Archive for the Customer Relationship Management Category
Do You Need a Loyalty Program?
August 31st, 2011The most recent Loyalty Census from Colloquy pegs loyalty program membership in the US at more than 2 billion, up 16% from 2008. Perceived value of points earned through loyalty programs is estimated to be $38.83 billion. With this much activity going on, you may be tempted to offer a loyalty program for your business [...]
Google+ Circles for Managing Customers
July 13th, 2011The old way of managing customer relationships in online social media is undifferentiated and inefficient. Google+ changes this by introducing Circles. This post looks at how businesses can take advantage of Google+ Circles to customize its online social media efforts and integrate those efforts with traditional CRM.
When Your Business Talks Too Much
December 2nd, 2010Lured by Cyber Monday deals, I bought something from ToysRUs.com for the first time this past weekend. Besides the order confirmation email, I received six additional promotional emails from the company, in just three day. That averages about two a day. Annoying? Sure! But ToysRUs is not alone. In the last one to two years, [...]
