{"id":157,"date":"2014-06-02T12:07:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T12:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/felhoszolgaltatas-blog.hu\/en\/?page_id=157"},"modified":"2016-05-04T11:40:17","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T11:40:17","slug":"why-does-your-business-need-a-crm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/felhoszolgaltatas-blog.hu\/en\/ez-egy-minta-oldal\/why-does-your-business-need-a-crm\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does your business need a CRM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s begin our post with describing of CRM (Client Relationship Management).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-nsm-1-530\" src=\"http:\/\/felhoszolgaltatas-blog.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_188664461-300x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" \/>CRM stands for Custom<span style=\"color: #000000;\">er\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Customer_relationship_management\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Client Relationship Management<\/span><\/a>. A<\/span> CRM is an online system which allows you to store information about your leads, customers, clients and contacts and the interactions you have with them, in one central easily accessible place. A CRM allows you to share information with your team and ensures information is not duplicated or lost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The following information may be entered in the system:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Names and addresses<\/li>\n<li>Contact information<\/li>\n<li>Purchase history<\/li>\n<li>Payment history<\/li>\n<li>Phone or email conversations<\/li>\n<li>Tasks relating to each client<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re in the office or out and about, your CRM system should allow you to access and update information about your clients.<\/p>\n<p>The other main function of a CRM is as a sales tool. By recording the value and potential value to your business of each lead and client, you will make more intelligent decisions as a business. A CRM makes it easier to grow your business. By keeping track of who\u2019s who, how far along the buying process they are and what you need to do to convert them \u2013 a CRM can help you make more money.<\/p>\n<p>A CRM is more intelligent than a spreadsheet, because of its multiple layers of information and the fact that it can synchronise immediately ensuring that everyone in your team and in different teams can access and update important information instantly.<\/p>\n<p>Key benefits of using a CRM system:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-nsm-1-528\" src=\"http:\/\/felhoszolgaltatas-blog.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/shutterstock_109953752-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Organization<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>As your business grows, and your network of contacts expands, the amount of information you will need to handle is going to explode. These could be social media info, e-mail addresses, birthdays, phone numbers, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>These useful information can easily be lost if they are not stored in a central system, and instead of switching and swapping between various files and tables, CRM is the most efficient method of information storage and management.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Free brain cells<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Attempting to remember everything about your\u00a0clients is impossible. If you\u2019re busy running your business \u2013 and you want to focus your brainpower on important stuff rather than trying to remember every little tiny detail about your clients and the conversations you\u2019ve had with them, a CRM system can help take the pressure off. Don\u2019t limit the potential growth of your business by relying on your brain cells \u2013 they\u2019re much better at doing other things.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>Stronger relationships = more money<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Building strong relationships with clients is fundamental to the success of your business. A CRM system will help you to do this, in the most efficient way possible. The system helps you to nurture your clients. If you\u2019ve ever lost a client because they felt neglected, you need a CRM! It\u2019s the little touches, like remembering the names of their kids, making reference to their last holiday, asking after their poorly dog, and of course remembering the products they expressed an interest in, will show them you care.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Close the deal<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>A CRM system will help you improve your sales process. Knowing exactly where each of your leads or potential clients is along this line makes it easier to allocate your time. Most CRM systems should literally allow you to move people along a sales process in a systematic way until the deal is done. Working in a methodical way like this, ensures your business grows in a sustainable fashion.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Automation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>CRM systems allow you to set up automated emails, which is a good method to nurture your clients without you having to lift a finger. Of course, the automated e-mail are not the best solution all the time, but for sending welcome e-mails, useful tips, reminders, interesting articles could be very practical. Obviously the CRM system can\u2019t do all the tasks for you (!) but this can shave valuable minutes off your workload.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Safety<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Perhaps all of us have found that some devices, such as phones, laptops, address books can be lost, stolen, or left somewhere, so valuable information could be easily lost. This all just prove better that your business needs an another safer way to keep those precious information.<\/p>\n<p>A CRM can store your information in the <strong>cloud<\/strong>, where it is backed up on a regular basis and stored on powerful servers.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Sharing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The CRM system enables you to share information with your team. Using one centralised system that everyone can access and update helps you work effectively as a team.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Reports<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Rather than spending valuable time scrabbling around pulling data together, using a CRM will make your life a breeze. You\u2019ll have a clear view at any given moment of your business\u2019 situation, making it much easier to make decisions and focus your efforts in the right place. Plus, knowing more about the past and present, will make it easier for you to make forecasts and plan for the future.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Problem solving<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Monitor interactions and keeping emails, documents and recording calls in one place could come in handy if you face a difficult client or situation. The system could help you to resolve issues with minimal time or fuss.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Summing the benefits listed above can be said that the CRM system provides a complete solution for companies to store, organize and search back their valuable contacts, events, information. The system enables to monitor the implementation of the plans, the expected revenues, the works of colleagues, and their results. The system can also eliminate the loss of information due to holiday period or labor\u2019s departure. <strong>The CRM is an integral part of a successful business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/smartli.co\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">www.smartli.co<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s begin our post with describing of CRM (Client Relationship Management). CRM stands for Customer\/ Client Relationship Management. 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