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CRM June 2, 2003 |
Hot Seat: Ruth Fornell on Data Quality Ruth Fornell, formerly CMO of NCR's Teradata division and now vice president, payment and imaging solutions for NCR's financial services division, knows a thing or two about the role data plays in CRM initiatives. She recently shared some insights. |
CRM May 1, 2003 Jim Dickie |
Is Less Better Than More? Small CRM implementations are often more successful than large ones. |
CRM April 1, 2004 Martin Schneider |
ROI on the Rise? Is CRM software getting better, or are companies learning from past mistakes? |
CRM August 2, 2004 Jerri Ledford |
Reducing CRM's Total Cost of Ownership How organizations increase the value of their CRM initiatives while keeping costs low. |
CRM July 2003 Laura Pollard |
Enterprise Schmenterprise Who truly sees the value of enterprise CRM? |
CIO February 1, 2002 Danielle Dunne |
Beware of the CRM Backlash Jill Dyche contends that CRM projects would work better if companies did a better job defining their specific needs... |
CRM August 27, 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Required Reading Author Russ Lombardo offers practical advice on gathering information to design and plan the right CRM strategy, getting buy-in, and planning for ROI in "CRM for the Common Man." |
CRM November 2013 Paul Korzeniowski |
Mobile CRM Is Slow to Take Hold Integration hurdles slow deployments as systems largely fail to deliver significant value to users. |
CRM May 1, 2003 David Myron |
Vertical Focus: Retail Retailers are learning from others' mistakes. Instead of investing heavily in full suite applications, retailers are nibbling on CRM and noticing bite-size successes, according to "Getting Retail CRM Right," a recent report by Forrester Research. |
CRM March 1, 2005 David Myron |
What Is CRM? Defining CRM as merely a technology solution only distorts its purpose and value. It is better to view CRM as a business process. |
CRM February 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Can't Get No Dissatisfaction In an exclusive survey conducted, CRM magazine finds that a surprising number of executives are pleased with their CRM system -- and with their results. |
CRM July 2010 Joshua Weinberger |
CRM: Then and Now Over the last 15 years, CRM projects and plans may have changed dramatically, but the overarching goal of improving the customer relationship has remained a straight shot. |
CRM January 6, 2016 Matt Keenan |
4 CRM Trends for 2016 User empowerment will be a big theme as CRM users compare their experiences with personal and business technology. |
CRM March 2003 Dick Lee |
Don't Blame CRM Managers shouldn't expect success if users haven't been sold on CRM. |
CRM February 2, 2003 Jason Flynn |
Hype-Free CRM Success The Blueprint for CRM Success, a new study, tries to cut through the smoke and mirrors to get to the truth of what it takes to implement an effective and profitable CRM solution. |
CRM August 4, 2015 David Myron |
Social CRM Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Follow these 10 steps to deploy a successful social CRM strategy. |
CRM March 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Stand by Me One of the main reasons companies implement CRM is to foster customer loyalty. But as a customer of CRM vendors, how loyal should you be? |
CRM April 1, 2005 Phillip Britt |
Revitalizing Your CRM Solution An industry analyst speaks out on breathing life back into sluggish customer relationship efforts. |
CRM August 2, 2004 Emmy Favilla |
Required Reading: Getting Back to Relationship Basics Author Pamela Danziger presents evidence that consumers will construct more meaningful relationships with suppliers and retailers. |
CRM January 2014 Sarah Sluis |
Risk-Proof Your CRM System Focus on the people and the process, not the technology. |
CRM March 1, 2004 |
Just 1 Question Should companies expect their CRM vendors to help them use CRM to determine who their most profitable customers are? |
CRM April 1, 2007 Colin Beasty |
Required Reading: A Peak at Sales Process An interview with Russ Lombardo about his new book, CyberSelling -- Using CRM Technology to Help You Sell. |
CRM March 2007 Colin Beasty |
The Enlightened Enterprise As big businesses enter phase 2 (and for some, phase 3) of their varying CRM initiatives, these tips will refine the advance. |
CRM April 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Making CRM Pay Off Like any worthwhile endeavor, it takes a great deal of planning and effort to get real results from CRM. |
CRM March 3, 2003 Martin Schneider |
Blueprints for CRM Success Faisal Hoque claims that businesses need better blueprints if they want IT initiatives to succeed. Hoque makes a simple analogy: "If you want to build a house, you don't start with the kitchen sink, you start with a blueprint." |
CRM August 2, 2004 |
Who's Who in CRM In May CRM magazine presented a list of some of the industry's key players. This month we continue that recognition with a look at two executives from Microsoft. |
CRM April 2004 Jim Dickie |
What Will Wake You Up at 3:00 A.M.? Executives say data issues are their number one CRM concern. |
CRM March 3, 2003 Jason Flynn |
Vertical Focus: Manufacturing How do you get penetration in a market that is notoriously slow to accept new technologies and adapt to new things? Very carefully. That is good advice for those trying to sell CRM to manufacturers. |
CRM March 2014 Jim Dickie |
The Adoption Rate Challenge Give sales reps the right tools to drive CRM success. |
CRM December 1, 2006 |
The Pulse: In 2007 my Company Plans to... Increase its CRM budget: 40%... Maintain its CRM budget: 27%... etc. |
CRM January 2004 Jason Compton |
How to use training to get buy-in for CRM Unless CRM project leaders bring to the training table a clear picture of how their teams will accomplish these goals, their CRM strategy may be prematurely grounded. |
CRM September 2006 Jim Dickie |
Invest in CRM Beyond Applications The right end-user systems training -- not more training -- paves the road to CRM success. |
CRM March 3, 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Creating a CRM Culture Companies want their people to use new CRM processes, but what's most important is getting those employees to think differently. If your company does not fully embrace CRM, the initiative will stall or fail. |
CRM August 1, 2003 Martin Schneider |
News in Brief The CRM services market is expected to grow by 20 percent in 2004, after deferred projects move towards completion... IT spending does not directly correlate to derived value and ROI... More than 65 percent of healthcare companies say they were looking to add personalized marketing solutions... etc. |
CRM December 2009 Jim Dickie |
The Integration Advantage Unifying the sales process and the CRM system is essential. |
CRM May 2004 Emmy Favilla |
CRM in Action: Inova Tackles Training to Ensure CRM Success Inova Health System, a not-for-profit healthcare system in Northern Virginia, wanted to ensure the success of its CRM system. |
CRM December 1, 2007 Colin Beasty |
Required Reading: Service with a (Real) Smile In "Award-Winning Customer Service: 101 Ways to Guarantee Great Performance," Renee Evenson offers assistance for anyone responsible for improving customer service. |
CRM October 1, 2003 Lisa Picarille |
Vertical Focus: Professional Services Ask law firms, accounting firms, consultants, and financial services firms about CRM and most will tell you that the traditional CRM vendors are more focused on transaction-based customers than on billable clients. |
CRM July 1, 2004 Ginger Conlon |
CRM: Alive and Kicking Instead of complaining about the confusion with CRM, we should educate people interested in implementing CRM--the strategy--in their companies. |
CRM December 2003 Ginger Conlon |
CRM Success Is Your Responsibility You can't just purchase CRM software, load it up, and expect it to work. |
CRM October 1, 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Required Reading With summer just a memory and fall settling in, executives are adding business books back on to their reading lists. And publishers are meeting the demand by releasing a plethora of books covering CRM, customer service, branding, sales, and other related topics. |
CRM February 2, 2004 |
Why CRM? An exclusive survey reveals the primary motivators for deploying CRM. |
CRM March 2003 Ginger Conlon |
A Room With a (Point of) View Executives on the SuperPowers of CRM panel offer their opinions on where the market is headed and how to get there ahead of the pack. |
CRM October 2006 |
The 2006 CRM Market Awards--Table of Contents and Introduction At the crux of the success of CRM software are the vendors, consultants, and end-user companies focused on creating and cultivating rewarding customer experiences and relationships. Their efforts and achievements are recognized here. |
Wall Street & Technology March 19, 2007 |
Evaluating CRM Solutions When Companies Merge CRM systems are not one-size-fits-all. Those that have features specific to financial industries will more easily reveal their value to users and deliver greater ROI. |
CRM October 1, 2003 Paul Greenberg |
A Commonwealth of Self-Interest CRM initiatives will succeed only if users see value in using them. |
CRM June 22, 2012 David Mattson |
Combine Sales Training and CRM for a Winning Environment Many people look at sales training and CRM as two separate functions that operate independently of one another. Would it surprise you to hear that they actually complement one another, and that sales training should always include consideration of the CRM strategy? |
CRM May 3, 2004 |
Heard and Overheard Quotes from the CRM industry: "Success in CRM is a journey, not a destination"... "In our world CRM stands for Can't Replace Marketing"... etc. |
CRM November 2003 Ginger Conlon |
How Do You Measure Success? Let us count the ways: Sales measures success one way, marketing another way, service another, and IT yet another. For this reason the first step of any CRM initiative should be to set mutually agreed-upon goals and metrics. |
CRM May 1, 2003 Lisa Picarille |
Market Watch: SFA The biggest thing in sales force automation isn't based on new business processes or the latest hot technology, but on good old-fashioned communication -- or the lack thereof. |