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Why CSMs should not have a revenue quota

Why CSMs should not have a revenue quota

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Markus Rentsch
Apr 11, 2022
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Putting CSMs under pressure to achieve a sales goal drives the exact same behavior that gives sales a bad name.

Sales reps are frequently forced to sell to bad-fit customers to achieve their short-term goals. Likewise, CSMs will be forced to sell expansions and upsells before customers are ready.

This is how you ruin customer relationships and sacrifice l…

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