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Field notes on post-sale.

Essays on strategic customer success, retention, and running post-sale like a system — the thinking behind the book.

Navigating post-sale chaos: Strategic Customer Success Q&A
December 20, 2023

Navigating post-sale chaos: Strategic Customer Success Q&A

Calming the chaos post-sale is crucial for sustaining long-term customer loyalty. Identifying and addressing loyalty blockers, obstacles that hinder customer allegiance, ensures a

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The Difference Revealed: Customer Success vs. Strategic Customer Success
September 15, 2023

The Difference Revealed: Customer Success vs. Strategic Customer Success

In today’s competitive business landscape, the term “Customer Success” has become more than just a buzzword; it’s a fundamental approach that drives long-te

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The Trust Factor: The Core Connection Between Retention and Trust
September 15, 2023

The Trust Factor: The Core Connection Between Retention and Trust

In the dynamic realm of business, where customer preferences and market trends evolve at an accelerated pace, one thing remains constant: the irreplaceable role of trust. When it c

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The Three Essential Elements for Strategic Customer Success: Relevance, Value Achievement, and Trust
September 15, 2023

The Three Essential Elements for Strategic Customer Success: Relevance, Value Achievement, and Trust

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, customer success has become more than just a buzzword. A critical strategy can make or break a company’s reputation and

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Give Retention the Attention it Deserves
August 3, 2023

Give Retention the Attention it Deserves

With so many companies reducing staff levels this year, it is alarming that companies are making deep cuts to their customer-facing teams, like customer success. But under-investin

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Strategic Customer Success: The true guide for sales, marketing, and product
August 3, 2023

Strategic Customer Success: The true guide for sales, marketing, and product

It can be tough to talk about the work your Customer Success team does on behalf of the customer. Sometimes the work isn’t pretty as CS covers gaps that may extend across your comp

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3 Tips to Start Your Journey with Strategic Customer Success
August 3, 2023

3 Tips to Start Your Journey with Strategic Customer Success

This year, customer retention and growth will matter more than ever. At CXology, we are passionate about helping leaders and teams do their best with what they have and increase th

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Heroic Effort: Why do we do it and when does it hold us back
August 3, 2023

Heroic Effort: Why do we do it and when does it hold us back

I have spent time in the startup world as a leader and consultant. The reality is that many companies tap out before they get an opportunity to scale, and entrepreneurs well unders

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Strategic Customer Success: The Foundation You Need
May 16, 2023

Strategic Customer Success: The Foundation You Need

After becoming a customer for the first time in my career, I could see the chasm that exists between technology vendors and their customers. It is what motivated me to start my fir

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Why We Created CXology: Customer Retention Strategies Work
March 5, 2023

Why We Created CXology: Customer Retention Strategies Work

Companies spend a lot of time, energy and money on Sales. It would seem obvious they would deploy equivalent resources to customer retention strategies – right?As the magic 8-ball

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Focus Your Customer Experience Framework On Retention
March 5, 2023

Focus Your Customer Experience Framework On Retention

Companies love to boast about their “sales-driven culture.” What do they mean by “sales-driven culture?” Generally, it means focusing your company’s customer experience framework o

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Why Your Customer Retention Strategy Matters
March 5, 2023

Why Your Customer Retention Strategy Matters

Delivering great products is no longer sufficient to be an industry leader. Companies need a customer retention strategy that’sThoughtfulCustomer-centric, andConsistentAnd sure, yo

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