CRM records

Contacts

Maintain people and their relationships, activity, and sales work

Contacts represents individual people and connects them to businesses, deals, communication, tasks, meetings, and calls

What this workspace includes

  • Contact list and search
  • Contact details
  • Business relationship
  • Activity and linked work

Complete workflow

  1. 1

    Search first

    Look for the person before creating a record

  2. 2

    Create or update

    Maintain current identity and relationship data

  3. 3

    Use the detail page

    Start communication and sales work from the record

  4. 4

    Review history

    Understand prior activity before the next action

How records and settings behave

  • A contact can link to a business
  • Activity accumulates on the record
  • Custom fields extend available details

Working effectively

  • Use one record per person
  • Keep primary communication details current
  • Record relationship context

Keep the correct context

Confirm the active organization, agency, client, site, or record before making a change. The name shown in the workspace identifies where the result will be saved.

Frequently asked questions

Where should I start with Contacts?

Look for the person before creating a record

When is my work saved?

A contact can link to a business

How do I confirm the result?

Return to the related list or detail view and review its current status. Custom fields extend available details

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