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1、Multi-ChannelCustomerManagementSolutions:MakingSenseoftheOperationalIssuesandDeploymentAlternativesKevinJ.KraftSeniorVicePresidentGlobalSolutionsMarketingFebruary2000©2000eLoyaltyCorporation205N.MichiganAvenue,Suite1500,Chicago,Illinois60601TableofContentsIntroduction1TheBusinessChallenges1TheTechnologyChallenges2TheOperationalChallenges4TheFinancialChallenges5TheTimeChallenges7TheSolutionAlternatives7OnPremise8ASPsforCRMProducts8ContactCenterOutsourcing9eCRMSolutionHosting10MakingaChoice13Summ。
2、ary14AbouttheAuthor15Multi-ChannelCustomerManagementSolutions:MakingSenseoftheOperationalIssuesandDeploymentAlternativesIntroductionCustomerLoyaltyisthenumberoneagendatopicforCEOs.*Socreatingaflexible,world-classcustomerloyaltyarchitectureisarguablythemostimportantinformationsystemsinitiative.Thisloyaltyarchitecturemustdelivertheneces-saryfeedbackandreportsforcorporatemanagementtodefineandadaptitsresourcesandcustomerprogramstomaximizerevenueandprofit.Companieslargeandsmallareconfrontedwithanincr。
3、easinglysophisticatedcustomeruniversethatexpectsanddemandsahigherlevelofimmediateserviceacrossmultipleaccesschannels.Astheyreacttothisnewbusinessparadigm,companiesmustplan,build,operate,andmeasureinvestmentsinelectronicCustomerRelationshipManagement(eCRM)solutions.ThispaperfocusesonthekeyissuesthatabusinessmustconsiderwhendeployinganeCRMsolution,andexplainsvariousdeploymentalternativesinthemarketthatdealwiththoseissues.Thefourdeploymentalternativesare:•OnPremise•ContactCenterOutsourcing•Applicat。
4、ionServiceProviders(ASPs)forCRMProducts•eCRMSolutionHostingTheBusinessChallengesServiceisperhapsthelastremainingwayforabusinesstoeffectivelydifferentiateitself.Effectiveserviceinvolvesmanagingeachcustomerinteractiontoensureaconsistentexperienceandanoutcomethatisinlinewitheachindividualcustomer’swants,needs,andexpectations—aswellasbeinginlinewiththeeconomicsthebusinessdesiresfromarelationshipwiththatcustomer.Thecustomerexperienceshouldalsobeconsistentacrossallinteractionchannels(suchastheInternet。
5、,email,telephone,web-chat,fax,etc.)andacrossallareasofthecompanyacustomerinteractswith(sales,service,marketing,etc.).Deliveringtheseconsistent,focusedexperiencesovertimebuildscustomersatisfactionandloyaltythatincreasessalesandprofitability.*TheConferenceBoard(Heidrick&Struggles),550CEOsinterviewed.eLoyaltyPage1Businessexecutivesarelookingforcustomermanagementsolutionsthatprovidetheabilityto:•Identifyauniquesituationofacustomer;•Prescriberulesonhowtotreatandinfluencethatsituation;•Executethoserul。
6、esconsistentlyacrossallcontactchannels;and•Measuretheeffectivenessoftheprogramonthatuniquesituation.Businessexecutivesaresearchingforsolutionsthatallowthemtoexperimentandexecutefocusedcustomerprograms.Flexibilitytochangethecustomerexperience,howacompany’sresourcesinteractwithitscustomers,andtherapidintegrationofnewtechnologiestosupportnewbusinessobjectivesarenowkeycriteriainworld-classcustomermanagementandloyaltysolutions.Thevastmajorityofbusinessexecutivescannotgetappropriateinformationaboutwhi。
7、chtypesofcustomersareusingwhichcompanyresources(Internet,InteractiveVoiceResponse,self-service,andpeople)forwhattypesofinter-actions.Thatinformationhelpsabusinessdevelopandmodifycustomerprogramstoinfluencebehaviortothedesiredeconomicobjectives.TheTechnologyChallengesTrulyeffectiveeCRMsolutionsinvolvecomplexarchitectures,time-consumingproductselectionandacquisition,andintegrationchallengestoexistingandfutureinvestments.Forexample,today’smulti-channelsolutioninvolvesemailrouting,web-chat,web-colla。
8、boration,webpersonalization,intelligentcallrouting,andcontactmanagement,tonamejustafew.Productsprovidingthesecapabilitiestakesignificantresearchandskilltointegrate,implement,maintain,andcontinuouslyupgradewhenyouconsiderthesoftware,servers,database,hardware,andtelephoneswitchesinvolved.Plus,withnewtech-nologybeingdevelopedeveryday,it’sverydifficulttoremainontheleadingedge,whilecontinuouslyresearchinghownewtechnologieswillcomplementandcoexistwithanexistingarchitecture.eLoyaltyPage2Thekeytothesucc。
9、essofaneCRMsolutionisaflexibleloyaltyarchitecture“blueprint,”suchastheoneoutlinedabove.The“blackitems”aretypicalpointsolutionsandvariouscategoriesofinformationsystemsfocusedforcustomermanagement.The“darkgray”itemsrepresentthekeydesigntenetsofaworldclassloyaltyarchitecturethatintegrateandstructurethepointsolutionsin“black”aroundkeycustomermanagementprocesses.The“lightgray”itemsrepresenttheexecutionlayerofaloyaltyarchitecture—thecurrentuniquecustomersituations;therulestoinfluencethosesituations;th。
10、etechniquetoinfluencethosesituationsforeachinteractionchannel;andthedataaboutthecustomer’sresponsetohelpabusinessmeasuretheimpactofthoserules.Manybusinessesavoidintegrationchallengesandacquirepointsolutionsinareassuchasfront-endapplications,Computer-TelephonyIntegration(CTI)oremailmanagement.Theresultisasiloeffect,withdifferentaccesschannelsanddifferentpartsofthecompanyacting,ineffect,independently.Addition-ally,abusinessbeginstoplacebusinesslogicandobjectivesredundantlyineachchannel,whichcreates。
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