Customer success is not here just to make customers successful
- Victoria Moran
- Apr 9
- 1 min read

“𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹.”
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗢𝗩 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
🟥🟥🟥 THE MISUNDERSTANDING 🟥🟥🟥
We're always selling.
Everything we do with a client,
sells them on renewal, expansion, enterprise growth.
(Or sells them on why they shouldn't)
Too many post-sales teams:
→ Avoid real commercial conversations
→ Have little commercial acumen
→ Lack commercial results
Because the expectation,
the responsibility
wasn't set.
So instead, they:
• Operate with a reactive support MO
• Host 'check-ins' & QBRs w/ low-value agendas
• Smile & nod while buying/expansion signals surface
The way they operate
isn't selling anyone on value
both externally AND internally
🟨🟨🟨 THE REFRAME 🟨🟨🟨
CS doesn’t have to be "salesy."
But they must be commercial.
That means:
• Surfacing needs, not just solving tickets
• Driving toward outcomes, not just effort
• Owning whitespace growth, not waiting for renewals.
Post-sales teams are closest to the customer.
If they’re not selling value—who is?
🟩🟩🟩 ACTION 🟩🟩🟩
and your CS team is leaving revenue on the table…
▶️ LET’S TALK ◀️
We have a structured program
to transform post-sales teams
into the growth engine of your business.
Retention isn’t reactive.
Expansion isn’t accidental.
Let’s build a team that drives both.
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