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CRM Implementations Cost An Estimated $4.6 billion Annually, New Analysis Says

Zoominfo

Maybe this situation sounds familiar: A company with a sales team of 50 reps decides its data is stale and its customer relationship management (CRM) features don’t meet business needs. So the company begins defining requirements for new CRM software, and two months later selects a vendor. Source: ZoomInfo. Source: ZoomInfo.

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CRM Implementations Cost An Estimated $4.6 Billion Annually, New Analysis Says

Zoominfo

Maybe this situation sounds familiar: A company with a sales team of 50 reps decides its data is stale and its customer relationship management (CRM) features don’t meet business needs. So the company begins defining requirements for new CRM software, and two months later selects a vendor. Source: ZoomInfo. Source: ZoomInfo.

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Building Shareholder Value with CRM: White Paper Review - Workbooks CRM

Sales Lead Management Association

In few words, but loaded with meaning, Workbooks created a document that reminds senior management that CRM systems aren’t just for sales or marketing people. CRM systems inform and affect shareholder value.

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The Case for Smarter CRM in 2013

Score More Sales

In reviewing a white paper this week my eyes glommed on to a sentence: “Traditional CRM often falls short in enabling the proactive decision-making skills that business leaders need to address the demands of their clients.”. Create goals for your business processes – CRM use is no exception.

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In the Race to Win More Customers, Sales Needs Digital Transformation

Salesforce users were surveyed about the forces shaping today's workplace. Discover the results and why investments in digital transformation and automation are pushing sales teams ahead.

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8 Reasons CRM Implementations Are Never Really Finished

Pipeliner

The next in our series on CRM adoption takes up an important topic: the 8 reasons CRM implementations are never actually completed. Lack of Clear Processes When a CRM adoption is not completed in a company, it’s easy to blame one particular individual or group. CRM, even in such a circumstance, must remain the top priority.

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If Data is Not in Your CRM, Does It Exist?

SBI

If data about your customers and prospects isn’t entered into your CRM, does it even exist?”. I asked this question recently to a handful of sales executives and the answer was, “we have mandated that all info needs to be entered into the CRM, but quite frankly, the reps aren’t doing it.” Now, let’s apply it to sales. “If

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