CRM Best Practices Reports

WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of a rapid deployment strategy designed to take the guesswork out of implementing CRM. Inside, learn how this approach can let you pick and choose features which matter the most to your organization while avoiding playing for ones you don't to provide an accurate, upfront price.

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 19 Jul 2011

EBOOK: Tap into the expert advice in this eBook to choose technology that will help you leverage multiple contact channels, effectively monitor agent interaction and deliver an excellent customer experience.

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 10 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Moving to a customer experience management approach requires an infrastructure that is open, scalable and capable of bringing  together state-of-the art applications, fully preserving customer context.

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 | Published: 10 Jun 2011

EBOOK: Do you feel pressured to provide great service while keeping costs down in your contact center? Self-service technology enables customers to resolve their own service questions without depleting agent resources. But deploying self-service technology raises many questions. Learn best practices and tap into expert advice with this eBook.

Posted: 04 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: E-commerce has gone from fringe to foundation. Now, businesses must tailor their customer serivce approach to the more complex "anytime, anywhere" customer with mobile device in hand. This white paper from Oracle details the "commerce anywhere" approach.

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 | Published: 26 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Organizations need to differentiate themselves by providing personalized and rewarding service that leverages the unique value of all customer touch points. If done well, a company can transform customer service into a competitive advantage, and use it to turn a buyer into a customer for life. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Organizations need to differentiate themselves by providing personalized and rewarding service that leverages the unique value of all customer touch points. If done well, a company can transform customer service into a competitive advantage, and use it to turn a buyer into a customer for life.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 21 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: The longer a customer is loyal, the more profit the company gains. Read this brief to learn four steps to help guide your customer loyalty strategy.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Download this free white paper and find out how to "Drive Sales Effectiveness with Enterprise-Ready Web 2.0Solutions," "Harvest Social Knowledge for Customer Service," and learn how "Social CRM Turns Customers into Competitive Advantage."

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 03 Aug 2009

EGUIDE: With 2010 behind us, SearchCRM.com asked some industry experts what they see in store for 2011. It's clear that CRM practitioners can look forward to a heavy dose of social CRM, mobile requirements and a continued emphasis on the customer experience.

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

EBOOK: In this e-book, find out how to make the most of the systems and budget you do have, with expert advice from leading analysts at Gartner and Forrester. Continue reading to learn CRM trends and tips and learn how to do more with less.

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: The need for customer insight and responsiveness to that insight is the foundation and driving rationale for the emerging CRM concept of continuous customer dialogue through multi-channel touchpoints. This concept is discussed further in the rest of this whitepaper.

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 | Published: 24 Nov 2010

EBOOK: Find out how financial services companies are leveraging CRM technology and best practices to improve service and operational efficiency. Read this e-book to learn more.

Posted: 23 Nov 2010 | Published: 23 Nov 2010

CASE STUDY: This case study discusses how in order to fight delayed resolutions of customer support issues, inefficient workflow management and decentralized data, BLS Telecom switched to Sugar Professional. Continue reading to learn how, with Sugar Professional, BLS telecom improved customer support management.

Posted: 08 Nov 2010 | Published: 08 Nov 2010

RESOURCE CENTER: These multimedia presentations will explain the features and benefits of SAP Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM). Watch the presentations to discover how SAP CRM can enable you to become a customer-centric enterprise and to differentiate you company for competitive advantage.

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 | Published: 18 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses six success factors that will enable your marketing organization to overcome the challenges to reaching growth and profitability objectives. Continue reading to learn more about these six success factors and more.

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 | Published: 18 Oct 2010

EBOOK: This e-book will explore the methods for optimizing sales efforts and working smarter to meet business needs in today’s economy. Continue reading to learn methodologies for increasing sales effectiveness and making this year a successful one for your organization.

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 | Published: 22 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: This paper presents the situation of N-Hair, a fictional high-end hair-care products company that is now expanding into channels in broader consumer markets. Read this paper to learn how the firm has positioned itself well for long-term success as it preserved its brand image with SAP software.

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 | Published: 03 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: CVE is a predictive, adaptive approach to linking front and back office functions through the prism of advanced business intelligence and analytics. Read this paper to learn how to link strategy and operations with CVE for better customer loyalty and margins.

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 | Published: 02 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how SAP for Banking solutions, which encompass the SAP® CRM application, encourage agility and customer centricity in today’s demanding market. By seamlessly connecting front- and back-office tasks, they can provide a superior customer experience and stronger top-line growth.

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 | Published: 02 Sep 2010

EBOOK: Marketers are being asked to identify, segment and target the most profitable customers and boost customer loyalty. Marketing automation software can help solve these challenges, but it too requires a financial investment. Read on and learn how to successfully leverage marketing automation technology and how to build a business case for it as well.

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

WHITE PAPER: Understanding how to manage many different types of back-office tasks in the most consistent and efficient manner is a perplexing challenge. This paper will describe how automated workforce optimization is the solution. Continue reading to learn how to improve the customer experience while decreasing required staffing through predictive modeling.

Posted: 10 Aug 2010 | Published: 10 Aug 2010

WEBCAST: CCM helps businesses transform routine business documents into communications that truly enhance the customer experience. CCM is an integrated end-to-end solution that enables companies to create, manage and deliver effective multichannel communications all while reducing the cost of communicating with and providing superior service to customers.

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 | Premiered: Jul 6, 2010

CASE STUDY: London Life Insurance needed to move quickly after it acquired Prudential Insurance’s entire Canadian business operations. London Life wanted to welcome its new client base and maintain its reputation for providing superb customer service. Read on to learn how a new document composition solution allowed for keeping pace with its expanding business.

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 | Published: 02 Jul 2010

EBOOK: Learn how to build a business case for social media outlets affecting customer relations and customer communities including Facebook and Twitter, as well as what social media means for CRM, best practices for managing online customer communities, and expert advice on implementing social media programs successfully.

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 | Published: 16 Jun 2010