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The Modern Sales System
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80% of deals are lost to poor follow-up, not bad products
Harvard Business Review found that 80% of sales require at least 5 follow-up calls after the initial meeting — yet 44% of salespeople give up after just one. This isn't a talent problem. It's a system problem.
A CRM solves it. When every contact, conversation, and next step is recorded in one place, nothing falls through the cracks — regardless of how many deals you're managing simultaneously.
The three things a CRM actually does
- Memory — stores every contact, conversation, and commitment so you never forget
- Visibility — shows you exactly where every deal stands at any moment
- Accountability — tells you what needs to happen next and by when
How Proactiq CRM is structured
Proactiq CRM has four interconnected components:
- Contacts — Individual people (leads, prospects, customers)
- Companies — The organisations your contacts belong to
- Deals — Live revenue opportunities moving through your pipeline
- Activities — Calls, emails, meetings, and notes logged against contacts and deals
Start with people, not companies. Deals are won with people, not logos. Build your contact database first, then link contacts to their companies.