Relationship Management
The practice of deliberately tracking and nurturing your professional relationships so you know who to reach out to, when, and why.
The practice of deliberately tracking and nurturing your professional relationships over time. In professional services, this means knowing who you know, how strong each connection is, and when it's time to reach out. Rather than relying on memory or scattered notes, relationship management turns your network into something you can actually work with: prioritized, visible, and actionable.
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Pre-CRM
The phase before a relationship has a deal attached to it. No pipeline, no opportunity, just a connection worth keeping warm. Where most of your network actually lives.
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
Software for managing customer interactions, typically organized around deals and pipelines. Works well once there's commercial intent, less so for the relationships that come before it.
