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The main goal behind CRM software and other marketing software, like ACT!, is improved organization. In other words, businesses believe that if they remain organized in terms of sorting through their customer data and making it readily available for sales representatives, they will have a better chance of landing more sales.

With CRM software, organization starts with customer data. The software automatically records past sales and sorts through the important customer information, such as what they purchased, when they purchased it, and which sales representative guided them through their purchase.

Yet organization with CRM software goes much deeper than collecting customer information. It also guides sales representatives through future sales so that they're more prepared and have a better chance at finalizing them. It removes much of the unknown in the sales process and keeps sales representatives on the right track.

A recent Business 2 Community article discusses several types of marketing software, including CRM. The article explains that when choosing a software, businesses should focus on the type of organization it provides:

“There’s two sides to organizing content: organizing the creation, distribution, promotion and performance of the content itself, and organizing those who will create that content. This is why a strong workflow management process is crucial. The software you choose should not only provide a higher-level view of the content being produced and producers, but the ability to set defined process steps and to collaborate from the idea stage to distribution to reporting.”

Organization that is provided by CRM software isn't something that can be done with simple calendars or word documents. Such tools can only go so far in presenting customer information, while CRM software collects, stores, and organizes the data so sales representatives can easily use it. With this information, sales reps are ultimately in a better position to make future sales with the clients.

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