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Trial-to-Paid Conversion with AI Agents.

Convert free-trial users into paying customers with personalised, in-product activation plays, on the channel each user responds to, at the moment intent is highest.

use case · MEVA workflow STEPS Detect signal Load context Reason Act Resolve Write back WF A workflow, end to end From trigger to resolution, automatically → MEVA: detects, decides, acts, and logs TR Trigger detected Cart, ticket, or signal fires DN Done end to end No human handoff needed MEVA WORKFLOW STATE → Full customer context loaded → Action taken in your systems → Outcome written back to CRM

The problem

Most free-trial users never convert, and the reason is rarely the product. It is that no one reaches them at the moment they get stuck. Three reasons most trial conversion fails:

The activation gap

Users who never hit the "aha" moment churn silently. Nobody notices until the trial expires.

Generic nurture

One-size-fits-all drip emails ignore where each user actually stalled in the product.

Slow follow-up

By the time an SDR reaches out, the trial has gone cold and the buyer has moved on.

The Ephanti approach

Personalised activation: meet each trial user where they stalled, inside the product and on their channel, the moment intent is highest.

How it works

  1. Trigger. Trial starts; activation milestones are tracked in your product analytics.
  2. Detect the gap. The Trial-to-Paid Agent spots a stalled onboarding step or an unused key feature.
  3. Decide channel. In-app message, email, or chat based on how the user has engaged.
  4. Engage. A contextual nudge tied to the exact feature they paused on, plus the offer of a 15-minute walkthrough.
  5. Route. High-intent users are handed to an AE with the full activation history attached.
  6. Convert and log. Upgrade processed; activity synced to Salesforce or HubSpot.

A real scenario

A free-trial user logs in on day 4 and pauses at the integrations step. Within minutes, the Trial-to-Paid Agent sends an in-app message with a 90-second setup guide, then offers and books a 15-minute walkthrough and routes the lead to the AE with the full activation history. The trial converts on day 6, with no SDR chasing a cold list.

Outcomes

25-40%
Trial-to-paid lift
Faster qualification
0
SDR hours on cold trials
3 channels
In-app · email · chat

Where this use case applies

FAQs

How is this different from a HubSpot nurture sequence?

A nurture sequence sends scheduled emails. Ephanti runs a real-time, in-product, behaviour-driven conversation that reacts to exactly where a user stalled.

Which analytics does it use?

Product usage signals from your stack (Mixpanel, Amplitude, Pendo) combined with your CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot).

Does it replace our AEs?

No. It qualifies and warms trial users, then routes high-intent accounts to an AE with full activation context.

Can we configure the activation milestones?

Yes. Define the activation milestones and stall signals per product; the defaults work for most teams.

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