The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

2026 · UK 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.

UK Customer Relationship Management news
Analyst Insights
Gainsight names new leadership team for growth push
Gartner · CRM · SaaS
Last month
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
Expert columns
Migration strain exposes partner capacity challenges
By Will Morey of Gamma Business
Last week
Why email automation fails without clean and verified data
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last week
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
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Why CRM accuracy will decide which revenue teams thrive in the AI era
By Yoni Tserruya of Lusha
Wed, 10th Dec 2025
The symbiotic relationship between AI-driven CX and EX
By Ian Tickle of Freshworks
Thu, 27th Nov 2025
From data chaos to email clarity: How to choose the best CRM email tool
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Wed, 26th Nov 2025
Tech and AI won't kill sales - but it's changing the game beyond recognition
By Nick Coward of Kleen-Tex
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
Transformative tech: How marketing agencies can use AI to convert data into revenue
By Satish Thiagarajan of Brysa
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Telcos are sitting on gold. Now AI is unlocking the lode
By Letchu Narayanan of CSG
Fri, 5th Sep 2025
Avoid these 3 common pitfalls when using AI to improve customer experience
By Rob Tarkoff of Oracle
Tue, 24th Jun 2025
Adoption of AI in Manufacturing: A look into trends, strategies and challenges
By Kevin Dherman of SYSPRO
Tue, 13th May 2025
Recent news
TeamSystem buys ACD & DIA to expand in France & Türkiye
About IT Industry
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About Marketing
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Oboloo launches free procurement software for SMEs
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Accordion buys A5 to deepen Salesforce consultancy
About Business Intelligence
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Gainsight adds MCP support for AI retention workflows
About Data Protection
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Softr launches AI no-code platform for business teams
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Stampede launches SNAPguard for hospitality guest Wi-Fi
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
UK software firms struggle to bill AI products accurately
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Salesforce adds Slackbot features to boost CRM work
About Workplace
This month
Zapier & Rillet launch finance workflow integration
About Cloud Services
Last month
Gamma urges staged AI rollouts to cut CX transformation risk
About Unified Communications
Last month
BeyondTrust warns of 467% rise in enterprise AI agents
About Cloud Services
Last month
Oracle launches agentic AI tools for databases & apps
About Cloud Services
Last month
SAP finds UK brands overestimate customer experience
About Customer service
Last month
Broot.ai adds Vonage voice APIs for in-app CRM calling
About Software-as-a-Service
Last month
Job moves
ECI Software Solutions hires Jack Wood to drive AI push
Move at ECI Software Solutions
Last month
FL3XX appoints new chief executive in leadership reshuffle
Move at Customer Management
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Nexer hires Matt Birtwistle to lead UK manufacturing push
Move at Microsoft
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Cerillion appoints Greg Price as new finance chief
Move at AA
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
mhance appoints Chris Allan as chief executive officer
Move at Microsoft
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
iwGROUP names John Horsman Account Director for iwCONNECT
Move at Orange
Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Accordion strengthens London CFO tech team for PE demand
Move at Salesforce
Thu, 11th Dec 2025
SugarCRM appoints Maksim Ovsyannikov as Chief Product Officer
Move at Salesforce
Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Granicus names Karthik Anbalagan to lead AI in public sector
Move at Microsoft
Thu, 18th Sep 2025
Mortar Group appoints Paul Sigaloff as first Global Chief Customer Officer
Move at Mortar Group
Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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