The Ultimate Guide to Customer Relationship Management

2026 · Kiwi 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.

Kiwi Customer Relationship Management news
Analyst Insights
Sinch named leader in IDC communications platform study
IDC MarketScape · CRM · UC
Last week
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
Why email automation fails without clean and verified data
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
This month
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
Knowledge equity in the age of AI: Moving from gatekeeper to orchestrator
By Kylie Harker of SQiBLE
Last month
AI-era contact centres become strategic CX data hubs
By Martyn Riddle of Verint APAC
Last month
How phone validation turns dead leads into real sales
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Tue, 24th Feb 2026
Why more SaaS vendors are embedding data quality into their core platforms
By Bobby Joseph of Melissa
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Exposing the risks of customer churn using a connected graph
By Peter Philipp of Neo4j
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
The operational backbone of modern organisations is being reimagine
By Vab Mittal of Adactin
Mon, 24th Nov 2025
The Chief Repeat Officer: Why great leaders say the same thing 100 different ways
By David Leach of JAVLN
Mon, 29th Sep 2025
Telcos are sitting on gold. Now AI is unlocking the lode
By Letchu Narayanan of CSG
Fri, 5th Sep 2025
Are you really managing 87% of your client files through your email inbox
By Staff Writer
Wed, 30th Jul 2025
Roofbuddy processes NZD $78.7 million as it transforms roofing
By James Logan of Roofbuddy
Mon, 14th Jul 2025
AI Appreciation Day: What it means for the future of customer engagement
By Staff Writer
Mon, 14th Jul 2025
Open ecosystems are powering the future of intelligent observability
By Denis Maguire of New Relic
Fri, 27th Jun 2025
Recent news
PwC acquires Salesforce consultancy Be Intelligent
About Cloud Services
Tue, 21st Feb 2023
OSS Group appoints Devon 'Mac' Stewart as cloud services manager
About Cloud Services
Sat, 6th Aug 2022
Former McDonald's exec takes up key role with NZ-based Plexure
About Business Intelligence
Wed, 7th Dec 2016
IBM plans 400 jobs in Auckland
About Collaboration
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Salesforce launches Headless 360 for agents & developers
About Unified Communications
Last week
Paysight adds Paymend failed-payment recovery tool
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Canva & Klaviyo launch one-click email template link
About Marketing
Last week
HubSpot launches AI tools to tackle search decline
About Marketing
This month
Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for workplace tasks
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Emergent launches Wingman autonomous AI agent for work
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Rue Gilt Groupe plugs Riskified into Zendesk to curb fraud
About Unified Communications
This month
Showpad launches AI platform for field sales teams
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Emergent launches Wingman AI agent for daily tasks
About Digital Transformation
This month
Dayshape teams with Microsoft on AI staffing tools
About Unified Communications
This month
Caruso wins $9.3M funding, scales AI fund services
About IT Industry
This month
Thryv launches AI lead tool for ANZ small businesses
About Marketing
This month
Oracle launches agentic apps across Fusion Cloud suite
About Marketing
This month
Gainsight adds MCP support for AI retention workflows
About Data Protection
This month
Softr launches AI no-code platform for business teams
About Software-as-a-Service
This month
Job moves
Jelena Lawton joins One NZ as enterprise mobility lead
Move at Apple
Fri, 25th Oct 2024
OSS Group appoints Devon 'Mac' Stewart as cloud services manager
Move at Microsoft
Sat, 6th Aug 2022
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