This is The Customer Success Pro Podcast, hosted by Anika Zubair. Customer Success is not a destination, but a a journey. Join me on this crazy CS journey as I chat to leaders, strategists and experts in customer success about their experiences and definitions of customer success and share with your their best practices on how to build and scale world class CS organization. Each interview will unlock tips, tricks and best practices to help scale your customer success career and company. I will dive into important and relevant topics to help spread knowledge about customer success in order to help companies put the customer at the center of their business. Because at the end of the day when customer are successful, so is the company.
Learn more at: thecustomersuccesspro.com
This is The Customer Success Pro Podcast, hosted by Anika Zubair. Customer Success is not a destination, but a a journey. Join me on this crazy CS journey as I chat to leaders, strategists and experts in customer success about their experiences and definitions of customer success and share with your their best practices on how to build and scale world class CS organization. Each interview will unlock tips, tricks and best practices to help scale your customer success career and company. I will dive into important and relevant topics to help spread knowledge about customer success in order to help companies put the customer at the center of their business. Because at the end of the day when customer are successful, so is the company.
Learn more at: thecustomersuccesspro.com
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In this episode of the Customer Success Pro Podcast, Anika Zubair discusses the evolving role of customer success professionals in driving revenue without resorting to traditional sales tactics. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing opportunities, creating value, and leading with impact. Anika outlines common mistakes made by CS professionals, reframes the concept of revenue generation, and provides a three-part framework for effectively engaging with customers to uncover growth opportunities. The episode concludes with a challenge for listeners to practice proactive revenue thinking in their customer interactions.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Commercial Customer Success
02:43 The Shift in Customer Success Expectations
05:34 Common Mistakes
08:43 Reframing Revenue Conversations
11:22 The Importance of Discovery
14:32 Connecting Value to Business Outcomes
17:18 Identifying Expansion Opportunities
20:23 Weekly Challenge
23:05 Conclusion
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