driving customer success in the subscription economy by nick mehta, ceo of gainsight

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The most successful Enterprise SaaS companies know that growing revenue only through new customer acquisition is the less efficient way to scale. Rather, they understand that growing revenue within your existing customer base - through up-sells, cross-sells, and expanded use - is the most profitable way to scale. In fact, Enterprise SaaS companies that grow revenue - and company valuation - by expanding revenue within their existing customer base also know the key to making this work is to focus on - and operationalize - Customer Success. This presentation by Nick Mehta, CEO of Gainsight, is all about Driving Customer Success in the Subscription Economy, something Enterprise Software-as-a-Service ( SaaS ) vendors must embrace if they wish to succeed at the highest levels.

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Sept

2013

Driving Customer Success in the

Subscription Economy

Nick Mehta

2

3

My DadMe

(Looking Cool)

4

“In Enterprise Software You

Either…”

Build a Product

Or Sell It

6

2 Learnings

7

Everyone Says 90-Something

Retention

8

Retention Takes Work

success noun \sek-’ses\

10

Why? What? How?

11

Why?

Per-Year Per-Cycle Per-Click

The Subscription Economy

Friction for a Customer to Join

Friction for a Customer to

Leave

VendorSuccess

CustomerSuccess

VendorSuccess

CustomerSuccess

VendorSuccess

CustomerSuccess

VendorSuccess

CustomerSuccess

16

What?

17

What’s Really Changed?

• Case-driven• Efficiency metrics• Cost center• Support function• Responsive

18

What’s Really Changed?

• Case-driven• Efficiency metrics• Cost center• Support function• Responsive

• Health-driven• Success metrics• Revenue driver• Strategic function• Proactive

19

How?

Starts With Culture

Sales Gong

Customer Success Gong

3 Steps to Success

1. Create org2. Measure customer health3. Standardize approach

1. Org: Everyone Owns It

1. Org: Firefighters

CEO

Sales Services

Customer Success

Management

1. Org: Sales-Oriented

CEO

Sales

CSM / Renewals /

Account Management

Services

1. Org: Service-Oriented

CEO

Sales Services

Customer Success

Management

Professional Services Training Onboarding Support

1. Org - Integrated

CEO

New Business Sales

Chief Customer

Officer

Renewals / Account

Management

Customer Success

Management

Professional Services Training Onboarding Support

1. Org - Partnership

CEO

Sales

Renewals / Account

Management

Services

Customer Success

Management

Professional Services Training Onboarding Support

1. Org – Where Do You Fit?

Business Maturity

Pro

du

ct

Com

ple

xit

y

Firefighter

Sales-Oriented

Service-Oriented

Integrated Model

Partnership Model

2. Measure Customer Health

Financial Health: Payment history, credit score

Contract: Term, spend

Relationship: Surveys, key sponsors

Adoption: Usage, features

Interaction: Support, other contacts, social

3. Standardize Approach

High Touch

Low Touch

No Touch

JUST-IN-TIME

AUTOMATION

PROACTIVE

STRATEGY

Gainsight

COMMON CHALLENGES

•Identifying at-risk customers early

•Scaling team cost—effectively

•Finding up-sells and advocates

•Consolidating 360º view of customer

•Getting time from internal IT team

Approach

High Touch

Low Touch

No Touch

Drive Up-Sell

JUST-IN-TIME

AUTOMATION

PROACTIVE

Scale Customer Success

STRATEGY

Save Customers

ROI

Thank You!

You

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