A lapsed customer isn’t lost. Just quiet.

A customer who once ordered from you and went quiet still knows you. SilverGrow gets back in touch with a real reason to return, not a discount.

Example map
Example map: dormant customers south-west of the target definition. One replies again and heads for the sales rep.

A dormant customer isn’t a stranger.

Dormant customer: a customer who once ordered from you and then went quiet.

They know your product and have worked with your team. A message to them isn’t an introduction; it picks up where the conversation left off.

Three quiet customers, three different reasons.

Pick a row to see the message that goes to that customer.

Win-backExample
Example dormant customers.
AccountRegionTo
TekirdağProcurement manager
AnkaraGeneral manager
BursaProduction manager
To: Procurement manager · Jams and spreads, Tekirdağ

Hello, we now also make a recyclable version of the 370 ml jar lids we produced for you. If you like, we can send new samples this week.

The sales team at [Packaging maker]

To: General manager · Bakery products, Ankara

Hello, the printed cake boxes from your past orders now come with a window option too. If you like, we can send a few samples this month.

The sales team at [Packaging maker]

To: Production manager · Spice packer, Bursa

Hello, the spice pouches we made for you now come in a resealable zip version as well. Same sizes; we can send samples if that helps.

The sales team at [Packaging maker]

A reason, not a discount.

A quiet customer gets a reason to come back, not a discount.

The message is built on the customer’s past order and says something new. The reason can be:

  • A new version of something they bought before.
  • A new option that works with their past order.
  • A request you couldn’t meet before and now can.

Customers who come back show on the panel.

Win-back is part of the funnel too. Which past customers were written to, who replied, who is still quiet: it all sits on the same panel as new accounts.

See the pipeline panel

Questions about win-back.

How do you win back dormant B2B customers?

First the customers who have gone quiet are identified, then each one is written to with a real reason drawn from their past order: a new version, a new option, or a request that couldn’t be met before. It isn’t a discount campaign; it’s a message written for that account. Customers who reply are handed to your sales team.

How does a won-back customer show on the panel?

Dormant customers move through the same stages as new accounts: in sequence, replied, meeting booked. Which past customers came back and which are still quiet is visible on one panel.

Guide: What is account-based marketing?All questions