Danie Zaika

Danie is Director of Marketing at Skilljar, where she leads strategy development and tactical execution. Interests include yoga, reality TV, and parallel parking.
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What Is Customer Success Operations?

In our eBook released this month, we covered the typical roles you'd find on a Customer Success Team and why they're important. In this post, we'll specifically discuss Customer Success Operations.

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Topics: Training, Customer Success

Ask a CSM: Q&A With Kristine Olson, Digital Guardian

In this edition of our Ask a CSM series, we're chatting with Kristine Olson, Director of Global Training at Digital Guardian.

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Topics: Training, Customer Success, Ask a CSM

CSMs: What They Are & Why You Need Them

In our eBook released this month, we covered the typical roles you'd find on a Customer Success Team and why they're important. In this post, we'll specifically discuss Customer Success Managers (CSMs, for short) and the role they play in the post-sale world.

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Topics: Training, Customer Success

[New eBook] How to Build a Customer Success Team

With input from Simply Measured, Outreach, InsightSquared and more

SaaS companies have been experimenting with how customer success teams should be organized. Like any new team, the roles and responsibilities are a moving target. In this eBook, we lay out the common roles and job descriptions for key members of a typical customer success organization.

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Topics: Customer Success, Advanced Topics

Ask a CSM: Q&A With Brooke Simmons, Outreach

In this edition of our Ask a CSM series, we're chatting with Brooke Simmons, Senior Manager of Customer Success at Outreach.

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Topics: Customer Success, Ask a CSM

The Benefits of Instructor-Led Training

In a previous post, we discussed the benefits of on-demand training. In this post, we'll discuss the pros and cons of another popular training method: instructor-led training.

In the learning process, nothing can truly replace the interactive experience with a live instructor. Instructor-led training (ILT), whether delivered virtually or in a classroom, enables companies to provide personalized and hands-on learning directly to students.

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Topics: Training, Live Training

The Benefits of On-Demand Training

At scale, companies offer a wide variety of training options for their customers, including on-demand training. In this blog post, we'll discuss the many benefits of providing on-demand training, as well as some cons.

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Topics: Training

[New eBook] How to Choose Between On-Demand and Instructor-Led Training

Many companies provide training services to help their customers and partners successfully adopt their product. According to Salesforce, customers who invest in training consistently report >80% higher ROI on their Salesforce investment.¹

A critical path decision for companies offering training and education services is whether to offer on-demand training, instructor-led training, or both. Each has its pros and cons, and will have different success rates depending on your organization's needs.

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Topics: Training, Customer Success, Advanced Topics

Ask a CSM: Q&A With Amanda Truscott, Function Point

Excited to introduce our new blog series, Ask a CSM! We're talking with some of the industry's leading Customer Success, Education and Training professionals about the ins and outs of their day-to-day. Stay tuned for new Q&As each month!

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Topics: Training, Customer Success, Ask a CSM

[New eBook] How to Use Online Training for Lead Generation

At Skilljar, we're seeing many innovative companies successfully use online training for lead generation. While training and education have historically been reserved for post-purchase customers, more and more marketers are experimenting with using on-demand training as part of their content marketing toolbox to attract new leads.

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Topics: Training, Marketing, Advanced Topics

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