Hello, this is Matsubara, CRM Evangelist.

"We implemented a CRM system, but nobody is entering data."

"They're entering the data, but it's clearly written haphazardly."

"Even when the manager checked, all that was written was, 'It feels good.'"

This is the biggest headache for CRM implementation managers and sales managers.

This is not a tool issue.
This is a problem related to the "mechanism" used for input.

The request "Please enter information" will not work.
Only when both "a design that makes you lose out if you don't input data" and "a design that verifies your input" are in place will the habit of CRM data entry become established among the person in charge.

This article explains how EMOROCO CRM Lite structurally solves this problem through the "contradiction between emotional temperature and nurturing score."

Why CRM data entry doesn't stick—3 structural reasons

Reason ①: The results of the input are "not returned to the user."

Many CRM input designs are based on the idea of ​​"having employees input the data that administrators want to see."

The information you enter will be analyzed and compiled into a report.
However, it is the manager who reviews that report, not the person in charge.
Without the experience of realizing that the information they input makes their own work easier, data entry becomes a chore that feels like an obligation.

Reason ②: A situation where "it's not a problem if you don't input it."

If it's unclear what will happen if they don't enter the information, people will put it off.
Habits will not take root in an environment where excuses such as "I was busy this week" or "I have a general idea of ​​the situation" are accepted.

Reason #3: An environment where "no one notices if you enter something haphazardly."

This is the most serious problem.

If you input "kind of warm" as your emotional temperature, and you're not asked for the reasoning behind it, the accuracy of your input will gradually decrease.
This results in a "wishful thinking CRM" that reflects the optimistic bias of the person in charge.

EMOROCO CRM Lite's solution: A design that "sees contradictions."

EMOROCO CRM Lite structurally solves the three causes mentioned above by displaying nurturing scores (objective data) and emotional temperature (subjective data) simultaneously on two axes .

Solution 1: The information you enter becomes your "guideline for action."

Entering an emotional temperature will instantly update the "Customer List to Follow Today" on the dashboard.

The user's experience becomes: "Changed to Cool" → "Automatically listed as a customer to contact today."
The input will be "actions that make your work easier."

Solution 2: If you don't enter anything, "tasks will stop coming."

Many workflow triggers are initiated by field updates.
If you don't update the emotional temperature, the workflow that "generates a follow-up task when it drops below cool" will not be executed.

The design, which requires input to function, creates a natural motivation for input.

Solution ③: If you input randomly, "the inconsistencies will be immediately apparent."

This is the most important solution.

If a customer who entered "Hot" as their emotional temperature has a low nurturing score, it will immediately be displayed in the matrix as "Quadrant 2 (Low Score x Hot Emotional Temperature)".

An environment where you are asked questions encourages highly accurate input.

It's not "I'll input it because I'll get yelled at," but "I'll input it accurately because I can't explain it."

I will emphasize the important points.

The purpose of this design is not to create a negative motivation such as "I'll input the data because I'm being monitored by my manager."

The goal is to create an environment where users can verify whether the emotional temperature they input has any basis by comparing it with objective data.

This habit of self-verification continuously improves the data quality of your CRM.

Four patterns of contradictions that occur on-site and how to interpret them

When a contradiction occurs between the two axes, it signifies one of the following four patterns:

Pattern 1: Low score × High emotional temperature

→ "Optimism bias on the part of the person in charge" or "The customer is outwardly favorable, but their actions do not match."

Things to confirm: The basis for judging it as "hot." When was the last time you made contact?

Pattern ②: High score × Cool emotional temperature

→ "Increased interest that the person in charge hasn't yet noticed" or "The relationship isn't clear right after the person in charge changed."

Things to check: What are they looking at on the portal? This is the perfect time to contact them.

Pattern 3: Score surge × Emotional temperature remains unchanged

→ "The person in charge did not update the emotional temperature (missed input)" or "The person in charge was unaware of the change in the customer's situation."

Things to check: When was the last time the emotional temperature was updated? Has there been any recent change in the customer?

Pattern ④: Score drops sharply × Emotional temperature is high

→ "The person in charge is being held back by past relationships" or "This is the first sign that the customer is starting to fade away."

Things to confirm: The most recent basis for the judgment that "it felt good." When was the last time you actually spoke to them?

It will become a tool that managers can use in 1-on-1 meetings.

The two-axis matrix is ​​also effective in 1-on-1 meetings and sales visits.

The conversation shifts from a vague report like "It feels good" to "We'll decide on the next specific move while looking at the score and emotional temperature data."

"Input culture" is created by tools.

Making CRM data entry a habit is not a matter of "awareness," but a matter of "design."

No matter how many times you ask people to "please enter the information," habits won't take root in an environment where not entering information isn't a problem, or where no one notices if information is entered haphazardly.

EMOROCO CRM Lite's two-axis design simultaneously creates the following three environments:

When these three elements are present, the process changes from "making them input information" to "making them want to input information."

Start by setting an emotional temperature for all your customers.
From that moment on, the process of matching the data with the nurturing score begins, creating an experience where users realize that "there is meaning in entering the data."

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