John Brunkard

AMA: Sitecore Senior Director, Head of Customer Success APJ, John Brunkard on Customer Success Leadership

November 2 @ 10:00AM PT
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Here are some strategies that I use to inspire and motivate my Customer Success team: Set Clear and Achievable Goals: It is important to set clear, specific, and achievab...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Handling team challenges and conflicts in a customer success department is a critical aspect of maintaining a high-performing and harmonious team. It's important to foste...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Setting realistic goals for customer success teams and regularly reviewing and adjusting these goals is essential to ensure alignment with company objectives and adapt to...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
"My leadership philosophy for Customer Success has evolved over the years as I've gained experience and adapted to various situations. I believe in being situational, whi...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
To identify and develop talent within our Customer Success team, we employ a multifaceted approach that encompasses recruitment, structured assessment frameworks, perform...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
I previously answered this type question for CSMs however this time I will put in some resources that are more focussed on Customer Success Leaders. Here is the link to t...
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Here are some of the ways that we use to foster collaboration and communication between customer success, sales, marketing, and other departments within the organization....
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John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Churn: Retaining existing customers, ensuring they achieve their desired outcomes, and receive value. Proactively engage with customers to identify potential issues. R...
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How do you approach right-sizing of CSM or PSM Teams as we're in a somewhat stagnant microeconomic climate?
Let's say your company requires you to reduce costs and productivity of your existing team. Where do you start? Is it by looking at individual productivity or looking at the outcome you're trying to achieve and then reverse engineer?
John Brunkard
Salamander Advisory Customer Success Advisor | Formerly Adobe, Sitecore, Red Hat, Symantec, Blue Coat, Intel, Dell, Dialogic2y
Know where you are - Data Analysis - Assess the current performance of your team. Review your active customer list - How many accounts per CSM, Total Portfolio ARR per C...
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