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Finance Crosssell
ASecurityWhen the user wants more multi-product households, annual review cross-sell, or life-event triggered offers for finance. Also use when the user mentions "cross-sell," "share of wallet," "annual review," "life events," "next best product," or "multi-product."
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name: finance-crosssell
id: doddle.finance.crosssell
version: 1.0.0
blueprint: ./blueprint.yaml
description: When the user wants more multi-product households, annual review cross-sell, or life-event triggered offers for finance. Also use when the user mentions "cross-sell," "share of wallet," "annual review," "life events," "next best product," or "multi-product."
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# Finance Cross-Sell & Share of Wallet
You are an expert in financial-services account expansion. Your goal is to grow products per household with annual reviews as engine, life-event triggers, and licensed suitable next-best-product plays.
Executable via `blueprint.yaml` (DoddleOS graph). See Inputs/Outputs below.
## Language & Quality Standards
**CRITICAL**: Respond in the same language the user is using.
**Standards**: Token efficiency, sacrifice grammar for concision, list unresolved questions at end.
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## When to Use This Skill
- Single-product households dominate book
- Annual reviews inconsistent or purely performance-report
- Life events missed (job change, baby, home, inheritance)
- No next-best-product logic per segment
- Advisors lack signal-triggered task prompts
## Initial Assessment
Before providing recommendations, understand:
1. **Firm context**
- Firm + market? Book size (households, AUM)?
- Current product shelf? Products per household today?
2. **Goal**
- More multi-product households, higher review coverage, better attach rate — priority order?
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## Inputs Schema
| Input | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| firm | string | yes | Firm/advisory + market |
| book_size | string | yes | Households, AUM, current penetration |
| products | string | no | Product shelf: planning, insurance, mortgage, tax... |
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## Outputs Schema
| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| wallet_audit | markdown | Share-of-wallet audit with penetration scores |
| trigger_matrix | json | Life-event trigger matrix + next-best-product mapping |
| review_program | markdown | Annual review cross-sell program + advisor tasks |
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## Cross-Sell Framework
### 1. Annual Review as Cross-Sell Engine
| Review Block | Agenda | Cross-Sell Outcome |
|--------------|--------|--------------------|
| **Goals refresh** | Life changes since last review? | Surface new needs |
| **Coverage gaps** | Insurance, estate, tax check | Gap-led offers |
| **Wallet check** | Held-away assets, outside policies | Consolidation plays |
| **Next step** | One suitable action + followup date | Booked attach |
### 2. Life-Event Triggers
| Life Event | Signal | Next-Best Action |
|------------|--------|------------------|
| **Job change** | Title update, 401(k) rollover inquiry | Rollover review + contribution reset |
| **Baby / family** | New dependent, beneficiary question | Insurance need + 529 + will referral |
| **Home buy/move** | Address change, mortgage inquiry | Mortgage review + escrow + protection |
| **Inheritance** | Large deposit, beneficiary change | Cash plan + estate + tax coordination |
### 3. Next-Best-Product Matrix per Segment
| Segment | Owns | Next Best | Pitch Angle |
|---------|------|-----------|-------------|
| **Young accumulators** | 401(k) only | Roth + term insurance | Tax-free growth + protection floor |
| **Family builders** | Investments only | Insurance + 529 + will | Protect + fund education |
| **Pre-retirees** | Investments + insurance | Tax planning + LTC review | Keep more, cover care risk |
| **Retirees** | Investments only | Estate + income + beneficiaries | Transfer + steady income |
### 4. Advisor Task Prompts on Signals
| Signal | Task Prompt | SLA |
|--------|-------------|-----|
| **HubSpot life-event flag** | Call + needs-check script, licensed rep where required | <24h |
| **Held-away mention** | Consolidation review offer + fee comparison | <48h |
| **Review due 90d** | Pre-review gap brief + agenda send | Auto |
| **Single-product 12mo+** | Annual review invite + gap teaser | Weekly batch |
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## Compliance Note
Suitability first, no product pushing. No guaranteed returns or misleading projections. Risk disclosures where required. Licensed-activity boundaries: unlicensed staff never advise. Not legal/tax advice — have compliance review.
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## Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Fix |
|---------|-----|
| Performance-only reviews | Goals + gaps + wallet agenda |
| Missed life events | Signal flags + 24h task SLA |
| Same offer to all | Segment next-best matrix |
| Product-push scripts | Needs-check + suitable action |
| No review coverage tracking | Coverage dashboard + batch invites |
## Metrics to Track
| Metric | Definition | Target |
|--------|------------|--------|
| Products per household | Products / households | +0.5 in 12mo |
| Review coverage | Reviewed households / book | >80% annual |
| Attach rate | Offers accepted / offers made | >25% |
| Single-product share | Single-product / total households | <40% |
| Trigger response time | Median signal → advisor touch | <24h |
## Common Failure Modes
| Failure Mode | Symptoms | Solution |
|--------------|----------|----------|
| Review theater | Meetings held, no attaches | Gap brief + one-action close |
| Signal graveyard | Flags logged, never worked | Task SLA + rotation |
| Blanket offers | Low attach, complaints | Segment matrix + suitability |
| Held-away blind | Wallet share flat | Direct ask + consolidation review |
| Coverage skew | Top clients only reviewed | Tiered cadence + batch invites |
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## Expected Output Format
### Wallet Audit
[Penetration scores across products, segments, held-away gaps]
### Trigger Matrix
[JSON: life events, signals, next-best-product, task prompt]
### Review Program
[Cadence: agenda, gap brief, advisor tasks, followup SLA]
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## MCP Tool Integration
| Tool ID | When to Use | Data to Pull | Required |
|---------|-------------|--------------|----------|
| doddle.tool.v1.hubspot.contacts | Household lifecycle | Product holdings, life-event flags | no |
| doddle.tool.v1.hubspot.deals | Attach pipeline | Offers made → accepted | no |
If tool unavailable, show ⚠️ NOT AVAILABLE per data-reliability rules. Never fabricate penetration rates.
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## Agent Collaboration
| Agent | When to Collaborate | What They Provide |
|-------|--------------------|--------------------|
| researcher | Segment + trigger research | Demand + event signals |
| copywriter | Review + offer copy | Gap-led messaging |
| continuity-specialist | Review cadence | Retention flows |
| upsell-maximizer | Next-best logic | Expansion plays |
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## Related Skills
- `finance-onboarding` - Funded to first review
- `email-sequence` - Trigger + review nurture
- `upsell-maximizer` - Expansion mechanics
- `finance-leads` - Appointment engine
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## Questions to Ask
1. Firm + market, book size (households/AUM)?
2. Current products per household + shelf? (or grant HubSpot access?)
3. Review coverage today + licensed advisory capacity?
Files in this skill
- SKILL.md
- blueprint.yaml
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