In-App Assistants Rule: Sell the Insight, Not the Tool
Should my agency invest in in-app assistant tools to improve client onboarding and adoption? Position in-app assistants as a delivery vehicle for your strategic insight, not as a standalone product.
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“Should my agency invest in in-app assistant tools to improve client onboarding and adoption?”
Position in-app assistants as a delivery vehicle for your strategic insight, not as a standalone product.
Selling the tool as a silver bullet, which invites clients to bypass you and subscribe directly, eroding your retainer value.
The category is commoditizing: no-code platforms like Chameleon, UserGuiding, and Userflow make deployment trivial, so clients can self-serve the tool itself. Agencies win by wrapping the tool in segmentation, journey mapping, and iteration, which clients lack the time or expertise to do. Forrester's finding that 88% of B2B marketers face foundational gaps underscores that clients need strategic guidance, not just another tool.
- •Client onboarding or feature adoption metrics are stagnant
- •Retainer scope includes UX or product optimization
- •Clients are evaluating self-serve in-app guidance tools
- •Agency wants to add a high-ROI service without heavy custom code