It’s been quite a year but we’re on the home stretch, folks. Before you say, “thank u, next” to 2018, check out Gainsight’s top blog posts, webinars, and resources of 2018. Top 5 Customer Success Blog Posts of 2018 ‘CSM & Product’ Is the New ‘Sales & Marketing’ You can’t have a business without a

It’s a tale as old as time—well, as old as, like, 2009 maybe. Customer Success was the new business buzzword, except it wasn’t a passing fad. It was starting to gain real traction in companies like Salesforce and Workday. And a lot of CEOs were realizing they needed to get proactive about ensuring their customers’

Originally published on inSided.com on November 15, 2018. There are dozens of online community variations, and as the digital landscape grows and grows, the sheer array of online platforms that facilitate community building for brands, businesses and individuals keeps pace. On a smaller scale, many social media platforms offer great engagement tools to kick off

Cheers, mate! The fourth annual Pulse Europe has come and gone and we feel pretty full of doughnuts, ice cream, and Customer Success best practices. Thanks to everyone that joined us for these two days (three days if you attended Pulse Academy Live) of discovery and fun. In case you missed it, or just want

This post was co-authored by Allison Pickens, Will Robins, and Mickey Alon. It’s been three weeks since we acquired Aptrinsic, and we’re just now getting our heads above the waves of conversations and opportunities that the announcement spurred. One question that surfaced a number of times: as a company that’s branded around Customer Success, what

Roses are red. Violets are blue. NPS is a leading indicator for retention—except it’s just not true. It’s often taken for granted (even among long-time Customer Experience (CX) professionals) that Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey results correlate positively to retention. Sure, it may not tell you why a customer is happy or not happy. It may

If I had to make a list of the things that preoccupy my thoughts, I think Executive Business Reviews (EBRs) would probably come in fourth, behind my family, my company, and the Fermi Paradox. And I think that’s true for three main reasons: As someone who loves (and values) meeting clients, I attend several Gainsight-to-client

I am proud to have been on the Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team that helped bring Aptrinsic to Gainsight. The acquisition serves a need that we heard loud and clear from the market, and aligns to my own tactical experiences helping to scale a Customer Success organization. I transitioned into an M&A role at Gainsight

I’m reading this fabulous book right now that is perfect for anyone making important decisions—The Book of Why. The author, Judea Pearl, subtitled the work as “The New Science of Cause and Effect,” and the “new” part is what caught my eye. In the introduction, Pearl shares how the distinction between causation and correlation—and the

It’s a dark, stormy night. You’re sitting at your computer. The lights flicker as you click open your reports and there you see it; the silent killer. Churn. Churn is what folks in the subscription economy community call the percentage of customers that leave after subscribing to your product. Churn is one of the most