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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Customer Relationship Management With Microsoft

Successful companies recognize the importance of customer service and although that can be accomplished the old fashion way with pen and paper which is very ineffective or the new, effective method using Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software.

Stats show that customer service and thus customer satisfaction has taken a real drop in the last decade, When it comes to customer relationship management more and more companies are jumping on the bandwagon and beginning to work towards bringing customer services back into the forefront. But raising those levels requires a comprehensive plan.

That company slogan you?ve got about the great customer service ? well it?s time to live up to it. Microsoft Dynamics CRM software can be an integral part of your plan. Here are some simple steps to get you started.

1. Understand the vision, mission, and goals of your company.
2. Define what it is you want to provide for customer service and which direction you want to head.
3. Ensure that customer service is defined as a key element of your business and ensure all levels of the company know where they stand with customer service.
4. Invest in your CRM software and get things rolling.
5. Hire the right people to carry out your vision

When you implement a Customer Relationship Management solution for your company you make everyone that works for the company accountable. Everybody understands that anybody can handle the problem. No excuse, no passing it off with the hope that somebody else will pick it up. Suddenly entire workforce is on the same page.

You need to establish an effective delivery process so that you are providing smooth, uninterrupted service to your clients. Your service delivery system should be transparent from beginning to end. That?s what CRM software does just that and it?s so flexible that as your company grows or changes with they times your CRM solutions can easily change never missing a beat and creating no interruption in customer service.

Microsoft Dynamic CRM is empowering. There?s no need for somebody to go digging for information before they can help the customer. There?s no need to be looking at old information and then trying to make a decision.

Today?s market is extremely tough. With so much new competition making it to market keeping the revenue becomes even tougher. Using CRM is an excellent way to maintain your revenue and increase it by building customer loyalty. The company that get?s on the customer service and loyalty bandwagon is going to reap the benefits long-term.

Microsoft Dynamic CRM will save your company time and money and it will provide instant answers to your customers from start to finish and beyond allowing for excellent follow up servicing.

The result is that customer service improves dramatically and thus so does the profit line. In order to deliver outstanding service it is essential that you build long term customer relationships and the way to do that is by utilizing Microsoft Dynamics CRM software.

Sayed Ally, is the lead CRM Analyst. His company provides, MS CRM. Sayed can be reached at Tel : (905) 815- 1995 ext 22, email: aSayed@cqsolutions.com.

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