Many small businesses think of CRM as interchangeable with email marketing programs like MailChimp or Constant Contact. After all, they house your contacts and keep you in touch with your leads and existing clients. Same thing, right?
You knew in your bones you could make it on your own as a consultant or subcontractor. You were tired of using your skills as someone else’s employee, so you decided to start your own business.
Now you have mixed feelings. You’re relieved, because now you are your own boss. But perhaps you are also overwhelmed. You might have scared yourself, thinking: How do I get started? How am I going to do this? Help!
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You’re probably reading a lot about how the cloud and software automation continue to make businesses run more efficiently. What you maybe didn’t know is that there are a lot of cloud systems that provide automation for small businesses. These two together add a lot of value to small business owners who use customer relationship management (CRM) platforms. CRMs have become some of the most useful tools for customer communication, data organization, and business automation.
As a small business owner you probably have heard about sales marketing automation. But what is it? And is this something that applies to your business?
