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Simon Cooper

Forward Deployed CSMs Aren't New

Aug 26, 2025

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5 min read

Forward Deployed CSMs Aren't New

The name might be, but the concept is decades old.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Out of Office

Aug 19, 2025

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4 min read

Out of Office

You won't be a hero for not taking your annual leave

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Don’t Automate the Relationship

Aug 12, 2025

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5 min read

Don’t Automate the Relationship

Where AI Ends and Humans Win in CS

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Customer Success is the Next-Sale Team

Aug 5, 2025

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5 min read

Customer Success is the Next-Sale Team

Let's change the language so CS is seen as a value generating team, not just churn defence.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Conversations are gathering pace, just as we refine our service offer

Jul 29, 2025

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4 min read

Conversations are gathering pace, just as we refine our service offer

Our service offering is getting finalised

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Building a Community

Jul 22, 2025

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3 min read

Building a Community

Communities are just as important for early stage companies as larger enterprises.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Customer Success Should be Straightforward

Jul 15, 2025

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3 min read

Customer Success Should be Straightforward

Knowing the problem your product solves is a core part of being a CSM

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Your CSMs Are Already Using AI, but Do You Know What They Are Doing?

Jul 8, 2025

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4 min read

Your CSMs Are Already Using AI, but Do You Know What They Are Doing?

AI usage is pretty rife but are your CSMs clear on acceptable boundaries?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
CS is Eager to Use AI, but Execution is Far Away

Jul 2, 2025

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3 min read

CS is Eager to Use AI, but Execution is Far Away

There's a huge thirst for AI teams to use AI, but we are still miles away from production use cases

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
To Use AI in CS, You Need Good Data

Jun 24, 2025

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4 min read

To Use AI in CS, You Need Good Data

To build useful AI projects, you first need to sort your data

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Don't Automate at the Expense of Real Conversations

Jun 17, 2025

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4 min read

Don't Automate at the Expense of Real Conversations

It can be very tempting to take advantage of the many tools on the market that help automate parts of your business.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

AI

AI is More Than Just Personal Efficiency

Jun 10, 2025

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5 min read

AI is More Than Just Personal Efficiency

We seem to be making good use of AI for personal efficiency, but what about systemised operations?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
The One Thing

Jun 3, 2025

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4 min read

The One Thing

Amongst the confusion and chaos, remembering why your customers buy your software is paramount.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
When a Kick-Off Call Starts Badly

May 27, 2025

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4 min read

When a Kick-Off Call Starts Badly

After winning a new account only to be told the team are very unhappy about the decision is not the ideal way to start.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
All Things Post-Sales

May 20, 2025

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4 min read

All Things Post-Sales

Does it matter what your post-sales team is called?

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
We've Been in the Studio

May 12, 2025

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3 min read

We've Been in the Studio

Not only have we been recording the podcast, but we've also been writing articles and building products.

Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper

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