Chapter 4
Managing Accounts
In This Chapter
Understanding the account record
Entering accounts
Organizing account lists
Using the account related lists
Keeping your accounts up to date
Who are your customers? What do you know about them? What are their top compelling business problems? If you have trouble answering any of these questions, pay close attention to this chapter. In this chapter, we discuss how to use Salesforce to manage your accounts.
In Salesforce, an account is a company that you do business with or have done business with previously. Accounts can include all types of companies — customers, prospects, partners, and even competitors. Among the top reasons why companies implement any customer relationship management (CRM) tool is that they need a centralized place where they can store account data, to prevent themselves from searching all over the place for critical customer information. With Salesforce, you can keep all your important account information in one place ...
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