Author, practitioner, and consultant for the B2B Customer Success world.

Joined May 2008
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We've seen strong connections between effective Customer Advisory Boards and retention/growth. CABs should be a part of every Customer Success operation. Mike Gospe, CAB expert, has created this CAB Master Class that I recommend yo…lnkd.in/gBzKcR9 lnkd.in/grv3bRc
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"Great leaders have in common the willingness to change and make things better." Leading companies execute this way both internally and externally with their customers. Sending surveys is not demonstrating that you're listening. An…lnkd.in/gky5h6f lnkd.in/gYTST5p

I'm confused... how does comparing your B2B company's #NPS with generic B2B #benchmarking help business leaders? Here's how I prefer to answer the question lnkd.in/gwNug26
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I'm pleased to be speaking at KAPTA's conference on Key Account Management in October, KAMCon. Early bird pricing for KAMCon ($150 off) ends on Tuesday, September 4th and it looks to be a great event on the topic of managing strat…lnkd.in/g5Bjepe lnkd.in/g8_TrDc

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McKinsey briefly outlined 4 mindsets that drive results.  If you manage projects, programs, or customer expectations in any way then I think you'll like this 1-page blog.  An agreeable nod when I saw #2:  - Take full ownership of o…lnkd.in/gCtnP59 lnkd.in/gqA_HPB

Simple advice for how to win in your career: Back in 2003 a mentor told me, “Steve, you get 1 point for highlighting a problem/concern. You get 5 points for highlighting a solution to a problem. You get 10 points for addressing a problem. You get 100 poin…lnkd.in/gSYN9hf

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Customer Lifecycle management is an important complement to customer health scoring.  Yet most companies fail to embrace the notion that (1) there are multiple persona (e.g. budget holders, decision makers, power users, IT speciali…lnkd.in/ghXtKrC lnkd.in/gEVvXU2

Organic growth compared to M&A -- Doesn't the same logic logic apply to over-prioritizing sales hunting (new logo acquisition) at the expense of farming (retention and expansion of existing accounts)?   wp.me/p4XpB1-42a

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If "true customer loyalty" is the optimal accelerator of profitable growth, why do CxO's lean toward M&A instead?  wp.me/p4XpB1-40M

What to accelerate growth?  Close the gap between how you treat customers & how you want to be treated. Here's how wp.me/p4XpB1-40z

Watch VoC/NPS best-practices webinar with Nicole Hart from customer-centric company Continuum, Gainsight, and me! wp.me/p4XpB1-3ZL

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Excited about our Voice-of-Customer Best Practices webinar with Nicole Hunter Hart and Gainsight -- join us at wp.me/p4XpB1-3ZL

Short Video: ROI on Customer Feedback in B2B Companies wp.me/p4XpB1-3ZF

Pleased to discuss intersection of Customer Experience (CX) and Customer Success (CS) with Workday & Gainsight …lnkd.in/gTRpH8q
A B2B voice-of-customer program that accelerates growth requires leadership engagement. Here's one simple tip for e…lnkd.in/gVGAQuk
Food for thought: How much can NPS Improve? bit.ly/ImproveNPS