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 Are you still FIRED UP and ready to implement your learnings? 🔥  Here are my top 3 takeaways from Europe’s #Number 1 Customer Success Industry Event 🚀This time last week, we were wrapping up an incredible two days, which saw over 1,300 Customer Success professionals touch down at #PulseEurope23 in the beautiful city of Amsterdam…I’m still buzzing from all of the excitement! 😝I say it every year, but the one thing that stands out for me, is the incredible sense of community. We’re all in this together, trying to figure out how best to serve our customers, whilst keeping pace with an ever-evolving technology landscape. There is no one-size-fits-all winning strategy, but sharing with others what is working for you, is progressive & promotes a collective growth mindset that propels the entire Customer Success community forward. 🚀Some of the most exciting and compelling themes this year were (unsurprisingly) focused around how AI is quite literally changing the game for Customer Su

Have you ever been in a position where you had to influence people? If you, like me, are curious on the WHY sometimes a team or a project succeed and achieve all their goals, while others fail, without seeing little to no value, then join me in our upcoming Change Management webinar! Details below:Date & Time: Thursday, Dec 7th, 2023, at 3.00pm GMT! Registration Link What to Expect:Fundamental Pillars to get started with your Change Management Strategy; Gainsight ROI when building Change Management best practices - how you can leverage the tool for your strategy; Q&A at the end of the session - Got burning questions? Ask away!  Let’s start the conversation already, in the comments below, as I’d love to hear from you what’s top of mind in this area. And if you are an expert already, how have you started a Governance framework or Change Management strategy in your organisation/team? 

Last week at Pulse, I had the incredible opportunity to share insights and strategies on running a strategic cadence call. It was an engaging session, and I want to express my gratitude to everyone who attended. The discussion was rich with valuable takeaways that I believe can benefit anyone looking to enhance their customer engagement. Here are some key points from the talk:1. Know Your Key StakeholdersUnderstanding the key stakeholders within your business is foundational. These individuals play a crucial role in decision-making processes, and tailoring your cadence calls to address their specific needs and concerns is paramount. By identifying and catering to these key players, you set the stage for more impactful conversations.2. Drive Value Across the Customer JourneyA successful cadence call is not just about addressing immediate concerns but also about driving value across the entire customer journey. Consider the broader context of your customer's experience with your product

Hey CommunityI hope this message finds you all in high spirits! ✨ I'm thrilled to share my experience at Pulse Europe 2023—an unforgettable journey that was nothing short of phenomenal. 🚀 I’ve always been wanting to attend Pulse since God knows how long but 2023 was the year it finally happened. And boy-o-boy what an event it was. From all the great sessions by distinguished speakers, networking with all the admins whom I’ve regularly been talking to on zoom or slack community (it’s always great to have a face to a name, right?) and my friends from Gainsight where I had worked for almost 5 years.  🌍 The Global GatheringPulse Europe brought together brilliant minds from all corners of the globe, transforming the event into a melting pot of ideas, cultures, and perspectives. The energy was palpable as participants, speakers, and industry leaders converged to create an atmosphere buzzing with innovation and celebration. 🤝 Networking Extravaganza: The networking opportunities at Pulse E

It’s budgeting season! I’m looking ahead to next year and wondering if anyone could compare Pulse San Francisco to Pulse Amsterdam for me?  Is it a Disneyworld versus Disneyland thing or a Disneyland versus Canada’s Wonderland thing?

Hello all!I wanted to pop on here to share that we will be posting the Pulse Europe 2023 on-demand content on to the Pulse Library by Friday, the 1st of December. We will have videos of the Day 1 and Day 2 Keynotes as well as audio recordings of the breakout sessions. If a session had slides, you’ll be able to see a PDF version of those as well.While you wait, don’t forget that you can find the Pulse US content available on the Pulse Library as well! Click here to browse: https://pulselibrary.gainsight.com/If you want to take a stroll down Memory Lane, we have a collection of the 10 years of Pulse Keynotes that can be found here: https://pulselibrary.gainsight.com/10-years-of-pulse-keynotes. We went back in the vault to pull videos from all the way from 2013. Enjoy!

A fabulous event and lovely to meet some friendly faces from the past and make new friends.Congrats to all at Gainsight for putting on a great event and look forward to seeing you all next year….

 Every year at Pulse Europe, we recognise European industry leaders who have made significant contributions to the field of Customer Success (CS), driving innovation and transforming the way businesses engage with their customers.Without further ado, let’s celebrate this year’s Pulse Europe GameChanger Award Winners!  Digital Customer Success Disruptor: SS&C Blue PrismThe Digital Customer Success Disruptor is living proof that we are moving into the next era of Customer Success. These champions of efficiency combine the strengths of digital experiences and human expertise to power healthy customer life cycles at scale. They don’t just think about success for a few customers, they set out to accomplish success for all customers. As a result, their companies reap the rewards of stronger adoption and customer retention.Through its leading automation technology,  @alizee and SS&C Blue Prism enables business leaders of the future to navigate around the roadblocks of ongoing digital

Hello Gamechangers - With Pulse Europe just a few days away, I am honored and excited to share that I'll be speaking at the event this year 🙂Join me as I take you through 2 of my favorite topics - Customer Success and Community 🚀 Session topic: Leveraging Community To Scale Yourself: An Actionable GuideI will be sharing real life case studies from my own life as CSM @ Gainsight showcasing how to1️⃣ leverage community as a key element of the overall customer engagement strategy2️⃣ scale yourself to become a more effective CSM / contributor to your organization and 3️⃣ create advocates along the way earlier in the customer journey.  Session Details:🗓️ Date - Nov 15, Wednesday⏱️ 14:00 - 14:40 CET 📍 Flight Deck Room @ Passenger Terminal AmsterdamLooking forward to seeing you there!

Hi everyone! I shared this with a group today, and they thought it was helpful, so figured I’d share here as well. Our discussion was centered around how to get new processes off the ground when working around red tape or multiple stakeholders needing to provide input or approval. To circumvent this issue, I created this spec template that I use for our team to create a build plan. This means that when we do meet to get approval or to ideate, we already have a clear picture of what needs to be done and have a fast time to approval. The flow for us is as follows:Requester fills out the request portion of this template (if there isn’t a person raising the request, you could use this section for ideation or the broad workflow/problem statement that is easier to digest for a broad group and not just Gainsight admins) CS Ops fills out the build plan: this is where I go in and fill out everything I will need to do to uplift the idea in Gainsight. This helps our leadership team understand all

Whether you are beginning your journey to establishing Digital Customer Success (Digital CS) within your organization, or have been executing upon Digital CS for some time now, it’s important to understand how to effectively measure success with the digital motions you and your team create. At Gainsight, we take great pride in not only our Digital CS motions, but the results we measure. So much so, that we often share them publicly at our Pulse conferences to help provide confidence to take the leap into the world of digital cs, and inspiration on what to do next. Much alike our dedicated customer success teams, we look to leading and lagging indicators to help us measure our efficacy. The key difference however, is that these indicators carry a priority toward data points available to us, and are repeatedly measurable in an automated fashion. Here are just some of the leading and lagging indicators we measure by: You may look at the list of indicators above with some confusion and cur

When I first heard that Gainsight acquired inSided, a market leader in Customer Communities, I took a moment to think about the bigger picture. Having worked at an organization that leveraged both the power of Gainsight and inSided, I knew just how valuable this acquisition could be. Your customer community, after all, should be a vital tool leveraged by all customer-facing teams, at every part of the customer journey. With the power to provide customers with a safe space to ask questions, log feature requests, and view recent and upcoming changes to your product. When you think about your customer community, you may wonder how exactly it fits into the full customer journey, from pre-sales through to renewal and growth. Your customer community holds its unique place in each of these stages. For example:   Pre-Sales Onboarding Adoption Nurturing Renewal/ Growth Loyalty Objective Use content & advocacy to convert new custome

Hi,If you are attending Pulse Europe 2023 and have questions about Gainsight Technology, you can book in a complimentary session during the breaks! If you are a current customer, you might not be sure whether you're making the most of Gainsight’s capabilities or prepared for the next feature launch and adoption.If you are purchasing Gainsight, you might be looking for some best practice roll-out advice to see that ROI asap. No question is too big or too small for a former EMEA Gainsight Senior Solutions Architect!https://calendly.com/auste-gschat/15mins-free-gs-consultationLooking forward to connecting with you!Best,Auste Foster 

I am very excited to join the Pulse 2023 conference as a presenter.I have been carefully crafting my message to make sure it includes just the right amount of strategy information and quantifiable results, along with a bit of storytelling and truth sharing. (My cat ChaCha has also been working hard on it, as you can see in the picture. She is a graphics expert! 😉) If you are interested in learning more about how to add personalization at scale using Gainsight CS, plan to join my session! 😃Few things i’ll be touching upon:How do you decide what projects get your attention in the first year? CS Automation can help you deliver an elevated experience for learners with usage data. Using CS relationships to push expand what is possible with CS. Tangible return on investment in your first year. Track: Getting Started Fast with CS track. Session: Superior Personalized Learner Experience at Scale

Dear Community,I am thrilled to announce that I will speak about SAP Signavio’s Digital Customer Journey and to present how we have built a team of 12 Virtual CS professionals focussing on our tech touch customer base at SAP Signavio. On top of that I will show you our approach to reduce time-to-value with on-demand access to self-serve resources, compelling content, and more. About me:I am leading the Virtual Customer Success team at SAP Signavio. We have built our team from one Virtual CS professional to 12 globally within 2 years, which was quite a ride, but definitely worth it.I am looking forward to connecting 🙂

If you're a newcomer in the field looking to unlock the secrets of success, or striving to rally your leadership team behind a game-changing Customer Success solution like Gainsight, this is your golden ticket! 🎫Prepare to be transported into the heart of the action, as this presentation is catered exclusively to those just starting out on their Customer Success adventure. Unearth invaluable strategies, delve into gripping first-hand experiences, and gain actionable insights that will supercharge your path to becoming a Customer Success superstar. ⭐️Be the ultimate champion for Gainsight within your organisation – this presentation is your gateway to an epic transformation in the world of Customer Success! 🎉Join me (a former customer & now CSM at Gainsight) where I’ll be sharing: -✅ What it’s like to be the first Customer Success Manager within an organisation.✅ How to raise your profile and advocate for Customer Success internally and cross-functionally.✅ Top tips for getting st