THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBING
Leveraging CRM to Transform Leads Into Customers
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is often crucial to finding and retaining the right customers. It helps understand patterns in customer behavior and serve customers better when they return.

By
Apac CIOOutlook | Friday, January 15, 2021
Stay ahead of the industry with exclusive feature stories on the top companies, expert insights and the latest news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe today.
FREMONT, CA: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is often crucial to finding and retaining the right customers. It helps understand patterns in customer behavior and serve customers better when they return. CRM software can turn leads into new customers by noting their behaviors and creating a basic set of guidelines even before leads create an account or complete their first purchase. Not all leads need to convert into sales, but leaving a lead on the table until it turns cold is not such a good idea either. Leads require little nurturing, and no lead should be wasted. CRM software is the perfect solution for this. CRM software has a lot of information at their disposal, and this can be used for the benefit of the business. Here are a few tips on how to leverage CRM software to ensure that no leads are dropped
Collecting Pre Account Data
It is essential to understand the difference between a lead and a customer. Leads are those that are yet to complete their first purchase and have not yet made an account. This should not stop a business from creating a tentative CRM entry for potential leads. Remember to collect potentially useful information whenever a new device or IP connects. This could be a new lead, potential business partner, browser bot, or a journalist. There is no way to know for sure, and it is best to keep track of their activities. This can be done automatically by generating a temporary CRM entry. The entry will then collect, analyze, and determine the nature of the visitors.
Chatbot Greeting
Chatbots are the best ways to collect preliminary CRM data. They are capable of talking to people for hours, and they never get bored or tired. A greeting from a self-docking chatbot is often well-received. A chatbot with a friendly greeting on opening gives the website a welcoming vibe and lays the foundation for excellent customer service. In addition, most people who engage with chatbots are potential leads or can offer some valuable information to the company.
Intent-based Guided Selection
Offering leads a guided selection can also help build CRM data. It acts as an essential online shopper that narrows down options to help leads find what they are looking for. An intent-based guided selection method helps leads to make purchases according to their intent. Having intent guided UI for first-time visitors makes the experience more memorable and increases the chances of turning leads into customers.