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Revenue Intelligence is Becoming As Critical as Your CRM

阿瑟斯

人工智能执行，企业家，顾问，投资者

发布日期: 2024年9月16日

Everyone is enamored with the use of artificial intelligence to engage customers and they usually consider their CRM SYstem (Customer Relationship Management) tied to perhaps your ERP and some reporting as the approach to take.

However, progressive companies are considering the costs of these integrations, as well as their returns on sales, and are opting to reduce their systems through direct CRM integration with a Revenue Intelligence system.

Some companies incorrectly think revenue intelligence is simply building reports in a business intelligence platform like Microsoft Power BI, Tableau (owned by Salesforce), Qlik Sense, Looker (by Google Cloud), Domo, Sisense, Cognos, Tibco and others. (see a list of BI tools and their URLs below)

What is Revenue Intelligence?

Revenue intelligence provides a more dynamic and actionable understanding of sales performance and customer interactions. While a CRM offers a structured way to store customer data and manage relationships, revenue intelligence uses data-driven insights to optimize sales strategies, forecast trends, and identify potential bottlenecks in real-time. By analyzing revenue patterns, deal health, and sales behaviors, revenue intelligence enables businesses to make more informed decisions, drive growth, and ensure they are capitalizing on opportunities effectively. Both systems are essential, but revenue intelligence adds a layer of predictive analytics that complements the foundational customer data managed within a CRM.

Many, many sales organizations are using revenue intelligence integrated with their Customer Relationship Systems, these include but are not limited to Gong, Clari and others. (I have provided a more detailed list of revenue intelligence leaders at the bottom of this post).

How is CRM and Revenue Intelligence Different?

CRM and revenue intelligence platforms serve different purposes, although there can be overlap in some of their functionalities.

CRM systems provide some basic revenue tracking capabilities, while revenue intelligence platforms specialize in using AI to optimize sales processes and predict revenue outcomes with a sharper focus on sales performance and forecasting.

Revenue intelligence is far more focused on analyzing sales data, customer interactions, and pipeline performance including Google voice messages, calls, zoom, or other sales meetings. Etc. To provide predictive insights and drive revenue growth. It specializes in using AI and data analytics to help businesses optimize their sales and revenue strategies.

The specific differences between Revenue Intelligence and CRM Management:

????????????CRM: While CRM provides analytics and reporting, its primary function is to manage customer relationships, automate workflows, track deals, and manage marketing efforts.

????????????Revenue Intelligence: Dedicated platforms (e.g., Gong, Clari) focus more on analyzing communication data (like emails, calls, and meetings) to provide insights into sales behavior, deal health, and forecast accuracy. They analyze patterns, identify risks, and highlight areas for improvement, helping sales teams become more efficient.

AI and Predictive Analytics:

????????????CRM: Offers analytics tools but is not primarily designed for advanced AI-driven insights on sales interactions and revenue forecasting. It has basic reporting and analytics for pipeline health, sales performance, and customer interactions.

????????????Revenue Intelligence: These platforms leverage AI and machine learning to provide real-time, actionable insights. For example, they can identify which sales calls are most likely to convert, highlight risk in deals, and use predictive models to forecast revenue with high accuracy.

Target Audience:

????????????CRM: Best for small to medium-sized businesses looking for an all-in-one platform to manage their sales, marketing, and service operations.

????????????Revenue Intelligence: Typically used by sales teams in mid-market to enterprise-level organizations looking for deep insights into their sales operations, pipeline health, and revenue forecasting.

Scope of Use:

????????????CRM: Provides tools across a wide range of functions (marketing automation, content management, customer support) and is built for managing end-to-end customer relationships.

????????????Revenue Intelligence: Primarily enhances the effectiveness of the sales team by improving forecasting accuracy, deal visibility, and performance coaching. It focuses on improving sales outcomes and revenue generation based on data-driven insights.

Possible Overlap:

CRM has integrated features like Sales Hub that offer deal pipelines, sales analytics, and forecasting. However, it lacks the deep, AI-driven insights into sales interactions and deal health that specialized revenue intelligence platforms provide.

As you think about leveraging customer data, consider the benefits of integrating AI-driven revenue intelligence into your suite of tools.

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Revenue Intelligence Vendors

Here is a list of popular Revenue Intelligence vendors and their corresponding URLs:

1. Gong https://www.gong.io

2. Clari https://www.clari.com

3. People.ai. https://www.people.ai

4. Salesloft https://www.salesloft.com