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Sales Automation

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.

Features

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.

ViewPoints

The Tariffs Effect: 5 Steps to Turning Disruption into an Opportunity to Strengthen Customer Relationships

Forward-looking leaders should view this moment not as a threat but as a window for building stronger, more resilient customer connections.

How AI Is Disrupting and Improving Every Sales Leader's Playbook

Companies that embrace AI are gaining ground while others fall behind.

Lead Nurturing: The Key to Winning Long-Term Sales

Lead nurturing is about playing the long game, so don't let potential buyers without an immediate need slip through the cracks.

How Technology (and Modern Sales Teams) Are Revolutionizing the Customer Experience

Here's how to created deeper customer relationships and meaningful interactions at scale.

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AI Goldfish or AI Dolphin—Which One Is Your Organization Ready to Be?

Beware of memory scars from past attempts to leverage AI.

Yes, AI Will Take Over Some B2B Sales Roles

Have AI support you, not replace you.

To Drive Growth, CSOs Must Harness Digitally Enabled Sales Strategies

Digital commerce is more than just a shopping cart.

Why AI Agents Are Booming and the Real Challenges Behind the Hype

The possibilities are exciting, but the path to a successful AI rollout isn't all smooth sailing.

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