{"id":5830,"date":"2021-12-13T10:25:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T10:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helptest.mainbrainer.com\/knowledge-base\/how-to-add-a-crm-contact-manually\/"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:07:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:07:03","slug":"how-to-add-a-crm-contact-manually","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/en_IN\/crm\/manage\/add-contact-manually\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a CRM Contact Manually"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"aricle_container\">\n<h2>Step 1<\/h2>\n<h2>Navigate to the CRM<\/h2>\n<p>Use the <strong>Main Menu<\/strong> on the left to expand the <strong>Contacts<\/strong> menu and click <strong>CRM Contacts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3299 size-full\" title=\"CRM contacts main menu\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-main-menu.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, contacts menu. CRM contacts highlighted\" width=\"488\" height=\"634\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>The subsequent page displays all the contacts lists created to date in your MainBrainer account.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1592\" title=\"CRM adding contact lists\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-created-lists.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, list overview\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 2<\/h2>\n<h2>Identify the CRM list to which you wish to add the new contact<\/h2>\n<p>Navigate to the contact list to which you wish to add the new contact. Against that listing, click the <strong>Open<\/strong> button to view the list data <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1593\" title=\"CRM list open button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-list-open.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, list overview. The open button is highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 3<\/h2>\n<h2>Create a contact<\/h2>\n<p>Click the <strong>Create Manually<\/strong> button <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)&nbsp;<\/em>to manually add a contact to your contact list.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1594\" title=\"CRM create manually button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-contact-add-button.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact. The create manually button is highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 24px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 4<\/h2>\n<h2>Type in the basic contact data<\/h2>\n<p>Use the fields highlighted in the screenshot below to type in the basic contact details &#8211; the contact name, Email address, country, and mobile number.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1595\" title=\"CRM import manually\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-contact-data-fields.png\" alt=\"Import manually. First name, last name, email, phone and country are highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>To add more than one contact entry, click the <strong>Add Manually<\/strong> button <em>(as highlighted in the screenshot below)<\/em> and start entering the required details.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1596\" title=\"CRM add manually button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-manually-add-button.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, import manually. Add manually button is highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>Click the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button when done. As you do, this contact will be added to the CRM under the specified list. It will also be visible under <strong>All Contacts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Note<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you click&nbsp;<strong>Continue&nbsp;<\/strong>without typing in any contact details, we create a new contact in the CRM with your account&#8217;s default country name alone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<h2>Step 5<\/h2>\n<h2>Add detailed contact information, if any<\/h2>\n<p>As you click the <strong>Continue<\/strong> button in the previous step, you will be redirected to the contact list to which the contact was added. Here, the newly added contact will appear at the top of the list.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1597\" title=\"CRM contact fields\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-contact-fields.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, monthly subscribers list overview. The contact data is highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p>If you wish to add further data for this contact, click on the contact name. The subsequent page will display the detailed contact profile. Enter any information that you wish to add in the relevant section on this profile page, and click the <strong>Save<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1598\" title=\"CRM contact profile\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-contact-profile.png\" alt=\"CRM adding contact, contact profile. Profile is highlighted\" width=\"640\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 20px 0;\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"elevio-box-info\"><p><strong>Note:&nbsp;<\/strong>In case you have <a href=\"\/hc\/en_IN\/account\/billing\/buy-more-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exhausted your quota of contacts permitted in your subscription plan<\/a>, and you have insufficient funds in your account to pay for an additional contact, you will be prompted to add funds to your account when you attempt to add a new contact manually.<\/p>\n<p>Use the sidebar as shown in the screenshot below to add the necessary funds to your account balance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding: 14px 0;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1599\" title=\"CRM insufficient funds\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mainbrainer.com\/hc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crm-cdp-insufficient-funds.png\" alt=\"CRM insufficient funds. Pay for this product to continue. 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