Service hub configuration

Set up ticket pipelines, customer success workspace, and health scores so your team catches problems before customers churn.

Service hub configuration

Introduction

The handoff from sales to service is where B2B companies lose customers they just spent months winning.

This playbook configures everything your service team needs to catch new customers cleanly and keep them healthy. You will build the workflow that fires when a deal closes, set up ticket pipelines with routing rules, automate lifecycle stage transitions, and create a customer success workspace that shows who needs attention today.

The final chapters cover health scores and automated risk escalation: the system that spots declining accounts and triggers intervention before a renewal conversation turns into a churn conversation.

Chapters

1

Ticket pipeline setup

Design your ticket pipeline stages, configure automated routing, and set up ticket properties so every support request is tracked and assigned.

1

Design the sales-to-service handoff

What happens when a new customer lands: ticket creation, owner assignment, welcome email, and first onboarding task.

2

Knowledge base setup

Create a self-service knowledge base with categories, articles, and search so customers can solve common problems without contacting support.

2

Set up ticket pipelines and routing

Configure ticket stages and routing rules so every customer issue gets to the right person without manual triage.

3

SLA configuration

Define SLA policies for response and resolution times, configure escalation rules, and set up alerts so your team never misses a deadline.

3

Configure lifecycle stage transitions

Automate the contact lifecycle from customer through onboarding, active, and renewal so the CRM always reflects where someone is in the journey.

4

Service reporting

Build dashboards that track ticket volume, resolution time, SLA compliance, and customer satisfaction so you can spot service issues early.

4

Set up the customer success workspace

Create a dedicated CS view with upcoming renewals, recent tickets, and account activity. One screen that tells your CS team who needs attention today.

5

Build health scores

Define the properties that signal a healthy vs. at-risk customer (engagement, support tickets, NPS). Create a score HubSpot updates automatically.

6

Automate risk escalation

Build workflows triggered by health score drops: internal alerts, outreach tasks, manager escalation. Catch problems before customers leave.

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