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Your Strategic Customer Success Toolkit

Exercises and cheat sheets from the "The Strategic Customer Success Manager"

Leverage these exercises and cheat sheets designed to help you get the most out of each chapter. You'll only be able to make the transition to a strategic CSM if you practice. These hidden resources will help you drive retention, uncover growth opportunities, and operate like a top-performing CSM.

Strategic CSM Client Transition Checklist

Resources to Accompany "The Strategic Customer Success Manager"

Chapter 2

How to Quickly Build (and Lose) Trust

Chapter 5

Beyond the Basics: The Customer Journey, Processes, and Tech

Chapter 8

Building a Proactive Client Risk Management Strategy

Chapter 11

How to Forge Internal Relationships with Key Cross-Functional Teams

Chapter 14

What Does It Mean to Have a Strategic Conversation?

Chapter 17

Mastering Discovery and Defining Business Outcomes

Chapter 20

Securing Renewals and Uncovering Growth Opportunities

Extras:

Customer Success Resources for CSMs

Chapter 3

Skills and Behaviors that Strategic CSMs Need to Master

Chapter 6

How Best to Align Yourself with Other Teams, Departments and Partners

Chapter 9

How to create unbreakable customer relationships

Chapter 12

How Improved Productivity Leads to Customer and Career Success

Chapter 15

Building Trust and Gaining Influence Using the OARS Framework

Chapter 18

Handling Feature Requests and Rebuilding Trust with Upset Clients

Extras:

Recommended Books

Chapter 4

Starting Your CSM Role with the Basics

Chapter 7

A Detailed Plan for Your First Ninety Days & the Road Ahead

Chapter 10

How to cultivate strong connections with your colleagues

Chapter 13

How to ACE Client Meeting Preparation and Follow-Up

Chapter 16

Nudging Customers to Take Action: The SOON Funnel and Assessing Motivation

Extras:

Recommended CS Technology

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