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 So, your businesses finally made it past the initial start up phase, and you’ve achieved the status of small business. Don’t let that small part get you down, and also don’t let it fall you into thinking that you don’t have a lot of responsibility and of you immediately. It’s time to take your tool chains for a larger volume of business and administration, including CRM software . Now, you have some serious questions to ask yourself when it comes to this, chief among them being whether or not you want to choose dedicated solutions for things like sales CRM software, as well as your distribution method. Future proofing with software as a service? Okay, first of all, let’s address the latter issue. You want to account for the fact that your company is going to grow, and your equipment is going to change and/or increase in capability as this happens. If you buy licenses to locally-installed stuff, you’ll have to re-license as you have more staff accessing it, and compatibility is goi...

 Without a doubt, the great secret of the most successful companies is good management. If sales are the main income source of your company, you should do whatever it takes to increase your sales levels. Today, sales CRM software can automate the entire sales process. You no longer need to spend time transcribing your client list into a spreadsheet. The sales CRM software does it for you. In addition, it eliminates transcription errors, because each client fills their own form. Sales CRM software can have as many tools as the administrator needs. For example, it can give you statistics of your sales and determine the average time from payment to product delivery. In other cases, sales CRM can determine the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns and the satisfaction level of your customers. In case you sell different products, sales CRM can tell you which ones are the best sellers. If your sales area covers different states or cities, sales CRM can help you know which of you...

 Having a good relationship with customers is essential in any business. Clients want to be well attended and receive a timely response when needed. If your client list is small, doing this won’t be a problem for you. However, when the number of clients grows, things may get more complicated. We human beings have a limited ability to retain information in our memories. So, it’s common that you forget to contact some clients when you’re too busy. However, if you wait too long, clients may lose their interest in doing business with you. If you don't make the necessary changes, your clients will start to disappear one after the other. After a while, your sales level will be down in the dumps. Fortunately, sales CRM software can help you with that. You can link your web store or app with sales CRM to find out which members of your clients database have recently checked out your products. You can program your sales CRM software to send notifications to those who have recently purcha...