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The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

A curated UK edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

What to know about Customer Relationship Management

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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Welcome to the Jungle launches all-in-one hiring suite
Data Protection

Welcome to the Jungle launches all-in-one hiring suite

Welcome to the Jungle unveils new hiring platform aimed at cutting recruiter workloads as AI-fuelled application volumes surge.

Last month

WealthAi names Pratim Das as Chief Technology Officer
Cloud Services

WealthAi names Pratim Das as Chief Technology Officer

WealthAi hires ex-Microsoft and Amazon executive Pratim Das as Chief Technology Officer and names Harry Kyprianou Head of Product.

Last month

Migration strain exposes partner capacity challenges
Application Performance Monitoring

Migration strain exposes partner capacity challenges

Capacity, not capability, is emerging as partners' biggest headache as PSTN migration threatens support, growth and customer relationships.

Last month

TeamSystem buys ACD & DIA to expand in France & Türkiye
Enterprise Content Management

TeamSystem buys ACD & DIA to expand in France & Türkiye

TeamSystem accelerates European push with acquisitions in France and Türkiye as it targets SMEs amid digital tax and invoicing shifts.

Last month

Oboloo launches free procurement software for SMEs
Small Business

Oboloo launches free procurement software for SMEs

Oboloo offers SMEs and charities a free cloud-based procurement platform with alerts, sourcing tools and savings tracking to curb wasted spend.

Last month

Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi
Data Protection

Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi

Edinburgh-based Stampede launches SNAPguard to help hotels, bars and restaurants fix guest Wi‑Fi, capture data and link access to marketing.

Last month

UK software firms struggle to bill AI products accurately
IT Industry

UK software firms struggle to bill AI products accurately

PwC UK survey finds software groups' AI charging models are outrunning billing systems, with most executives fearing revenue leakage and manual workarounds.

Last month

SAP finds UK brands overestimate customer experience
Customer service

SAP finds UK brands overestimate customer experience

SAP warns UK brands drastically overrate their customer experience as consumers report disjointed, impersonal service despite AI investment.

Wed, 25th Mar 2026

Clevertouch unveils lovemartech Academy for martech skills
Marketing

Clevertouch unveils lovemartech Academy for martech skills

Clevertouch launches lovemartech Academy, blending expert-led martech training, research and community to tackle complex tech stacks.

Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Mind taps SnapLogic to modernise charity data stack
Digital Transformation

Mind taps SnapLogic to modernise charity data stack

Mental health charity Mind brings data integration in-house with SnapLogic, building AI-ready pipelines and cutting risk and delivery times.

Wed, 18th Mar 2026

Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses
Unified Communications

Why 'good enough' voice tools quietly cost businesses

'Good enough' voice tools quietly drain time, frustrate staff and erode service, as hidden frictions multiply across calls, teams and offices.

Sat, 14th Mar 2026

Salesforce backs UK everywoman technology awards drive
IT Industry

Salesforce backs UK everywoman technology awards drive

Salesforce becomes headline partner for the everywoman in Technology Awards, boosting visibility and role models for women in UK tech and AI.

Thu, 12th Mar 2026

Stampede tech boosts Starfish Loves Coffee loyalty
Small Business

Stampede tech boosts Starfish Loves Coffee loyalty

London brunch spot Starfish Loves Coffee hits 85-90% retention after Jubilee push using Stampede's automated guest engagement platform.

Fri, 27th Feb 2026

Umbraco leads UK membership bodies' digital spending
IT Industry

Umbraco leads UK membership bodies' digital spending

Umbraco dominates as UK membership organisations boost digital spend, with the biggest 100 bodies investing GBP £250 million a year.

Thu, 26th Feb 2026

UK airlines turn to agentic AI & WhatsApp to cut queues
Productivity

UK airlines turn to agentic AI & WhatsApp to cut queues

UK airlines are deploying agentic AI and WhatsApp chatbots to cut airport queues, ease staff strain and manage growing border disruption.

Wed, 25th Feb 2026

Square launches AI assistant to help UK SMEs use data
Marketing

Square launches AI assistant to help UK SMEs use data

Square rolls out free AI assistant in the UK, helping SME owners query their own sales data in plain English to speed up decisions.

Wed, 11th Feb 2026

Nexer hires Matt Birtwistle to lead UK manufacturing push
Productivity

Nexer hires Matt Birtwistle to lead UK manufacturing push

Nexer taps Microsoft veteran Matt Birtwistle to spearhead its UK manufacturing strategy as demand for digital transformation intensifies.

Fri, 30th Jan 2026

ERP HEADtoHEAD Birmingham event to showcase 13 systems
Procurement

ERP HEADtoHEAD Birmingham event to showcase 13 systems

Lumenia's ERP HEADtoHEAD returns to Birmingham in March with 13 systems, 28 live demos and expert talks on AI, readiness and pitfalls.

Fri, 30th Jan 2026

WealthAi raises $1m to expand UK AI wealth platform
Productivity

WealthAi raises $1m to expand UK AI wealth platform

WealthAi secures $1m pre-seed to scale its modular AI wealth platform for UK advisers, targeting system sprawl and manual workflows.

Fri, 30th Jan 2026

PushON unveils Connect to unify eCommerce marketing
Marketing

PushON unveils Connect to unify eCommerce marketing

PushON launches Connect to unify fragmented eCommerce marketing, promising cross-channel insight and clearer links between spend and sales.

Thu, 29th Jan 2026

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