Customer Relationship Management: Concepts and Technologies

Product Description This much-anticipated new edition of the bestseller Customer Relationship Management: Concepts and Technologies provides a comprehensive and balanced review of CRM, now completely revised to reflect recent changes in CRM practice. The book explains what CRM is, the benefits it delivers, the contexts in which it is used, the technologies that are deployed, and how it can be implemented. Both theoretically sound and managerially relevant, the book draws on academic and independent research from a wide range of disciplines including IS, HR, project management, finance, strategy and more. Buttle and Maklan, clearly and without jargon, explain how CRM is used throughout the customer life cycle stages of customer acquisition, retention and development. The book is illustrated liberally with screenshots from CRM software applications and case illustrations of CRM in practice. NEW TO THIS EDITION: Updated instructor support materials online Full colour interior Brand new international case illustrations from many industry settings Substantial revisions throughout, including new content on: o   Social media and social CRM o   Big data and unstructured data o   Recent advances in analytical CRM including next best action solutions o   Marketing, sales and service automation o    Customer self-service technologies o    Making the business case and realising the benefits of investment in CRM Ideal as a core textbook for students on CRM or related courses such as relationship marketing, database marketing or key account management, the book is equally valuable to industry professionals, managers involved in CRM programs and those pursuing professional qualifications or accreditation in marketing, sales or service management. Review ‘This is absolutely the best exposition of CRM. I can't think of a better guide to increasing your performance and profits. This book belongs on the desk of every company that is serious about CRM. The wealth of information and insight is astounding.’ - Professor Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA ‘This book is crisp, practical and stimulating. It combines Francis Buttle and Stan Maklan’s considerable insights with practical examples and provides a step-by-step pragmatic approach to the application of CRM in business. Their coverage of CRM technology is an enhancing feature of the book. All senior management would benefit from reading it, particularly those who realize that profitable customers are their company's greatest asset and require fool proof guidance to retain them. Well-grounded academically, this book is equally beneficial for management students. Overall, it sets out a comprehensive reference guide to business success.’ - Professor John A Murphy, United Utilities, Professor of Customer Management, Manchester Business School, UK ‘A reference work to understand the ever-changing field of CRM. Especially demystifying what CRM is, what it is not, and offering a very comprehensive view on how to approach it and unlock its true value.’ - Greg Lecointe, Director CX Applications Business Group, Oracle Corporation ‘A great tour of the CRM landscape that covers the vastness between Operational and Strategic CRM while providing a robust overview of customer-related data and data mining. A definite reference for managers looking to take customer-centered strategies to the next level.’ - Ian Di Tullio, Director Loyalty and Relationship Marketing Air Canada ‘Francis Buttle and Stan Maklan’s third edition of Customer Relationship Management is a comprehensive, soup-to-nuts compendium of information and guidance that ought to be a desk reference for every CRM professional in business today, whether you sell products or services, to consumers or businesses.’ - Don Peppers, Founding Partner, Peppers & Rogers Group ‘This lucid and content-packed book reads and inf