The post-sale workflows library

Workflows that deepen adoption

Second use cases, second departments, the changes you ship and unused seats – plays that measure adoption against your successful customers, account by account.

11 workflows · free, no gate
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 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 STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONESELF-SERVEHIGH-TOUCHSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: one feature wherepeers use two or threeFeatures in regular usePeers' feature countNext feature peersaddedPlan & ARR vs peersSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a gapPast onboarding?Peers who kept itIn their plan already?Renewal or orgchangesDECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · APPCUES Prompt the next feature wheretheir main task endsACTION · CUSTOMER.IO Send a story of a team like theirsadding itACTION · HUBSPOTDraft the second use case on theHubSpot recordHUMAN STEPCSM decides and brings it to thenext callACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkOUTCOMEEight weeks on: is the secondfeature in regular use?
SuccessGrowth

Second-Value Seeding Playbook 2026

Your best customers show you which feature comes after the first. This play checks every account against them each week, finds the feature customers like it added next and kept, and puts the move on the account in your CRM: an in-app prompt and a short story, the CSM on the next call – or no move, with the reason noted.

Starter
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESON TRACKLEAVE ALONEMISSED STEPFEW USERSSELF-SERVESIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: new account vspeers at the same stageWeekly usage vs peersMilestones vs peersSeats active vs peersPlan & ARRSCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before callingit a slipWeeks behind in a rowPhased rollout?Pause or holidayChampion still active?DECISIONIs there a move worth makingnow?DECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an unblock call on themissed stepACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a note helping thechampion invite their teamACTION · CUSTOMER.IO Send a self-serve nudge on thestep they skippedHUMAN STEPCSM decides and runs the moveACTION · HUBSPOTOn track: hand off to thesecond-value playACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkOUTCOMEEight weeks on: is usage at peerlevel for its stage?
SuccessGrowth

Onboarding Cliff Rescue Playbook 2026

Your best customers show you what the first 90 days after go-live look like. This play checks every new account against them at the same stage each week, confirms the slip is real, and puts the move on the account in your CRM: an unblock call on the missed step, a note for the champion, a self-serve nudge – 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
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESTOO FEWYESTHINSIGNAL · ACCOILPull customers who renewed,shrank or leftTenure & stageUsage by featureARR & plan historyOutcome at renewalHUMAN STEPCS lead picks which customersare a fair matchSCORE · ACCOILCompare usage and revenue bycustomer type and stageRenewed flat or up:patternLeft: the patternTrial / new /establishedConfidence persegmentDECISIONEnough comparison customers?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: leave the segment out,note whyDECISIONEnough history to trust it?ACTIONDraft the benchmark sheetACTIONMark it low confidence, say soHUMAN STEPCS lead approves what goodlooks likeACTION · HUBSPOTWrite the benchmark onto eachaccount recordOUTCOMENext quarter: does it stillseparate renewed from left?
SuccessRevOps

Build the Benchmark from Your Best Customers Playbook 2026

Every other play compares accounts with a benchmark. This is how to build it: pull the customers who renewed flat or up, shrank or left, strike the unfair matches, compare usage and revenue by customer type and stage, label thin segments low confidence, and have your CS lead approve what good looks like – then check it every quarter.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESNODROPPEDCALLTHE RESTSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check picks up thechange your team recordedAccounts it shouldtouchTheir usage beforeAgreed successmeasureHeld back from thelaunchACTION · BEAMERBTell the accounts it's for, noteveryoneACTION · APPCUES Guide first use to the result itexists forSCORE · ACCOILFour weeks on: told vs held back,by segmentMoved as expectedTried and droppedNo changeMoved the wrong wayDECISIONDid it land, or is there a reason towait?ACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: adopted, or a reason towaitDECISIONWhich move fits this account?ACTION · APPCUES Ask one question at the drop-offpointACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a CSM conversation on theHubSpot recordACTION · APPCUES Send the guide again, logged onthe recordHUMAN STEPPM and CS lead read the resulttogetherOUTCOMEEight weeks on: what did theearlier launch earn?
GrowthSuccess

What Changed After the Release Playbook 2026

Every release, price change and campaign is a change worth measuring. This play picks the accounts a change should touch before it ships, tells and guides only them, and four weeks on sorts each one: moved, tried and dropped, no change, or the wrong way. Accounts that moved are left alone; the rest get a move on the CRM record.

BIntermediate
YESLEAVE ALONEMIGRATE NOWUPGRADE WINCALL FIRSTSIGNAL · STRIPENew pricing approved: the newplans land in StripeUsage vs new planlimitsBenchmark usage perplanOld vs new price peryearOverages &workaroundsSCORE · ACCOILCheck each account's fit, thencheck the recordsSuggested trackPrice lock or renewalsoon?Usage trend, 90 daysDECISIONShould this account move in awave?DECISIONWhich track fits this account?ACTION · CUSTOMER.IO Send the wave notice with theirusage, loggedACTION · HUBSPOTDraft the upgrade case with theirown numbersACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a call brief and bridge offeron the recordACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why and hand it tothe renewalHUMAN STEPAM or CSM decides and runs themoveHUMAN STEPCS lead and finance read eachwave before the nextOUTCOMEEight weeks after each newprice: churn and NRR?
RevOpsGrowth

Pricing Migration Without the Churn Spike 2026

New pricing is a chance to put every customer on the plan that fits how they already work. This play sorts each account by its usage against the new packaging and your successful customers, then runs the move on the CRM record: a wave notice, an upgrade case, a call first – or no move until renewal, with the reason noted.

Advanced
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIWELL PASTGAP OPENINGGOAL REACHEDYESLEAVE ALONEFRUSTRATEDTHIN USEADVOCATESIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: an accountcrosses a benchmark lineWhich line it crossedAccount vs benchmarkRespondent role &activityLast survey & openmovesDECISIONWhich question fits the moment?ACTION · SPRIGAsk the advocacy questionin-productACTION · SPRIGAsk what got harder, in-productACTION · SPRIGAsk if the first goal paid offAnswer & verbatimUsage vs benchmarkSCORE · ACCOILRead each answer against usageand the recordsAnswer and usagepairingTickets & CRM notesRenewal date & ARRDECISIONDoes the answer add a moveworth making?DECISIONWhich move fits the pairing?ACTION · HUBSPOTDraft an owner conversation onthe HubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft a guided session to closethe usage gapACTION · CUSTOMER.IO Send the reference ask yourteam chose to automateACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note the answer andwhy on the recordHUMAN STEPCSM or AM decides and runs themoveOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did usage andthe answer move?
SuccessRevOps

The NPS Autopsy Playbook 2026

Ask when an account crosses a line against the benchmark, not on a calendar: users well past it get the advocacy question, accounts where a gap is opening get a friction question, new accounts that reached their first goal get a value check. Each answer is read against usage, and the pairing puts a move on the CRM record – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
YOUR EXISTING EVENT STREAMAPIYESLEAVE ALONECOMMUNITYNEITHERPERSONALSIGNAL · ACCOILWeekly check: accounts andusers well past the benchmarkAccount use vsbenchmarkUsers well pastbenchmarkPlan & ARR vs peersCommunity activitySCORE · ACCOILCheck the records before askinganyoneRenewal & open dealsTickets, last 30 daysLast ask & answerBest-fit askDECISIONIs this a good time to ask?DECISIONWhich ask fits this person?ACTION · CUSTOMER.IO Automated: send the communityinvite, log it on the recordACTION · HUBSPOTDraft the personal ask on theHubSpot recordACTION · HUBSPOTNo move: note why on the recordfor the next checkHUMAN STEPCommunity manager welcomesthem in week oneHUMAN STEPCSM decides and makes thepersonal askACTION · HUBSPOTTag advocates on the record;flag any whose use dropsOUTCOMEEight weeks on: did they act?Advocate NRR vs matched peers
GrowthSuccess

Community-Led Retention Loop Playbook 2026

Your advocates are already in your data: the accounts and people using the product well past what your successful customers do. This play takes them from the weekly check, looks for a reason to wait, and puts one ask on the account in your CRM: a community invite your team chose to automate, a CSM's personal ask – or no move, with the reason noted.

Intermediate
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