1st Edition

A Practical Guide to CRM Building More Profitable Customer Relationships

By Janice Reynolds Copyright 2002
    304 Pages
    by CRC Press

    304 Pages
    by CRC Press

    In today's global economy the customer has more and better choices than ever before, bringing on one of the biggest challenges the business community faces today - customer loyalty and retention. To thrive in today's customer-driven economy a company need

    Preface, Section I: Determining the Need for CRM Chapter 1: What is CRM? Chapter 2: The Evaluation Process Chapter 3: Preparing a Business Case Section II: The Strategy Process Chapter 4: Creating the CRM Strategy Chapter 5: A Program of Projects Chapter 6: The People Factor Chapter 7: Increasing Customer Loyalty Chapter 8: Know Thy Customer Section III: Technology Chapter 9: The Many Flavors of CRM - An Overview Chapter 10: Marketing Chapter 11: Sales Chapter 12: The Call Center Evolution Chapter 13: The Importance of Data Chapter 14: Hosted Solutions Chapter 15: Partnering for Success Chapter 16: The Vendor Selection Process Chapter 17: Implementation and Deployment

    Biography

    Janice Reynolds is a writer, editor, speaker, and consultant in information technology and the Internet/intranet. Prior to starting her own consulting firm in 1995, Ms. Reynolds was the litigation manager of a large New York City law firm. She is the author of The Complete E-Commerce Book . She has edited numerous technical books and led several e-commerce development teams. Ms. Reynolds provides advice to numerous budding entrepreneurs as the 'E-commerce Expert' on Allbusiness.com. She also consults with established companies concerning their technical needs.