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Need Support Community Login HUG Vanilla Success Gain Grow Retain Products FOR ASSOCIATIONS Member engagement is at the heart of what we do Platform Overview Packages Integrations Getting Started Product Updates FOR B2B/B2C Building lasting relationships with customers just got a whole lot easier Platform Overview Packages Integrations Getting Started Product Updates Solutions Who does your community serve? MEMBERS Member Engagement Keep members coming back Member Acquisition Grow your audience Member Retention Strengthen your association CUSTOMERS Customer Retention Build relationships that last Advocacy & Engagement Foster brand awareness and loyalty Case Deflection Scale your customer support team Product Feedback Listen to and engage your customers SOLUTIONS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE Professional Associations Trade Associations User Groups B2B B2C Customer Showcase Why Community? Resources Education Events & Webinars Blog Podcast News About Higher Logic Our History Our Expertise Our Partners Careers Our Leadership Book a Demo Platform Overview Packages Integrations Getting Started Product Updates Success Community Login Building lasting relationships with customers just got a whole lot easier. Book a Demo Drive Customer Engagement Our platform brings people, knowledge, and ideas together, making real conversations happen. Retain Your Business We empower businesses to create vibrant communities and drive regular engagement, strengthening customer bonds. Grow Your Relationships Our community creates a space to introduce new products, share best practices, and celebrate customer wins, driving stickiness. Higher Logic is Trusted by 3,000+ Organizations Worldwide Improve customer outcomes Create a central place where customers can access helpful resources, learn from others, and get help. Support customers at scale Reduce ticket volumes and increase efficiency by enabling self-service support. Grow Your Brand Lean on community to uncover advocates, launch new products, host events, and more. Shake Up Success Customer engagement models based on a 1:1 activity are no longer feasible. Let’s move beyond the status quo to build a scaled customer success model that relies on community. +121% Engagement Bitdefender switched community providers and increased activity by 121% and new users by 78%. -20% Support Tickets OnShape encouraged customers to use the community for support and reduced tickets submissions by 20%. +10% NPS After migrating off another community platform, Quicken increased their NPS over 10%. 80% Members Answered Using our platform, Smartsheet sees 80% of questions answered by members; 20% by moderators. Platform Integrations Create a central hub for customer engagement. With Higher Logic Vanilla, you can integrate your learning management system, ticketing tool, or marketing platform, and others with your community to deliver a more engaging customer experience. Featured Integrations Higher Logic’s Vanilla Success Community We get it. Building an online community isn’t always easy, but we are here to help! As community-builders ourselves, we’ve picked up a few tips and tricks along the way and our community is a place where we, as well as our customers, share those learnings. Check it out Educational Benefits Access onboarding documents, product release notes, best practices, and more. Peer Networking Connect with your fellow community builders and exchange ideas. Product Input Provide input on the direction of the product roadmap and submit ideas for future updates. Join the Community Higher Logic Vanilla FAQ Why should I choose Higher Logic Vanilla for my online community tool? Higher Logic Vanilla is the best-in-class community platform helping B2B and B2C companies create a digital place where their customers can access critical knowledge, get support, and connect with each other . We are community-first, meaning we only provide community, it is not an add-on to another solution and our team are experts in the space . Additionally, we were built to scale, so whether you are a small company or a large enterprise, Higher Logic Vanilla is equipped to help you succeed . What is Vanilla Forums? Vanilla Forums is a Canadian software company founded in 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada . It was acquired by Higher Logic in 2021 and rebranded as Higher Logic Vanilla. How can online community support your customer success strategy? One, it can help you centralize FAQs and resources to streamline customer onboarding. Two, it allows you to create a place where customers can access help docs and exchange best practices with their peers, driving product adoption and better outcomes. Lastly, it enables your customer success team to scale because they have a mechanism for facilitating 1:many relationships. Together these lead to a better customer experience and helps reduce churn. What is scaled customer success? Instead of a team fielding individual customer requests, scaled customer success is 100% proactive. It is a set of programs designed to drive outcomes proactively, such as how to recognize time-to-value quickly, increase product or feature adoption, and drive lifetime value for both you AND your customers . How can I create a customer community? It is likely you already have one! Online communities can look like Slack channels or LinkedIn groups for customers. However, to give your community a home, we recommend investing in a platform, like Higher Logic Vanilla. We can guide you through the steps of setting it up. How can I better engage B2B customers? Community should be engrained in your customer experience. It’s the one place your customers go to find information about your product and connect with peers to share best practices. Posting product updates, relevant content, and events to draw them to the community is a great way to start getting your customers to engage . Gamifying your community with Higher Logic Vanilla’s ranking and rewards system can also help drive engagement! How can an online community increase product adoption? Community helps you build a customer experience around your product. When your customers are part of a community of peers talking about best practices and seeing frequent product updates, they will be more aware of new features, and, in turn, more likely to adopt features and renew their subscription. Communities also create a place where you can host documentation, so customers can learn about your product and configure it to meet their needs . What Our Customers Are Saying From our initial engagement at the RFP stage to our go live” day, Vanilla provided fantastic service and support. The platform offers great value with the features that we needed to deliver a modern community experience to Smartsheet customers. Gwyneth Casazza Senior Manager of Support at Smartsheet Bitdefender Increased Traffic and Engagement and Improved Customer Experience Bitdefender course-corrected a disengaged community and scaled exponentially with Higher Logic Vanilla. New users increased by 78%, activity increased by 121%, and average support response time decreased from 12+ hours to 2. Tags: Customer Success, Customer Support, Marketing & Advocacy, Product Feedback Read Now Securing a Better Customer Experience for F-Secure with Community F-Secure was in a position to reshape their investment into community – providing the customer with necessary wins across the customer journey and reviving their customer community. Tags: Customer Success, Customer Support Read Now How Cireson Deflected 90% of its Support Tickets The support team at Cireson spent a good portion of their time answering hundreds of support tickets a week, often with the same types of frequently asked questions. Tags: Customer Success, Product Feedback Read Now Building community doesn’t have to be daunting – let’s build it together. Set up a time to talk with a community expert and see how we can help. Book a Demo Have Questions? CONTACT US 4250 N Fairfax Drive...