Existing client growth

Account growth starts before the sales conversation.

A useful existing-client growth process separates four different jobs: deciding which accounts deserve attention, understanding the client, testing a need and only then shaping a follow-up project.

Portfolio priorityAccount researchClient validationQualified needProject discovery
Four layers

Do not collapse the process into “find upsell”.

1. Prioritise

Use portfolio evidence to decide which accounts justify deeper attention.

2. Research

Understand the client's business and compare it with the current relationship footprint.

3. Validate

Give the account manager a specific business question to test with the client.

4. Define

If the need is real, move into project discovery and requirements rather than jumping straight to a product pitch.

Where ProperBizFix fits

External research capacity for the first two layers.

ProperBizFix can feed the portfolio and account research layers, then support Project Discovery after the client validates a real need.

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