46 min

CS & BS: Who Wins the Tug-of-War, Team Customer Success or Team Sales? ft. Hamish Stephenson ( Selr.io‪)‬ Unchurned - The No. 1 podcast for Customer Success

    • Entrepreneurship

There has been a long-standing cold war between Sales and CS.
This episode addresses the tiff.

The disconnect between the teams' expectations makes it challenging for organizations to prioritize the long-term health of the customer.

Hamish Stephenson, Founder & CEO of, Selr.io joins our hosts,  Josh Schachter, Kristi Faltorusso, Jon Johnson  & Mickey Powell to defuse the tension between the two teams by discussing whether
-  CS needs to contribute to the sales process to improve customer retention and NRR
- CSMs need recognition and fair compensation in comparison to sales representatives
- Organisations need to learn to act upon the insights and recommendations by CSMs
- Companies can balance the focus on growth and retention
- A strong product can reduce the reliance on sales and customer success teams
- Companies need to strike a balance between short-term revenue targets and long-term customer health

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👉 Get the advice and insights you need to thrive in Customer Success. Subscribe to the CS Insider Newsletter

👉 Sign up for UpdateAI - the only Zoom virtual assistant for customer-facing teams.
👉 Be the first to know when a new episode of Unchurned is dropped. Sign up for our newsletter at https://blog.update.ai/
👉 Josh would love to connect to hear your feedback & suggestions. Get in touch with him on Linkedin.

👉 Get the advice and insights you need to thrive in Customer Success. Subscribe to the CS Insider Newsletter

There has been a long-standing cold war between Sales and CS.
This episode addresses the tiff.

The disconnect between the teams' expectations makes it challenging for organizations to prioritize the long-term health of the customer.

Hamish Stephenson, Founder & CEO of, Selr.io joins our hosts,  Josh Schachter, Kristi Faltorusso, Jon Johnson  & Mickey Powell to defuse the tension between the two teams by discussing whether
-  CS needs to contribute to the sales process to improve customer retention and NRR
- CSMs need recognition and fair compensation in comparison to sales representatives
- Organisations need to learn to act upon the insights and recommendations by CSMs
- Companies can balance the focus on growth and retention
- A strong product can reduce the reliance on sales and customer success teams
- Companies need to strike a balance between short-term revenue targets and long-term customer health

👉 Get the advice and insights you need to thrive in Customer Success - Subscribe to CS Insider Report


👉 Get the advice and insights you need to thrive in Customer Success. Subscribe to the CS Insider Newsletter

👉 Sign up for UpdateAI - the only Zoom virtual assistant for customer-facing teams.
👉 Be the first to know when a new episode of Unchurned is dropped. Sign up for our newsletter at https://blog.update.ai/
👉 Josh would love to connect to hear your feedback & suggestions. Get in touch with him on Linkedin.

👉 Get the advice and insights you need to thrive in Customer Success. Subscribe to the CS Insider Newsletter

46 min