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CRM December 1, 2006 |
The Pulse: In 2007 my Company Plans to... Increase its CRM budget: 40%... Maintain its CRM budget: 27%... etc. |
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 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. |
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 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 July 1, 2004 |
The Pulse: Does Your CEO Use the CRM Tools Your Company Has in Place? Graph shows that 53% of CEOs don't use CRM tools. |
CRM September 19, 2014 Sameer Bhatia |
5 Reasons Your CRM Is Failing (and What You Can Do About It) Don't let these common, but fixable, obstacles stand in the way of CRM success. |
CRM October 2010 Barton Goldenberg |
A Quarter-Century in CRM An industry veteran looks back at the lessons learned over the course of 25 years. |
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, 2008 |
The Pulse How Does Your Company Handle its CRM Solution? |
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 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 November 3, 2003 |
Insuring CRM Success A recent Aberdeen Group study found that CRM investment is on the rise in the insurance industry. |
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? |
CIO May 1, 2002 Lafe Low |
What We're Buying When you look at the IT shopping lists of most companies, CRM technology is consistently at the top. In fact, CRM spending will outpace spending in other infrastructure technology categories such as content management and supply chain management... |
CRM April 2006 Barton Goldenberg |
Executive Support: The Most Important CRM Success Factor For organizations that have succeeded in their CRM initiative, executive support stands out as the single most important ingredient for success. Let's examine why by looking at examples of three levels of executive support. |
CRM April 2014 Esteban Kolsky |
The Future of CRM Is Outcome-Driven Between company-centric and customer-centric, there needs to be a middle ground. |
CRM March 2004 Barton Goldenberg |
People Make or Break a CRM Initiative What drives CRM success is getting the people, process, and technology mix right. The people side of a CRM initiative accounts for 50 percent of its success, so it is especially important to tackle that aspect from the outset |
CRM December 2014 Esteban Kolsky |
Why CRM Is Not Dead Simple interactions give way to end-to-end experiences. |
CRM October 1, 2003 Paul Greenberg |
A Commonwealth of Self-Interest CRM initiatives will succeed only if users see value in using them. |
CRM October 2013 Barton Goldenberg |
Software Advances Are Propelling CRM to New Heights Seven trends businesses cannot afford to ignore. |
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 February 2, 2004 |
Why CRM? An exclusive survey reveals the primary motivators for deploying CRM. |
CRM November 2005 Barton Goldenberg |
Keeping the Faith A tale of two companies' CRM implementation experience -- one a raving success and the other now in a six-month delay. Here's what happened and why business process improvements matter. |
CRM March 1, 2004 David Myron |
Vertical Focus: Integrators: Necessary Evil or Indispensible Resource? North American companies shelled out $16.8 billion for CRM services last year. Large enterprise customers find professional services firms often add complexity to CRM implementations, but most are likely to use at least one services firm. |
CRM July 1, 2003 Phillip Britt |
Eight Building Blocks for CRM Success Companies are continuing to pursue CRM projects in 2003 despite the discontent from many about earlier failures and the harsh business climate. But most companies are now taking a more cautious approach to their implementations. |
CRM March 2003 Dick Lee |
Don't Blame CRM Managers shouldn't expect success if users haven't been sold on CRM. |
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 January 2005 Barton Goldenberg |
5 Ways to Refocus Your CRM Efforts This year, seize new opportunities for gaining--and keeping--customer loyalty. |
CRM September 2005 Barton Goldenberg |
'Information at Your Fingertips' These five business drivers will propel real-time CRM over the next decade: The need to be increasingly customer focused... Increased competition... An increased emphasis on better market segmentation... etc. |
CRM April 13, 2004 Ginger Conlon |
People Are the Most Important Part of the CRM Equation Customer focus starts at the very top of the organization. |
CRM July 2003 Laura Pollard |
Enterprise Schmenterprise Who truly sees the value of enterprise CRM? |
CRM September 1, 2009 |
The 2009 CRM Market Awards: The 2009 Elite The following organizations comprise this year's CRM Elite. |
CRM August 2, 2004 Chris Selland |
Back to the Future Today's CRM technology is better than ever but the vast majority of companies are driving down the same old cow path with, at best, a faster cart. |
CRM November 19, 2004 |
The Pulse: What Was the Most Critical Factor in Your Choice of CRM Vendor? Here's a chart showing what the deciding factor was in choosing a CRM vendor. |
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 September 1, 2004 |
Who's Who in CRM In May CRM magazine presented the first installment in a list of some of the industry's key players. This month we continue that recognition with a look at executives from StayinFront. |
CRM September 2004 Britt et al. |
The 2004 Market Leaders CRM vendors have individually and collectively worked to build confidence in the discipline, and those efforts are paying off. Read on to see what companies prevailed from 2003, and how others are leaving an indelible mark on the industry. |
CRM October 18, 2004 |
The Pulse: In 2005 we Plan to... A chart summarizing in what direction companies plan to move regarding CRM spending. |
CRM April 2015 Barton Goldenberg |
Social CRM in Action Businesses discover the value of social communities. |
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 Spenser Segal |
The Relationship Manager Customer relationship management software can help you grow your business, but many advisors don't take advantage of all that the technology has to offer. |
CRM December 2006 Barton Goldenberg |
Getting Executive Buy-In: A Pocket Guide Don't take it for granted, define the CRM initiative's goals from the jump, and closely link the organization's business direction to the initiative. |
CRM January 2014 Marshall Lager |
Bidding Social CRM a Fond Farewell A transformative term is being retired. What does it mean to us? |
CRM July 2005 Barton Goldenberg |
Real-Time CRM: A Business Revolution in the Making Three trends are bringing companies to the next logical step and will fuel the next major growth in CRM and help organizations respond to customers' needs in real time. |
CRM April 2015 Oren Smilansky |
How to Select a CRM System Whether it's your first solution or your fourth, these tips will help make the vendor selection process easier. |
CRM September 1, 2006 |
The Pulse: Is Your Company Using or Planning to Use Open Source CRM? A Reader Poll: We Use an Open Source CRM Solution: 22%... We Are Planning to Implement an Open Source CRM Solution in 2006: 14%... etc. |
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 March 1, 2004 |
Hot Seat: The Demand for On-Demand CRM CRM magazine posed the question, "Will hosted CRM ever eclipse on-site CRM in terms of popularity?" |
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 July 13, 2012 James Wong |
Change Is the Name of the Game How current technology trends are affecting CRM. |