# What is companies option in mautic and and how does it work?
**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/what-is-companies-option-in-mautic-and-and-how-does-it-work/28120
**Category:** Product Support
**Tags:** mautic-3, mautic-4
**Created:** [May 24, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/what-is-companies-option-in-mautic-and-and-how-does-it-work/28120 "2023-05-24T05:30:47Z")
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### Author:  [@ritesh1](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ritesh1)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2023, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/what-is-companies-option-in-mautic-and-and-how-does-it-work/28120/1 "2023-05-24T05:30:47Z")
what is companies option in mautic and and how does it work?
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### Author:  [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/what-is-companies-option-in-mautic-and-and-how-does-it-work/28120/2 "2023-05-24T06:34:42Z")
Hello!
> **[Companies](https://docs.mautic.org/en/companies)**
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> . Companies are a way to group contacts based on the company(ies) the contact is assigned to.Company overview. Introduced in 3.1.0, each company has a detail page where you can see what Mautic knows about them.. Engagements/Points chart. The...
I also added your other questions here:
> **[Stages | Mautic](https://docs.mautic.org/en/stages)**
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> . Stages Overview. Stages is a way to define the lifecycle of a contact. Create stages based on your marketing stages, and move your contacts from stage to stage.Creating/Managing a Stage. To create a new stage, go to the stages menu identified by a...
> **[Marketing messages](https://docs.mautic.org/en/channels/marketing-messages)**
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> . What are Marketing Messages?. The Marketing Messages feature can be found under the Channels section in Mautic, and is one of the channels available to you through which you can optimize and personalize communication with your customers.Marketing...