Everything you need to know about Customer Relationship Management in Arborgold
Essential Knowledge
Can everyone at your company do the following?:
[ ] Search, sort, and filter, & tag Customers
[ ] Add a new Customer (first and last name, company, address, phone number)
[ ] Create & validate Billing Address & Job Sites and understand the difference
[ ] Default Tax and Account Terms
[ ] Deactivate, Merge, and Restore Customers
Creating Customers in Arborgold
1. Head to the left navigation (☰) in the upper left corner of your screen.
2. Look for the module named CRM = Customer Relationship Management.
3. Here you should see a list of your customer if you have had an import.
4. Look for the "(+) Add New" button in the upper left corner.
5. This will load a new client form where you can begin to enter their contact information. You will need to provide at least the following:
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First and Last Name (or)
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Company Name
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Billing Address
Other fields that are strongly encouraged:
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Email
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Phone number
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Salesperson
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Tax Level & Account Terms
Do not forget to hit SAVE in the upper left corner when you've completed the form.
Comprehensive Customer Checklist:
A deep dive training checklist for ALL features related to Customers:
Contact Information:- First, Last Name, Company, Sort On: Sort on determines how jobs are named for this customer
- Email, Phone, Billing Address
- Ad Source
- Salesperson
- Customer Type
- Other Contact
- Customer Tags
- Edit or Validate a Job Site
- Job Site Type
- Site Contact Information
- Districts & GPS Mapping
- Job Site Tags
- Site Notes and Directions
- Landscape Measuring Tool Basics
- Plant Inventory Basics
- Job Site Files
- Customer Discounts
- Customer Class
- Add and Default Tax
- Add and Default Account Terms
- Adding & Searching Customer Tags
- Grouping and Sorting Customers
- Exporting Customer Lists to Excel
- Restricting Excel Export Permissions
- Marketing to Customers & Reports
- Email Preferences (Batch Email)
- SMS Text Message Preferences
- Automation Marketing Preferences
Customer Tabs
- Jobs
- Messages
- Tasks
- Files
- AR
- Activity
- Communication
- Sub Customer Statement
- Deactivate & Restore Customers or Set Inactive (Renewals)
Last Updated by: Elizabeth on 07/12/23
Authored by: Elizabeth on 07/12/23