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Bespoke CRM for Sales & Marketing. What it does, why it works, and how it brings both teams together

Let’s start with the obvious: managing leads, tracking conversations, following up on time, knowing what’s working — these are all critical to growing any business.

And yet… too many sales and marketing teams still rely on spreadsheets, scattered email threads, and crossed fingers to manage it all.

We’ve seen it countless times. Sales teams working from inboxes. Marketers unsure which campaigns led to what. Conversations forgotten. Hot leads lost in the shuffle.

That’s where a CRM system changes the game.

A Quick Reality Check

If your sales and marketing teams don’t have a clear, shared system to track leads and activity, you’re working harder than you need to — and losing opportunities without realising it.

A good CRM gives structure to your pipeline, transparency across teams, and tools to follow up efficiently. It’s not about adding more work. It’s about removing the guesswork.

What Sales Teams Actually Need

We’ve worked with plenty of sales teams. Here’s what they tell us they want:

“I just want to know who I’m supposed to follow up with today.”

“I don’t want to dig through emails to remember the last conversation.”

“It’d be great if my manager could see my pipeline without asking me to update 3 spreadsheets.”

A CRM gives them that.

With the right setup, every lead has a clear status, next step, and full history — visible at a glance. Follow-ups aren’t forgotten. Progress is trackable. And reporting doesn’t require guesswork.

What Marketing Teams Actually Need

Marketing often operates a step removed from the action. They launch campaigns… but what happens to the leads?

With a CRM, marketers get to see the whole journey.

They know which campaign brought in the lead, whether the sales team picked it up, and what the outcome was.

That’s powerful.It means better targeting, more relevant content, and improved ROI — because they’re working with real feedback, not assumptions.

The Missing Link: Visibility

When sales and marketing don’t have a shared system, friction builds.

Sales say, “Marketing’s sending us low-quality leads.”

Marketing says, “Sales isn’t following up.”

A CRM changes that by showing the full picture — from first touch to final sale. Everyone sees what’s happening. Everyone’s on the same page.

A Real-World Example

One of our clients, a small but growing consultancy, had two teams working side-by-side — sales and marketing — but zero shared tools.

Leads came in via web forms, social media, phone calls, and events. Marketing would pass them over, and then… silence. No one knew who was contacted, what was said, or if the lead converted.

We built a simple, clean CRM for them — customised around their existing process.

The difference?

Sales follow-ups happened faster

Marketing adjusted messaging based on real feedback

Monthly reporting took 10 minutes, not two days

Revenue went up — and finger-pointing went down