Find out how Microsoft has mastered the art of the "uptell."
Microsoft support engineers and advocates actively encourage and advise customers to utilize relevant features of their already-purchased products, or they show them resources and services which they were not aware of and would benefit from utilizing.
Because the customer is not being asked to purchase anything new, and instead is being helped to find greater value in what they have already purchased, this type of interaction is referred to as an “uptell” rather than an “upsell.”
At Microsoft, this initiative is called the “Achieve More” program, and the resulting conversations over the past three years have been correlated with dramatically lower churn rates and higher customer satisfaction. In addition, it has helped transform their customer support organization from a traditional cost center to an actual profit driver to Microsoft’s top line.
This abridged case study documents the history of the Achieve More program and talks about the basic motions that Microsoft took to make the program a success, and recounts the stunning results it has seen.