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Revenue ProtectionAdvanced

Renewal Management

Proactively manage contract renewals and identify expansion opportunities using Agentforce predictive analytics and automated workflows.

Estimated Time
18-25 minutes
Prerequisites
3 items
Outcomes
4 goals
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Renewal Management with Agentforce

Overview

Renewal Management with Agentforce transforms reactive contract renewals into proactive revenue protection and expansion strategies. The AI agent analyzes customer health, usage patterns, and market conditions to predict renewal outcomes and recommend optimal strategies.

Predictive Renewal Analytics

Risk Assessment Framework

Agentforce evaluates renewal probability using:

  • Customer Health Scores: Comprehensive engagement and satisfaction metrics
  • Usage Trend Analysis: Product adoption patterns and trajectory over contract period
  • Support Experience Quality: Case resolution satisfaction and support interaction patterns
  • Stakeholder Relationship Strength: Key contact engagement and champion advocacy levels

Early Warning System

AI-powered risk identification includes:

  • 90-Day Advance Alerts: Early identification of potential renewal challenges
  • Stakeholder Change Monitoring: Tracking of key contact departures and role changes
  • Competitive Threat Detection: Signals indicating customer evaluation of alternatives
  • Budget Cycle Alignment: Understanding customer planning and approval timelines

Expansion Opportunity Detection

Identifying growth potential through:

  • Usage Pattern Analysis: High engagement levels indicating readiness for additional capabilities
  • Departmental Expansion: Opportunities for broader organizational adoption
  • Feature Adoption Success: Customers maximizing value from current capabilities
  • ROI Achievement: Demonstrable business value creation and success story development

Automated Renewal Workflows

Preparation and Planning

  • Renewal Timeline Management: Automated scheduling of renewal activities and milestones
  • Stakeholder Engagement Planning: Systematic outreach to key decision makers and influencers
  • Value Demonstration Preparation: ROI analysis, success metrics compilation, and business case development
  • Competitive Positioning: Market analysis and differentiation strategy development

Proactive Intervention Strategies

  • At-Risk Account Recovery: Targeted strategies for customers showing renewal risk indicators
  • Executive Engagement Programs: C-level relationship building and strategic value discussions
  • Success Story Development: Case study creation and advocacy program enrollment
  • Training and Enablement: Additional education and support to maximize value realization

Expansion Strategy Development

  • Opportunity Sizing: Revenue potential analysis for identified expansion opportunities
  • Decision Maker Mapping: Stakeholder analysis for expansion conversations
  • Pilot Program Design: Limited scope trials to demonstrate additional value
  • ROI Justification: Business case development for expanded investment

Success Measurement and Optimization

Renewal Performance Metrics

  • Renewal Rate: Overall percentage of contracts successfully renewed
  • Renewal Value: Average contract value at renewal vs. original contract
  • Early Renewal Rate: Percentage of customers renewing ahead of expiration
  • Expansion Rate: Percentage of renewals including additional products or services

Predictive Accuracy Tracking

  • Risk Prediction Accuracy: Validation of AI risk assessments against actual outcomes
  • Opportunity Identification Success: Conversion rate of identified expansion opportunities
  • Intervention Effectiveness: Success rate of proactive renewal recovery efforts
  • Timeline Prediction Precision: Accuracy of renewal decision timeline forecasts

Best Practices for Implementation

Customer-Centric Approach

  • Value-First Conversations: Focus discussions on customer success and business outcomes
  • Strategic Partnership: Position renewal as continuation of strategic relationship
  • Future Vision Alignment: Connect renewal to customer's long-term business objectives
  • Mutual Success Planning: Collaborative goal setting and success criteria definition

Risk Mitigation Strategies

  • Relationship Diversification: Build multiple stakeholder relationships to reduce single-point-of-failure risk
  • Continuous Value Demonstration: Regular sharing of success metrics and ROI achievements
  • Competitive Differentiation: Ongoing education about unique value propositions and advantages
  • Innovation Roadmap Sharing: Future product capabilities and strategic direction communication

Success Stories and Use Cases

Enterprise SaaS Renewal - 150% Expansion

Challenge: Large enterprise customer with mixed adoption across business units Agentforce Insights: High engagement in finance, low adoption in operations, new CTO evaluation alternatives Strategy: Targeted training for operations team, executive briefing for CTO, expansion proposal for successful units Outcome: Renewed at 150% of original value with 3-year commitment

Manufacturing Customer Recovery - From Risk to Advocate

Challenge: Customer health score declined due to implementation challenges and staff turnover AI Recommendations: Immediate escalation, implementation support, training program, executive engagement Recovery Actions: Dedicated success manager assignment, accelerated training, quarterly business reviews Results: Successful renewal, customer became reference account, 200% expansion in year two

Prerequisites

  • Contract management knowledge
  • Renewal process experience
  • Customer success metrics familiarity

You'll Learn

  • Implement predictive renewal risk assessment
  • Create automated renewal preparation workflows
  • Develop expansion opportunity identification
  • Build proactive intervention and recovery strategies

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