Sales · June 10, 2025

A CRM for the small producer: Excel is enough for longer than you think

Choosing a sales tool paralyzes many people before the selling even begins. The truth is prosaic: the system matters more than the software.

What you actually need

US sales work needs three things: a list of target contacts with their status, reminders for follow-ups, and a record of what has been promised to whom. A decent spreadsheet does all of this when you have fewer than a hundred active contacts.

The critical factor is not the tool but the discipline: every contact recorded, every promise with a deadline, a review every week.

When you outgrow the spreadsheet

When you have hundreds of contacts, several people are exchanging emails, and the spreadsheet no longer tells you who last spoke with whom, it is time for a real CRM. For a small producer a simple, inexpensive solution is enough; the key is email integration so the correspondence is saved automatically.

Do not buy a system that is too big for you: an unused CRM is more expensive than a spreadsheet, because it gives a false sense of security.

Could your product sell in the USA?The first consultation is free: we show the real import numbers for your category and a few sample buyers.

How we fit into this

For our clients the admin environment works as a targeted mini-CRM: target buyers, statuses, notes and journeys in one place, with US import data underneath. If you have your own CRM, we hand the data over to it as a file rather than forcing our system on you.

Let's talk about your export plan

The first consultation is free: together we'll see who in the US already buys your product and how to reach them.