Customer data changes over time. Tags make it easy to adapt without redesigning your database or CRM.
Customer tags help teams:
- Segment customers quickly: Filter customers by behavior, status, or priority.
- Stay flexible: Add or remove tags without changing existing fields.
- Improve internal communication: Let sales, support, and marketing see key context at a glance.
- Support decision-making: Identify patterns such as high-value customers or frequent support cases.
Fixed fields work well when data must be standardized, such as country or customer ID. Tags are better when classification needs to evolve.
- Fixed fields: One value, predefined, harder to change.
- Stay flexible: Add or remove tags without changing existing fields.
Most CRM systems use both, with tags handling anything that may change frequently or overlap.