Customer relationship management (CMR)

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CMR)

STRATEGIC MARKETING

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

WHAT IS CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT (CRM)?• A COMPANY-WIDE BUSINESS STRATEGY DESIGNED TO OPTIMIZE

• PROFITABILITY• REVENUE• CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

BY FOCUSING ON HIGHLY DEFINED AND PRECISE CUSTOMER GROUPS

CONCEPT IS TO TREAT CUSTOMERS AS INDIVIDUALS RATHER THAN PART OF A GROUP

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

• THE COMPANY ACCOMPLISHES THIS STRATEGY BY• ORGANIZING THE COMPANY AROUND CUSTOMER SEGMENTS• ESTABLISHING AND TRACKING CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS WITH THE COMPANY• FOSTERING CUSTOMER SATISFYING BEHAVIORS

• EXAMPLE WHEN YOU LOGIN TO A WEBSITE LIKE WWW.LISTEN.COM • RHAPSODY PLAYER TARGETS CONSUMERS WHO STREAM AUDIO• TRACKS THEIR MUSICAL PREFERENCES AND USAGE• USES THIS INFORMATION TO OFFER SPECIAL PROMOTIONS & MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU

SPECIFICALLY

http://www.listen.com/


CRM V. MASS MARKETINGMASS MARKETING MEANS USING ONE APPROACH & HOPING IT HAS MASS APPEAL

CRM ALLOWS YOU TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CYCLE

• CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

• IT IS A CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM THAT BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH CUSTOMERS• CONTINUOUS• NO PREDEFINED STARTING/ENDING

POINT

Identify customer relationships

Store and integratecustomer data using IT

Capture customer data based on interactionsIdentify best customers

Understand interactions with current customer base

Leverage customerinformation

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTBRIDGESTONE TIRE USES ONDEMAND 5

• GATHERS INFORMATION FROM P.O.S.• DEMOGRAPHIC, FREQUENCY OF PURCHASES, HOW MUCH THEY PURCHASE, & HOW FAR THEY DRIVE

• GATHERS INFORMATION FROM ALL TYPES OF COMMUNICATION THE CUSTOMER HAS• HOW OFTEN THEY VISIT A SPECIFIC STORE & PURCHASING HISTORY

• CAPTURES RELATIVE CUSTOMER DATA ON INTERACTIONS• LAST PURCHASE MADE, DOES CUSTOMER REDEEM COUPONS, LAST FORM OF COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN CUSTOMER• STORE & INTEGRATE CUSTOMER DATA

• STORES CUSTOMER RESPONSES FROM SURVEY, WARRANTY CARDS, ANY CUSTOMER INPUT SOURCE• IDENTIFY MOST PROFITABLE CUSTOMERS

• NOT ALL CUSTOMERS ARE THE SAME. FOCUS ON MONEY MAKERS• LEVERAGE INFORMATION

• CUSTOMER DATA IS SENT TO ALL DEPARTMENTS OF A COMPANY. GET ALL INFORMATION TO RIGHT DEPARTMENT.

• SEND CUSTOMERS PROMOTIONS AIMED AT INCREASING STORE VISITS & SALES

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENTCRM KEY POINTS

• CUSTOMERS TAKE CENTER STAGE

• BUSINESS MUST MANAGE THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP ACROSS ALL POINTS OF CUSTOMER CONTACT

IDENTIFY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS

• COMPANIES HAVE A CRM SYSTEM THAT FOLLOWS A CUSTOMER-CENTRIC FOCUS OR MODEL

• CUSTOMER CENTRIC• AN INTERNAL MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY SIMILAR TO THE MARKETING CONCEPT• COMPANY CUSTOMIZES ITS PRODUCT & SERVICE OFFERING BASED ON DATA

GENERATED THROUGH INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER AND THE COMPANY

• ALL COMPANY DECISIONS AND ACTIONS ARE A DIRECT RESULT OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION


• COMPANIES FORCE CUSTOMERS TO LOGIN TO WEBSITES SO THAT THEY CAN GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR INFORMATION & PREFERENCES• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES; HAVE TO LOGIN

LEARNING• AN INFORMAL PROCESS OF COLLECTING CUSTOMER DATA THROUGH

CUSTOMER COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ON PRODUCT OR SERVICE PERFORMANCE.


KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT• THE PROCESS BY WHICH LEARNED INFORMATION FROM CUSTOMERS IS CENTRALIZED AND

SHARED IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND THE ORGANIZATION.

• KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INVOLVES COLLECTING INFORMATION THROUGH:• EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS• COMMENTS• CUSTOMER ACTIONS• QUALITATIVE FACTS


EMPOWERMENTDELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO SOLVE CUSTOMERS’ PROBLEMS QUICKLY—USUALLY BY THE FIRST PERSON THAT THE CUSTOMER NOTIFIES REGARDING THE PROBLEM.

• EMPLOYEES DON’T HAVE TO RELY ON MANAGEMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS

• TRUSTED TO TAKE CARE OF CUSTOMER WITHOUT SUPERVISION


INTERACTIONTHE POINT AT WHICH A CUSTOMER AND A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND DEVELOP LEARNING RELATIONSHIPS

• CUSTOMER DEFINES THE TERMS OF THE INTERACTION (OFTEN BY PREFERENCE)

• ORGANIZATION RESPONDS WITH PRODUCTS & SERVICES THAT MEET CUSTOMER NEEDS

• ANY ACTIVITY OR TOUCH POINT A CUSTOMER HAS WITH A COMPANY (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) CONSTITUTES AN INTERACTION


TOUCH POINTSALL POSSIBLE AREAS OF A BUSINESS WHERE CUSTOMERS COMMUNICATE WITH THAT BUSINESS.

-- AMAZON SAVES YOUR SEARCHES BASED ON LOGIN

POINT OF SALE INTERACTIONSCOMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN CUSTOMERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THATOCCUR AT THE POINT OF SALE, NORMALLY IN A STORE.

-- CHECK OUT WITH STORE CREDIT CARD


• MOST COMMON WAYS A COMPANY CAN INTERACT WITH CURRENT CUSTOMERS• WEB• POINT OF SALE• KIOSK• DELIVERY, INSTALLATION• SURVEY• PRODUCT REGISTRATION


CHANNEL INTERACTIONSTHE TRADITIONAL APPROACH FOR ACQUIRING CUSTOMER DATATHE METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION (HOW INFORMATION IS OBTAINED) IS MOST IMPORTANT

CAN INCLUDESTORE VISITSCONVERSATIONS WITH SALES PEOPLEINTERACTIONS VIA THE WEBPHONE CONVERSATIONSWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

UNDERCOVER BOSS

• DIRECTV• HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CK3RK2DCPJC

• HOW DO THEY (OR COULD THEY) DEVELOP CUSTOMER RETIONSHIPS?• HOW DO THEY IDENTIFY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS?• EXAMPLES OF INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A COMPANY & ITS CUSTOMER BASE• TYPES OF INFORMATION IT WANTS TO CAPTURE

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CRM PART II

WARM UP

DIRECTV EMPOWERS ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES TO OFFER DISCOUNTS TO LONG-ESTABLISHED CUSTOMERS IN ORDER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH STAGE OF THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CYCLE?

A. CAPTURING CUSTOMER DATAB. IDENTIFICATION OF CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPC. LEVERAGING THE CUSTOMER INFORMATIOND. STORING & INTEGRATING CUSTOMER DATA USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT CYCLE

• IDENTIFY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS• UNDERSTAND INTERACTIONS WITH

CUSTOMER BASE• CAPTURE CUSTOMER DATA BASED ON

INTERACTIONS• STORE & INTEGRATE CUSTOMER DATA

USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY• IDENTIFY BEST CUSTOMERS• LEVERAGE CUSTOMER INFORMATION

Identify customer relationships

Store and integratecustomer data using IT

Capture customer data based on interactionsIdentify best customers

Understand interactions with current customer base

Leverage customerinformation

HOW DO COMPANIES STORE & INTEGRATE CUSTOMER DATA?


DATA WAREHOUSEA CENTRAL WAREHOUSE OF CUSTOMER DATA COLLECTED BY AN

ORGANIZATION.

ESSENTIALLY IT IS A LARGE COMPUTERIZED FILE OF ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED IN THE PREVIOUS PHASE OF THE CRM PROCESS.

TAKES INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF DATABASES AND INTEGRATES THEM SO THAT DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT AN ORGANIZATION CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ALL PERTINENT CUSTOMER DATA


• WHEN BUILDING A DATABASE YOU DEVELOP A LIST• RESPONSE LIST: CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE INDICATED AN INTEREST IN A

PRODUCT OR SERVICE• INCLUDES THEIR NAME & ADDRESSES• HAVE RESPONDED TO AN OFFER AT SOME TIME

• COMPILED LIST: CREATED BY AN OUTSIDE COMPANY THAT HAS COLLECTED DATA OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS• GATHER INFORMATION FROM TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES OR MEMBERSHIP ROSTERS• ENHANCE INFORMATION WITH CENSUS DATA & OTHER PUBLIC RECORD INFORMATION


• GOAL OF A COMPANY IS TO FIND YOUR BEST CUSTOMERS 80/20 RULE: 80% OF YOUR PROFITS COME FROM 20% OF YOUR CUSTOMERS

GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY THAT 20%.

DATA MINING IDENTIFY AND PROFILE THE BEST CUSTOMERS PICKUP ON PATTERNS & CHARACTERISTICS TO DETERMINE TRENDS CALCULATE THEIR LIFETIME VALUE PREDICT PURCHASING BEHAVIOR

FORMS OF ANALYSIS CAN BE PERFORMED AFTER

CUSTOMER DATA IS CAPTURED?


DATA MINING• CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION

• BREAK DOWN LARGE GROUPS INTO SMALLER HOMOGENOUS GROUPS

• RECENCY-FREQUENCY-MONETARY ANALYSIS (RFM)• MEASURES: RECENTLY PURCHASED MOVES, FREQUENCY, & AMOUNT SPENT• PROJECTS CURRENT VALUE OF A CUSTOMER TO A COMPANY

• LIFETIME VALUE ANALYSIS (LTV)• PROJECTS FUTURE VALUE OF A CUSTOMER TO A COMPANY

• EXPLAINS HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO ACQUIRE CUSTOMERS• LEVEL OF SPENDING TO RETAIN CUSTOMERS• FACILITATES TARGETING NEW CUSTOMERS

• PREDICTIVE MODELING• PREDICT WHEN A PURCHASE WILL TAKE PLACE

HOW DO COMPANIES LEVERAGE CUSTOMER

INFORMATION?

LEVERAGING CUSTOMER INFORMATIONLEVERAGING MEANS DESIGNING & TAILORING MARKETING STRATEGIES

TO BEST APPEAL TO IDENTIFIED CUSTOMERS

CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT• MONITORING THE SUCCESS OF MARKETING STRATEGIES BASED ON SALES,

ORDERS, ETC..• DEVELOP CUSTOMIZED SALES FOR LOYAL CUSTOMERS

• CUSTOMERS THAT SPEND MORE, GET MORE• ALLOWS COMPANIES TO STORE INFORMATION ABOUT CUSTOMERS & TRENDS

CRM Marketing Database Applications

LO7

Campaign management

Retain loyalcustomers

Cross-selling other products and services

Designing targetedmarketing communications

Reinforcing customerpurchase decisions

Inducing product trialby new customers

Increasing effectivenessof distribution channel

marketing

Improving customer service

Campaign Management

LO7Communicating offerings in a way

that enhances customer relationships

Developing customized offerings for appropriate segment

Pricing these offeringsattractively

Retaining Loyal Customers

LO7

Loyalty programs reward loyal customers for making multiple purchases

Retaining an additional 5 percent of customers increases profits by as much as 25 percent

Improving customer retention by 2 percent candecrease costs by as much as 10 percent

Loyalty programs provide information about customers and trends

Targeted Marketing Communications

LO7

InfrequentUsers

ModerateUsers

HeavyUsers

• Offer direct incentives, such as a price discount

• Offer more reinforcement of past purchase decisions

• Design around loyalty and reinforcement of purchase

Increasing Effectiveness ofDistribution Channel Marketing

LO7

Multichannel Marketing

CRM Databases

RFID technology

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REVIEW LEARNING OUTCOMELO7

Leveraging Customer Information Campaign management Retaining loyal customers Cross-selling other products Designing targeted marketing

communications Reinforcing purchase decisions Inducing product trial by new customers Increasing effectiveness of distribution channel

marketing Improving customer service

Marketing Information

CRM Database

Applications

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Customer relationship management (CMR)