A common question keeps coming up in my conversations with SaaS/Cloud CxO’s all across the industry: “How many Customer Success Managers does it take to keep customers from churning?” The question appears in other forms, such as “how much CMRR (Contracted Monthly Recurring Revenue) should each CSM be responsible for?” Or, “How many customer accounts can a CSM handle?” Staffing…
Customer Lifetime Value is one of the essential management metrics for any SaaS/Cloud application vendor. CLV is what remains after the CAC, Customer Acquisition Cost, and the CRC, Customer Retention Costs, are subtracted from the revenues of the relationship. The actual duration of that relationship, therefore, is of paramount importance — far too vital to be left unattended. …
What is the SaaS Support Model? is a question that brings visitors from around the world to The HotLine Magazine every day. There are several variations seen in the search strings:
SaaS Support Structure
Tracking SaaS customers
saas customer support
support model for a SaaS product
customer advocacy and support saas
A complete answer to the question must address several…
At the true beginning of the modern computing industry, when general access to computers first came within reach of small businesses and individuals alike, there often was a key phrase in the user agreement / contract of sale. “The software is sold as is, without any implied guarantee of merchantibility or fitness for any particular purpose.” While such crisply specific…