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This one is a little tricky to provide, as a sales CRM is very bespoke to the requirements of the business. So consider this as a generic starting point. You will need to iterate a fair amount.
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Before Building, Decide on the following
Team Members (Owners)
- My team members are: [Name 1], [Name 2], [Name 3]
- [Name 1] is the SDR (pre-qualification)
- [Name 2] and [Name 3] are AEs (Account Executives)
- The SDR pipeline is managed exclusively by the SDR owner
Account Segments (Sizing)
- Small — lower-value accounts
- Medium — mid-tier accounts
- Large — high-value, strategic accounts
Pipeline Stages
- Targeted → Touched → Engaged → Discovery → Solutioning → Trial → Won → Dormant
- SDR works only in the first three stages (Targeted, Touched, Engaged)
- Accounts enter the main pipeline at Discovery after qualification
- "Dormant" is for accounts that have gone cold — not lost, just paused
Touchpoint Types (Activity Categories)