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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 October 1, 2003 Paul Greenberg |
A Commonwealth of Self-Interest CRM initiatives will succeed only if users see value in using them. |
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 2003 Paul Greenberg |
Customer Loyalty? Get Over It. Customer Satisfaction? Way To Go. True loyalty is rarely attainable, so set your sights on something within reach: satisfaction. |
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 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 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 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 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 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. |
CRM July 2003 Laura Pollard |
Enterprise Schmenterprise Who truly sees the value of enterprise CRM? |
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 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 November 3, 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Take My Advice -- Please During the recent Frost & Sullivan Sales & Marketing Strategies Executive Summit, we asked the SuperPowers of CRM panelists: If you were in an elevator and had 30 seconds to give one important piece of advice on CRM, what would it be? |
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 April 1, 2008 |
The Pulse How Does Your Company Handle its CRM Solution? |
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 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 2, 2004 |
The Pulse: Is your CRM initiative designed to... What's your CRM initiative designed to do, meet customer needs or internal needs? Results of a reader poll. |
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. |
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... |
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 January 2010 Barton Goldenberg |
Assessing Your CRM Situation You can't know where you are unless you look - and look hard. |
CRM June 2005 Jim Dickie |
A Little Help From Your Friends A new crop of CRM services firms help solve data-related frustrations. |
CRM May 2006 Jim Dickie |
What Does CRM Really Do to Help Salespeople? In a recent survey of sales executives, more than 70% of participating firms show positive results from using CRM systems. |
CRM October 2003 Ginger Conlon |
How Satisfied are You With CRM? That's the question CRM magazine recently asked its readers. More than 330 executives voiced their opinions. |
CRM October 2010 Juan Martinez |
A Succession of Failures Industry analysts explain how vendors and customers can avoid the communication errors that occur during CRM implementations. |
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 February 2003 Paul Greenberg |
Making CRM Whole-Brained Metrics and ROI will not materialize unless CRM incorporates major cultural change as an element of success. |
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 May 2007 Barton Goldenberg |
A CRM Initiative's Bermuda Triangle Two best practice suggestions for preventing -- permanently -- CRM user-adoption disappearance. |
CRM December 2012 Esteban Kolsky |
What's in a Name? Debating the future of social CRM. |
CRM November 2003 Barton Goldenberg |
CRM Is Not a Game of Chance Don't commit to any CRM application until first understanding your CRM needs -- then understand which CRM application best meets them. |
CRM March 2006 Jim Dickie |
It May Cost More Than You Think Many companies say their CRM system implementations are surpassing their initial time and budget expectations. |
CRM March 2012 Jim Dickie |
Are the CRM Wars Really Over? Existing CRM users would be well advised to test the waters to see if something that would work better for them exists. |
CRM January 2014 Marshall Lager |
Bidding Social CRM a Fond Farewell A transformative term is being retired. What does it mean to us? |
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 July 2010 J. David Lashar |
The Cautionary Tales of CRM Words of wisdom drawn from decades of disappointment. |
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 August 27, 2003 Ginger Conlon |
Don't Initiate CRM Until You Ask These Questions I had the opportunity recently to meet with executives at five of the largest CRM vendor companies. They discussed vendor accountability and the one question companies must ask their prospective CRM vendors. |
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 November 3, 2003 |
Insuring CRM Success A recent Aberdeen Group study found that CRM investment is on the rise in the insurance industry. |
CFO November 1, 2002 Russ Banham |
Back to the Drawing Board With CRM installations, practice makes perfect. |
CRM January 2004 Barton Goldenberg |
Is Government CRM the Next Big Boom? Citizens are customers, too. And government agencies are looking for better ways to serve them. |
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. |
InternetNews January 10, 2007 Michael Hickins |
MSFT Dips Another Toe in SaaS Microsoft is encouraging its partners to familiarize themselves with the next version of Dynamics CRM for a number of reasons. |
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 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 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 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. |