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# CRM - Customizing the Reason for Winning or Losing an Opportunity

No **CRM**, the **Customization of the Opportunity Win or Loss Reason** allows recording why a deal was **won** or **lost**, helping analyze the sales funnel and improve the commercial strategy. 📊

### ⚙️ What is the Win or Loss Reason

They are **customized options** that the user selects when **winning or losing an opportunity** in the CRM.

These reasons help answer questions such as:

* Why are we losing sales?
* Which factors contribute most to closing deals?
* Is there a pattern in customer objections?

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### 🛠️ How to Customize the Reasons

Follow the step-by-step guide:

1️⃣ Access **System Settings** ⚙️\
2️⃣ Go to **CRM**\
3️⃣ Click on **Win/Loss Reasons**\
4️⃣ Add or edit the reasons as needed\
5️⃣ Save the changes

After that, the reasons will be available for selection when **marking an opportunity as won or lost**.

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### 📝 Examples of Win Reasons

* Competitive price
* Customer's urgent need
* Best solution presented
* Customer referral
* Fast service

### ❌ Examples of Loss Reasons

* High price
* Customer chose a competitor
* No budget at the moment
* Lack of customer response
* Decision postponed

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### 💡 Best Practices

✔ Use **clear and objective reasons**\
✔ Avoid too many options so as not to confuse the team\
✔ Review the reasons periodically to improve the analyses\
✔ Use the data to adjust **sales arguments and positioning**

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