Yes / The much debated relationship marketing paradigm suggests that the marketing strategy should try to develop long-term and mutually rewarding customer relationships, rather than simply focusing upon the promotion and selling of products and services and electronic CRM software, is often promoted as the ideal mechanism for implementing relationship marketing, on a company-wide basis. However, it has not been empirically demonstrated that the application of e-CRM software produces these benefits. This study develops a conceptual framework, which models the links between relationship marketing and e-CRM, and uses it to explore the outcomes of the adoption e-CRM applications by a sample of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), operating in the mail order sector. The key findings, presented in this paper, are twofold: the driver for e-CRM adoption has primarily been the need to integrate the front and back offices; when operating in an increasingly complex multi-channel environment, and consequently, e-CRM hasn¿t delivered the anticipated benefits of relationship marketing such as customer retention or ¿share of pocket¿.

Für viele Unternehmen hat sich der Stellenwert der Kundenbeziehung in den letzten Jahren nachhaltig verändert. Da Wettbewerbsfähigkeit häufig über die Beziehung zum Kunden definiert wird, ist den meisten Unternehmen die Bedeutung des Kundenwissens durchaus bewusst. Schon immer war die Beziehung zum Kunden für ein Unternehmen existenzkritisch, jedoch hat sich dazu die Situation auf den eigenen Absatzmärkten stark gewandelt. Durch den steigenden internationalen Wettbewerb kommt es zunehmend zu gesättigten Absatzmärkten und erhöhten Kostendruck. Weiterhin kommt seitens der Kunden ein höheres Erwartungsniveau sowie abnehmende Kundenloyalität erschwerend hinzu. Diese Gründe erfordern eine neuartige Kundenorientierung im Sinne eines umfassenden Kundenbeziehungsmanagement (engl. Customer Relationship Management, CRM). / Market research : Customer Relationship Management solutions: <br><br> For many companies the importance of costumer relations has changed decisively within the last couple of years. This article illustrates the present significance of costumer relationship management and presents CMR-Systems and their general features as well as specific CMR-functions in the German-speaking market.<br> -------<br> © GITO mbH Berlin

Frågeställning: På vilket sätt används CRM av Handelsbanken och hur påverkar det bankens lönsamhet? Syfte: Syftet med detta arbete är att kunna öka kunskapen om hur Handelsbanken tillämpar CRM och för att undersöka om användandet av CRM i bankens verksamhet är lönsamt eller inte. Metod: För att svara på studiens syfte blev en intervju utförd med Handelsbanken. Ännu en anledning till varför en intervju gjordes var på grund av att det var nödvändigt för att få det primärdata som behövdes och för att förstå hur banken använder sig utav CRM. Information blev även hämtat från olika källor såsom litteratur, internet och databaser. Slutsats: Slutsatsen med detta arbete är att Handelsbanken har gynnats av att använda sig utav CRM och att fördelarna är fler än nackdelarna då det inte finns några nackdelar med Handelsbankens användande av CRM. CRM skapar alltså lönsamhet och är något som banken bör fortsätta använda sig utav i framtiden då det gynnar företaget positivt. / Research question: In which way does Handelsbanken use CRM and how does it affect their profitability? Purpose: The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge of how Handelsbanken implements CRM and to examine if the implementation of CRM is profitable or not. Method: An interview with Handelsbanken was performed in order to answer the purpose of the study. Another reason why an interview was performed was because it was necessary to obtain primary data and to understand how the bank uses CRM. Information was also obtained by searching through different sources such as literature, internet, and databases. Conclusion: The conclusion of this study is that the use of CRM has been in favor for Handelsbanken. The bank has obtained more advantages than disadvantages using CRM because the bank has not experienced any disadvantages at all. The conclusion is therefore that CRM creates profitability and it is something that Handelsbanken should continue to use because it affects the company in a positive way.

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Abstract This study examines communication through the mobile medium in customer relationship management (hereafter mCRM). Although the academic research on mCRM is gradually evolving, there is still a lack of empirical research on this topical issue. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to begin to fill this gap by enhancing the theoretical and practical understanding of mCRM. The empirical part of the study is conducted as a qualitative case study. Seven Finnish companies utilizing the mobile medium as a communication channel in CRM were selected for the empirical analysis. Interviews, observations and personal experiences gained within those companies form the main sources of data. The main theoretical contributions of the present study to existing academic literature are as follows. First, the study proposes the conceptualization of the focal phenomenon of the study, mCRM, and further elicits the salient characteristics of it. Second, following the conceptualization, the study focuses on communication as the core of the interaction between the company and the customer via the mobile medium. Accordingly, the study sheds light on the key elements of the communication process within mCRM and its various phases. Third, the study founds a theoretical framework for mCRM; identifying the customer relationship management, mobile commerce and communication literature streams that define mCRM theoretically. Fourth, the study elaborates on the specific role of the mobile medium as a channel within CRM and highlights the ways in which it differs from all other channels within the multichannel CRM environment. Although mCRM communication has an inherent potential to benefit both company and customer, it has been utilized quite cautiously to date. This is rather surprising given that, compared to other channels, the mobile medium has an exceptional ability to reach people. In addition, greater utilization of the mobile medium could save time and money. This is because many face-to-face encounters could easily be replaced by communication through the mobile medium. The study offers guidelines on aspects ranging from the initiation of mCRM to actual communication through mCRM. Hopefully, the findings of this study will encourage managers, regardless of industry, to consider whether their company could provide added-value of any kind through the use of the mobile medium to benefit their customer relationships.

Bakgrund: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) framkom under 1970-talet och översätts på svenska till kundrelationshantering och är en kategori av integrerade, datadrivnaprogramvarulösningar som förbättrar interaktionen och affärer med kunder. CRM-system bidrar till att hantera och upprätthålla kundrelationer. För att ett CRM-system ska fungera effektivt och bidratill en ökad lönsamhet, hitta fler relevanta kunder och behålla befintliga kunder är det vanligt att använda sig av intern försäljningskontroll. Det används för att säkerställa att de anställda gör rättsaker vid rätt tidpunkt, och syftar till att förbättra prestationen och välfärd hos säljarna. Internförsäljningskontroll ingår under system för ekonomistyrning av försäljning, även benämnt salesmanagement control systems (SMCS). Intern försäljningskontroll är utformat för att anpassa säljarens aktiviteter och handlingar till de organisatoriska målen och används som ett styrningsverktyg. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att bidra med ökad förståelse och kunskap för vilka effekter användandet avCRM har på intern försäljningskontroll (SMCS). Frågeställningarna som leder diskussionen är: 1. Hur används ett CRM-system för att effektivisera arbetet med intern försäljningskontroll? 2. Vilka effekter har CRM på ett företags interna försäljningskontroll, lönsamhet, långvarigakundrelationer och dess möjlighet till att hitta nya värdeskapande kunder? Metod: Studien har tillämpat en kvalitativ metod och forskar ur ett konstruktivistisktforskningsperspektiv. Studiens filosofiska grundantagande utgår från interpretivismen. Studiensforskningsansats består av en abduktiv ansats. Studiens design är byggd på en flerfallstudie. En flerfallstudie har realiserats med hjälp av semi-strukturerade intervjuer. Studiens har använt sig av en tvåstegsurval, bekvämlighetsurval och snöbollsurval. Sedermera redogör metoden för hur data gått till väga och hur den har analyserats. Kapitlet avslutar med hur studiens gått till väga med trovärdighet och etik. Slutsats: Studien har kunnat visa att användningen av CRM-system kan stödja arbetet med internförsäljningskontroll på olika sätt. CRM underlättar arbetet för att mäta prestation och kontrollera aktiviteter och fungerar som ett verktyg för prestationsuppföljning med en stark koppling till internförsäljningskontroll. Det motiveras med att försäljarnas prestationer tydligt övervakas av ledningenmed hjälp av statistik som automatiskt förs in i CRM-systemet. / Background: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) emerged in the 1970s and is translated into Swedish as customer relationship management and is a category of integrated, data-drivensoftware solutions that improve interaction and business with customers. CRM systems help manageand maintain customer relationships. For a CRM system to work efficiently and contribute toincreased profitability, find more relevant customers and retain existing customers, it is common touse sales controls. It is used to ensure that employees do the right things at the right time and aims toimprove the performance and well-being of salespeople. Internal sales control is included undersystems for financial management of sales, also called sales management control systems (SMCS).Internal sales control is designed to adapt the seller's activities and actions to the organizational goalsand is used as a management tool. Purpose: The aim of the study is to contribute with increased understanding and knowledge of theeffects of the use of CRM on internal sales control (SMCS). The issues that lead the discussion are: 1. How is a CRM system used to streamline the work of internal sales control? 2. What effects does CRM have on a company's internal sales control, profitability, long-termcustomer relationships and its ability to find new value-creating customers? Methodology: The study has applied a qualitative method and research from a constructivist researchperspective. The study's philosophical basic assumption is based on interpretivism. The study'sresearch approach consists of an abductive approach. The study's design is based on a multiple casestudy. A multiple-case study was conducted using semi-structured interviews. The study has used atwo-step selection, convenience selection and snowball selection. Later, the method describes howthe data was processed and how it was analyzed. The chapter concludes with how the study proceededwith credibility and ethics. Conclusion: The study has been able to show that the use of CRM systems can support the work withinternal sales control in various ways. CRM facilitates the work of measuring performance andcontrolling activities and acts as a tool for performance monitoring with a strong connection tointernal sales control. This is justified by the fact that sales performance is clearly monitored bymanagement with the help of statistics that are automatically entered into the CRM system.

Aldrig tidigare har företag haft lika goda möjligheter till kommunikation gentemot sin kundbas som idag, vilket är ett resultat av internets tillväxt och skapandet av sociala medier. Facebook som är det största sociala mediet sett till antal användare har en styrka i att ge både företag och privatpersoner breda användarmöjligheter. Med hjälp av sociala medier kan företag gratis skapa ett konto och börja marknadsföra sig själva samt skapa och underhålla kundrelationer på en plattform som många privatpersoner dagligen använder. Det finns många studier som visar på stora positiva möjligheter för företag av alla storlekar vid användande av sociala medier för att skapa och underhålla kundrelationer. Den här studien behöver därmed inte fokusera på faktumet om företag borde utnyttja Facebook för byggandet och förstärkandet av sina kundrelationer, utan snarare hur detta kan göras inom området små detaljhandelsföretag. Syftet för studien att är att kunna beskriva hur företag inom detaljhandel kan använda sig av sociala medier för att skapa och underhålla kundrelationer. Frågeställningen vi valt att besvara är: Hur kan detaljhandelsföretag skapa och underhålla kundrelationer genom Facebook? Vi har använt oss av ett abduktivt förhållningssätt baserat på en hermeneutisk ståndpunkt. För att samla in information om hur detaljhandelsföretag använder sig av Facebook för att skapa och underhålla kundrelationer har vi genomfört semistrukturerade intervjuer med tre företag utvalda genom bekvämlighetsurval. Studien kom fram till att engagemang och undansatt tid för sociala medier är sällsynt för små företag inom detaljhandeln. Istället är det en redan existerande position som har Facebooksidan som ansvar vid sidan av sina huvudsysslor. Vi kom fram till att de fyra delarna engagemang, tid, strategi/målsättning och interaktion med kund lägger grunden för en framgångsrik kundrelationshantering via Facebook. Inom framtida forskning rekommenderar vi ett fokus på redan framgångsrika små detaljhandelsföretag och undersöka vad denna framgång beror på genom att titta på strategier och mätmetoder som dessa företag använder och hur dessa kombinerar engagemang, tid och interaktionsproblematiken som existerar idag.

Abstract Customer relationship management as a strategic marketing concept has gained tremendous interest among researchers and practitioners in recent times. Within the last two decades a significant number of research works have been carried out on various issues relating to customer relationship management. However, few empirical studies on market orientation and performance have been established in the Ghanaian banking sector. In an effort to contribute to the existing customer relationship management literature, a study of Intercontinental bank Ghana was conducted. A framework of customer relationship management was designed to guide the study. Specifically, this study examines the customer relationship marketing strategies of banks in a developing country like Ghana using Intercontinental bank as a case study. The study employed quantitative research techniques. Semi-structured questionnaire was designed for the study. The findings show that the bank is doing well by maintaining the relationship it initiates with its clients but must work on improving the number of contact time with them as e-CRM provides them with the opportunity to do so. However, a significant finding from the study is the realization that majority of respondents were willing to recommend the bank to others an indication that they were happy with the level of service at the bank. Although significant portion of those who considered the possibility of leaving indicated that they will do so because of delayed transactions. It is in the light of this that the research is said to play a significant role in the banking sector and for the nation as a whole. / P.O.Box 3077, Kaneshie, Accra Ghana. 0233 244184980/0233 271015288

The literature identifies perceptions of data quality as a key factor influencing a wide range of attitudes and behaviors related to data in organizational settings (e.g. decision confidence). In particular, there is an overwhelming consensus that effective customer relationship management, CRM, depends on the quality of customer data. Data warehouses, if properly implemented, enable data integration which is a key attribute of data quality. The literature highlights the relevance of formulating problem statements because this will determine the course of action. CRM managers formulate problem statements through a cognitive process known as enactment. The literature on data quality is very fragmented. It posits that this construct is of a high order nature (it is dimensional), it is contextual and situational, and it is closely linked to a utilitarian value. This study addresses all these disperse views of the nature of data quality from a holistic perspective. Social cognitive theory, SCT, is the backbone for studying data quality in terms of information search behavior and enhancements in formulating problem statements. The main objective of this study is to explore the nature of a data warehouse's customer relationship data quality in situations where there is a need for understanding a customer relationship problem. The research question is What are the inner and inter construct associations of the quality of data warehouse customer relationship data for problem enactment? To reach this objective, a positivistic approach was adopted complemented with qualitative interventions along the research process. Observations were gathered with a survey. Scales were adjusted using a construct-based approach. Research findings confirm that data quality is a high order construct with a contextual dimension and a situational dimension. Problem sense making enhancements is a dependent variable of data quality in a confirmed positive association between both constructs. Problem sense making enhancements is also a high order construct with a mastering experience dimension and a self-efficacy dimension. Behavioral patterns for information search mode (scanning mode orientation vs. focus mode orientation) and for information search heuristic (template heuristic orientation vs. trial-and-error heuristic orientation) have been identified. Focus is the predominant information search mode orientation and template is the predominant information search heuristic orientation. Overall, the research findings support the associations advocated by SCT. The self-efficacy dimension in problem sense making enhancements is a discriminant for information search mode orientation (focus mode orientation vs. scanning mode orientation). The contextual dimension in data quality (i.e. data task utility) is a discriminant for information search heuristic (template heuristic orientation vs. trial-and-error heuristic orientation). A data quality cognitive metamodel and a data quality for problem enactment model are suggested for research in the areas of data quality, information search behavior, and cognitive enhancements.

Thesis (M.Com. (Information Systems))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, School of Economic and Business Sciences, 2013. / This research study investigated the key factors that facilitate the adoption of technology by salespeople by building on previous studies in literature that have investigated Customer Relationship Management (CRM) acceptance. The research model was adapted by introducing a new construct, System Characteristics, along with Organisational, Social and Individual Factors to explain Sales Force Automation (SFA) tool acceptance, through the mediating influences of Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease-of-Use (PEOU). The results from 337 end-users of the Siebel CRM system in Bank A, in South Africa, found that in addition to PU and PEOU, Personal Innovativeness and Team Leader Support are significant independent drivers of User Acceptance of SFA tools. The model had an R2 of 0.480, which showed that a considerable portion of the variance could be explained through these factors. The research contributes to the current body of research by confirming the importance of personal innovativeness and team leader support towards system acceptance. The number of years the user has been working on the system was also shown to have a significant positive influence on acceptance. Practitioners, concerned with the acceptance of SFA tools, will find that organisational and social factors can significantly influence how users perceive a system to be easy-to-use and useful. The fact that these factors are all relatively easily implementable will be welcomed by IT practitioners facing similar challenges with their sales force. Technical characteristics of the system were found to be a construct that is recommended for future research, based on the findings from this study. Identifying specific aspects of the interface that change users’ perceptions about the software’s ease-of-use can be done by possibly Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) with the e-S-QUAL model in future studies.