Hello, this is Matsubara, CRM Evangelist.

I'll be honest.

EMOROCO CRM Lite is not the best CRM for all companies.

If you have things you're good at, you also have things you're not good at.
There are companies that are a good fit for you, and companies that are not.
I'd like you to organize that information first before considering implementation.

Forcing companies to adopt tools that are not suitable for their needs is not in Arcus Japan's best interest.
If the system isn't implemented and used effectively, it will only result in wasted time and money for both parties.

This article will give you an honest overview of EMOROCO CRM Lite.

[What it can do] 10 functions and design

✅ Visualize the emotional temperature of your relationship with customers.

You can record and track the current state of your relationship with customers using four levels: red (hot), orange (warm), blue (cool), and light blue (cold).
You can instantly grasp the emotional temperature distribution of all your customers and design proactive follow-up strategies for those with a "cool" or lower emotional temperature.

Differences from other CRMs:
The concept of "emotional temperature" is a unique design feature in EMOROCO CRM Lite.
It does not exist in Salesforce, HubSpot, or kintone.

✅ Visualize your destinations on a map using a GIS map.

The customer's address is displayed as a pin on a map, and the color of the pin changes according to their emotional state.
You can determine "who to prioritize visiting today" in just 30 seconds by looking at the map. This can be used for area assignments, route optimization, and designing visit plans.

Particularly effective industries: Home care, real estate brokerage, manufacturing route sales, construction companies, insurance agencies

✅ Automate proactive actions with workflows

You can design automated processes based on conditions without coding, such as "If the emotional temperature cools down, automatically generate a follow-up task within 7 days" or "Generate a follow-up contact task 48 hours after the trial lesson."
You can also set up notifications to be sent via LINE.

✅ Manage phases using Business Process Flow (BPF)

You can manage the progress of projects, applications, and responses in stages (phases), and set completion conditions for each phase.
It will always be clear which projects are stalled and what needs to be done next.

✅ Metadata-driven no-code design changes

You can add, modify, and delete fields, change form layouts, and configure workflows—all without writing any code.
"Implementing what you noticed today, today" is possible even without technical knowledge.

✅ Multi-tenant expansion to group, agency, and franchise locations.

It's possible to design a system where each of the headquarters, group companies, agencies, and franchisees has its own independent CRM space, while only sharing the necessary information.
You can minimize deployment costs by importing/exporting templates.

✅ Directly connect external forms and CRM in the customer portal.

You can directly link inquiry and application forms to your CRM and automate the process from form submission → automatic registration in CRM → notification to the person in charge → automatic progress of the Business Process Process (BPF) (optional: 20,000 yen/month for 100 users).

✅ Connects with other systems via external connectors.

You can integrate with accounting software (freee, Money Forward), sales management systems, Slack, Teams, and e-commerce sites (Shopify, etc.) via Zapier, Power Automate, and Webhooks.

✅ Self-hosting allows you to manage your data in-house.

In addition to Microsoft Azure Cloud (SaaS), we also support self-hosting (on-premises installation) on your own servers and Azure environment.
This fulfills the requirements for financial, medical, and professional services sectors that prohibit storing customer data outside the company.

✅ Utilize practical design templates for over 20 industries.

We have accumulated expertise in field design, workflow design, and dashboard design for over 20 industries, including professional services, real estate, construction companies, insurance agencies, manufacturing, home care, tutoring centers, travel agencies, fitness centers, and agriculture.
There's no need to design it from scratch.

[Things I can't do/things I'm not good at] 7 honest limitations

⚠️ Inbound Marketing Automation (MA) function - some features will be added soon.

Inbound marketing features that "attract a large number of new customers" such as content SEO, landing page creation, and mass email distribution are not planned to be supported because they differ in direction from the philosophy of CRM 4.0 (nurturing individual relationships).

On the other hand, leads are scored based on factors such as access status and time spent on the customer portal, and contact rate in the CRM.We plan to add a lead nurturing feature soon..
We use data to understand the "level of interest" of existing and prospective customers, and support you in approaching them at the optimal time.

For marketing automation (MA) functions aimed at acquiring new customers, we recommend supplementing them with external connectors such as HubSpot.

⚠️ Global expansion – possible, but requires prior confirmation.

Because it supports multiple languages, global expansion is possible.
For large-scale deployments, the multi-tenant function can be utilized to enable integrated management while maintaining independent environments for each country, location, and subsidiary.

However, since "automatic integration with external data sources in English-speaking regions" and "global MA functionality" are not central to the design, please consider using it in conjunction with other tools if your primary objective is global inbound marketing.

⚠️ Custom development of complex business logic – coming soon

Currently, advanced custom development that relies on programming is outside the scope of no-code development.
However, we plan to add a feature soon that allows calling external logic from the workflow.
This enables "automated processing using custom calculation formulas" and "execution of custom logic through integration with external APIs."

If you currently require complex custom development immediately, we recommend comparing Salesforce (which has a robust developer ecosystem) or kintone (which allows for JavaScript customization).

⚠️ Individual use by 1-2 sole proprietors is possible through shared use.

Since the minimum number of users is 3 (4,500 yen per month), it is not cost-effective for 1-2 individual business owners to subscribe on their own.

However, this can be addressed by having multiple sole proprietors jointly use a single environment.
By utilizing departmental security roles and form-specific security, it is possible to share a single environment while completely separating the data of each business owner.
Please consider ways to utilize this, such as sharing it with fellow professionals or freelancers in the same field.

❌ Mass email distribution/email newsletter function

This product does not have a function to send mass emails or newsletters to thousands or tens of thousands of customers.
EMOROCO CRM Lite is designed to "nurture individual relationships," and is conceptually different from mass mailings.

Alternative solution: For email newsletter distribution, we recommend using external connectors with dedicated tools such as Mailchimp or Benchmark Email.

❌ Inventory management, order management, and accounting functions

Designed specifically for CRM, it does not include inventory management, order management, invoice generation, or accounting functions.

Alternative solution: This can be supplemented by integrating with accounting software (such as Kanjo Bugyo, freee, or Money Forward) and sales management systems using external connectors.

❌ A magic tool that "produces results just by adding it"

I'll be honest.
Even if you implement EMOROCO CRM Lite, simply setting it up and being done with it won't yield results.
Without the habit of continuously updating emotional temperature, the design of workflows tailored to business operations, and a system where a CRM doctor performs monthly maintenance, even the best CRM will become useless.

If you expect that "the results will come automatically once you install the tool," then EMOROCO CRM Lite, and no other CRM, will meet that expectation.

10 conditions for a suitable company

EMOROCO CRM Lite is the best solution if three or more of the following conditions apply to you.

• Small and medium-sized enterprises (approximately 3 to 300 employees)
• We want to increase repeat business and referrals from existing customers.
• The main methods are door-to-door sales, face-to-face sales, and route sales.
• I want to create a system that ensures customer relationships continue even if the person in charge changes.
• "Failure to follow up" is one of the management challenges.
• The "level of emotional connection" with customers is not reflected in the numbers.
• We need a tool that allows on-site staff to change settings themselves, even without an IT specialist.
• I want enterprise-level design while keeping monthly costs down.
• We don't want to store data on an external cloud (self-hosting is required).
• We need industry-specific designs for professional services, real estate, construction companies, insurance agencies, manufacturing, etc.

Companies that are not a good fit for you: 5 cases

If any of the following is your "highest priority," another tool might be more suitable.

The correct answer is "Try it first and then decide."

To put it simply, the strength of EMOROCO CRM Lite lies in its focus on one thing: "Deepening relationships with existing customers through data."
For companies that fit this objective, we can offer overwhelming value. For companies that don't, we recommend other tools.

Start with the "Emotional Temperature Settings for All Customers" feature in our 30-day free trial.
The initial discovery of "what percentage of users are below 'Cool'" will honestly tell you whether EMOROCO CRM Lite is right for your company.

If looking at those numbers makes you think, "This is something we need to work on," then this company is a good fit for you.

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