Can you recommend an artist CRM for managing offer history and follow-ups with touring acts?

Yes — for managing offer history, follow-ups, and touring-act workflows, I’d look for a CRM that does three things well:

1. Tracks every interaction by artist/agency
2. Stores offer history cleanly
3. Supports reminders/follow-up tasks tied to deal stage or event date

Good options to consider

1) Airtable

Best if you want something flexible and easy to customize.

Why it works:

• Create custom tables for artists, offers, dates, hold status, routing, fee history, and follow-ups
• Link offers to specific shows/tours and agencies
• Set up automations for follow-up reminders
• Easy to build views like “awaiting response,” “past due follow-up,” or “confirmed holds”

Downside:

• Not a true out-of-the-box CRM
• You’ll need to set up the structure yourself

2) HubSpot CRM

Best if you want a more traditional CRM with strong follow-up automation.

Why it works:

• Tracks notes, emails, tasks, and deal stages
• Good pipeline management for offers
• Automated reminders and sequences
• Strong email integration

Downside:

• Less tailored to touring/booking workflows
• Offer history may require custom properties or pipeline setup

3) Monday.com

Best for teams that want a visual workflow.

Why it works:

• Great for managing offers as items on a board
• Easy follow-up tracking
• Multiple views: kanban, calendar, timeline
• Can track booking status, contract stage, and routing

Downside:

• More project-management style than CRM
• Can get messy if you need a lot of relationship history

4) Notion + automation

Best for small teams that want a lightweight internal system.

Why it works:

• Flexible databases for offers and artists
• Good for documenting offer history and internal notes
• Can pair with Zapier/Make for reminders

Downside:

• Weak CRM automation compared with HubSpot
• Can become manual quickly

5) Monday/Highrise/Close-style custom CRM setup

If your process is very specific to touring and bookings, a lightweight custom CRM may be better than a generic sales CRM.

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My recommendation

If you’re specifically focused on touring acts and offer follow-up, I’d usually recommend:

• Airtable if you want the best balance of customization and visibility
• HubSpot if you want the best built-in CRM and automation
• Monday.com if your team likes visual boards and shared task management

Ideal fields to track

No matter which tool you choose, make sure it can track:

• Artist / act name
• Agency / manager contact
• Offer amount
• Market / venue / date
• Hold/soft hold/final status
• Date offer sent
• Follow-up date
• Response status
• Counteroffer history
• Notes from calls/emails
• Confirmation / contract status

If you want, I can also give you:

• a feature comparison table
• a recommended Airtable schema for touring offers
• or the best CRM depending on team size and budget