The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

2026 · Australian 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
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
Gartner · CRM · CX
Wed, 25th Feb 2026
G2's 2026 Best Software Awards reveal major market shifts
Capterra · CRM · UC
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Seismic unveils AI agents to curb GTM sales tool sprawl
Gartner · CRM · Digital Transformation
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Persistent revenue grows as AI, cloud deals accelerate
Everest Group · CRM · Manufacturing
Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Expert columns
The growing gap between businesses that use tech well and those that don't
By Lovan of LV Digital
3 days ago
Supply chain operators: Here's how to make AI and data work for you
By Adrian Randall of Arcadian Digital
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Why email automation fails without clean and verified data
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
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Why AI is still delivering in parts of finance, not across it
By Annexa
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How Sourcepass turns firewall upgrades into a competitive edge
By Gaëlle Perrin of SonicWall
Last month
Trust, transformation and the women leading modern client partnerships
By Laura Fox of APS Group
Last month
Knowledge equity in the age of AI: Moving from gatekeeper to orchestrator
By Kylie Harker of SQiBLE
Last month
AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs
By Martyn Riddle of Verint APAC
Last month
How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Exposing the risks of customer churn using a connected graph
By Peter Philipp of Neo4j
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
Why leaders don't need more tools: They need smarter integrations
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
The operational backbone of modern organisations is being reimagine
By Vab Mittal of Adactin
Mon, 24th Nov 2025
Personalisation wins in the age of AI
By Jonathan Reeve of Eagle Eye
Thu, 9th Oct 2025
The Chief Repeat Officer: Why great leaders say the same thing 100 different ways
By David Leach of JAVLN
Mon, 29th Sep 2025
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Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work
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AWEX strengthens governance as traceability push grows
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Job moves
iCatalyst appoints delivery executives for ERP growth
Move at Microsoft
3 days ago
ECI Software Solutions hires Jack Wood to drive AI push
Move at ECI Software Solutions
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FL3XX appoints new chief executive in leadership reshuffle
Move at Customer Management
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Wild Tech strengthens APAC growth with new C suite
Move at Microsoft
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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
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Granicus names Karthik Anbalagan to lead public sector AI push
Move at Granicus
Fri, 12th Sep 2025
Mortar Group appoints Paul Sigaloff as first Global Chief Customer Officer
Move at Mortar Group
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Move at Microsoft
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