Customer Relationship
               Management (CRM)
    Dr Vish Ramakonar & Dr Ganesh Arulampalam | CRM Consultants

Funded by                        Brought to you by
About Sankhya Consultants
• Support businesses to grow using online
  technology tailored to their specific needs
• Experts in Customer Relationship
  Management (CRM), Data Mining and
  Predictive Analytics
              Dr Vish Ramakonar & Dr Ganesh Arulampalam
              crmconsulting.net.au




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Today’s Schedule
Information Session
7.30am    Listening & Learning   (60 mins)
8.30am    Break                  (15 mins)
8.45am    Questions & Answers    (30 mins)
9.15am    CRM                    (15 mins)
9.30am    Session ends




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Agenda – CRM                                 CRM

1.   Introduction
2.   What is CRM?
3.   Why CRM?
4.   Current Challenges
5.   What CRM can Achieve
6.   Typical usage of CRM systems
7.   How CRM fits in with your Digital
     Strategy
8.   Common CRM tools and Examples
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CRM

INTRODUCTION



       Q. Who is the most important
          person in our business?
CRM

INTRODUCTION


           A: The Customer!
CRM

INTRODUCTION



    Q. How well do we know our customers?



    Q. What is our customer’s EXPERIENCE
    when they interact with my company?
CRM

INTRODUCTION



• What happens when we don’t know our
  customer…


• Video Presentation
CRM

WHAT IS CRM?
CRM

WHAT IS CRM?

    Model for Managing Company’s interactions


    • with Customers, Clients and Sales prospects.



    Uses Technology


    • to organise, automate, and synchronise business processes
    • marketing activities, sales activities, customer service
                                                     (Wikipedia, 2012)
CRM

WHY CRM?

  Overall Goals
   •   Find, attract, and win new clients
   •   Nurture and retain those the company already has
   •   Increase the customer loyalty
   •   Attract former clients back
   •   Reduce the costs of marketing and client service


                                                (Wikipedia, 2012)
CRM

WHY CRM?

                             • Customer Satisfaction is CRUCIAL for
    Gartner Research
                               Businesses

 Companies can increase      • by retaining an additional 5% of their
    profits by 125%            customers

 Probability of selling to
  an existing customer
                             • 60% - 70%


    80% of your sales        • comes from 20% of your customers
CRM

WHY CRM?

World Leading
                   • Scott Hallman
Business Coach

Boost profits by   • By seeing opportunities
   3,300%            and FOLLOWING UP

                   • You need systems and
 To achieve this
                     automated processes
CRM

Current Challenges
 1. Using Excel for Customer Management

    •   Multiple copies
    •   Difficult to Merge
    •   Redundant Data Entry
    •   Tracking Difficulties
CRM

Current Challenges
 2. Manual Processes or No Process

    •   Marketing Campaigns management and tracking
    •   Tracking Sales
    •   Managing Sales Pipeline
    •   Quote and Invoice Generation
    •   Handling of Complaints and Enquiries
CRM

Current Challenges
 3. Status Reporting

    • With Excel based system – status
      reporting very tedious
    • Compilation of information may
      compromise accuracy
    • Lack of continuity if staff leave
CRM

What CRM Can Achieve

    IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION


   IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PROCESSES AND
             PRODUCTIVITY

   AUTOMATE REPORTING, DASHBOARDS &
         PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
CRM
Some Common Business Processes
CRM Can Help Save Time With
 • Handling enquiries via phone, email etc
 • Capturing contact information
 • Creating quotes
 • Following up with customers
 • Creating invoices
 • Keeping track of potential sales
 • Keeping track of products/services purchased.
 • Emailing newsletters or info about upcoming events or new
   products
 • Tracking Marketing - Newspaper ads, Facebook, cold calling
 • Managing contracts, agreements and documents
CRM

Typical Usage of CRM systems

 Customer Profiling
  • Add custom fields to Contact and Account screen to capture customer profile
    information specifically for your company.
  • Generate reports related to customer profile and sales data

 Marketing Campaigns
  • Manage Marketing Campaigns
  • Manage mass mailouts to leads and contacts for newsletters and offers
  • Link potential sales (opportunities) with campaigns to measure campaign success

 Sales
  • Track potential sales progress and sales pipeline
  • Integrate with 3rd party applications such as sales and accounting
  • Generate quotes, sales orders and invoices automatically – linked to inventory module
CRM

Typical Usage of CRM systems
 After Sales Service
  • Manage customer complaints enquiries and feedback – track till closure
  • Integrate with customer portal to track service requests complaints/enquiries and give
    automatic updates to customers and staff involved.
  • Create workflows and integrate service level agreements



 Advanced Data Mining
  • Predictive analytics for improved marketing and customer service
For Marketing Campaigns                                                          CRM




Marketing Manager                                Customer receives email   Email drives traffic to
                            Mail blast info to
 creates campaign                                                             company site
                             customers and
                                  leads




                                                      Revenue from                Enquiries
                      View reports to
                                                     successful sales           regarding the
                    see how successful
                                                      can be tracked          campaign linked to
                    your campaign was
                                                                                potential sales
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For Sales                                                                                   CRM




                            Salesperson creates
  Customer expresses                                      System can generate
                           Potential Sale (status
interest in a product or                                     reminders for                  If sale is
                                ‘Proposal’)
        service                                         salesperson to follow up        successful, Sales
                           System can generate a                                         status ‘Closed
                                quotation                                                     Won’




                                                    Track invoices till             System can generate an
                                                    payment received               invoice directly from the
                                                                                             quote

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For Customer Service Center                                                                       CRM




Customer Calls Support            Helpdesk Rep answers             CRM system displays             If the customer is
     Number                      call and creates case for         information to assist          satisfied, Helpdesk
                                  the complaint/enquiry                Helpdesk Rep               rep closes the case




              Dept user calls customer back and
                    closes ticket once the                   If Customer Care cannot answer
                complaint/enquiry has been                   the query, they generate a ticket
                           resolved                             and route to the respective
                                                                       department                23
After Sales Service Requests using online                                                    CRM
Customer Portal




                        After-sales Dept receives     After-sales assigns a
   Customer with                                                                When issues are
                         email notification and         ticket to relevant
 service request logs                                                              resolved and
                            case is assigned                personnel.
onto customer portal                                                                customer is
                         automatically in CRM          Customer receives
                                                                               satisfied, ticket and
                                                    updates via email/portal
                                                                                 case are closed




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CRM
How CRM fits in with your Online Strategy

Leads Capture          Website
    Form




 E-commerce                             Self Help
    Online                              Customer
   Shopping                              Portal




                 CRM SYSTEM

                Reports and Analytics
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CRM

Common CRM Tools
CRM

 Example CRM system – 360 degree view of
customer
CRM

Example CRM system – Dashboards
CRM

Example CRM system – Capturing Leads info
CRM

Example CRM Integration with Social Media
Questions & Answers




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Introduction to Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

  • 1.
    Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Dr Vish Ramakonar & Dr Ganesh Arulampalam | CRM Consultants Funded by Brought to you by
  • 2.
    About Sankhya Consultants •Support businesses to grow using online technology tailored to their specific needs • Experts in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Dr Vish Ramakonar & Dr Ganesh Arulampalam crmconsulting.net.au 2
  • 3.
    Today’s Schedule Information Session 7.30am Listening & Learning (60 mins) 8.30am Break (15 mins) 8.45am Questions & Answers (30 mins) 9.15am CRM (15 mins) 9.30am Session ends 3
  • 4.
    Agenda – CRM CRM 1. Introduction 2. What is CRM? 3. Why CRM? 4. Current Challenges 5. What CRM can Achieve 6. Typical usage of CRM systems 7. How CRM fits in with your Digital Strategy 8. Common CRM tools and Examples 4
  • 5.
    CRM INTRODUCTION Q. Who is the most important person in our business?
  • 6.
    CRM INTRODUCTION A: The Customer!
  • 7.
    CRM INTRODUCTION Q. How well do we know our customers? Q. What is our customer’s EXPERIENCE when they interact with my company?
  • 8.
    CRM INTRODUCTION • What happenswhen we don’t know our customer… • Video Presentation
  • 9.
  • 10.
    CRM WHAT IS CRM? Model for Managing Company’s interactions • with Customers, Clients and Sales prospects. Uses Technology • to organise, automate, and synchronise business processes • marketing activities, sales activities, customer service (Wikipedia, 2012)
  • 11.
    CRM WHY CRM? Overall Goals • Find, attract, and win new clients • Nurture and retain those the company already has • Increase the customer loyalty • Attract former clients back • Reduce the costs of marketing and client service (Wikipedia, 2012)
  • 12.
    CRM WHY CRM? • Customer Satisfaction is CRUCIAL for Gartner Research Businesses Companies can increase • by retaining an additional 5% of their profits by 125% customers Probability of selling to an existing customer • 60% - 70% 80% of your sales • comes from 20% of your customers
  • 13.
    CRM WHY CRM? World Leading • Scott Hallman Business Coach Boost profits by • By seeing opportunities 3,300% and FOLLOWING UP • You need systems and To achieve this automated processes
  • 14.
    CRM Current Challenges 1.Using Excel for Customer Management • Multiple copies • Difficult to Merge • Redundant Data Entry • Tracking Difficulties
  • 15.
    CRM Current Challenges 2.Manual Processes or No Process • Marketing Campaigns management and tracking • Tracking Sales • Managing Sales Pipeline • Quote and Invoice Generation • Handling of Complaints and Enquiries
  • 16.
    CRM Current Challenges 3.Status Reporting • With Excel based system – status reporting very tedious • Compilation of information may compromise accuracy • Lack of continuity if staff leave
  • 17.
    CRM What CRM CanAchieve IMPROVE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IMPROVE OPERATIONAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCTIVITY AUTOMATE REPORTING, DASHBOARDS & PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
  • 18.
    CRM Some Common BusinessProcesses CRM Can Help Save Time With • Handling enquiries via phone, email etc • Capturing contact information • Creating quotes • Following up with customers • Creating invoices • Keeping track of potential sales • Keeping track of products/services purchased. • Emailing newsletters or info about upcoming events or new products • Tracking Marketing - Newspaper ads, Facebook, cold calling • Managing contracts, agreements and documents
  • 19.
    CRM Typical Usage ofCRM systems Customer Profiling • Add custom fields to Contact and Account screen to capture customer profile information specifically for your company. • Generate reports related to customer profile and sales data Marketing Campaigns • Manage Marketing Campaigns • Manage mass mailouts to leads and contacts for newsletters and offers • Link potential sales (opportunities) with campaigns to measure campaign success Sales • Track potential sales progress and sales pipeline • Integrate with 3rd party applications such as sales and accounting • Generate quotes, sales orders and invoices automatically – linked to inventory module
  • 20.
    CRM Typical Usage ofCRM systems After Sales Service • Manage customer complaints enquiries and feedback – track till closure • Integrate with customer portal to track service requests complaints/enquiries and give automatic updates to customers and staff involved. • Create workflows and integrate service level agreements Advanced Data Mining • Predictive analytics for improved marketing and customer service
  • 21.
    For Marketing Campaigns CRM Marketing Manager Customer receives email Email drives traffic to Mail blast info to creates campaign company site customers and leads Revenue from Enquiries View reports to successful sales regarding the see how successful can be tracked campaign linked to your campaign was potential sales 21
  • 22.
    For Sales CRM Salesperson creates Customer expresses System can generate Potential Sale (status interest in a product or reminders for If sale is ‘Proposal’) service salesperson to follow up successful, Sales System can generate a status ‘Closed quotation Won’ Track invoices till System can generate an payment received invoice directly from the quote 22
  • 23.
    For Customer ServiceCenter CRM Customer Calls Support Helpdesk Rep answers CRM system displays If the customer is Number call and creates case for information to assist satisfied, Helpdesk the complaint/enquiry Helpdesk Rep rep closes the case Dept user calls customer back and closes ticket once the If Customer Care cannot answer complaint/enquiry has been the query, they generate a ticket resolved and route to the respective department 23
  • 24.
    After Sales ServiceRequests using online CRM Customer Portal After-sales Dept receives After-sales assigns a Customer with When issues are email notification and ticket to relevant service request logs resolved and case is assigned personnel. onto customer portal customer is automatically in CRM Customer receives satisfied, ticket and updates via email/portal case are closed 24
  • 25.
    CRM How CRM fitsin with your Online Strategy Leads Capture Website Form E-commerce Self Help Online Customer Shopping Portal CRM SYSTEM Reports and Analytics 25
  • 26.
  • 27.
    CRM Example CRMsystem – 360 degree view of customer
  • 28.
    CRM Example CRM system– Dashboards
  • 29.
    CRM Example CRM system– Capturing Leads info
  • 30.
    CRM Example CRM Integrationwith Social Media
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