Developing the
ULTIMATE CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Strategy
Should you Charge for Customer Success?
Omid Razavi
Lincoln Murphy
Customer Success Evangelist
Gainsight
“The purpose of business is to
create and keep a customer.”
The initial sale is critical, but
it’s just the tip of the iceberg
Customer Success is when
your customers achieve
their Desired Outcome
through their interactions
with your company.
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Customer Success as a Purpose
Desired
Outcome
Adoption Expansion AdvocacyRetention
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Customer Success Management is
the proactive orchestration of the
customer’s journey toward their
ever-evolving Desired Outcome.
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Customer Success
Management is
Real
Customer Relationship
Management
Customer Success is
everyone’s business.
Creating the Ultimate
Customer Success Strategy
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Desired Outcome Mapping
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Desired Outcome Mapping
Desired Outcome Mapping
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Mapping Success Milestones
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Mapping Success Milestones
Joint Accountability
Them Us
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Success Gaps
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Time vs. Data-Based Engagement
Use Technology to Scale
Customer Success is when
your customers achieve
their Desired Outcome
through their interactions
with your company.
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“The purpose of business is to
create and keep a customer.”
Lincoln Murphy
Customer Success Evangelist
Gainsight
Questions?
@lincolnmurphy
lmurphy@gainsight.com
Dan Steinman
Chief Customer Officer
Gainsight
Is Customer Success Worth It?
Kate Leggett
Vice President & Principle Analyst
Forrester
February 18 2015 – 10:00 am – 11:00am PST

Developing The Ultimate Customer Success Strategy