The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

2026 · American Edition

Also known as CRM.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a vital strategy that enables businesses to understand, engage, and nurture their customers effectively. It encompasses a broad range of tools, technologies, and techniques designed to manage interactions, data, and processes that drive customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Exploring recent stories tagged with Customer Relationship Management reveals critical insights about market trends, technological advancements, business challenges, and practical advice. From the rise of AI-enhanced CRM capabilities, strategic expansions by major providers, to the growing importance of personalised customer experiences, readers can learn how CRM continues to evolve in response to digital transformation and changing consumer expectations.

Whether you are a small-to-medium business aiming to leverage CRM for growth, or a large enterprise navigating complex integration and data analytics, these stories provide valuable perspectives on implementation strategies, overcoming customization challenges, and utilising advanced tools such as AI, cloud services, and real-time analytics. Clicking through these articles will equip you with knowledge to improve customer engagement, enhance service efficiency, and ultimately drive business success.

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Analyst Insights
Gainsight names new leadership team for growth push
Gartner · CRM · SaaS
Last month
Why brand visibility is the most critical metric in today's AI-driven world
Capterra · CRM · Digital Transformation
Last month
Building an enterprise data integrity architecture for AI and compliance
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G2's 2026 Best Software Awards reveal major market shifts
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People.ai links SalesAI to MCP for trusted CRM data
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By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last week
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By Gaëlle Perrin of SonicWall
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Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships
By Laura Fox of APS Group
Last month
Respect through results: Breaking through male-dominated construction with no-code tech
By Angie Masini of R&R Automation
Last month
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Why leaders don't need more tools: They need smarter integrations
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
For CFOs to achieve ROI with AI: Focus on production, not pilots
By Konstantin Dzhengozov of Payhawk
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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By Rob Tarkoff of Oracle
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Keep them coming back: How to reduce SaaS churn rates
By Darek Tasak of CloudBlue
Wed, 28th May 2025
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By Steven Schuler of Twilio
Mon, 26th May 2025
Adoption of AI in Manufacturing: A look into trends, strategies and challenges
By Kevin Dherman of SYSPRO
Tue, 13th May 2025
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Last month
FL3XX appoints new chief executive in leadership reshuffle
Move at Customer Management
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SugarCRM appoints Maksim Ovsyannikov as Chief Product Officer
Move at Salesforce
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Granicus names Karthik Anbalagan to lead AI in public sector
Move at Microsoft
Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Mortar Group appoints Paul Sigaloff as first Global Chief Customer Officer
Move at Mortar Group
Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
Smartsheet appoints Stephanie Berner as Chief Customer Officer
Move at LinkedIn
Thu, 14th Aug 2025
Freshworks appoints Subramanian to lead product management
Move at Freshworks
Wed, 5th Feb 2025
SugarCRM appoints industry veteran Bob Stutz to board
Move at SugarCRM
Tue, 4th Feb 2025
Ignition appoints Strickland & Foo to top executive roles
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