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Ideas, guides and news on client management and running a service business.
What Is a Sales Funnel and How to Build Yours (With Examples)
A sales funnel is the representation of the stages a customer goes through from discovery to purchase. See what it is, the stages, how it differs from a pipeline, and how to build yours, with examples by business type.
The Customer Lifecycle: The 5 Stages Every Company Must Map
The customer lifecycle is the journey every person takes with your company, from attraction to referral. See the 5 stages, how to map yours, and what to measure at each phase.
How to Organize Your Customer Database: Fields, Segmentation, and History
Organizing your customer database means structuring fields, segmentation, and history in a standardized way. See which fields every base needs, how to segment, how to keep the history, and how to avoid duplicate and stale data.
CRM vs Spreadsheet: When to Stop Managing Customers in Excel
You can manage customers in Excel — up to a point. See when the spreadsheet becomes a bottleneck, what a CRM solves that it can't, what the "free spreadsheet" really costs, and how to migrate without losing data.
Understand the concept, how it differs from a CRM, and how to structure customer management to grow predictably.
Customer management is the set of processes, data, and relationship practices a company uses to attract, serve, retain, and expand its customer base. See the 4 pillars, how it differs from a CRM, and a step-by-step to build yours from scratch.