM operates within is as important to their success as the skills, experience and characteristics they themselves bring to the role. So, before you can answer questions about the...
by Ian Robson | Nov 22, 2018 | Hiring |
I see this question asked a fair bit on LinkedIn. I’ve also been approached direct multiple times by people asking about finding a role in customer success. Usually people want to know what books, blogs and articles they could read, or is there any training they...