Review
...a savvy, smart, and strategic plan for any company that intends to compete in the Information Age. --
Tom Murphy, author of Web Rules: How the Internet Is Changing the Way Consumers Make Choices, and Vice President for Product Development at infoUSA.comA basic course in the elements of loyalty marketing interpreted for e-business managers. --
The Business Reader Review, October 2000Insightful, well organized, and easy to read ... a detailed roadmap for navigating the complex issues of building a customer-centric e-business... --
David B. Fowler, Vice President, Marketing, Kana Communications Inc.This comprehensive guide to the sometimes confusing subject of eCRM provides clear instructions, success stories and action steps. --
Melissa Campanelli, Entrepreneur Magazine, January 2001
Product Description
Companies cannot afford to give their customers away. But according to e-commerce experts, 70% of all e-transactions never go through due to customer frustration
As the explosive ECRM (Electronic Customer Relationship Management) methodology comes into its own, every business dealing with customers electronically is learning that no matter what size the business, retaining customers is the key to long-term financial success. By bringing together marketing, sales, service, and other divisions with state-of-the-art electronic customer relationship management tools, companies are able to learn about their customers' behavior and customize their products or services to meet each and every customer's unique requirements. They will be able to reduce the cost of sales while simultaneously increasing customer loyalty.
By following the best practices of web-based customer communications strategies, developing a business process devoted to customer loyalty, and putting the necessary infrastructure in place, companies will be able to:
*leverage the Internet to increase customer loyalty and increase profits
*identify the best and most appropriate customer relationship marketing practices
*attract the most loyal prospects and customers
*serve customers via multiple levels of interaction, contact, and dialogue-building,
*simplify interactions in order to increase loyalty
*retain the most profitable customers by anticipating and meeting their specific and unique needs
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