NEC wins, freee's Aoyama takes first. CS adoption spreading to enterprise; sales org restructuring likely next.
NEC Wins Grand Prize, freee's Aoyama Takes Championship at CS Award 2026
Original: カスタマーサクセス・アワード 大賞はNEC！天下一武闘会を勝ち抜いた最強のCSMはfreee青山氏に
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Summary
On July 15, 2026, the Japan Customer Success Association and Customer Success Inc. held the "Customer Success Award 2026." Customer Success (CS)—a business strategy supporting customer achievement—has expanded from startups to large enterprises and non-SaaS companies. NEC won the Grand Prize, while freee's Aoyama Yoshi claimed first place in the simultaneous "Customer Success Championship Bout" competition. The event sold out early with over 200 attendees, sharing real-world CS implementation from major corporations and cutting-edge best practices.
Key Points
- NEC wins Grand Prize; large enterprise CS adoption accelerating
- freee's Aoyama takes first in CS Championship Bout competition
- CS scope expands: startups → enterprises → non-SaaS companies
- Event sold out early (200+ capacity), signaling high industry interest
- NEC and freee concrete practices shared at event
View developer summary
Industry update: Advanced CS case study showcase. Large-scale organizational CS implementation (NEC's enterprise rollout) and customer engagement methodologies (freee's approach) were presented. Notable shift: CS adoption extends beyond startups to traditional enterprises. Sell-out event capacity signals accelerating industry adoption beyond the SaaS sector.
Source: https://markezine.jp/article/detail/77330
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