{"id":5074,"date":"2024-03-01T10:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T10:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tst-blog.myenterprise.in\/?p=5074"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:54:17","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-automation-and-ai-in-sugarcrm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/what-is-the-difference-between-automation-and-ai-in-sugarcrm\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between Automation and AI in SugarCRM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap is-cnvs-dropcap-bg-light\">SugarCRM is a modern CRM solution that offers both Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) features to assist companies in optimising their sales and service departments. However, there is often confusion about the distinction between Automation and AI and how they can help companies enhance their productivity.\u00a0 As a SugarCRM partner since 2007, we have deployed numerous tailored CRM solutions to meet our customer\u2019s needs and have automated many business processes. Let\u2019s delve into Automation and AI using examples.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cnvs-block-toc cnvs-block-toc-1724300534534\" >\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-automation\"><span id=\"what-is-automation\"><strong>What is Automation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In simple terms, Automation is using technology to do tasks without human assistance. This can be simple or complex.&nbsp;Let\u2019s imagine a company spending a lot of money on marketing to get leads from different places. In the past, the sales team had to manually figure out where each lead was from and give it to the right salesperson.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With Automation, a system can do this automatically, giving two big benefits:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the leads get handled 24\/7, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the sales team can focus on other important tasks instead of spending time on this routine job.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Let\u2019s take another example,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company has a large customer base and customers keep connecting with the service team. And allocating the cases to the corresponding service executive based on \u201cleast use resource\u201d and sending auto updates to the customer about their case is another example of saving time as well as effort of the support executive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Here\u2019s another example:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company with many customers regularly gets calls to the service team. By assigning a case to the least busy service executive and sending automatic updates to customers about the case, time and effort for the support team are saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-200-background-color has-background cnvs-block-core-media-text-1724215682735\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7174 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog.png 626w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog-380x214.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-bhea-blog-600x337.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:18px\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, <strong>Automation <\/strong>helps companies by <strong>saving time and being faster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-automation-in-sugarcrm-nbsp\"><span id=\"what-is-automation-in-sugarcrm\">What is Automation in SugarCRM&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-200-background-color has-background cnvs-block-core-media-text-1724219290841\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-1024x799.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7175 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-380x296.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-550x429.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-800x624.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-600x468.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-760x593.png 760w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog.png 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>SugarCRM product suite <\/strong>consists of three products \u2013 <strong>Sugar Sell for Sales Force Automation<\/strong>, <strong>Sugar Serve for Customer Service Automation, and Sugar Market for Marketing Automation<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>All three products are designed for Automation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Sugar has integrated a Business Process Management (BPM) component called SugarBPM into Sugar Sell and Sugar Serve. SugarBPM utilises a drag and drop BPM language compatible tool to create multiple automation processes, allocating the system to handle many routine tasks of the sales and service team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sugar Market also automatically scores leads and send drip emails based on observer conditions. This automation with SugarCRM allows the sales, service and marketing teams to free up their time for core activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax is-cnvs-vert-align-middle wp-elements-e9993777d1602d0895bfcc1909879446\" style=\"min-height:240px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-7017 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/call-to-action-bg-image.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 id=\"contact-us-for-any-crm-review-or-implementation-needs\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f416cc2090c8872436a8b99a37a54974\" style=\"font-size:29px\">Contact us for any CRM review or implementation needs!<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/bhea.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact us!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-artificial-intelligence-ai\"><span id=\"what-is-artificial-intelligence-ai\">What is Artificial Intelligence \/ AI<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-200-background-color has-background cnvs-block-core-media-text-1724219387419\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7173 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog.png 815w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-380x221.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-550x321.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-800x466.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-600x350.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-760x443.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artificial Intelligence is slightly more advanced  than  Automation. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Automation only handles operational and repetitive tasks automatically without applying any intelligence, Artificial Intelligence involves the intelligence of software or machines that can process large amounts of data and draw conclusions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7171\" style=\"width:677px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-380x190.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-550x275.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-800x400.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/utomation-vs-artificial-intelligence-ai-bhea-blog-760x380.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a CRM perspective, let\u2019s consider an example to illustrate this. Imagine a company that sells certain products, and one of the salespeople has been with the company for quite some time.Over time, they have observed that leads from individuals aged 40 to 50 are highly likely to convert. When a 45-year-old lead comes in, the salesperson uses human intelligence to predict this a good lead. And he gives priority to the lead. However, if a machine or software recognizes this pattern and alerts the salesperson that the new lead is promising based on previously observed patterns, this would be considered Artificial Intelligence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In numerous companies salespeople may come and go, but when a company utilises CRM, the data remains accessible, allowing for the application of Artificial Intelligence to extract such insights,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-200-background-color has-background cnvs-block-core-media-text-1724219696895\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-email-bhea-blog-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7176 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-email-bhea-blog-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-email-bhea-blog-1-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-email-bhea-blog-1-380x254.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/artificial-intelligence-ai-for-email-bhea-blog-1-550x368.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another common application of Artificial Intelligence involves generating content for email responses to prospects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-is-ai-in-sugarcrm\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is AI in SugarCRM&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SugarCRM is an AI-enabled CRM platform that offers data-driven insights to support the sales team. SugarPredict which is the AI component of SugarCRM helps lead insights. In order to enable Sugar to accurately predict the right type of lead, it\u2019s essential to provide the system with an \u201cIdeal Lead Profile\u201d and the parameters that define the ideal prospect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7172\" style=\"width:565px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-380x200.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-550x289.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-800x420.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ai-in-sugarcrm-bhea-blog-760x399.png 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the Ideal Lead Profile is provided, past data from the last 6 months and above can be fed into the system. Ater using the system for 6&nbsp; months, it will start providing ratings for each lead. Theserating will assist salespersons in prioritising ideal prospects over less ideal profiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-gray-200-background-color has-background cnvs-block-core-media-text-1724219772756\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enterprises-bhea-blog.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7128 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enterprises-bhea-blog.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enterprises-bhea-blog-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enterprises-bhea-blog-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/enterprises-bhea-blog-550x367.png 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on the type of words used by the customer in email communications, Sugar provides sentiment analysis in Customer Support Automation, which assist management in addressing the identified issues.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automation and AI to optimise processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SugarCRM\u2019s automation features help sales and support team members save time on routine tasks, allowing them to focus on core activities. Additionally, <strong>SugarPredict <\/strong>and other AI capabilities support salespeople and the support team in making informed decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-380x214.png 380w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-550x309.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-1160x653.png 1160w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-760x428.png 760w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog-1100x619.png 1100w, https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/automation-and-ai-to-optimise-processes-bhea-blog.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In conclusion, by combining Automation and AI, SugarCRM optimises processes for Sales and Support teams. This allows them to focus more on core activities while the system handles routine tasks and provides valuable insights for decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bhea is SugarCRM partner for more than a decade and guides organisations with the whole SugarCRM Implementation process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhea.com\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<\/a>&nbsp;for demo of SugarCRM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SugarCRM is a modern CRM solution that offers both Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) features to assist 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