[31 Oct 2008 | No Comment | 62 views]
Marketing Optimization

The economic downturn witnessed across the world has made people from various discipline with a continuous headache.
Pretty much everyone in marketing space I have spoken to in the last month of two have mentioned budget cuts for the forthcoming year without any adjustment around returns expected, and incidentally the aforementioned folks were talking about approaches to optimize the budget in an effective fashion.
The situation reminds of the old-but-still-relevant saying “need is the mother of all invention”
Barring the fundamental issues around economic downturn, a telco operator in Australia is kind of …

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

[6 Sep 2008 | No Comment | 85 views]
Role playing in Customer Management

In the last couple of months I had the opportunity to meet a few established players with specific customer management KRAs in financial services industry.
Though its been a couple of years of India waking up to the Customer Management and associated priorities in business management, my initial interactions with aforesaid folks, reemphasized upon the state of affairs being still nascent and yet to grow, the statement of Campaign Management as a priority item in the scheme of things its quite a good evidence on the industry’s nascent stage.
I respect their …

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

[16 May 2008 | No Comment | 56 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 | 49 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 | 54 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 | 48 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.