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The Evolution of Customer Relationship Management: A Look at the Last Five Years

SugarCRM

When you think about Customer Relationship Management (CRM), sales and contact management may be the first thing you associate with it. The ability to track individual customer interactions and analyze that data is a game-changer, especially in an age where customers crave a personalized experience.

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Small Business Inbound Call Center Software to Improve Customer Service

Hodusoft

Small Business Inbound Call Center Software to Improve Customer Service As a business owner, you must never underestimate the power of your phone system. You will not only need it to make various outgoing calls to your suppliers, business partners, and customers but also to receive incoming calls.

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How to Leverage Technology in Hybrid and Remote Work

SugarCRM

Now more than ever, modern customer relationship management (CRM) systems must support the ability to stay close to existing customers and help secure new prospects. CRMs that use sentiment analysis can automatically redirect sensitive incoming cases to more skilled or senior customer service/support agents.

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What Is Computer Telephony Integration (CTI)? An In-Depth Guide

Hodusoft

Benefits of CTI CTI, or Computer Telephony Integration, offers numerous benefits for businesses, particularly those focused on customer service and communication. Enhanced Customer Experience By providing context-rich information to agents before they even answer a call, CTI enables smoother interactions between customers and agents.

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Our Top 6 Picks for Call Center Automation Software

Fonolo

CRM integration The more background information an agent has on a customer, the more effective their support will be. That’s where customer relationship management (CRM) tools really shine. Managing this information can be time-consuming without the right automation tools in place.

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How CX Teams Can Use AI to Stay Ahead of Customer Needs

SugarCRM

Such solutions heavily rely on customer relationship management (CRM) software in the business space. But with great volumes of data, there appears a new issue: data accuracy. Recent studies have shown that CRM data accuracy diminishes yearly by approximately 30%.

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10 Best Practices for Effective Customer Data Management

Aquire

When data storage is disjointed, your marketing, sales, and customer service teams are limited to using only their own resources and tools. By eliminating silos and organizing data into a single, unified view, businesses can centralize workflows to increase efficiency. . And that’s no good for anyone.