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Aligning CS and Sales on Upsell Commission and Account Ownership

When Sales and Customer Success argue over who owns expansion revenue, clients get confused. Here is the clean Rules of Engagement charter.

Amit Kasliwal
Amit KasliwalCEO & Founder, Dehurdle
December 06, 20244 min read
Aligning CS and Sales on Upsell Commission and Account Ownership

The Rules of Engagement Charter

01
Renewal + In-Tier Expansion (<20 seats): Owned 100% by CSM.
02
New Department / Cross-Sell (>50 seats): Co-owned by AE and CSM with split quota credit.
03
Single Client Point of Contact: CSM leads all operational calls; AE leads contract pricing reviews.

The 2-Minute Practice Drill

2-Minute Spoken Drill

The 2-Minute Practice Drill

Practice internal CS-Sales alignment meetings in Dehurdle.

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