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Adoption of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology is essential to small and medium-sized businesses. Over time, more platforms and resources have become available to organizations of all sizes. Get in-depth analysis and advice and learn more about CRM for small and mid-sized businesses from CRM Magazine.

CRM Is Good, Even in the Bad Times

Some markets face an uphill climb, but that just makes investing in CRM even more crucial.

Sales’ Big Challenge: Winning the Game

When it comes to B2B sales, here's a look at one thing that hasn't changed over the years, but needs to.

Regular CRM Health Checks Are Critical

If CRM is your operational heartbeat, make sure it's healthy.

GenAI’s Time Has Come. Are You Ready?

The hype is over, and the real work of making generative AI has begun.

Sales AI vs. Traditional CRM

In the battle of ROI, which one wins?

VR Training Is Replacing Traditional Sales and Customer Service Training

This new training paradigm benefits employees, customers, and the bottom line.

How Does Employee Age Impact CRM Usage?

The generation gap rears its ugly head, but there's hope yet.

AI Profoundly Influenced Our Awards This Year

Just about every CRM vendor or service provider highlighted in our awards section as done something with generative AI.

Writing Checks for CRM, or Writing Invisible Checks

The cost of under-investment is hidden but painful nonetheless.

A New CX Focus Boosts CRM in Professional Services

Firms want to stand out on customer experience, and CRM (and AI) can help.

Moving From CRM to VCRM

Sales organizations can't afford to overlook industry-specific solutions.

CRM Often Can’t Get Out of First Gear

Here's how companies can get themselves back on track.

Forrester's Three Drivers of the Best B2B Growth Engines

What causes B2B growth engines to break down, and what do the best growth engines look like?

How Old CRM Data Can Be Made New

Your CRM platforms could be holding engagement data your sales reps can exploit now.

You Need to Be on B2B Marketplaces

Roughly 40 percent of businesses now purchase as much as half of their goods and services through B2B marketplaces, and that figure will only grow.

Please, Just Give Us All the Information We Need

To win the American people's vote (i.e., business), companies need to do a much better job of educating them.

Reinforcing the ‘R’ in CRM

Companies need to embrace the role of relationships in driving digital and business transformation.

The Industry Outlook Is Rosy, and We Have the Numbers to Prove It

Across each CRM technology sector, the worldwide market valuation is rising, and the upsurge is expected to continue.

Challenging Times Lie Ahead; Bold Action Is Required

The opportunities for the CRM industry couldn't be better. Nor could the outlook, as we uncovered in our fourth annual 'CRM Top 100' issue.

Adapt to Gain an Advantage

Given our current economic uncertainty, companies naturally want to make sure that every dollar spent is producing concrete returns.