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Thursday, 18 December 2014

How to know if my CRM is working for my business?

12/18/2014 02:39:00 pm

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A business that opts for CRM implementation usually faces this question – Is this tool at all working? Now, let us take a close look at some of the parameters for answering this question. 

The sales of CRM tool is a field that comprises of few of the best sales personnel as the commissions offered are attractive and also the future of this domain is promising. 

It is believed that the success of CRM sales professional or the complete growth of CRM domain should not be judged on the basis that a specific CRM tool at any organization is functioning and worth the efforts. 


With the aim to verify that CRM is functioning in any particular case, any company can undertake the blow mentioned tests. 

- Sales team actually using the CRM tool 
CRM like any other tool means that it should be learned by the employees. It is natural that many employees will be disinterested to learn this tool as they would prefer to do things the old way. Without any problem, the management should be the responsible authority for pushing the CRM until it gains momentum in the organization. 

There will come a time in varied CRM implementations where it will become obvious that the sales team is not inclined towards it and also not using it on regular basis. Once this sign is noticed, take necessary steps in regard to it. According to Gartner, about 42% of the CRM licenses bought have not been installed. As CRM systems have been developed, the count is likely to go down. Despite everything, the CRM usage is way behind its purchasing count. 

- Improving relationships with clients 
This is known as ‘Customer Relationship Management’ software for a particular reason. But, it has been found that it is not right. On the contrary, few of the CRM tools have been found to be impacting negatively the client relationships. 

For instance, a CRM tool that has large data of contacts is expected to be less satisfying for clients who aim for a less consistent and more transactional relationship. For such kind of clients, the repeated email updates updates, newsletters, and product offerings can be annoying. 

CRM tool can hamper relationships it was supposed to strengthen. 

- Are sales figure going up? 
Bringing improvement in sales processes and making of sales team effective is an essential work of a CRM. It is believed that the connection between a new CRM tool and strengthened sales has to be visible.  

It has been noticed that many at times, a CRM tool that is functioning fine is likely to generate more sales from the present clientele base and as a result of enhanced attention which is being given to clients that are not ready to purchase but are thinking about it. 

A good and effective CRM enjoys the capability to successfully track and also interact with all clients in the most needed manner, even if they are longtime accounts or visitor from the website. Many CRM tools have been found to be exploiting the mass marketing function of CRM, while many of the CRMs dealing with the varied aspects of CRM have been found to be stressing on strengthening of the present relationships. 

Lastly, the main function of a CRM is to produce more sales.

The article is also available http://www.basearticles.com/Article/39926/How-to-know-if-my-CRM-is-working-for-my-business.html


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