Stages in the development of a Customer
Relationship
The Pre-relationship Stage
The event that triggers a buyer to seek a new business partner.
The Early Stage
Experience is accumulated between the buyer and seller although a great
degree of uncertainty and distance exists.
The Development Stage
Increased levels of transactions lead to a higher degree of commitment and the
distance is reduced to a social exchange.
The Long-term Stage
Characterised by the companies’ mutual importance to each other.
The Final Stage
The interaction between the companies becomes institutionalized
Stages in the Development of a Key-Account Relationship
High
Synergistic KAM
Partnership
Degree of
Mid-KAM
involvement
Early-KAM
Low Pre-KAM
Transactional Collaborative
Nature of customer relationship
Customer centric banking- a true relationship can only be
accomplished by considering the unique perspectives of every
single customer of the bank
THE CRM BUSINESS CYCLE
Functions of customer relationship management
Direct functions (are the basic requirements of a company that are
necessary to survive in the competitive marketplace)
Profit;
Volume; and
Safeguard
Indirect functions (are the actions necessary to convince the
customer to participate in various marketing activities).
Innovation:
Market;
Scout: and
Access.
Functions of Customer Relationship Management
Value Creation Process
Technology delivery process
•R&D
•Technology integration
Management •Efficiency, effectiveness
Decision learning
Process
Value-based
Customer sensitivity Product delivery process Strategies
•Concept to launch •Pricing
•Diversity •Manufacturing process •Communication
•Information
•Differentiated
offering Customer delivery process
•Supply chain
•Distribution
•Infomediation (distribution
of information)