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Social customer relationship management (CRM) refers to the strategies and processes employed by businesses to efficiently engage with and manage relationships with customers through social media platforms. This approach involves integrating social media data with traditional CRM systems to gather insights into customer interactions, improve the quality of engagement, and enable communication with customers across various social networking sites.
The main types of deployment models in social customer relationship management (CRM) are cloud-based and on-premises solutions. In a cloud-based deployment model, computing resources such as computing power, storage, and applications are provided to users over the internet as a service. This approach supports various functions, including built-in social CRM and standalone social CRM, and caters to organizations of various sizes, including small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises. Cloud-based social CRM is utilized across multiple applications, including sales automation, marketing, customer service and support, among others, and serves diverse end users such as information technology and telecom, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), retail and e-commerce, education, government, hospitality, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, and others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The rapid surge in U.S. tariffs and the resulting trade tensions in spring 2025 are heavily affecting the media sector, particularly in areas such as content creation, broadcasting, and digital streaming. Increased tariffs on imported audiovisual gear, editing tools, and broadcasting technologies have driven up both production and operational costs for media companies. Film and TV studios are incurring higher expenses for sourcing foreign-made cameras, lighting, and post-production equipment, while news and broadcast outlets are facing steeper costs for satellite services and transmission hardware. Additionally, retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries are hindering the export of U.S.-based media content, curbing international revenue growth. To navigate these challenges, media firms are increasingly sourcing domestically, accelerating digital transformation, and adopting AI-powered production tools to reduce costs and sustain their global competitiveness amid ongoing trade disruptions.
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The social customer relationship management market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $150.17 billion in 2024 to $230.61 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 53.6%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to emergence of social media platforms, increasing customer expectations, rise of influencer marketing.
The social customer relationship management market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1134.11 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 48.9%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rise of conversational marketing, omnichannel integration, privacy and data security measures. Major trends in the forecast period include hyper-personalization, AI-driven social insights, mobile-centric solutions, integration with augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), social commerce integration.
The forecast of 48.9% growth over the next five years remains unchanged from the previous projection for this market. This reduction is primarily due to the impact of tariffs between the US and other countries. New tariffs on enterprise software components and imported CRM modules could increase operational costs for social CRM vendors, making integrations and updates more expensive and less frequent. The effect will also be felt more widely due to reciprocal tariffs and the negative effect on the global economy and trade due to increased trade tensions and restrictions.
The growing adoption of social media is expected to drive the growth of the social customer relationship management (CRM) market in the coming years. Social media refers to online platforms and websites that allow users to create, share, and exchange content, as well as engage in social networking. The rise in adoption is driven by factors such as enhanced connectivity and communication, self-expression and creativity, mobile accessibility, and increased entertainment and business interactions. Social media integrates with customer relationship management systems to help businesses improve customer engagement, enhance brand image, and foster customer loyalty. For example, according to the Search Engine Journal, a US-based website that provides valuable information for business owners, marketers, and SEOs, there were 150 million more social media users between April 2022 and April 2023, marking a 3.2% increase year-over-year. As a result, the increasing adoption of social media is fueling the growth of the social CRM market.
Key players in the social customer relationship management market are focusing on innovation to provide comprehensive CRM solutions tailored to growing businesses. For example, in March 2024, Salesforce Inc. introduced the Pro Suite CRM solution integrating CRM, AI, data, and trust to empower businesses in transforming their operations. This solution addresses the challenges faced by small businesses in implementing and utilizing CRM systems, offering features such as marketing campaign templates, lead and deal management, faster case resolution, and personalized customer experiences across marketing, sales, and service.
In February 2024, Volaris Group expanded its marketing management portfolio by acquiring Gold-Vision CRM. This acquisition enhances Volaris' offerings with Gold-Vision's complete CRM solutions, catering to mid-market businesses seeking to improve sales and marketing performance. Gold-Vision CRM, a UK-based software developer, aligns with Volaris Group's strategy of providing diverse and versatile CRM solutions to its customer base, further solidifying its position in the social CRM market.
Major companies operating in the social customer relationship management market are Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Salesforce Inc., Adobe Inc., SAS Institute, ReplyApp Inc., HubSpot Inc., Pegasystems Inc., Zendesk, Zoho Corporation, Verint Systems, RWS Holdings, monday.com, Freshworks Inc., Sprout Social Inc., Brandwatch, Jive Software Inc., Agora Media SAS, Bitrix Inc., Act-On Software Inc., VanillaSoft Inc., Insightly Inc., Clarabridge
North America was the largest region in the social customer relationship management market in 2024. The regions covered in the social customer relationship management market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the social customer relationship management market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The social customer relationship management market includes revenues earned by entities by providing services such as social listening and monitoring, social engagement, content creation and management, customer data integration, and social customer relationship management strategy and consultation. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.