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Declining Engagement

Intervening early when new customers show slowing momentum

Julie Zehntner avatar
Written by Julie Zehntner
Updated this week

Summary

  • These are newly activated accounts showing early promise—but momentum is slipping. This play identifies onboarding customers with medium activation but declining engagement, so you can intervene early and get them back on track before disengagement sets in.

Why this works

  • Flags customers who showed interest but are starting to stall

  • Targets post-sale moments where conversion is no longer the goal—retention is

  • Uses engagement trends to prioritize timely nudges.

Goal

(1) For the reader

Spot new customers losing steam during onboarding and re-engage them before value realization drops.

(2) For the company

Reduce churn risk and improve onboarding completion rates by acting on early disengagement signals.


Accoil Signal

(1) Primary signal

  • Account = Active customer

  • Lifecycle Stage = Onboarding

  • Activation Score = Medium

  • Engagement Score trending down

(2) Additional insights

  • Key setup or adoption steps incomplete

  • Limited user participation


Action steps

  1. Segment Slowing Accounts

    • Use Accoil filters for:

  2. Send a Re-Engagement Message

    • Nudge with context: “We noticed you haven’t finished setup”

    • Offer quick wins or help to complete the next steps

    • Remind them what’s left to unlock full value

  3. Offer Personal Touchpoints

    • Invite to a 15-min onboarding Q&A

    • Recommend role-based actions or automations

    • Highlight examples of similar customers who got past this point

  4. Monitor & Follow Up

    • Use connections to send insights to the tools your team uses

    • Check if they return or activate more steps

    • If no movement, escalate to success team

    • If revived, log what worked for playbook refinement


Supporting metrics

Metrics

How to measure in Accoil

Onboarding Completion Rate

% of at-risk customers completing setup after nudge

Re-Engagement Trigger Rate

# of customers flagged based on engagement drop-off

Help Resource Engagement

Responses to support touchpoints

Time-to-Recovery

Days between nudge and resumed setup or usag



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