Analytical CRM, Analytical Marketing, Financial Services, Management, Retail Banking, Telecommunication »

[16 May 2008 | No Comment | 591 views]
Forewarned is Forearmed

Day before evening read an article in one of the leading CXO internet portals on a new Business Intelligence Solutions in the market. This is one of the umpteen notes I read on new players in the market.
Business Intelligence growing at a very high pace, knowing these a host of software professional comes together and mushroom out a myriad of software solutions in the market, in the process the poor evaluators and decisions makers at various enterprises go through the turmoil of getting stuck in the cobweb of information and …

Analytical CRM, Analytical Marketing, Analytics, Customer Management, Management, Retail Banking, Retailing, Telecommunication »

[11 May 2008 | One Comment | 647 views]
Pilot’s Instincts

Many marketers in the Asia Pacific region I have talked to in various occasions have asked if the entire marketing (campaign management, specifically) process can be automated. The response to this question is technically YES, it can be automated.
However, the real question is, do you, as a marketer want to automate the entire process? You might ask, if it is a relevant question? Yes, it is!
Let me give an analogy in aviation industry. The role of technology in aviation space has increased so much; flying a passenger aircraft from Helsinki …

Analytical CRM, Analytical Marketing, Customer Experience, Customer Management, Retailing, Traditional Marketing »

[5 May 2008 | No Comment | 547 views]
Cluetrain Manifesto for Retailing

50 Ways to Improve Your Customer’s Experience
Three years ago I shared with readers a list of 50 ways to be more customer-focused and deliver a better experience.  I’ve decided to update the list and publish it again.  It’s a bit long so you might want to print it out and read it later.  Even better, check off those actions you and your team take on a regular basis.
Here are 50 Ways to Improve Your Customer’s Experience:
1. Open the door for your customer whenever possible.  This is especially important if …

Customer Management, Mishmash »

[1 Apr 2008 | No Comment | 726 views]
Talking in the Air

An interesting offering from AeroMobile for frequent fliers. You will be able to keep you mobile phone on while cruising at some permissible altitude and be reachable to business and family.

Analytical CRM, Analytical Marketing, Customer Management, Management »

[28 Mar 2008 | No Comment | 437 views]
More Information, better Relationship

Imagine you are running one of the leading enterprises (in your area of business context) and tomorrow one of the prospects who enter your premises happened to be Japanese. If you are interested in winning him as your customers (assuming he has some requirement), you might consider bowing down to welcome him and engage in a dialogue.
The reason for you to bow down to welcome him/her has happened basis what you know about the customer – Essentially, you had some information that can be used to serve your customer well.
Getting …