💡 Tue Søttrup, Chief Executive Officer at Smart Role, explores Customer Experience’s critical role in B2B. He discusses its impact on sales cycles, relationships, and revenue compared to B2C. He also highlights varied views on CX's direct link to churn in B2B SaaS and stresses holistic support beyond sales to nurture partnerships and drive sustained business success. 💡

"As a B2B company, it's your job to stay top of mind and keep reminding your partner customers about the value you provide. Show them that you understand their business, know your product, and can help them become more successful with it." - Tue Søttrup

In B2B, prioritizing customer success, fostering employee happiness, and strategic CX is crucial. Despite transactional differences from B2C, universal CX principles drive sustainable growth and relationships. Integrating best practices and demonstrating ongoing value solidifies B2B organizations as trusted partners, essential for lasting success and growth.

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💡 Melissa Moody, CEO at Matcha with 14 years of experience at Google, shares insights on the evolving role of the CMO. She emphasizes the importance of having a seat at the table and being involved in strategic decision-making. Melissa also highlights the need for marketers to listen to their customers and encourages CMOs to focus on both running the business and changing the business. 💡

Melissa discusses how to be an effective CMO in a rapidly growing startup. She shares her insights on the role of a CMO and the importance of having a seat at the table. She also emphasizes the need for marketers to think strategically and contribute to the overall business direction and highlights the balance between strategy and execution and the importance of listening to customers.

“It's never so much about something on paper or a specific salary or equity. It's about the feeling you get when you're sitting with your coworkers at that highest level and you bring something that has come out of the marketing side of the business, but should be an influence to the overall business.” - Melissa Moody

An effective CMO should strive to have a seat at the table and be involved in shaping the overall business strategy. This can be achieved through proper strategy and execution of creating valuable content that is tailored to what the audience needs. With that, continuous learning is essential to stay ahead of the curve and adapt their strategies to meet the evolving needs of their audience.

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💡 Dave Rigotti, Co-Founder and Head of Marketing at Inflection.io, underscores the critical significance of net revenue retention (NRR) and advocates for a shift in focus among marketers toward this metric. He states that tapping into revenue streams from existing customers is more straightforward and cost-efficient.💡

He emphasizes that marketing should focus on customer expansions and driving product usage to improve NRR. He also advocates channeling greater attention and resources into customer marketing efforts and enhancing customer engagement with the product. By doing so, marketers can substantially enhance NRR and consequently drive revenue growth.

“CEOs need to have a real conversation with their CMOs about how important NRR is. CEOs need to change the metrics for marketing that marketing signs up for NRR because once you get to 100% NRR, you start to become unstoppable. It's really hard for even macro-economic headwinds to slow you down.” - Dave Rigotti

Net revenue retention (NRR) measures revenue growth from existing customers, which is critical for SaaS companies aiming for over 100% NRR. CEOs and CMOs should prioritize NRR, focusing on customer expansions and tailored onboarding to boost revenue. By emphasizing customer-centric strategies, marketing can drive NRR and sustainable growth, prompting dialogue between leadership for dedicated plans.

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