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Offer rates reimagined

Customer service reps needed to increase upsell and cross‑sell offer rates during calls. Offer activity was extremely low at program start.

RESULTS

Offer rates climbed from 1% pre‑program to 37.2% upsell and 11.3% cross‑sell by year one, with 95% opt‑in; by year two, upsell reached 57% and cross‑sell 20%.

Industry

Financial services

Problem space

Sales team motivation

Services

Contests and incentives

Rewards

Technology

SalesMaker

Challenge

Customer service reps needed to increase upsell and cross‑sell offer rates during calls. Offer activity was extremely low at program start.

Solution

A Step It Up program rewarded offer activity, with incentives paid in points. Reps opted in over time, increasing participation and consistency.

Results

Offer rates climbed from 1% pre‑program to 37.2% upsell and 11.3% cross‑sell by year one, with 95% opt‑in; by year two, upsell reached 57% and cross‑sell 20%.