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Customer activation of the week – Week 9, 2026

Every week, genuine reactions from everyday customer life—concise and inspiring.

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Dr. Andreas Alin (Co-CEO)
Dr. Andreas Alin (Co-CEO)
Managing Director, Business Development & IT
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Customer Activation of the Week

Many companies focus on acquiring new customers—and overlook the potential of their existing customers. Through targeted customer reactivation, inactive contacts can be turned back into active, ready-to-buy customers.

In practice, we’ve found that a small, well-timed nudge is often all it takes to get customers to respond immediately—for example, by requesting quotes, expressing interest in projects, or providing feedback on new solutions.

Customer feedback for Week 9:

The feedback is authentic, but has been anonymized and altered*:

Successful reactivation of an existing customer

(*) Privacy Notice:

  • This example is taken from a real customer response.
  • To protect the customer’s identity, the following changes have been made: names, company names, product names, and phrasing have been altered, while the content and intent remain unchanged.
  • Every publication goes through a multi-step approval process involving customers and/or management.
  • This allows readers to see the practical impact of the activation without the feedback being traceable back to the actual person.

Here'show activation works

At Mainition, activation is carried out through a structured process

1️⃣ Data Analysis

  • Customers are screened based on their purchase history, engagement with offers, and inactivity.
  • Priority is given to inactive customers or those who have not placed an order in a while.

2️⃣ Targeted outreach

  • Customers will be contacted individually
  • Communication is personalized and context-based.

3️⃣ Record customer feedback

  • Each response is documented and evaluated:
    • Interested in purchasing → Sales, please prepare a quote
    • Need to discuss → Follow-up meeting with Sales
    • Not interested → Mark for later activation

4️⃣ Results Monitoring

  • Analysis of the number of reactivated customers, specific purchase intentions, and revenue potential
  • Findings will be incorporated into the next activation

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