CRM

CRM Implementation: How To Build A Customer Centred Enterprise Successfully.     Before CRM can be implemented in any organisation, there are some basic things that must be put in place so that the whole process will not fail.     #1 Business Focus Any product-centred organisation that wish to […]

Electronic CRM: How To Deploy The Internet For Customer Conversion.   What is E-CRM? Electronic CRM can simply be defined as the introduction of technologies and the internet in order to ensure that customers enjoy the maximum experience from the organisation irrespective of the channel that they have chosen to […]

Shocking Facts About CRM Solution Map   #1 Marketing In the marketing department’s plans to shift to CRM, they needed applications that can identify prospective customers.   They must be able to identify prospective customers. They must be able to identify the calibre of customers that they want and how […]

Customer Relationship Management Strategy: Designing Effective Blueprint For Customers Success     Introduction In defining CRM strategy in chapter one, we said that any organisation that desires to be customer-centred must have a laid down plan on how they want to achieve their objectives.   In this article, we will […]

Customer Care In CRM: How To Make Customers Stick To You For Life     In my previous article, I looked at all that you need to know about customer strategy in CRM. In this article, I want to look at all that you need to know about customer care […]

6 Components Of Customer Relationship Management: What Make CRM The Favourite     In my previous article, I looked at some of the drivers of customer relationship management. In this article, I want to look at some of the components of a customer relationship management strategy. Follow me as we […]

    In my previous article, I talked about all that you need to know about customer relationship management. In this article, I want to talk about some of the major drivers of CRM. Follow me as we are going to look at that together in this article.     […]

3 Major Achievements From CRM Initiatives: Why Should Consider Starting Now.   I know that CRM or CRM Initiatives is a buzzword. Almost every organisation wants people to know them as being customer centred. In this article, I want to look at three main focuses of any CRM initiative. Follow […]

Discussing Customers As The Centre The Of Universe     Many CRM definitions focus on the importance of knowing your customer and acting on that knowledge. Putting this principle into practice is where the complexity lies. In this article, I want to introduce you to Samson, a sophisticated but demanding […]

  In my previous article, I talked about Samson and some of the mistakes that the bank made that made them lose Samson as a customer. In this article, I want to expose five main reasons why organisations keep losing customers. I will also do this using the Samson example […]

  In my past articles, I have always been using the story of Samson and the bank. I have explained how he was treated harshly and the steps that he took after that. In this article, I want to look at how to excite informal Customers effectively.     What […]

  What is Customer Interaction In CRM?   It has much to do with talking to your customers and customers talking to you and among one another about your products and services.    Many at times organisations have put mechanisms and technologies in place that allow the customers to relate […]

  At the end of this article , readers should be able to understand:     Who a customer is, What it means to treat customers like a king The act of knowing your customers and the relationship that they keep can help an organisation to retain its customers for […]

When we talk about dimensions of customer service, it is a concept that helps us to understand that customers rate the level of services been provided by any organisation in two dimensions.   We are going to take a closer look at these dimensions in order to have a good […]

  When we talk of touchpoints, we are talking about different ways through which customers can have access to an organization.   In many forward-looking organizations, today gone are those days when customers cannot have access to their accounts or transact business with an organization unless they physically enter the […]

A Customer-Centric Enterprise (CCE) is an organisation that has resolved to do business from the customers’ perspective.   In this kind of organisation, profit is not their main motive of establishing a business, they first resolve to satisfy customers’ needs which will, in turn, generate profits more than they expected. […]

    At the end of this article, readers should be able to: ·   Know what customer-centric enterprises are.; ·   The characteristics of CCEs.; ·   Customers’ perspective of CCEs; ·   Functions that CCEs are meant to play; and ·   Differences between Customer-Centric and Product-Centric Enterprises.   OBJECTIVES OF THIS ARTICLE […]

As an organisation moves from a product-centric enterprise to a customer-centric one, there are some basic things that will begin to change about the organisation, we want to look at this under four main headings, which are:   Pricing capabilities Product quality capabilities iii.       Marketing and sales capabilities Customer service […]

  The Concept This is the simplest way of explaining the way by which an organisation whether product or customer-centred interacts with its customers and prospects. It explains the process that a customer or prospect passes through before deciding to purchase or use a particular product or service. Understanding the […]

  Definition Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) can be seen as the expected financial benefit from customer retention investment to build customer loyalty, Simply, it is the total amount that you expect your customers to spend on your product throughout their lifetime.   Definition Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) can be seen […]