CH 01 (The Nature of CRM)
CH 01 (The Nature of CRM)
CH 01 (The Nature of CRM)
The term relationship management communicates the idea that a major goal of a
business enterprise is to engage in interactions with customers over the long-term.
The relationship between a buyer and seller seldom ends when a sale is made.
A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a process to compile
information that increase understanding of how to manage an organization’s
relationships with its customers.
1. How much can we comfortably spend on marketing and sales for customer
acquisition?
3. Who are our most valuable customers and how can we better target this
demographic for future sales?
Potential Benefits of CRM Systems to the
Organization
A Customer Focus means that the organization is ready to view the purchasing process
from the customer’s point of view.
Retaining customers and establishing customer loyalty are major objectives of CRM
approaches.
Customer retention simply means that the firm satisfies customer and offers variety such
that the customer comes back and repeats transactions with the same organization.
Continued…
Share of Customer or share of wallet means that the organization wants to please
customer to the point that they want the organization to sell them something else.