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Why You Should Throw Out Your CRM

Totango

You don’t need your CRM. How Your Customer Success Platform Can Replace Your CRM. Recurring-revenue businesses succeed by nurturing customer relationships over the entire lifecycle. Attempting to retrofit your CRM to accomplish this strategic initiative is likely an exercise in futility. Yeah, we said it.

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Customer acquisition cost (CAC): How to calculate and improve it

Zendesk

Customer acquisition cost (CAC) was on the rise for many companies prior to COVID-19. But since the onset of COVID-19, brands have actually been acquiring new customers more cost-effectively. McKinsey & Company reports that the shift to digital sales led to 30 percent higher acquisition efficiency for businesses.

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Braze co-founder Mark Ghermezian: “Whatever CRM is, that’s what we need to build”

Zendesk

From “CRM for apps” to ideal product-market fit Once he raised his first million after a productive meeting at SXSW, there was a domino effect of investment. The term CRM —customer relationship management—is everywhere now, but it wasn’t in the early days of Appboy. This is where it’s going.”

CRM 92
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4 ways to accelerate sales using the Intercom integration with HubSpot

Intercom, Inc.

A great customer relationship management (CRM) platform is at the core of every marketing and sales team’s tech stack. Integrations like the Intercom integration with HubSpot empower these teams to use data from live chat and messaging, smart workflows, and business intelligence to anticipate prospect and customer needs. .

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How to Use CRM to Increase Customer Lifetime Value

SugarCRM

The relationships you have with them are the sum of every interaction and purchase across their entire “lifetime” as your customer. Understanding a prospect’s potential longevity as a customer is an essential metric in helping you sell smarter and retain longer. What is Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)? Calculating Your CLV.

CRM 26
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8 Ways Modern CRM is Reshaping The Manufacturing Industry

SugarCRM

Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions serve as a hub of this transformation and help organizations turn transformation investments into revenue. In this article, we will explore a few of the top ways companies are using CRM solutions to revolutionize the manufacturing sector.

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How the Utility Industry Can Use CRM to Double-Down on Customer Experience

SugarCRM

Many companies are now turning to their CRM to help both aid in customer retention and prevent customer churn. Because of this shift in customer expectations and needs, forward-thinking utility executives are placing a higher emphasis than ever on being proactive with their customer support strategies. .

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