July 29, 2019 Cloud, Customer Success #data, #objectionHandling, #security, Cloud, sales Here is how to handle the biggest customer objection when selling cloud At the end of a speaking engagement with a major cloud-based software house one of the attendees asked a questionRead More
June 3, 2019 Cloud, Customer Success, subscription economy, Transformation 12 essential traits for every successful Customer Success Manager (part 2) Part 2: Secondary traits/skills In part 1 (LINK) of this article I addressed some key characteristics of the Customer SuccessRead More
June 3, 2019 Cloud, Customer Success, General, subscription economy #CustmerSuccessManager, #CustomerSuccess, #skills, #success, #traits, Cloud, subscription 12 essential traits for every successful Customer Success Manager (Part 1) The explosive growth of the subscription economy and the cloud as the preferred way of consuming software, hardware & servicesRead More
May 21, 2019 Customer Success, Sales Management, Selling skills, Transformation #salesManagement, #salesTransformation, #VitalStrategies, sales Five reasons why excellent salespeople make terrible sales managers! THE most common practice in filling sales manager roles is to promote a sales executive (often from within the team)Read More