One of our podcast listeners asked, "We are very siloed in our work between CS and Sales, no one's fault really, but do you have any tips on how we can be more aligned?”
Did you catch that? That one part of the sentence that explains everything? No? All good, because we did.
In this week's episode of Impact Weekly, Johan (he's back!) and I dive into the strategies and methods to bridge the gap between Customer Success and Sales teams, by talking about:
~Lincoln
BTW: Take your Customer Success career to the next level with Impact Academy.
Our next CSM training program starts on 21-August and is all about Success Plans and working with customers in that "ongoing" phase of the lifecycle.
In this program you'll learn:
Our programs are a combination of on-demand and live sessions via Zoom. Even though this is a "virtual" program, space is limited due to the interactive nature of our live sessions.
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Our next Customer Onboarding training starts on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Learn more about the program and sign-up here. Onboarding is arguably the most important customer lifecycle stage. In this program you'll learn how to get your new customers to do the things they need to do to get this still-fragile relationship off to a strong start, setting everyone up for long-term success (the customer... and your CS team). Specifically, we'll cover: Lifecycle stage metrics Handover management Time...
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