guide to customer relationship management
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How to find the best customer relationship management software package for your
business.
GUIDE to CRM
CRM helps organizations manage their interactions with their customers.
CRM at a glance
74% of businesses used CRM in 2013
CRM applications can boost employee productivity by 26.4 percent.
This knowledge often leads to:
Businesses can use this data to:
1. Increased ROI2. More personalized
customer and lead interactions
1. Find patterns among customers
2. Track their progress through the sales funnel
The Evolution of
CRM Software
entered the CRM market.
DATABASE MARKETING came about in the
for MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
1980sCOMPANIES FOCUSED ON
getting details such as
NamesAddresses
Phone numbers
Software as a Service (SaaS) Salesforce introducing the first Software as a Service CRM
Platform as a Service (PaaS) In 2007, Salesforce developed PaaS as a way to make custom applications for the Salesforce CRM.
Social MediaBusiness
Intelligence Systems
CRM applications have added
MORE FEATURES
Platforms now integrate with:
Major CRM Features
New features are constantly added, so functionality varies greatly.
At their core, every CRM should haveCONTACT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE and DATABASE MARKETING
Contact Management
Contact management creates a profile for each customer with basic information.
phone number
email address
physical address
keep importantaccount information
UP TO DATEand the sales process
ORGANIZED and EFFECIENT
Contact management helps businesses:
Customer Interaction Management
Customer interaction management software tracks each touch-point a sales representative has with a customer or prospect
This helps companies determine which strategies are CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL or WHERE A RELATIONSHIP BROKE DOWN.
Customer Interaction Management…
Sales force automation, helps automate a number of sales process tasks including
populating the user’s calendar with the details of the meeting
Sales Force Automation
(SFA)
SALES FORECASTING FUNCTIONS that
PREDICT FUTURE SALES FIGURES based on
HISTORICAL DATA
Sales force automation often includes…
SFA software can create in-depth productivity reports that detail each sales reps performance and can come in standalone best-of-breed applications.
SFA functions can even expand into inventory management, and product knowledge management.
Choosing between the two comes down to the needs of your business.
specialized tools that excel at specific tasks.
suites have a wide range of functionality, albeit in limited form.
INTEGRATEDBEST-OF-BREED
A best-of-breed SFA platform is often the best option for managing large amount of clients.
market research has shown that SALES FORCE AUTOMATION IS THE MOST
SOUGHT AFTER BEST-OF-BREED APPLICATION,
Industry Specific
Before moving forward in the buying process you should investigate any CRM platforms specific to your industry.
PACKAGED GOODSARCHITECTUREENGINEERINGCONSTRUCTION (AEC) and FIELD SERVICE MANAGEMENTare all examples
Overcoming the Adoption Obstacle
numerous studies surfaced detailing
among companies attempting to implement this new software.
LOW ADOPTION RATES
As the CRM industry has recently blossomed…
LOW ADOPTION RATES
It’s imperative to gain an understanding of the underlying causes of low adoption rates and move to address them as swiftly as possible.
The Learning Curve
Unnecessary Functionality
The factors are three-fold Inflated Expectations
The Solution: BETTER TRAINING
Despite significant progress in user experience and interface design, CRMs are still not the most intuitive platforms to use.
THE LEARNING CURVE
Businesses often develop unrealistic benchmarks for adoption and usage without properly assessing how much time it will take to achieve those results.
INFLATED EXPECTATIONS
The Solution: RESEARCH
While it’s tempting to choose a CRM with hundreds of bells-and-whistles, the truth is that your employees won’t use what they don’t need.
UNNECESSARY FUNCTIONALITY
The Solution: PRIORITY BASED CONFIGURATION
After you’ve had time to assess the successes and failures of deployment…
…revisit your configuration and make more informed decisions about functionality.
Current Market Trends
Mobile Applications
It’s predicted that the number of mobile CRM apps will surpass 1,200 this year, as demand for on-the-go information continues to rise.
Customer experience management (CEM) software is better thought of as the next step in the evolution of CRMs. It adds to that by integrating information such as customer’s online buying behavior, and in-store purchases.
Customer Experience Management
CRM software helps businesses maintain contact details, as well as past deals they’ve closed. CEM helps businesses utilize such data in order to better understand customer behavior.
Now that you've learned the basics, head over to our website where you can download the complete guide or read more about how CRMs can help your
business.
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