Client outcomes

CRM work that changed the business, not just the software

Real outcomes from real organisations, from legacy migrations and spreadsheet escapes to adoption fixes and cleaner data. Filter by challenge or industry, or search for your situation.

Case study
PCR Biosystems Biotech

Biotech CRM automation saves admin and supports adoption

A biotech business improved CRM adoption and reduced admin through automation.

Outcome Admin time reduced and adoption strengthened.
  • Adoption
  • Automation
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Hosmark Hotels Hospitality

CRM helps hospitality business outperform

A hospitality business used CRM to support better customer and relationship management.

Outcome CRM helped the team compete through better client management.
  • CX
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Weightlifter Bodies Manufacturing

Reducing quote times from hours to minutes

A UK manufacturer improved quote speed and customer experience with a CRM turnaround.

Outcome Quote times moved from hours to minutes.
  • Quote speed
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Henry Brothers Construction

Moving from Excel gives construction firm a better handle on opportunity management

A construction business needed stronger opportunity tracking as revenue and pipeline complexity grew.

Outcome Better opportunity management beyond Excel.
  • Spreadsheet escape
  • Pipeline
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CME Automation Systems Engineering / automation

Unlocking data in multiple systems enables engineering firm to ramp up marketing and sales

A PE-backed engineering firm needed to connect data across systems to support growth.

Outcome Multiple systems became a stronger base for marketing and sales.
  • Integration
  • PE growth
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Hako Machines Manufacturing

Admin burden reduced; sales efficiencies improved

A manufacturing team reduced admin burden and improved sales efficiency through CRM.

Outcome Sales admin reduced and efficiency improved.
  • Adoption
  • Admin
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Aston Shaw Accountancy

Accountancy practice brings systems and processes in line with business growth

A growing accountancy practice needed systems that could keep pace with headcount and client data complexity.

Outcome Systems brought closer to the shape of the business.
  • Growth
  • Process
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Stonegate Precision Tooling Manufacturing

Sales-i replaced with Workbooks for better information access

A manufacturing business moved from a poor-fit system to better CRM visibility.

Outcome Information access improved after platform change.
  • Legacy escape
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The JGA Group Training / apprenticeships

Growth constraints lifted as Excel spreadsheets are replaced

A training provider moved beyond Excel constraints as markets expanded.

Outcome Growth constraints eased by CRM.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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Proactive AV Education AV

Audio visual provider regains control through switch from GoldMine to Workbooks

An AV provider moved away from GoldMine limitations and regained CRM control.

Outcome Control regained after GoldMine migration.
  • Legacy escape
  • GoldMine
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles Manufacturing / EV

EV manufacturer reduces quote turnaround time from 1 day+ to less than 1hr

A manufacturer improved quote speed and customer experience by tightening CRM-backed processes.

Outcome Quote turnaround reduced from more than a day to less than an hour.
  • Quote speed
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Reconnaissance International Events

Specialist event company switches from Salesforce to Workbooks

A specialist events business moved away from over-complex Salesforce setup.

Outcome Complexity and cost reduced with a better-fit CRM.
  • Legacy escape
  • Salesforce
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Made in Britain Trade body

CRM enables membership organisation to grow by 300%

A trade body used CRM as a core operating system for member growth and legitimacy.

Outcome Membership growth supported by professional CRM systems.
  • Membership
  • Growth
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Datasound Laboratories Manufacturing / electronics

A switch from Dynamics to Workbooks enables manufacturer to have its best year yet

A manufacturer moved from incomplete data and Dynamics complexity to a better Workbooks setup.

Outcome CRM visibility supported a stronger trading year.
  • Legacy escape
  • Workbooks
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Nene Park Trust Charity / parks

CRM exposes customer experience improvement opportunities

A charity managing a large park estate used CRM to understand customer experience opportunities.

Outcome CRM made improvement opportunities visible.
  • CX
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CLM Utilities connections

CRM overcomes the limitations of Excel spreadsheets and Access databases

A rapidly growing utilities connections business outgrew spreadsheets and Access.

Outcome Excel and Access limitations overcome.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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3rd Street Group B2B events

Fast growing business no longer held back by spreadsheet limitations

A young B2B events business moved away from fragmented spreadsheets as growth made customer data harder to manage.

Outcome Spreadsheet limitations removed for a fast-growing team.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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BASES Professional body

Better business intelligence enables professional body to increase client retention

A professional body improved visibility across membership, certifications and engagement.

Outcome Better BI supported stronger retention work.
  • Membership
  • BI
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Cambs & Peterborough Growth Hub Public / growth hub

Managing highly complex funding data simplified through CRM

A growth hub needed better control of complex business and funding data.

Outcome Complex funding data became easier to manage.
  • Compliance
  • Data
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Stamford Stone Stone / quarry

CRM makes business enjoyable again as Post-It notes become history

A quarry and stone manufacturing business replaced fragile manual tracking after rapid growth.

Outcome Sales pipeline became easier to manage.
  • Spreadsheet escape
  • Growth
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Norton Townsend Tailoring / retail

CRM solves disparate data after acquiring another business

An acquisition created messy inherited data that needed a stronger CRM approach.

Outcome Disparate data brought under control.
  • M&A
  • Data
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Pro Enviro Energy consultancy

Customised CRM system leads to new sales opportunities

An energy consultancy created new sales opportunities through a customised CRM.

Outcome New sales opportunities uncovered.
  • Greenfield CRM
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Wrightfield Pools Leisure / pools

Dependence on rock star salespeople removed

A leisure and pools business improved management of a lengthy sales process.

Outcome Sales process knowledge became less dependent on individuals.
  • Sales process
  • Pipeline
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Total Clothing Apparel

Sales team stopped bypassing GoldMine after Workbooks replacement

A clothing business replaced a clunky GoldMine setup that sales teams avoided.

Outcome Sales teams regained a CRM they could use.
  • Legacy escape
  • GoldMine
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Cadman Group Construction services

Managing projects in Excel is confined to history

A long-established services business moved project and client tracking away from Excel.

Outcome Excel project management replaced with CRM capability.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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Mistral Asset Finance Asset finance

Remote workers get empowered as ACT! gets replaced with Workbooks

An asset finance team replaced ACT! to better support remote workers.

Outcome Remote workers gained better CRM access and capability.
  • Legacy escape
  • Act!
  • Workbooks
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Thames Laboratories Laboratories

111 spreadsheets reduced to a single, integrated CRM system

A laboratory business consolidated a highly fragmented contact process.

Outcome 111 spreadsheets became one integrated CRM.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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Courtcraft Construction / flooring

Microsoft CRM swapped out for a better-fit solution

A specialist construction firm replaced Dynamics when the system lacked flexibility.

Outcome Complexity reduced with a better-fit CRM.
  • Legacy escape
  • Dynamics
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Dermatonics Healthcare / skincare

CRM enables skin care business to gain market insight and workforce efficiency

A healthcare supplier reduced spreadsheet reliance and improved sales visibility.

Outcome Better market insight and workforce efficiency.
  • Spreadsheet escape
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TheCityUK Trade body / finance

Productivity boost enabled by CRM

A trade organisation put CRM closer to the heart of member service.

Outcome Productivity and member service improved.
  • Membership
  • Productivity

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