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Meaning CRM is a business strategy that aims
to understand, anticipate and managethe needs of an organisations current
and potential customers. It is a comprehensive approach which
provides seamless integration of every
area of business that touches thecustomer- namely marketing, sales,customer services and field supportthrou h the inte ration of eo le
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CRM is a shift from traditionalmarketing as it focuses on theretention of customers in addition tothe acquisition of new customers
The expression CustomerRelationship Management (CRM) isbecoming standard terminology,replacing what is widely perceived to
be a misleadingly narrow term,
Meaning
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DefinitionCRM is concerned with thecreation, development and
enhancement of individualisedcustomer relationships with carefullytargeted customers and customer
groups resulting in maximizing theirtotal customer life-time value.
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Purpose The focus [of CRM] is on creating value
for the customer and the company overthe longer term
When customers value the customerservice that they receive from suppliers,they are less likely to look to alternative
suppliers for their needs. CRM enables organisations to gain
competitive advantage over competitors
that supply similar products or services
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Importance Todays businesses compete with multi-product offerings created and delivered by
networks, alliances and partnerships of manykinds. Both retaining customers and building
relationships with other value-adding allies iscritical to corporate performance .
The adoption of C.R.M. is being fuelled by arecognition that long-term relationships withcustomers are one of the most importantassets of an organisation
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DevelopmentCRM developed for a number of reasons: The 1980s onwards saw rapid shifts in
business that changed customer power
Supply exceeded demands for mostproducts Sellers had little pricing power The only protection available to suppliers
of goods and services was in theirrelationships with customers
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What does CRM involve?
CRM involves the following Organisations must become customer
focused
Organisations must be prepared to adaptso that it take customer needs intoaccount and delivers them
Market research must be undertaken toassess customer needs and satisfaction
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Strategically Significant Customers Customer relationship management
focuses on strategically significantmarkets. Not all customers are equallyimportant .
Therefore, relationships should be builtwith customers that are likely to providevalue for services
Building relationships with customers thatwill provide little value could result in aloss of time, staff and financial resources
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Markers Of Strategically Significant Customers
Strategically significant customers need tosatisfy at least one of three conditions :1.Customers with high life-time values (i.e.
customers that will repeatedly use the
service in the long-term e.g. Nurses in ahospital library)
2.Customers who serve as benchmarks forother customers e.g. In a hospital libraryconsultants who teach on academic courses
3.Customers who inspire change in thesupplier
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Face-to-face CRM CRM can also be carried out in face-to-face
interactions without the use of technology Staff members often remember the names and
favourite services/products of regular
customers and use this information to create apersonalised service for them.
For example, in a hospital library you will know
the name of nurses that come in often andprobably remember the area that they work in. However, face-to-face CRM could prove less
useful when organisations have a large number
of customers as it would be more difficult to
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Benefits reduced costs, because the rightthings are being done (ie.,effective and efficient operation)
increased customer satisfaction,because they are getting exactly
what they want (ie. meeting andexceeding expectations) ensuring that the focus of the
organisation is external
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Benefits
growth in numbers of customers maximisation of opportunities (eg.increased services, referrals, etc.)
increased access to a source ofmarket and competitor information
highlighting poor operationalprocesses long term profitability and
sustainability
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Implementation When introducing or developing CRM, a strategic
review of the organisations current position should beundertaken Organisations need to address four issues
1.What is our core business and how will it evolve in thefuture?
2.What form of CRM is appropriate for our business nowand in the future?
3.What IT infrastructure do we have and what do weneed to support the future organisation needs?
4.What vendors and partners do we need to choose?