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Usage Data is a Goldmine for Customer Success

Mateus de Oliveira
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June 04, 2025

CRM data is great—but usage tells the full story. 

 

When it comes to managing customer relationships, CRM data gives you a solid foundation: renewal dates, account notes, key contacts. But if you’re only looking at what’s in the CRM, you’re missing the most valuable signal of all—how customers are actually using your product. 

 

🛑 Early Warnings Live in Usage Patterns 

 

Churn rarely comes out of nowhere. It’s often preceded by subtle (or not-so-subtle) shifts in how a customer engages with your product: 

  • Declines in feature usage 
  • Fewer logins 
  • Shorter session durations 
  • Dropping off specific workflows 

These are red flags that don’t always show up in CRM data. With the right tracking in place, your CS team can spot problems months in advance and use agentic AI to take proactive action. 

 

💡 High Usage = Expansion Potential 

 

On the flip side, strong engagement is a green light for growth. 

  • Are users adopting new features rapidly? 
  • Is usage spreading across teams or geographies? 
  • Are they bumping into the limits of their current plan? 

Usage insights reveal when a customer is ready for more, making it easier to time expansion conversations and position additional value—without the hard sell. 

 

🧠 Smarter Success, Powered by Product Data 

 

Customer success shouldn't be guesswork. By layering usage data on top of CRM and customer context, you unlock a richer, more actionable view of every account—one that helps you reduce churn, drive upsell, and prove impact.