Customer referrals with compelling testimonials about your solution can be a significant contributor to your business pipeline.
To make it easy for your customers to give referrals, send an automated request email with a discount code or landing page link. Some referral programs provide incentives, while others rely on the goodwill of their customers.
As for timing, ask your customers for a referral after their onboarding and training are complete. That said, you are more likely to get a higher quality referral if you wait until after they’ve had a “wow” experience with your product.
Triggers
Identify recently closed deals with friendly contacts
Actions
Select main point of contact from buying committee to include
Send records to your CRM
Assign to a Account Owner
Enroll in Referral Campaign
Tip:
Target Manager+ with high frequency when they reach an 80+ intent signal score to capitalize on spiking intent at the right moment.
Company:
Persona:
Director of Marketing Management
Subject: Internal email – Marketing intelligence solutions for SaaS customer support
Hi Dawn,
I hope this email finds you well. I noticed that ServiceNow, like many other SaaS customer support companies, has been exploring ways to enhance your marketing intelligence capabilities. At ZoomInfo, we understand the challenges of accurate segmentation and reaching high-intent buyers via digital advertising. Our solutions can help you overcome these challenges and drive more pipeline and revenue.
Have you considered incorporating marketing intelligence solutions into your strategy? I would love to hear your thoughts and learn more about your current challenges.
Best,
Melissa
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Triggers
Identify customers with low product usage or poor adoption who meet the criteria for At-Risk Survey
Actions
Source expanded set of contacts which meet your persona definition related to low usage or other churn risk
Send records to your CRM
Assign to a Account Owner
Enroll in At-Risk Customer Survey
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Triggers
Identify customers with contract end dates upcoming
Actions
Source expanded set of contacts which meet your persona definition related to product up for renewal
Send records to your CRM
Assign to a Account Owner
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Triggers
Identify customer or contacts wins public award or named to list
Actions
Source expanded set of contacts (+ contact who won award) which meet persona definition
Send record to your CRM
Assign to a Account Owner
Enroll in Award Congratulations campaign
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