{"id":73863,"date":"2023-08-30T19:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T19:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/glosario\/crm-customer-relationship-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T19:57:41","slug":"crm-customer-relationship-management","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/crm-customer-relationship-management\/","title":{"rendered":"CRM (Customer Relationship Management)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The term CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management, and it refers to the process of managing customer relationships.<\/p>\n<p>It is an application designed to manage customer relationships, generally focusing on three core areas: sales management, marketing, and after-sales service (customer support).<\/p>\n<h2>1. Uses of a CRM<\/h2>\n<p>The main use of a CRM is to unify the various processes and actions aimed at improving customer care and relationships into a single tool: from acquisition and conversion to customer retention (repeat purchases and cross-selling, as well as personalized offers).<\/p>\n<p>Having a CRM that fits a company&#8217;s needs puts that business in a great position to design and launch marketing and email marketing campaigns with better results.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Advantages of using a CRM<\/h2>\n<p>There are many advantages to using a CRM, but if a company has a sales department, it is absolutely vital for the business.<\/p>\n<p>Among the general advantages of using a CRM are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They help generate new sales funnels.<\/li>\n<li>They automate administrative work.<\/li>\n<li>They bring in new customers using web forms or <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/chatbot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chatbots<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>They facilitate email customer management and <a title=\"env\u00edos de email marketing\" href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/seo-search-engine-optimization\/\">mass email campaigns<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>They make customer tracking and retention easier.<\/li>\n<li>They measure sales team performance.<\/li>\n<li>They help spot sales opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>They offer reliable, real-time metrics.<\/li>\n<li>They strengthen customer relationships.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related posts<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/seo-search-engine-optimization\/\">Voice search<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/buyer-persona\/\">Buyer persona<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/headers\/\">Headers<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/call-to-action-cta\/\">Call To Action (CTA)<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/email-marketing-campaign\/\">Email marketing campaign<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/newsletter-campaign\/\">Newsletter campaign<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/winback-campaign\/\">Win-back campaign<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/email-campaigns\/\">Email Campaigns<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/drip-campaigns\/\">Drip campaigns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-73863","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u25ba Customer Relationship Management (CRM): What is it? 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