Logging activities and pipeline hygiene

Log calls, emails, meetings, and notes so nothing falls through the cracks, create and manage tasks that keep deals progressing, schedule follow-ups that happen at the right time, and maintain clean pipeline data by updating deal stages and removing stale opportunities.

Introduction

Custom fields let you track what matters to your business industry, company size, tech stack, decision process. But too many custom fields create confusion. Reps don't know what to fill. Reporting breaks because data is inconsistent. This chapter shows you how to identify which custom fields actually drive decisions, structure them for consistency, make them easy for reps to use, and maintain data quality so reporting works.

Log calls, emails, meetings, and notes

Create and manage tasks

Schedule follow-ups

Maintain clean pipeline data

Conclusion

Related tools

HubSpot

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All in one CRM with marketing, sales and service, strong when you want one system that teams adopt.

Pipedrive

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Sales focused CRM with clean pipelines and activity tracking, ideal for small teams that value speed.

Monday.com

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Folk

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Simple CRM for relationships and outreach lists, useful for partnerships and light sales without heavy setup.

Keap

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Small business CRM with email automation and invoicing, good when you want sales and marketing in one light tool.

Related wiki articles

Contact management

Organise customer and prospect information to track relationships, communication history, and next steps without losing context or duplicating effort.

Deal stage

Define pipeline progression steps to standardise how reps advance opportunities and give managers visibility into where deals stall or convert unexpectedly.

Further reading

Sales hub configuration

Sales hub configuration

Log calls, emails, meetings, and notes so nothing falls through the cracks, create and manage tasks that keep deals progressing, schedule follow-ups that happen at the right time, and maintain clean pipeline data by updating deal stages and removing stale opportunities.