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CRM. MKT 6301 Nanda Kumar http://www.utdallas.edu/~nkumar. Main Issues. Dynamics of customer relationships Monitoring customer satisfaction Mass Customization Using Information Systems to manage customer relationships. Dynamics of Customer Relationships. Satisfied customers

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  1. CRM MKT 6301 Nanda Kumar http://www.utdallas.edu/~nkumar

  2. Main Issues • Dynamics of customer relationships • Monitoring customer satisfaction • Mass Customization • Using Information Systems to manage customer relationships

  3. Dynamics of Customer Relationships • Satisfied customers • EV from consuming your product too high • Less willing to consider other alternatives or switch (BA example) • Short-term vs. Long-term • Myopic one period profits vs. customers’ life time value

  4. Related Jargon • Acquisition costs • Base profit – profit margin from an average customer • Revenue growth – positively relationship between duration of relationship and profitability • Refinancing home mortgage

  5. Other Effects • Operating costs – serving old customers is less expensive • Word of mouth (WOM) – referrals • Sensitivity to price – old customers less price sensitive

  6. Net Effect

  7. How Much to Pay to Acquire a Customer? • Present Value of a customer expected to be in a relationship for 4 years? • Discount rate – I, 10% • PV = 40/(1.1) + 66/(1.1)2+72/(1.1)3+79/(1.1)4 = 198.96 • Cost of acquiring a customer = $80 • Pay no more than – (198.96 – 80) = 118.96 • What if not all costs were borne upfront?

  8. Retaining Customers • Satisfied customers are loyal customers • Expectation confirmation model • Is product performance consistent with expectations? • Differential between expectations and actual performance influences degree of satisfaction • Expectation formation • Different information source, WOM, product advertising, past experience

  9. Monitoring Satisfaction • Survey based approaches • Measure satisfaction on a scale relative to expectations • Relative to competition • Track over time to uncover trends in the industry • Track consumer complaints

  10. Value Management • Customer value Profitability • Perceived Quality Customer Value • Increase value by increasing perceived quality or value of your package • Can be achieved by changing customers’ preferences (Perdue Chicken)

  11. Satisfaction and Service • Service is critical in some product categories • Deere case – how Deere handles downtime will be critical in value delivered by the product • Service can help differentiate from competition • Firm-customer interactions numerous – some more critical than others

  12. Challenges faced by Corporate Chains • Free-riding in Franchising • Service levels affect corporate image • Individual operators may not have sufficient incentive • Cost of monitoring and lack of incentives may influence ownership

  13. Loyalty Programs • Reward card – Tom Thumb • Frequent Flyer cards • Sears - $100 or more club • Generates customer information that can be used effectively

  14. Mass Customization • Recognition that customers are heterogeneous • Product located closest to customers’ ideal point in product space will have the highest value • Shoes, Jeans, PCs, Websites customize look and feel

  15. Information Systems • Knowledge about household events – birth of a child etc. • Use information to customize mailings and offers • Database marketing

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