3 Key Trends Leading the CRM Revolution

CRM Revolution- In most industries, the products and services offered by the different market players are of similar quality, making it difficult to stand out and gain market share solely on the basis of being better than the competitors. Great customer experiences have increasingly become the mainstay of companies looking to set themselves apart from other companies in their industry.

A great customer experience helps companies to get more leads, convert more of them into paying customers and get them to refer more people, thereby boosting both the company’s brand and bottom line. Achieving that excellent customer experience is the goal of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and the diverse tools and processes that have been developed to facilitate it. Regardless of the size of your company and the products or services you provide, the following are some of the most important trends you will need to include in your CRM strategy, to deliver the best customer experience you can.

1. Big Data and Personalization

The crux of the customer experience has always been the emotions that you are able to evoke in your customers because the happier they are and more connected to your brand they feel, the more likely they will be to continue to patronize you and refer others to you. Personalization is key to developing that essential connection, but it requires a lot of time and effort to gather all the necessary information on each lead, or at least it used to.

Now, with the advent of tech that can collect and analyze customer data from a wide range of touchpoints such as social media, marketing campaigns, sales, and contact platforms, it’s easy to automate the personalization of every stage in the customer’s engagement with your company. For instance, your email newsletters can now be personalized to include content specific to each recipient, such that they feel it is intended for them personally, thus strengthening their bond with your brand.  In addition, the data insights you derive from analyzing all the collected data can be used to improve your predictive analytics and other aspects of your marketing and sales strategy.

2. Mobile CRM

Customers spend most of their time on their mobiles according to this study showed that in 2019, the average US adult spent 3 hours and 43 minutes a day on mobile devices. To keep up with them, salespeople and customer service staff always have to be on the move and ready to respond at a moment’s notice. That has made mobile CRM grow in popularity significantly in recent times, with various popular CRM platforms introducing mobile apps to help companies perform actions on their smartphones and tablets.

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