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Boost Retention by Proactively Reaching Out Before Renewal

You want to: Prevent customers from quietly churning by contacting them with enough notice and giving them easy ways to renew or escalate.

Your AI agent can: Call customers ahead of their renewal, confirm intent, and guide them to the next step — self-serve, escalate, or cancel.

What can this AI Agent help you achieve?

Reduce involuntary churn 

Notify customers before their term ends

Scale outreach without extra reps 

Automate repetitive follow-ups

Improve retention visibility 

Surface renewals that need intervention

Use the agent when:

  • A subscription or contract is 30, 15, or 7 days from renewal
  • There’s no automated process for customer outreach before expiry
  • You want to offer renewal confirmation, cancellation, or negotiation options

What you need:

  • Renewal window logic (e.g., 30-day reminder)
  • CRM status + contact info
  • Options or flows for escalation, cancellation, or success tracking

How to set it up:

Trigger it:

  • When [Renewal Date] is within [X] days
  • When [Renewal Status] = Not Confirmed
  • Optional: for [Auto-Renew = Disabled]

What it says (Sample dialogue)

“Hi [Customer First Name], this is a reminder that your [Plan Name] subscription with [Company Name] is coming up for renewal on [Renewal Date]. Would you like to confirm, make changes, or cancel?”

What it does next:

  • If confirmed → log renewal intent
  • If change requested or unsure → escalate to [CX or Retention Team]
  • If cancelled → tag and update system
  • If no response → schedule retry

Setup prompt template

Setup Prompt Template

Objective:

  • Remind customers about upcoming renewal for [Plan Name] expiring on [Renewal Date], and log their intent to renew, modify, or cancel.

Scope:

  • Do not negotiate pricing unless escalation is triggered
  • Do not process payments directly unless configured with links

Tone and Style:

  • Professional and neutral
  • Polite and informative — not pushy or assumptive

Key Phrases to Use:

  • “Your subscription is set to renew soon.”
  • “Would you like to confirm, make changes, or cancel?”
  • “If needed, I can connect you with someone who can help.”

Phrases to Avoid:

  • Don’t assume they’re renewing
  • Don’t say “your account will close” unless configured for strict offboarding

Required Actions:

  1. Greet with [Customer First Name]
  2. Mention [Plan Name] and [Renewal Date]
  3. Ask if they’d like to renew, modify, or cancel
  4. If confirmed → log + tag in CRM
  5. If cancel or change → escalate to [Retention or CX Owner]
  6. If no response → retry or flag for human outreach

Escalation Rules:

  • Confirmed = close loop
  • Unclear = retry or escalate
  • Cancel/change = alert retention or customer success team

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