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CRM Best Practices

Data models, hygiene rules, lifecycle stages, governance, and scalable operating rhythms.

10 articles

All articles in CRM Best Practices, sorted by publication date.

CRM Adoption Strategies That Work: Getting Reps to Actually Use the System

Why reps resist CRM adoption and practical strategies to fix it - simplify the UI, reduce clicks, show value back, and m…

Sarah Hamilton February 12, 2026
The Salesforce Data Hygiene Checklist Every RevOps Team Needs

A field-by-field checklist for keeping your Salesforce data clean - covering accounts, contacts, opportunities, and cust…

Sarah Hamilton February 10, 2026
When and How to Use Custom Objects in Salesforce

A decision framework for when to use custom objects vs custom fields in Salesforce, plus naming conventions, relationshi…

James Anders February 08, 2026
The 7 CRM Dashboards Every RevOps Team Should Build

Seven essential CRM dashboards for RevOps teams - pipeline health, forecast accuracy, rep activity, lead conversion, sta…

Sarah Hamilton February 05, 2026
How to Build an Account Scoring Model in Your CRM

A practical guide to building account scoring models using firmographic and behavioral signals - with implementation ste…

James Anders February 02, 2026
Opportunity Management Best Practices for Revenue Teams

How to standardize opportunity creation, stage advancement criteria, multi-threading, and close-plan documentation in yo…

Sarah Hamilton January 30, 2026
Building a CRM Governance Framework That Sticks

How to create and enforce CRM governance - covering change management, field creation policies, data ownership rules, an…

James Anders January 26, 2026
Salesforce Permission Sets: A RevOps Guide to Getting Them Right

How to structure Salesforce permission sets for sales, marketing, and CS teams - profiles vs permission sets, common mis…

Sarah Hamilton January 23, 2026
Designing CRM Lifecycle Stages That Drive Pipeline Velocity

How to design CRM lifecycle stages that reflect your real sales process, avoid common anti-patterns, and enable stage-ba…

James Anders January 19, 2026
HubSpot to Salesforce Migration: The RevOps Playbook

A step-by-step RevOps playbook for migrating from HubSpot to Salesforce - covering data mapping, field translation, work…

Sarah Hamilton January 16, 2026