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Combining Customer Relationship Management (CRM) with sales automation tools helps sales teams plan and monitor their sales activities and provides the necessary customer data throughout the entire selling process. Browse our news, analysis, and advice for sales professionals and managers looking take advantage of these time and labor saving strategies.

The Leading Companies and Hottest Trends and Technologies in Customer Service, Marketing, and Sales: The 2026 CRM Top 100

CRM magazine presents its eighth annual rundown of the leading companies and hottest trends in customer relationship management.

The Top Sales Trends and Technologies for 2026: Traditional Sales Pillars Get Upended This Year

AI is flipping the script on decades-long sales processes and platforms.

Who Owns the Customer Experience?

The CRM tech stack is coming together, which complicates the ownership debate.

New PCI Enforcement Starts Later This Month

Companies have until March 31 to comply with new PCI data security measures.

Ready or Not, Digital Doubles Are Here

Can your CRM handle agent-to-agent commerce?

How to Advance Self-Service with the Latest Generative AI Bots

Customer self-service is better today, but it takes effort to use it successfully.

The Best CRM Software, Solutions, and Innovators: The 2025 CRM Industry Awards

Our 24th annual awards recognize the vendors and innovators that shone the brightest in the past year.

The Best CRM Software and Solutions: The 2025 CRM Industry Leader Awards

Our top five picks in 11 categories point the way forward with the best products and capabilities hitting the market in customer service, marketing, and sales.

Six Top Innovating CRM Companies for 2025: The CRM Conversation Starters

These vendors kept the industry abuzz with products, services, and integrations that add up to innovation in sales, marketing, and customer service.

The Best Customer Journey Orchestration Solution: The 2025 CRM Industry Leader Awards

The Best Sales Force Automation: The 2025 CRM Industry Leader Awards

Bloomreach Drives Data-Driven Personalization: The 2025 CRM Conversation Starters

NIQ Strengthens Its Industry-Leading Data Foundations: The 2025 CRM Conversation Starters

Outreach Expands Its Reach with Key Sales Integrations: The 2025 CRM Conversation Starters

ServiceNow Re-Establishes Itself as a Big-Time CRM Player: The 2025 CRM Conversation Starters

The Keys to Bringing Buyers Out From the Shadows

Best practices for finding, connecting with, and engaging uncommitted shoppers.

Voice AI Becomes a Moneymaker

Hospitality outlets can now take advantage of voice ordering to increase revenue and retention.

The Leading Companies and Hottest Trends and Technologies in Customer Service, Marketing, and Sales: The 2025 CRM Top 100

CRM magazine presents its seventh annual rundown of the leading companies and hottest trends in customer relationship management.

The Top Sales Trends and Technologies for 2025: Thanks to AI, Sales Roles and Platforms See an Expansion

New technologies, processes, and duties require a training and onboarding overhaul.

Machine Translation Expands CRM Capabilities

Companies have more ways to communicate with international audiences.