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Unleash the power of Online Trading, with CRM. Steve Orriss James Pennington. Agenda. Steve CRM Background Managing processes with (and without) CRM James Case Studies Q&A. Customer Relationship Management. The art/science of using information to find, acquire and retain customers.
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Unleash the power of Online Trading, with CRM Steve Orriss James Pennington
Agenda • Steve • CRM Background • Managing processes with (and without) CRM • James • Case Studies • Q&A
Customer Relationship Management • The art/science of using information to find, acquire and retain customers. • The people, processes, and technology questions associated with marketing, sales, and service. Source: CRMAdvocate.com • Originally, a philosophy putting the customer at the centre of everything a business does • Now, a term describing ICT applications giving a business the ability to systematically increase their knowledge of their customers
CRM – why bother? • Store all details of all your customers in one place • Name, address, phone, email, url, quotes, purchases • but also industry sector, size etc. for market analysis • Manage the process of handling new leads • Remind you when you need to take action with a customer or lead • Manage eMarketing activity • Make customer history data readily available to all employees
What is the Goal of an SME? • To make money • What must you do to make money? • Sell something • What must you do to make MORE money? • Sell more to current customers • OR find new customers
Selling to current customers - No CRM Customer Buy something Marketing
…and with CRM Store data Analyse Data Website Customer Buy something Create Target List Follow up Targeted E-marketing Customer Relationship Management
Finding new customers – No CRM Market Possible Customer Buy something
…and with CRM Details in Database Identify Possible Customers Marketing (update db) Follow up Buy something CRM System
…so you can’t sell online • You still need a customer database • You still need to be able to analyse it and do targeted marketing • Issue: getting the data in to the database
Enquiry management with CRM Quote OK? Review quote Send enquiry Yes Customer Data in CRM Assign work No Administrator Re-quote Create quote Send quote to customer Estimator Call Customer Take order Sales
Case Study 1 – Rainbow Safety Signs • Manufacturing business • Lead Management • Handling telephone sales • Tracking effectiveness of staff
Case Study 2 – Severn Partnership • Professional Services business • Core Business Application • All work logged and tracked • Reasons for losing work • Quick reports for revenue generation
Case Study 3 – National B2B Centre • Lead and project management • Website integration