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Customer Relationship Management ( Crm ) At Harrah 's Company

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Harrah’s Company has taken the Hospitably Industry to a whole new level. Companies want to get more information about their customers behavior and build a lifetime relationship. After a long research, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) at Harrah’s came to consist of two elements to implement marketing tools and programs across all Harrah’s properties; Database Marketing (DBM) and the Total Gold Program.
Harrah’s established Database Marketing in 1997. Under this program customer will get a Gold Card to be used while making any transaction at any Harrah’s properties. The question rose, is the marketing program successful? After analyzing the exhibits at the end of the study case, I concluded that the program was successful. From Exhibit 1 it seems clearly that the profits nearly double from year 97 to 99. From Exhibit 2b, it seems that 50% of the new customer that were giving the card came back in the next three months. From exhibit 2c, the loyalty customer visiting the casino more frequently after receiving offers. Also, from exhibit 2d, the loyal customers spend more hours and spend more money after receiving offers.
Using CRM in the gaming industry as marketing tool can account for strength and weakness. Some of the strengths under the data collection through the programs are: customization of customer service, Coding Customers, Targeting Customers, sharing customer information within the organization, improving cost management and increase profitability. One

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