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Delaying Card Error Emails to Reduce Churn and Support Issues

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Delay sending emails to customers when their card fails to reduce churn and support issues.

Delaying Card Error Emails to Reduce Churn and Support Issues

When a customer’s card fails, it can be tempting to immediately send them an email to let them know. However, this can lead to unnecessary churn and support issues. Instead, it’s best to wait five days before sending an email. This gives the customer time to resolve the issue on their own, and it also gives you time to run the transaction a few times over a few days to make sure the issue isn’t actually on your side. This way, you can avoid sending unnecessary emails and reduce churn and support issues.

How to implement
  1. When a customer’s card fails, wait five days before sending an email.
  2. During the five days, try running the transaction a few times to make sure the issue isn’t actually on your side.
  3. If the issue persists after five days, send an email to the customer to let them know.
  4. Monitor the customer’s response and take appropriate action.
  5. Track the number of churn and support issues to measure the effectiveness of this tactic.