Ontario CRM Cleanup

Prepare the records before a CRM cleanup.

IAE helps Ontario service businesses turn messy CRM records into a simple operating view for leads, quotes, customer follow-up, stale opportunities, and owner visibility.

What we check in an audit

We review the points where work slows down or revenue slips.

Duplicate contacts

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Lead ownership

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Pipeline stages

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Required fields

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Stale opportunities

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Weekly reporting view

Check whether this step has a clear owner, trigger, next action, and visibility.

Common leaks we find

Small workflow gaps can cost real money over time.

Leak

Contacts with no owner

IAE turns this into a practical fix, workflow owner, and next step.

Leak

Duplicate or incomplete records

IAE turns this into a practical fix, workflow owner, and next step.

Leak

Pipeline stages that do not match reality

IAE turns this into a practical fix, workflow owner, and next step.

Leak

Old leads never closed or reactivated

IAE turns this into a practical fix, workflow owner, and next step.

Sample scorecard preview

What good looks like after the review.

  • Cleaner contact records
  • Better follow-up accountability
  • More useful pipeline reporting
  • Less spreadsheet and inbox dependency
  • CRM the team can actually use

What to measure

What a service business owner should be able to see after the first fix.

01

Who owns the next step

No more guessing whether a call, form, quote, review request, or customer follow-up has an owner.

02

Which leak matters first

The audit ranks fixes by revenue risk, owner burden, and how quickly the system can be improved.

03

What should be removed

IAE looks for unnecessary tools, duplicate workflows, and manual steps before adding complexity.

What happens after you submit

Short review, clear next step.

01

Send the request

Share the business type, website, and the issue that feels slow, messy, or expensive.

02

Quick fit check

IAE confirms the right audit path and what systems should be reviewed first.

03

Priority plan

You get practical recommendations tied to revenue, time saved, or cleaner operations.

FAQ

Short answers before you book.

Do you replace the CRM?

Not by default. IAE first looks at whether the existing CRM can be cleaned up and made useful.

Can this work with HubSpot Free?

Yes. The first cleanup pass can focus on fields, tasks, forms, lists, and simple visibility.

What should we do first?

Book a Revenue Leak Audit so the CRM cleanup is tied to revenue and follow-up issues.

Your next practical step

Make the existing system usable

What we scope

Agree stages, record limits, responsible staff, due actions and a practical reporting view. Check current-plan features first.

What we agree first

Confirm deliverables, preparation, fee, recurring costs, delivery date, staff training and acceptance. Additional work requires a separate scope.

Practical boundaries

Migration, extensive reconciliation and paid software are separate decisions.

Start with a short inquiry. We confirm fit, then agree scope, fee and delivery date before paid work.

Practical guidance

A practical preparation check.

Choose the system that owns customer records. Identify the person who can resolve duplicates and field conflicts, agree what history must be retained, and confirm a recoverable export before changes. Check a small sample with staff before bulk updates.

For scope and deliverables, see the CRM cleanup service. For a trade-specific example, see Niagara HVAC and plumbing workflows.