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    CONTENTS

    1. Introduction of the topic

    2. Brief profile of the Organization

    3. Objectives Of The Training

    4. Research ethodolog!

    ". #ata anal!sis and Interpretation

    $. %inding and Observation

    &. 'u((ar! and )onclusion

    Bibliograph!

    *nne+ure

    1

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    Introduction of the topic

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    INTRODUCTION OF THE TOPIC

     Introduction to the topic

    Customer relationship management ,CR- consists of the processes a co(pan! uses to trac 

    and organize its contacts /ith its current and prospective custo(ers. )R soft/are is used to

    support these processes0 infor(ation about custo(ers and custo(er interactions can be entered

    stored and accessed b! e(plo!ees in different co(pan! depart(ents. T!pical )R goals are to

    i(prove services provided to custo(ers and to use custo(er contact infor(ation for targeted

    (areting.

    hile the ter( )R generall! refers to a soft/arebased approach to handling custo(er relationships (ost )R soft/are vendors stress that a successful )R effort reuires a holistic

    approach.516  )R initiatives often fail because i(ple(entation /as li(ited to soft/are

    installation /ithout providing the conte+t support and understanding for e(plo!ees to learn

    and tae full advantage of the infor(ation s!ste(s.526 )R can be i(ple(ented /ithout (ajor 

    invest(ents in soft/are but soft/are is often necessar! to e+plore the full benefits of a )R

    strateg!.

    Other proble(s occur 536 /hen failing to thin of sales as the output of a process that itself needs

    to be studied and taen into account /hen planning auto(ation546.

    O!er!ie"

    %ro( the outside custo(ers interacting /ith a co(pan! perceive the business as a single entit!

    despite often interacting /ith a nu(ber of e(plo!ees in different roles and depart(ents. )R is

    a co(bination of policies processes and strategies i(ple(ented b! an organization to unif! its

    custo(er interactions and provide a (eans to trac custo(er infor(ation. It involves the use of 

    technolog! in attracting ne/ and profitable custo(ers /hile for(ing tighter bonds /ith e+isting

    ones.

    )R includes (an! aspects /hich relate directl! to one another7

    3

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    • %ront office operations 8 #irect interaction /ith custo(ers e.g. face to face (eetings

     phone calls e(ail online services etc.

    • Bac office operations 8 Operations that ulti(atel! affect the activities of the front

    office ,e.g.  billing (aintenance planning (areting  advertising finance

    (anufacturing etc.-

    • Business relationships 8 Interaction /ith other co(panies and partners such as

    suppliers9vendors and retail outlets9distributors industr! net/ors ,lobb!ing groups

    trade associations-. This e+ternal net/or supports front and bac office activities.

    • *nal!sis 8 :e! )R data can be anal!zed in order to plan target(areting ca(paigns

    conceive business strategies and judge the success of )R activities ,e.g. (aret share

    nu(ber and t!pes of custo(ers revenue profitabilit!-.

    ;erhaps it is i(portant to note that /hile (ost consu(ers of )R vie/ it as a soft/are

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    obtain this infor(ation directl! fro( the custo(er. Reaching to the custo(er at right ti(e at right

     place is preferable.

    Operational )R processes custo(er data for a variet! of purposes7

    • anaging ca(paigns

    • Anterprise areting *uto(ation

    • 'ales %orce *uto(ation

    • 'ales anage(ent '!ste(

    %nal#tical CR

    *nal!tical )R anal!zes custo(er data for a variet! of purposes7

    • #esigning and e+ecuting targeted (areting ca(paigns

    • #esigning and e+ecuting ca(paigns e.g. custo(er acuisition crossselling upselling

    • *nal!sing custo(er behavior in order to (ae decisions relating to products and services

    ,e.g. pricing product develop(ent-

    • anage(ent infor(ation s!ste( ,e.g. financial forecasting and custo(er profitabilit!

    anal!sis-

    *nal!tical )R generall! (aes heav! use of data (ining and other techniues to produce

    useful results for decision(aing

    Sales Intelligence CR

    'ales Intelligence )R is si(ilar to *nal!tical )R but is intended as a (ore direct sales tool.

    %eatures include alerts sent to sales staff regarding7

    • )rossselling9pselling9'/itchselling opportunities

    • )usto(er drift

    • 'ales perfor(ance

    • )usto(er trends

    • )usto(er (argins

    "

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    • )usto(er align(ent

    Campaign anagement

    )a(paign (anage(ent  co(bines ele(ents of Operational and *nal!tical )R. )a(paign

    (anage(ent functions include7

    • Target groups for(ed fro( the client base according to selected criteria

    • 'ending ca(paignrelated (aterial ,e.g. on special offers- to selected recipients using

    various channels ,e.g. e(ail telephone '' post-

    • Tracing storing and anal!zing ca(paign statistics including tracing responses and

    anal!zing trends

    Colla&orati!e CR

    )ollaborative )R covers aspects of a co(pan!@s dealings /ith custo(ers that are handled b!

    various depart(ents /ithin a co(pan! such as sales technical support and (areting. 'taff 

    (e(bers fro( different depart(ents can share infor(ation collected /hen interacting /ith

    custo(ers. %or e+a(ple feedbac received b! custo(er support agents can provide other staff 

    (e(bers /ith infor(ation on the services and features reuested b! custo(ers. )ollaborative

    )R@s ulti(ate goal is to use infor(ation collected b! all depart(ents to i(prove the ualit! of 

    services provided b! the co(pan!.5$6

    Consumer Relationship CR

    )onsu(er Relationship '!ste( ,)R'- covers aspects of a co(pan!@s dealing /ith custo(ers

    handled b! the )onsu(er *ffairs and )usto(er Relations contact centers /ithin a co(pan!.516

    Representatives handle inbound contact fro( anon!(ous consu(ers and custo(ers. Aarl!

    /arnings can be issued regarding product issues ,e.g. ite( recalls- and current consu(er 

    senti(ent can be traced ,voice of the custo(er -.

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    Strateg#

    'everal )R soft/are pacages are available and the! var! in their approach to )R.

    >o/ever as (entioned above )R is not just a technolog! but rather a co(prehensive

    custo(ercentric approach to an organization@s philosoph! of dealing /ith its custo(ers. This

    includes policies and processes frontofhouse custo(er  service e(plo!ee training (areting

    s!ste(s and infor(ation (anage(ent. >ence it is i(portant that an! )R i(ple(entation

    considerations stretch be!ond technolog! to/ard the broader organizational reuire(ents.

    The objectives of a )R strateg! (ust consider a co(pan!Cs specific situation and its

    custo(ers@ needs and e+pectations. Infor(ation gained through )R initiatives can support the

    develop(ent of (areting strateg! b! developing the organization@s no/ledge in areas such as

    identif!ing custo(er seg(ents i(proving custo(er  retention i(proving product offerings ,b!

     better understanding custo(er needs- and b! identif!ing the organization@s (ost profitable

    custo(ers.5&6

    )R strategies can var! in size co(ple+it! and scope. 'o(e co(panies consider a )R

    strateg! onl! to focus on the (anage(ent of a tea( of salespeople. >o/ever other )R

    strategies can cover custo(er interaction across the entire organization. an! co((ercial )R

    soft/are pacages provide features that serve the sales (areting event (anage(ent project(anage(ent and finance industries.

    %ro( this perspective )R has for so(e ti(e been seen to pla! an i(portant role in (an! sales

     process engineering efforts5D6.

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    Implementation issues

    an! )R project

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    ar'et structures

    The follo/ing table lists the top )R soft/are vendors in 2FF$2FF& ,figures in (illions of '

    dollars- published in a Gartner  stud!.51F6

    (endor)**+

    Re!enue

    )**+ Share

    ,-.

    )**/

    Re!enue

    )**/ Share

    ,-.

    0*/10*+ 2ro"th

    ,-.

    Oracle 131E.D 1$.3 1F1$.D 1"." 2E.D

    '*; 2F"F.D 2".3 1$D1.& 2$.$ 22.F

    'alesforce.co( $&$." D.3 4"1.& $.E 4E.D

    *(docs 421.F ".2 3$".E ".$ 1".1

    icrosoft 332.1 4.1 1&$.1 2.& DD.$

    Others 32DE.1 4F.$ 2DD1.$ 43.& 14.1

    Total 34*3567 8** /49+763 8** )768

    The follo/ing table lists the top soft/are vendors for )R projects co(pleted in 2FF$ using

    e+ternal consultants and s!ste( integrators according to a 2FF& Gartner stud!.5116

    (endor Percentage of implementations

    'iebel ,Oracle- 41H

    '*; DH

    Apiphan! ,Infor - 3H

    Oracle 3H

    ;eople'oft ,Oracle- 2Hsalesforce.co( 2H

    *(docs 1H

    )hordiant 1H

    icrosoft 1H

    '*' 1H

    Others 1"H

     one 22H

    * 2FF& #ata(onitor  report 5126 lists Oracle ,including 'iebel- and '*; as the top )R vendors

    /ith )hordiant Infor and 'ales%orce.co( as significant s(aller vendors.

    Free and Open Source CR Soft"are

    *s the enterprise )R (aret gro/s (an! co(panies and s(all groups of developers are

    focusing on creating )R soft/are that is distributed freel! on the Internet or offered at a

    E

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    fraction of the price of classic enterprise )R soft/are. >o/ever (an! vendors charge for 

    support. The soft/are t!picall! offers si(ilar features to popular enterprise soft/are pacages.

    'o(e of the (ore popular include7

    • ABI eutrino R1 )R java

    • OpenAR;  p!thon

    • )o(piere java

    • *de(piere java

    • Openbravo java

    • Ofbiz  java

    • +Tuple  integrated AR; )JJ

    • KtigerL)R  php

    • 'ugar)R  php

    • )ivi)R  php

    • Opentaps java

    • M=suite  rub! ,Rub!OnRails- full stac )R and AR; s!ste(

    • Noho)R

    • Info>and )R IT php

    This chapter /ill outline and overvie/ the research topic and rational of this stud! the objectives

    and the reason for the personal interest of the author for this stud! and /ill help readers to

    understand /hat is going to follo/ in this project

     Definitions and theoretical concept framework 

    )usto(er lo!alt! has been e+a(ined b! (an! researchers in the past and (an! of the( have

    given various definitions around this concept. *ccording to >esett ,2FF2- custo(er lo!alt! has

     been regarded as the  sina qua non of an effective business strateg!. #ic and Basu ,1EE4 p.EE-

    give a stronger conceptualization for custo(er lo!alt!. The! vie/ it as the “strength of the

    relationship between an individual’s relative attitude towards an entity (brand, service, store, or 

    vendor) and repeat patronage”.

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    Customer satisfaction

    %or several decades the /ord or concept custo(er satisfaction /as of crucial i(portance for 

    (areting (anagers and the organizations and it is regarded toda! central issue to (an!

    definitions ,;arer and athe/s 2FF1-. The O+ford =ibrar! of ords and ;hrases ,1EE3-

    e(phasize satisfaction as a Prelease fro( uncertaint!Q. )usto(er satisfaction can be defined in

    (an! /a!s. :otler ,2FFF pg.3$- defines custo(er satisfaction as one of /hich is “a person's

     feelings of pleasure or disappointment from comparing a product's perceived performance (or 

    outcome) in relation to his or her expectations”. *nother conceptualization given fro( >o(burg

    et al. ,2FF"- is that custo(er satisfaction is a cu(ulative /orld/ide assess(ent based on

    different e+periences /ith a fir(. 'i(ilarl! :otler ,1EE1- and %ornell ,1EE2- characterized

    satisfaction as an evaluation of ualit! of products after custo(ers purchase the( and he argues

    that “high customer satisfaction ratings are widely believed to be the best indicator of a

    company’s future profits” ,:otler 1EE1 pg.1E-.

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    Customer perception of value

    Theoretical concept framework and definitions

    The creation of consu(er value has been taen into consideration fro( (an! (anagers during

    the 1EEFs and it /as the result of co(paniesC need to be (ore co(petitive and to fulfill the

    increasing custo(er de(ands ,)ravens and ;ierc! 2FF3-. )onsu(er perceived value depends on

    “how the customer perceives the benefits of an offering and the sacrifice that is associated with

    its purchase”  ,obber 2FF4 pg.13-. ThatCs /h! onroe ,1EE1- and '/eene! ,1EE4- define

    custo(er perceived value as the ratio bet/een perceived benefits and perceived sacrifice. *lso

    onroe and )hap(an ,1ED&- suggest that perceived value is a /eighted su( of acuisition and

    transaction value.

    “ustomer perceived value can be broadly defined as the customer’s overall assessment of the

    utility of a product based on perceptions of what is received and what is given”  ,Neitha(l 1EDD

     p. 14-.

     Importance of customer perception of value

    an! discounters retail stores and super(arets no/ focus to the offering of valueaddedservices and highlight the i(portance of the( to beco(e (ore co(petitive ,:i( and in 2FF2-.

    A+a(ining the effects and i(pact of consu(ersC perception of value generall! value is ver!

    i(portant and crucial to (areters for the success of co(panies ,#odds 1EE10 %rederics and

    'alter 1EE"-.

    The relationship between customer perception of value and customer satisfaction

    c#ougall and =evesue ,2FFF p. 3E4- argued that “customers who perceive they received 

    value for money are more satisfied than customers who do not perceive they received value for 

    money”.

    *fter /e have referred to the Introduction ,)hapter 1- about the bacground of this research

     project and deter(ine the research proble( that /e are going to anal!ze /e are (oving to the

     part of the =iterature Revie/. In this chapter /e are going to find and sa! about the relevant past

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    research in regard to our research proble( a fact that /ill help to the better understanding and

    clarification of the topic and ho/ /e proceed in the ne+t chapters.

     Shopping experience

     Definitions and importance

    Beginning fro( the definition of shopping is the “activity of going to shops and buying things”

    according to the )ollins obuild !nglish "anguage #ictionary ,1EE3-.

     Different specific shopping experiences

    )o+ et al. ,2FF"- refer to si+ specific shopping e+periences7 the (ingling ,social interaction /ith

    other shoppers-0 the bro/sing that is defined as $$% % % the examination of a store’s merchandise

     for recreational or informational purposes without a current intent to buy % % %’’   ,Bloch and

    Richins 1ED3 p. 3DE-0 the bargain hunting0 the sensor! e+perience /here the shoppers are

    sti(ulated fro( different sensor! aspects of the retail and shopping environ(ent and derive

     pleasure fro( it.

     In-store shopping experience

    %inall! Terblanche S Boshoff ,2FF4 pp.12- give the concept of the instore shopping

    e+perience that is vie/ed as “all merchandise, service and other in&store factors that contribute

    to the customer's assessment of the shopping experience”. Terblanche S Boshoff ,2FF4- arguethat the instore shopping e+perience is a (ultidi(ensional construct and that there are five

    di(ensions /hich characterized the in store shopping e+perience na(el!7 (erchandise value

    (erchandise variet! and classification personal interaction internal store environ(ent and

    co(plaint handling ,'ee %igure 2.1-.

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    Figure )68: The structure of the in1store shopping e;perience

    Source:  Terblanche . '. and Boshoff ). ,2FF4-. PThe instore shopping e+perience7 *

    co(parative stud! of super(aret and clothing store custo(ersQ , outh frican ournal of 

     *usiness +anagement  Kol.3" o.4 pp.111

     

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    /ith close focusing on the objectives and ai(s of the clientsC need and the characteristics of the

     portal. In order to generate the right ind of traffic for greater productivit! /e have a highl!

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    RESE%RCH ETHODO=O2A

    Research (ethodolog! is a ver! organized and s!ste(atic /a! through /hich a particular case or 

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    #efining a proble(.=a!ing the objectives of research.

    'ource of data.

    ethod of data collation.

    Tabulation of data.

    #ata anal!sis and processing.

    )onclusion and reco((endation.

    Pro&lem disco!er# and definition

    *ccording to alhotra and Birs ,2FF3 p.31- proble( definition can be defined Pthe general

     proble( and the identification of the specific co(ponents of the research proble(Q. ;arasura(an

    ,1EE1- refer that is critical to define the proble( in order to co((unicate it correctl! to both

    decision (aers and researchers ho/ever at the sa(e ti(e /e should full! understand the

    scope and the nature of the proble( avoiding an! (isconceptions.

    Research design

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    Research design can be broadl! classified in so(e basic t!pes. One useful classification is the

    one that is related /ith the (ain target of the research into three (ain categories /hich are7 ,i-

    A+plorator! research ,ii- #escriptive research and ,iii- )ausal research ,e.g. )hurchill 1E&E0

    Green and Tull 1E&D-.

    Data Collection

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    Through interaction /ith custo(ers

    Through uestionnaires filled fro( the consu(er.

    )6 Secondar# data sources:

    • Through internet various official sites of the co(panies.

    • Through pa(phlets and brochures of the co(panies.

    • ournals S agazine

    PERIOD OF STUDY : 45 days

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    D%T% %N%=ASIS %ND

    INTERPRET%TION

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    D%T% %N%=ASIS %ND INTERPRET%TION

    %or an! research the purpose of achieving the objectives is a ver! i(portant criterion. nless the

    infor(ation dra/n fro( the surve! is properl! interpreted and e+plained the ver! purpose of a

    research cannot be served. >ence data anal!sis and interpretation is a ver! i(portant aspect in a

     project report. *nal!sis of data is the process of orderl! research objectives. The pri(ar! data

    collection is in accurate for( that is not read! for anal!sis. 'o the researcher (ust tae so(e

    (easures to bring the data to a for( /here it can be easil! anal!zed. The various steps include

    editing ,(odif!ing correcting the collected data- coding and tabulation ,arranging si(ilar data

    together-. The anal!sis is carried using statistical tools lie percentages. ;ercentage is a special

    ind of ratio. ;ercentage is used in (aing co(parison bet/een t/o or (ore series of data. Thusthe anal!sis is totall! based on freuenc! and percentage calculation. %inall! (eaningful

    infor(ation is e+tracted fro( the anal!sis. The collected data is illustrated using pie

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    Aducation D

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    'oft/are develop(ent onl! 4

    Both ebsite design S 'oft/are develop(ent 3

     Total 3F

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    Option No6 of Respondents Percentage

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    &. (er# 2ood 8* 77

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    4. Ho" ha!e #ou found the ualit# of soft"are in terms of speed4 accurac# and

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    Ta&le No6

    Option No6 of Respondents Percentage

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