INTRODUCTION
This case study that I am discussing is about my earlier company in India which was in the Telecom industry. Since there was an extremely stiff competition in the telecom industry, companies in the telecom business were adopting to new technological imperatives in order to outperform their competitors. Hence my company also chose to implement CRM solution which will connect all business users, stakeholders, inter-departmental executives so that all business processes are automated and the efficiency of operations is improved. CRM signified identifying the needs of the customers and stretching out ways and means to satisfy them. In this perspective CRM was not merely treated as a technology, it also had implications in the strategy formulation for the organization.
OVERVIEW
My organization partnered with a CRM implementation company to develop and implement customizable solution for us which will help us improve upon the operational efficiency and effectiveness . After careful study of our company’s existing processes and discussions with key stakeholders, the consulting company advised us to follow agile practices. The other software development models and methods are listed here below : 1. Waterfall model
2. V model
3. Incremental model 4. RAD model 5. Agile model
6. Iterative model
7. Spiral model During the three month assignment, the consultant had multiple sessions, formed logical teams, participated in meetings and shared information with each
Since organizations have not been successful in implementing SCM systems, they have turned their resources towards CRM
Especially true in today’s global economy, time is money and cost is the most volatile aspect of management. Efficient software solutions are an integral aspect of forward-thinking organizational management. The top competitors to Microsoft in the Customer Relationship
2000, managers plowed millions of dollars into information systems meant to track and strengthen customer relationships. Often built around complex software packages, these customer relationship management (CRM) systems promised to allow companies to respond efficiently, and at times instantly, to shifting customer desires, thereby bolstering revenues and retention while reducing marketing costs. But most firms failed to reap the
In light of these, considering customers’ needs and wants first and making business plan for that is key to success, and CRM makes that dream come true. CRM helps a company to understand their customers and know what they want. Through this, companies can get closer relationships with customers and they can differentiate themselves from other competitors by providing superior service and offering a consistent, convenient customer experience. Not only for customers, but also CRM is beneficial for companies ' internal control. First of all, in these days, the size of the company is getting bigger. Consequently, the
Original core businesses object focused on the products and service, but now the business should shift the product to customer. Why is important? The quality of the product is the basic condition of sales. However, these days, through the international supply chain become a mainstream, more and more multinationals build the factories in the developing countries with the cheaper labors. Production cost is reducing and the businesses concentrate on product and service innovation. A-well quality product cannot be an only competitive advantage for the company. As marketing professor Niraj Dawars states, the competitive advantage depend on the market downstream- customer. The company should redefine its marketing
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems allow companies to have an integrated view of each of their customers’ relationship so they can consider the best way to service them. All departments in the company have access to the same information because the CRM software combines all legacy information that creates silos in companies into one database. Laudon and Laudon (2015, p. 362)) state that a good CRM helps companies answer critical questions such as who their most profitable customers are, and what they purchase. This information can be used for marketing purposes to help companies reach their sales goals. The Bank can benefit from the operational side of CRM with the customer-facing application and the ability to service
The idea of a CRM system is to help organizations use technology and employees to gain knowledge on customers. An important aspect is in communications, ie by listening to the customer needs, opinions, demands, services, support with an aim for business to collaborate closely with its market. With improvements in technology, modes of communications and marketing strategies, customers are flooded with lot of information. With various channels introduced and invested in: direct mail & email campaign, conventions, call centers dedicated and designed to the needs of its market versus the agendas of the companies behind it. So companies have an obligation and a need to constantly interact with customers to keep them educated about products & services, engaged with company catalogs, promotion materials, advertisements etc.
The use of CRM software enables companies to operate more effectively and efficiently. It consolidates customer data and permits each department access to it. The usage of this software serves to enrich the customer’s experience by recording all their interactions with the company (e-mails, social media, phone calls etc.)With this software, organizations can also analyze and predict customer and prospects behavior. Along with regular updates, proper implementation of reports, analysis and predictions, the organization may gain competitive advantage and maximize profitability.
Application accessibility: ASP vendors offering On-Premise and On-Demand software perform rigorous testing to provide a high-performance and scalable software. However, On-Premise software may compromise as they are maintained at client side and the right IT resources could keep it to the vendor recommended specifications. In case of On-Demand, all these are taken care by the vendors to offer the best solutions to the fast changing market.
[6] As from the salesforce.com website, Salesforce.com 's customer relationship management (CRM) service is broken down into several broad categories: Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Data Cloud (including Jigsaw), Marketing Cloud, Community Cloud
CRM (Customer Relationship Management) as a strategy has increased popularity by connecting enterprises and customers closely through different mediums. This helps businesses to effectively understand, manage and sustain the customer relationship in a long run. With technology advancements and enormous amount of information available, enterprises are finding various ways to stay connected with the customers. CRM has been proven successful for lot of enterprises (small, medium & large) and thus encouraging lot of new businesses to implement CRM in order to survive and compete in the world of Internet.
CRM helps organizations maximize the value of every customer interaction and drive superior corporate performance. The challenge is to make it easy for customers to do business with the organization any way they want at any time, through any channel, in any language or
This research paper is on the “Role of CRM in Telecom Sector”. The report begins with the abstract of Role of CRM in Telecom Sector, History of telecom sector & the Introduction part. This report also contains the basic marketing strategies used by various telecom service providers.In today’s world of cutthroat competition, it is very essential to not only exist but also to excel in the market. Today’s market is more & more complex so, to survive in the market the companies not only have to satisfy its customers but also delight them.
In finding & analysis part, I tried to discuss Customer Relationship Management (CRM) practices in Janata Bank Limited (JBL).Information added to this research paper largely based on selected Questionnaire and annual report of Janata Bank 2014.
This report analyzed challenges and success factors for Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank after implementing CRM solution for providing better services to clients. ADCB contracted with Infosys for implementing this program. Bank was facing many challenges and to reduce and fix those challenges it implemented CRM solution in business. Implementation strategies are discussed and success factors are analyzed. (Infosys, 2010)