The renewal was decided in week three

By the time a customer sits down to renew, most of the decision has already been made, and it was made somewhere you probably weren't looking.

By Steve 5 min read
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A renewal conversation feels like a decision point. Both sides turn up, terms get discussed, a case gets made. But in most businesses that sell something a customer has to use (software, managed services, retained advice, ongoing supply with a setup component) the renewal meeting is closer to a ratification than a decision. The customer arrives already knowing whether the thing worked. What’s being negotiated is price and paperwork, not verdict. That matters because it changes where retention effort pays. Firms with a churn problem tend to invest at the…

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