The post-sale workflows library

Account management workflows

Renewals, champions, new executives, seats and contract anniversaries – account work led by evidence from your best accounts, not by check-ins.

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YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEREADYSIGN-OFFPAIDSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: one departmentwhere peers run twoDepartments on theproductPeers' departmentcountPlan & ARR vs peersSigns of a second teamSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapSecond teamconfirmedAlready paid for?Champion & inviterBudget or org changesDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a champion-led rollout onthe HubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a sponsor conversationwith the evidenceACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a guided session to help thesecond team startACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPAE or CSM decides and runs themoveACTION · APPCUES Onboard the second team ontoits own use caseOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did the teamstart, did billing change?
SalesAccount Management

Second-Department Expansion Playbook 2026

Your best customers run the product in more than one department. This play checks every account against that benchmark each week, confirms the second team is real before anyone calls it a gap, and puts the right move on the account in your CRM: a champion-led rollout, a sponsor conversation, a guided session – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEGAPUPSIDESIGNAL · ACCOILMonday: every account in thesegment vs the benchmarkWidest gapsAt or past thebenchmarkRenewals in 90 daysStalled onboardingsSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapWhat the gap is worthAlready paid for?Budget or org changesLast move & resultDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkSCORE · ACCOILRank by what each gap is worth,cap at team capacityDECISIONClose a gap, or grow past thebenchmark?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft the gap move and itsevidence on the recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft the expansion move for theAE on the recordHUMAN STEPCSM or AM works the week's listHUMAN STEPAE runs the expansionconversationOUTCOMEEight weeks on: which workedaccounts moved?
SuccessAccount Management

Monday-Morning Account Triage Playbook 2026

Your best customers show you what good looks like. Every Monday, this play compares each account in a segment with that benchmark, ranks what each gap is worth, caps the list at what your team can run, and puts the week's moves on the account records in your CRM: close a gap, grow the upside, or leave it alone with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIWAITGOSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: an account showsa gap worth a moveGap vs the benchmarkWhat the gap is worthThe drafted moveSCORE · ACCOILLook for the reason not toJust bought orrenewedBudget or org changeOpen support blockerChampion just leftDECISIONIs there a reason to wait?ACTION · HUBSPOTHand it to this week's moves onthe recordACTION · HUBSPOTWrite the reason on the record,with a review dateNo-move reasonReview dateHUMAN STEPAccount owner confirms oroverrules the holdACTION · HUBSPOTOn the review date, clear the holdor extend it onceOUTCOMEEach quarter: were we right towait, and to go?
SuccessAccount Management

The Leave-It-Alone Playbook 2026

When the weekly check finds a gap worth a conversation, this play looks for a reason to wait first – a fresh purchase or renewal, a budget or org change, an open blocker, a departed champion. If the records show one, the reason goes on the CRM record with a date to look again, so the conversation happens when it can land.

Starter
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEADD-ONSEATSSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: usage wherebuyers were before they boughtFeature use vs buyersActive users vs seatsPlan & ARR vs peersSigns of a workaroundSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapSustained four weeks?Already paid for?Renewal, cuts & ticketsNamed power usersDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONAdd-on or seats?ACTION · HUBSPOTOpen an add-on deal in HubSpotwith the evidenceACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a seat true-up on theHubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPAM or AE decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did they buy, anddo they use it?
SalesAccount Management

Seat & Feature-Adoption Upsell Playbook 2026

Accounts show what they'd pay more for by how they use what they have. This play compares each account in a segment every week with the customers who bought your add-on or added seats, checks the records before calling it a gap, and puts one move on the account in your CRM: an add-on deal, a seat true-up – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPION BENCHMARKWATCHGAPYESLEAVE ALONESIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: renewals in 90days vs customers who renewedRenewal date & stageUsage vs renewersARR vs renewed peersChampion still active?SCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapGap & what it's worthRecords complete?Tickets & billingBudget or org changesDECISIONWhere does it sit against therenewers?DECISIONRoom to grow at renewal?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an expansion look for therenewal callACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a value review on theHubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a save plan for the AM andCSM, with evidenceHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: is the gapclosing? Then: did it renew?
Account ManagementSuccess

Renewal-Risk Radar Playbook 2026

Renewals go best when the account already looks like your customers who renewed. From 90 days out, this play compares every renewing account with them each week – usage and revenue – checks the records, and puts one move on the account in your CRM: an expansion look, a value review, a save plan with the CSM – or no move, with the reason noted.

Starter
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEHIGH STAKESTHE RESTSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: the gap to thebenchmark widensGap vs a month agoPeer features droppedARR & plan vs peersRenewal 90+ days outSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapSeasonal or data blip?Champion still active?Open tickets & talksBudget or org changesDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a save conversation withthe evidenceACTION · HUBSPOTAutomated lane: re-engagementemails, logged on the recordACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPCSM or AM decides and runs theconversationOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did use comeback? What else played a part?
SuccessAccount Management

Churn-Risk Save Playbook 2026

Your customers who renewed show you what steady use looks like. This play checks every account against that benchmark each week, catches the ones drifting further away while the gap is still worth closing, and puts the move on the account in your CRM: a save conversation, a re-engagement sequence your team chose to automate – or no move, with the reason noted.

Starter
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONESTILL HEREGONESUCCESSORSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: fewerrelationships than your bestaccountsRelationships vs peersSenior user active?Champion last activeARR & renewal dateSCORE · ACCOILCheck job changes and recordsbefore calling itNew job confirmed?Successor named?Away or data change?Budget or org changesDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an ask to the champion fora second contactACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a sponsor intro with theevidenceACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a successor welcome andre-onboarding planACTION · HUBSPOTLeave alone: note why, rechecknext weekHUMAN STEPCSM or AM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: morerelationships? Then: did itrenew?
Account ManagementSuccess

Champion Departure Early-Warning Playbook 2026

Your best accounts rest on more than one person: several active users and a senior sponsor. Each week this play counts relationships for every account in a segment against that benchmark, with the champion's silence and job-change data as evidence, and puts one move on the account in your CRM: a second-contact ask, a sponsor intro, a successor welcome – or no move.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEMOSTKEY ACCOUNTSTILL SILENTSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: healthy usage, notwo-way contact in 30 daysUsage vs benchmarkLast two-way contactPeers' contact rhythmARR & renewal dateSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapUsage falling?Talking elsewhere?Quiet by choice?Recent winsDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a note built on their ownusageACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an insight call with theevidenceACTION · SENDOSODraft a card tied to a usagemilestoneACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: are they talking?Is usage holding?
Account ManagementSuccess

Ghosted Account Re-Engagement Playbook 2026

Your renewed customers use the product and talk to you on a steady rhythm. This play finds accounts with healthy usage that have stopped talking, confirms the quiet is real, and puts the move on the account in your CRM: a note built on their own usage, an insight call, a card – or no move, with the reason noted.

Starter
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEOVER 90DINSIDE 90DRIGHT-SIZESIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: fewer seats in usethan peers your sizeActive vs paid seatsPeers' active-seat %Plan & ARR vs peersActivity per seatSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapSustained, notseasonal?Quiet vs never startedDays to renewalCuts, champion &ticketsDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a seat review with bothpaths on the recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a reactivation plan for theunused seatsACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a right-size quote with theseat listACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveACTION · APPCUES Guide never-started seats to afirst result in-appACTION · STRIPEIssue the right-size quote at thestandard rateOUTCOMEEight weeks on: seats in use, or aright-size agreed?
Account ManagementRevOps

The Shelfware Confession Playbook 2026

Seats paid and seats in use drift apart. This play compares each account's seat use every week with customers its size that renewed at the same or higher revenue, checks the records before calling it a gap, and puts one move on the account in your CRM: a seat review with both paths, a reactivation plan, a right-size quote – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YESLEAVE ALONEGROWTHACCIDENTSIGNAL · ORBProjected bill runs 40%+ abovethe last three invoicesRun-rate vs last 3 billsMeter driving the spikeDays left in the cycleSCORE · ACCOILCompare the spike with how yourexpanders grewActive users vsexpandersSpread across normalworkShare from one user orkeySeason or knownprojectDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONGrowth or accident?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a plan conversation on theHubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a note naming the meter,with a cap or a fixACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note the reason on therecordHUMAN STEPAM decides and runs the movebefore the invoiceACTION · ORBChange the plan mid-cycle,earlier usage at old ratesOUTCOMEEight weeks on: any disputes,any plan change?
Account ManagementRevOps

Usage Bill-Shock Absorber Playbook 2026

A usage spike can be the best news an account sends you. This play catches it mid-cycle, compares it with how your customers who moved up a plan grew, and puts a drafted move on the account in your CRM before the invoice lands: a plan conversation, a note naming a runaway meter – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPILEAVE ALONEAGENTAMCLEANHAND OFFSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: small renewals in60 days vs renewersARR vs the long-taillineUsage vs renewersRenewal date &auto-renewSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records: onbenchmark and in policy?Standard price &terms?Open tickets or asksBudget or org changesDECISIONWhich lane does this renewaltake?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note the terms and arecheck dateACTION · CLAUDEAgent sends the notice, quoteand remindersACTION · HUBSPOTLog every send and reply on theHubSpot recordCustomer repliesDiscount or term asksDecline or competitorDECISIONDoes any reply need a person?ACTION · STRIPECollect payment on the renewalinvoiceACTION · HUBSPOTPut the AM's renewal task on therecord, with contextHUMAN STEPAM decides and runs the renewalconversationOUTCOMEA quarter on: GRR vs last year,exceptions caught?
Account ManagementRevOpsAI Agents

AI Renewal Agent for the Long Tail 2026

Small renewals go best when they're handled on time, and your team's hours go further on the accounts that need a person. This play checks every renewal below your long-tail line against customers who renewed, then picks a lane: leave it alone, a renewal agent your team set up for standard terms, or the AM – with every step on the CRM record.

Advanced
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPILEAVE ALONEYESA MOVEA MEETINGSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check sets a move, oryour agent finds a meetingGap vs the benchmarkRecommended move &reasonMeeting date &attendeesLast brief & its dateSCORE · CLAUDEYour team's agent checks whatchanged since the last briefUsage since the lastbriefOpen commitmentsOpen tickets & billingContract & renewaldateDECISIONDoes this touch need a newbrief?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo brief: note why on the record,with the last one's dateACTION · CLAUDEDraft a one-page brief on theHubSpot recordGap & recommendedmoveWhat changedWhat's openWhat to send or askDECISIONWhat is the brief for?HUMAN STEPAE or CSM edits, decides andsends the moveHUMAN STEPCSM reads it an hour ahead andruns the meetingACTION · GRANOLALog new commitments from thecall notes on the recordOUTCOMEEight weeks on: prep time, draftskept, promises kept?
SuccessAccount ManagementAI Agents

AI Agent Account Context Playbook 2026

Walk into customer calls current, with the account on one page instead of five tabs. When a move lands on an account or a customer meeting is booked, a one-page brief goes on the CRM record: the gap against your successful customers, the recommended move and its evidence, and what's still open. Your team reads it, decides and sends.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIDISAGREEAGREETOO SAFETOO CAUTIOUSSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: 120-dayrenewals, forecast vs renewersCSM renewal callUsage vs renewersARR vs renewed peersDays to renewalSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a disagreementForecast vs benchmarkRecords complete?Last two call notesBudget or org changesDECISIONDo the forecast and thebenchmark disagree?DECISIONWhich way does the call lean?ACTION · HUBSPOTFlag a safe call below renewersfor pipeline reviewACTION · HUBSPOTFlag a cautious call onbenchmark for pipeline reviewACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note the agreement onthe recordHUMAN STEPCS leader and CSM re-grade thecall in the reviewACTION · HUBSPOTRecord the new call, or theoverride and its reasonOUTCOMEAt renewal: did the call hold, andwhy or why not?
RevOpsAccount Management

Renewal Forecast Truth Serum Playbook 2026

Your customers who renewed show what a safe renewal looks like. From 120 days out, this play checks each forecast call against that benchmark every week, usage and revenue, and puts only the disagreements on the pipeline review – or no move where the two agree – with every re-grade and override recorded on the account in your CRM.

Intermediate
YESNOT YETSIGNAL · CLAYLayoff or restructuring news hitsa customerHeadcount change %Teams named in thenewsARR & renewal dateSCORE · ACCOILCompare seats and usage withpeers and pre-newsSeats vs pre-newsSeat use vs peersChampion still active?Already asked to cut?DECISIONHas usage actually moved?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note the news, recheckin 30 daysACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a right-size-and-retainoffer on the recordHUMAN STEPAM decides and runs the offerACTION · CUSTOMER.IO If chosen, send the survivingteam a value docACTION · HUBSPOTLog the revised forecast on therenewalOUTCOMEEight weeks on: usage steady?Then: did it renew?
Account ManagementRevOps

Customer Layoffs Counter-Play 2026

When a customer cuts staff, the goal is to keep the logo and an expansion path for when they rehire. Layoff news starts this play; the check compares seats and usage with the account's pre-news level and your successful customers. Real impact gets a right-size-and-retain offer and a revised forecast on the CRM record; no impact yet gets no move and a 30-day recheck.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONEUNDER REVIEWFURTHER OUTSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: a new exec nowowns your budget lineNew exec & start dateTeams active vs peersSenior users & reportsARR & renewal dateSCORE · ACCOILIs your value as visible as at yourbest accounts?Value summary dateOld exec waschampion?Last job used a rival?Budget or org changesDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a briefing for the new exec,in their termsACTION · HUBSPOTRefresh the value summary onthe HubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTLeave alone: note why, brief onlyif they askHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did the execengage? Then: did it renew?
Account ManagementSales

New Executive, New Rules Playbook 2026

A new executive who owns your budget line is a chance at a second sponsor. Your best accounts make their value easy to see from the top. This play checks each account with a new exec against that benchmark and puts one move on the account in your CRM: a briefing in the exec's terms, a refreshed value summary – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YESNOT YETDECAYINGON TRACKSIGNAL · HUBSPOTContract anniversary in 30 dayson a multi-year dealMonths to final renewalContract ARRFeatures soldSCORE · ACCOILCompare with renewedcustomers at the same contractmonthUsage vs same-agepeersUsage vs its first yearFeatures adopted vssoldARR vs peers whorenewed upSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapRecords complete?Sponsor & org changesDECISIONCompounding against same-agepeers?DECISIONDecaying, or on track?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an expansion look on theHubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a value review with theoriginal business caseACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why, recheck atthe next anniversaryHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did usage move?At term end: renewed?
Account ManagementRevOps

Multi-Year Deal Decay Watch 2026

A multi-year deal takes the renewal date off the calendar for years. This play puts a check on every contract anniversary instead: it compares the account with customers who renewed, at the same contract month, and with its own first year, then puts one move on the account in your CRM – an expansion look, a value review, or no move until the next anniversary.

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