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What Is Customer Relationship Management?

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a set of strategies, processes, and associated technology enablers designed to improve the interactions and engagement of customers. It involves not only the use of these systems, but also corporate cultural transformation and ongoing programs with the appropriate organizational framework. Sales force automation (SFA), customer service and support, and enterprise marketing management are among the main CRM areas.

Customer Relationship Management Business Drivers and Benefits

  • empowers management with a real-time pipeline and forecasting so they can build and focus on high-profit, sustainable relationships
  • empowers staff with customer intelligence and best practices to increase their likelihood of successful transactions
  • increases customer acquisition, retention, loyalty, and profitability by integrating information across the enterprise
  • enables executives and management to gain customer insight

Customer Relationship Management Risks

  • Effective internal controls must be in place to prevent customer information from becoming scattered across databases and servers.
  • CRM can be associated with significant revenue cycle or application and architectural security issues, especially for organizations subject to the provisions of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
  • Simply installing a CRM system is only the beginning. Successful implementations start with a carefully defined organization-wide CRM strategy.

Why Use the Customer Relationship Management Evaluation Center?

  • Compare which products adequately support the right mix of your enterprise's marketing, sales force automation, customer service, partner management, and other requirements.
  • Evaluate features and functions that support a methodical approach to sales and marketing functions.
  • Understand how each product supports your Internet sales and analytics requirements.
  • Compare the advantages and disadvantages of hosted solutions versus on-site CRM implementations.
  • Access listings for vendors you may not know about—or that you may not have considered.

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CRM for Financial and Insurance Markets
1. CDC Software - Pivotal CRM for Financial Services
2. ProTrak International - ProTrak Advantage
3. Interface Software - InterAction
4. E-Z Data - Enterprise CRM Platform (ECP)

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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
1. Sage - Sage SalesLogix
2. Oncontact Software - Oncontact CRM
3. SugarCRM - Sugar Enterprise
4. Sage - SageCRM/SageCRM.com
5. Aplicor Inc. - Aplicor

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Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM)
1. Unica - Affinium Suite
2. Quadstone Inc - The Quadstone System

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Sales Force Automation (SFA)
1. SugarCRM - Sugar Suite
2. Sage - Sage SalesLogix
3. Microsoft - Microsoft Dynamics CRM
4. Surado Solutions - Surado CRM
5. Entrepids Inc. - Power Suite

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BPT Partners - CRM
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