designed to help an organization to optimize interactions with customers, suppliers, or prospects via one or more touch points for the purpose of acquiring & retaining customers. Custnmcr Rclatinnship Managcmcnt (CRM) C8M ls a sLraLegy by whlch companles opLlmlse proflLablllLy Lhrough enhanced cusLomer saLlsfacLlon C8M ls abouL auLomaLlng and enhanclng Lhe cusLomercenLrlc buslness processes of Sales MarkeLlng and Servlce C8M noL only deals wlLh auLomaLlng Lhese processes buL also focuses on ensurlng LhaL Lhe fronLofflce appllcaLlons lmprove cusLomer saLlsfacLlon resulLlng ln added cusLomer loyalLy LhaL dlrecLly affecLs Lhe organlzaLlon's boLLom llne !708039 CRM al9073a9;08 Typical oIIerings oI the current CRM solution comprises oI : Customer developments. Service center. Sales management & support. Market Analysis. Internet, telemarketing product & brand management. Co39/.. ield sales ,Tele sales. nternet sales. ield service. nternet customer service. Service interaction center(call centers). Business partners collaborations. Technological impact on CRM In a Iast changing internet world there are very clear trends that are emerging : Speed: people expect service at Iaster speed. 3.7ease of global ma7et pla.e: more & more people, communities across the globe are able to develop relationships. 7ou3d the .lo. availability Expa3sio3 of pa7t3e7s . internet oIIers ability to the organizations and people to partner with suppliers and customers across the globe. # Evolution BPR ERP SFA CRM eCRM Cost Reduction Strategy Growth Strategy IT Led Business Led Marketing Led 1980s 1990s 2000s a9 8 E-CRM ? n simplest terms, E-# provides a company to conduct interactive, personalized and relevant communication across the globe with their customers by utilizing both the traditional and electronic channels. t adheres to permission based practices, respecting individual's preferences regarding how and whether they wish to communicate with you and it focuses on the understanding how the economics of the customers relationships affects the business. .o39/. E- # is the electronic based version of #. The user of an E- # solution uses the sources of the internet to increase the relationship with the customer. Web based # can easily handle the relationships between entral sales management, regional sales office, customer care, sales, sales distribution, regional sales team etc. # CRM (lectronic Customer Relationship Management) expands the traditional CRM techniques by integrating new electronic channels, such as Web, wireless, and voice technologies and combines it with ebusiness applications into the overall enterprise CRM strategy. The goal is to drive consistency within all channels related to sales, customer service and marketing initiatives to achieve a Ilawless customer experience and maximize customer satisIaction, customer loyalty and revenue. ThereIore ,it is just an expanded, integrated version oI CRM . Thus, ld CRM + Internet E-CRM iffcrcncc bctwccn CRM and E-CRM E-CRM ? To optimize the value oI the interactive relationships. nable the business to extend its personalized reach in the hand oI customers. Coordinating marketing initiatives across all the customer channels. Using the customer`s inIormation Ior more eIIective emarketing and ebusiness. Focus the business on improving the customer relationship and earning a greater share oI each customer`s business through consistent measurement, assessment and actionable customer strategy. EVOLVNG TO E-CRM In a nutshell, a company evolving to CRM should: eIine its business objective. This would be speciIic and diIIerent Ior diIIerent businesses. Assess its current position with respect to the environment and determine its current level oI 'sophistication along the CRM continuum ( CRM assessment). eIine new business processes and align its existing business strategy and existing processes in line with the new realities (CRM Strategy alignment). eIine a technical architecture and the important criteria associated with this architecture. cy applicatinns nf E-CRM nformaLlon lnLegraLlon appllcaLlon n lncompleLe vlew of cusLomers reduces Lhelr loyalLy and LrusL ConsolldaLlng cusLomer daLa and lnformaLlon from dlfferenL sources 1o keep up wlLh every cusLomer's lnLeracLlon CusLomer analysls appllcaLlon Measures predlcLs and lnLerpreLs cusLomer behavlor redlcLlve models Lo ldenLlfy Lhe cusLomers mosL llkely Lo perform a parLlcular acLlvlLy or behavlor Cnllne analyLlcal processlng daLa mlnlng and sLaLlsLlcs Cnntd.. 8ealLlme declslon appllcaLlon 1o coordlnaLe and synchronlze communlcaLlons across dlsparaLe cusLomer n effecLlve realLlme declslon appllcaLlon promoLes lnformaLlon exchange beLween Lhe company and every cusLomer ersonallzed messaglng appllcaLlon 8ulldlng cusLomer proflles and enables cusLomlzed producL and servlce offerlngs based on Lhe lnformaLlon lnLegraLlon appllcaLlon nals nf E-CRM Reduce osts of marketing. Improve Accuracy and relevance of recommendations. ustomer satisfaction. Increase onversion rate, i.e., Turn surfers into buyers. ustomer retention. Order size. Customer response. Competitiveness through diIIerentiation. ProIitability. Cnntd.. T0 8 E`8 of E-CRM The not only stands Ior 'electronic but also perceived to have many other connotations. Though the core oI CRM remains to be cross channel integration and optimization. The six 's oI CRM are brieIly explained in the Iollowing slides. E- "electronic channels E- "enterprise E- "empowerment E- "Economics E- " Evaluation E- "Extern al nforma tion T0 8 E`8 of E-CRM Electronic channels: new electronic channels such as web and personalized e messaging have become a medium Ior Iast and interactive , economic communication , challenging company to keep pace with the increased velocity. CRM thrives on these electronic channels. Enterprise : through CRM the company gains the mean to touch and shape a customers experience through sales, services and corners oIIices whose occupants need to understand and assess the customers behavior. Co39/.. Empowerment: it must be structured to accommodate consumers who now have the power to decide when and how to communicate with the company. Through ,which channel , at what Irequency. An CRM must be structured to deliver timely pertinent, valuable inIormation that consumers accepts in exchange oI his/her attention. Economics : an CRM strategy ideally should concentrate on the consumer economics, which drives smart asset allocation decisions, directing eIIorts at individuals likely to provide the greatest return on customer communication initiatives. Evaluation: understanding the customers relies on a company`s ability to attribute customers behavior to market programs, evaluate customer interactions along various customers touch points channels and compare anticipate ROI against actual returns through analytic reporting. External information : the CRM solution should be able to gain and leverage inIormation Irom such sources as third party inIormation networks and webpage proIiler application. cquisition (increasing the no. oI customers) xpansion (increasing the proIitability by encouraging customers to purchase more products and services) Retention (increase the amount oI time in which the customers stays with company, making a longterm relationship) EY FEATURE8 OF E-CRM #egardless of company objectives, E-# solution must posses certain key characteristics. t must be riven by a ATA WA#EHOUSE. ocused on the consistent metrics to asses customers actions across the channels. Structured to identify a customer profitability or profit potential. Co39/.. To determine the eIIective allocation decisions accordingly, so that most proIitable customers could be indentiIied and retained and the resource could be invested in the relationships, which are more proIitable. E-CRM $$E$$MENT eIore the implementation oI a particular strategy into any business scenario, it is worthwhile to know the current state oI the business with respect to prevailing competition. It is very important to develop a numerical measure oI how a company measures up in the eyes oI the customers with respect to its competitors. cncfits Retaining existing customers. Selling more to existing customers. Finding and winning new customers. Interactions leading to trusted relationships: o.us the busi3ess o3 imp7ovi3g .ustome7 7elatio3ships a3d ea73i3g a g7eate7 sha7e of ea.h .ustome7s busi3ess. Increasing eIIiciency. Improving marketing and sales decision making. nabling process measurement leading to process improvement. Cnntd.. nables 24*7 customer interaction: optimi:e i3te7a.tive 7elatio3ships betwee3 .ustome7s a3d .ompa3ies. Personalization through technology: e3able a busi3ess to exte3d its pe7so3ali:ed messagi3g th7ough the Web a3d email.