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title: AHS Retention Strategy — Service Recovery & Proactive Communication
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created: '2026-02-20'
updated: '2026-02-20'
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tags:
- client-retention
- advanced-health-safety
- service-recovery
- account-management
- communication
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# AHS Retention Strategy — Service Recovery & Proactive Communication

## Overview

Advanced Health & Safety (AHS) is a $3,000/mo client at elevated churn risk following a cluster of service failures in February 2026. The retention strategy centers on proactive, transparent communication — sending a comprehensive status email to demonstrate active work and re-establish confidence before the client disengages.

This situation also carries competitive urgency: AHS is a former Egan client, and Egan is actively poaching accounts.

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## The Problem

### Service Failures

Two visible failures triggered a client complaint in February 2026:

1. **Delayed video delivery** — A testimonial video shot in October 2025 was not delivered to the client until February 2026 (4+ months).
2. **Wrong-day event email** — A promotional email was sent on the day of the event, with copy stating the event was "tomorrow."

### Perceived Inactivity

Beyond the acute failures, a review of account activity revealed a broader gap:

- The last blog post published for AHS was in **August 2025** — a six-month lapse.
- Active work (thank you cards at printer, social content, video editing, FAQ/service page copy) was in progress but **not visible to the client contact (Bill)**.
- The disconnect appears to be internal: the work was being managed by Sebastian and Gina, but Bill was not being kept in the loop.

### Competitive Risk

AHS is a former Egan client. With Egan actively attempting to reclaim accounts, any period of perceived inactivity or dissatisfaction is a direct opening for a competitor pitch.

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## Retention Strategy

### Core Principle

The client doesn't know what they don't know. Bill's frustration stems largely from a **communication gap**, not necessarily a delivery gap. The immediate fix is to make all active work visible.

### Action: Proactive Status Email to Bill

Send a comprehensive project status email from Asymmetric (Karly, cc: Mark and Sebastian) covering all active work:

| Project | Status |
|---|---|
| Video testimonial | Completed; sent to client for review |
| Thank you cards (Google review campaign) | Designed; currently at printer |
| Social content | Ongoing |
| FAQ / service page copy | In progress |
| Google Ads | Running; ~$42 cost per conversion |

The email should acknowledge the event email error directly (brief, no over-explanation) and pivot to demonstrating forward momentum.

**Owner:** Karly  
**CC:** Mark, Sebastian

### Secondary Action: Mark's Follow-Up Email

Mark to send a separate email to Bill covering:
- Team review of all active work
- Update on the app project (paused; Mark to re-engage)

**Owner:** Mark

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## Root Cause & Process Lessons

### Account Handoff Risk

AHS was transitioned from Karly to Sebastian during Karly's leave. The transition created a visibility gap — work continued but client communication cadence degraded. This is a known risk with single-AM account ownership.

**Mitigation:** The [[wiki/knowledge/client-management/two-am-account-model]] (two account managers per client) directly addresses this failure mode by ensuring continuity of client relationship even when one AM is unavailable.

### GHL Form Reliability

A related operational issue: a GHL form tied to a Reynolds client broke silently, causing lead loss that went undetected. AHS's landing page experience was also flagged as low-quality. Forms and landing pages built in GoHighLevel are difficult to monitor and debug.

**Decision:** All forms to use Gravity Forms on the website; all landing pages to be built on the website. GHL restricted to email marketing only. See [[wiki/knowledge/operations/gohighlevel-usage-policy]].

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## Account Context

- **Client:** Advanced Health & Safety
- **Monthly Value:** $3,000/mo
- **Primary Contact:** Bill
- **Internal Contact:** Gina (day-to-day liaison; likely more aware of active work than Bill)
- **Account Manager (as of Feb 2026):** Sebastian (transitioned from Karly)
- **Services:** Google Ads, social content, blog posts, video production, direct mail (thank you cards), website/SEO

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## Related

- [[wiki/clients/advanced-health-safety/index]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/client-management/two-am-account-model]]
- [[wiki/knowledge/operations/gohighlevel-usage-policy]]
- [[wiki/meetings/2026-02-20-team-restructure-revenue-crisis]]