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The CRM Eco-System
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What is CRM? 
• A business strategy that aims to understand, 
anticipate and manage the needs of a 
company’s current and potential customers. 
• The creation, development and enhancement of 
individualized customer relationships 
resulting in maximizing their total life-time value. 
• Systems that provide insight into and improve 
the company/customer relationship by 
combining all views of customer interaction into 
one picture.
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Why CRM? 
• Increase sales and profitability 
• Reduce costs 
• Standardize processes 
• Brand consistency 
• Solidify customer loyalty 
• Integrate information from all organization data 
sources 
• Holistic view of customers in real-time 
Be everywhere, do everything, and never fail to astonish the customer. 
Macy’s Motto
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Building Blocks of CRM 
Data 
Capture 
Customer 
Touch Points 
External 
Databases 
Staff 
Knowledge 
Management 
Segmentation 
Customer 
Profitability 
Data Mining 
Enabling 
Technologies 
Sales 
Automation 
Social 
Integration 
e-Business 
Organization 
People 
Technical Support
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Key Principles of CRM 
• Real-Time Information Manager 
• Informed Decision Making 
• Collaboration 
• Institutional Memory 
• Customer Scorecard 
• Employee Scorecard 
• Closed-Loop Process
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CRM Basics 
Customer 
Profiles 
CRM 
Task & Event 
Scheduling 
Activity 
History 
Pipeline 
Reporting 
Management
CRM Enhanced Features 
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Sales Force 
Automation 
CRM 
Customer 
Service 
&Support 
Help Desk 
Field Service 
Data 
Management 
Marketing 
Automation
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Social 
Media 
Marketing 
Automation 
Calendar & 
Email 
Web Site CRM 
Production 
Systems 
Email 
Marketing 
CRM Integrations
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CRM System Examples 
• SalesForce 
• Oracle 
• MicroSoft Dynamics 
Enterprise 
to Small 
• SageCRM 
• NetSuite CRM+ 
• Salesnet 
• Zoho 
Mid-Range 
to Small 
• Contactually 
• Insightly 
• Nimble 
• Streak for Gmail 
Small 
Company
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Evaluation Criteria 
Service and Support 
• Hosted or On-Premise 
• Pricing 
• Ongoing Support 
• Data migration 
• Market (Enterprise, Mid-Size, Small)
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Evaluation Criteria 
Standard Features 
• Email Management 
• Chat/IM 
• Case Management 
• Knowledge Management 
• Escalation 
• Call Center Support 
• Custom Reports 
• Built-In Reports
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Evaluation Criteria 
Sales Force Automation 
• Email and calendar integration 
• Lead management 
• Contact management 
• Account management 
• Partner management 
• Territory/Quota management 
• Forecasting 
• Opportunity Tracking 
• Call management
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Evaluation Criteria 
Needs Based Criteria 
• Integrations 
– Email & Calendar 
– Web Site 
– Marketing Automation 
– Operations and Accounting Systems 
• Call scripting 
• Mobile solutions 
• Workflow Tools
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CRM in Summary 
• What CRM features and functionality are 
appropriate for the business now and in the 
future? 
• What business processes need to evolve to 
effectively use a CRM system? 
• What IT infrastructure is in place that needs to 
be supported? 
• What are the measures of success?
Anne Sigman 
asigman@pacerconsulting.com 
www.company.com 
443-745-6917 
www.pacerconsulting.com

The CRM Eco-System

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    www.company.com What isCRM? • A business strategy that aims to understand, anticipate and manage the needs of a company’s current and potential customers. • The creation, development and enhancement of individualized customer relationships resulting in maximizing their total life-time value. • Systems that provide insight into and improve the company/customer relationship by combining all views of customer interaction into one picture.
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    www.company.com Why CRM? • Increase sales and profitability • Reduce costs • Standardize processes • Brand consistency • Solidify customer loyalty • Integrate information from all organization data sources • Holistic view of customers in real-time Be everywhere, do everything, and never fail to astonish the customer. Macy’s Motto
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    www.company.com Building Blocksof CRM Data Capture Customer Touch Points External Databases Staff Knowledge Management Segmentation Customer Profitability Data Mining Enabling Technologies Sales Automation Social Integration e-Business Organization People Technical Support
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    www.company.com Key Principlesof CRM • Real-Time Information Manager • Informed Decision Making • Collaboration • Institutional Memory • Customer Scorecard • Employee Scorecard • Closed-Loop Process
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    www.company.com CRM Basics Customer Profiles CRM Task & Event Scheduling Activity History Pipeline Reporting Management
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    CRM Enhanced Features www.company.com Sales Force Automation CRM Customer Service &Support Help Desk Field Service Data Management Marketing Automation
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    www.company.com Social Media Marketing Automation Calendar & Email Web Site CRM Production Systems Email Marketing CRM Integrations
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    www.company.com CRM SystemExamples • SalesForce • Oracle • MicroSoft Dynamics Enterprise to Small • SageCRM • NetSuite CRM+ • Salesnet • Zoho Mid-Range to Small • Contactually • Insightly • Nimble • Streak for Gmail Small Company
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    www.company.com Evaluation Criteria Service and Support • Hosted or On-Premise • Pricing • Ongoing Support • Data migration • Market (Enterprise, Mid-Size, Small)
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    www.company.com Evaluation Criteria Standard Features • Email Management • Chat/IM • Case Management • Knowledge Management • Escalation • Call Center Support • Custom Reports • Built-In Reports
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    www.company.com Evaluation Criteria Sales Force Automation • Email and calendar integration • Lead management • Contact management • Account management • Partner management • Territory/Quota management • Forecasting • Opportunity Tracking • Call management
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    www.company.com Evaluation Criteria Needs Based Criteria • Integrations – Email & Calendar – Web Site – Marketing Automation – Operations and Accounting Systems • Call scripting • Mobile solutions • Workflow Tools
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    www.company.com CRM inSummary • What CRM features and functionality are appropriate for the business now and in the future? • What business processes need to evolve to effectively use a CRM system? • What IT infrastructure is in place that needs to be supported? • What are the measures of success?
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    Anne Sigman [email protected] www.company.com 443-745-6917 www.pacerconsulting.com