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‘Tis the Season… to Strengthen Relationships and Fill Your Pipeline

Finish the year strong—while others pause, proactive connections now create momentum and open doors for 2026.

It’s that time of year.

The holidays are almost here. The pace has started to slow. 

People are thinking, 

“We’ll just coast through the holidays and hit it hard in January.”

But we know better.

This isn’t the time to coast. It’s the time to connect.

Because while everyone else is easing off the gas, the best teams are quietly setting themselves up to win the new year before it even starts.

Finding Momentum When Others Pause

Year-end isn’t slow — it’s strategic.

Your customers are still making plans. They’re still making decisions. They’re still thinking about what — and who — will help them win next year.

That’s where you come in.

This is your chance to show up differently — not by selling harder, but by caring louder.

Outgrow makes it easy: five minutes a day, per person. That’s all it takes to stay connected — to reach out, check in, and ask, “What else can we do for you?”

Those five minutes aren’t busywork. They’re the heartbeat of momentum.

The Outgrow Rhythm

Here’s the simple rhythm that drives predictable growth:

  1. Set Weekly Target Actions. Each week, every customer-facing person sets a small, specific goal for proactive outreach.

  2. Make the Connections. Reach out to customers who haven’t heard from you lately, or those who used to buy but haven’t recently.

  3. Log the Activity. Ask your customer-facing team members to capture those touch points and connections so you can see who’s engaging and where opportunities are opening up.

  4. Review the Data. Get visibility into activity, relationships, and growth patterns by team and across your company.

  5. Share the Wins. When proactive communication creates new business or stronger relationships, celebrate it. That’s how consistency sticks.

It’s not theory — it’s structure. A repeatable system that keeps your team proactive, visible, and accountable.

The Power of Proactive Communication

This is what Outgrow is all about — sales doing, not sales training.

It’s not another meeting. It’s not another module.

It’s five intentional minutes that create hundreds of proactive conversations with customers and prospects.

Those small “Did you know?” and “What else do you need?” moments are the ones that expand business, strengthen loyalty, and uncover opportunity in all areas of your organization.

When every customer-facing person participates—sales, service, operations, even accounting—you build a company-wide rhythm of growth.

That’s what separates reactive companies from proactive ones.

The Year-End Push That Sets the Tone

As we close out the year, remember this.

The work you do now determines how you start next year.

The conversations you start this week become your January meetings.

The relationships you strengthen today become your Q1 success stories.

While others are closing laptops, you’re opening doors.

While they’re waiting for the new year, you’re already in motion.

Outgrow gives you the framework — but you create the momentum.

Let’s finish strong. Let’s stay consistent.

And let’s walk into 2026 not with a restart… but with rhythm.

Employees gathered around a table during workshop with Outgrow Michigan.

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