scholarly journals Social Networks and Customer Relationship Development at the Saudi Telecommunication Service Providers

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abdel Hamid Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Telecommunication Service

<p>This paper is aimed at examining the relationship between the use of social networks and customer relationship development at the three telecommunication service providers in Saudi Arabia. It is also aimed at identifying some factors that may influence the companies’ relationships with their customers. Drawing on previous research, the researcher has selected three factors related to customers on social networks: trust and loyalty, service assessment, and information engagement. The study revealed a strong association of the use of social networks with the company’s customer relationship development, trust and loyalty, and service assessment, but not with information engagement. The findings also demonstrated significant positive associations of trust and loyalty, and service assessment with customer relationship development. However, an insignificant positive relationship was found between information engagement and customer relationship development. To leverage the effectiveness of customer relationship management at telecommunication companies in Saudi Arabia, the study recommended these companies to adopt the concept of Social Customer Relationship Management (Social CRM), and to develop customer service skills of their staff in charge of social networks. The study also pointed out the importance of encouraging customers to use social networks to connect with companies, rather than just using the traditional methods. Furthermore, the study recommended the companies to pay more attention to the customers’ assessment of their social networks, and to ensure security and privacy of their data. Ultimately, the companies need to focus on providing customers with the needed information, and benefiting from their feedbacks on social networking sites.</p>

USING SOCIAL NETWORK PARADIGM FOR DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK IN CRM

2011 ◽  
Vol 01 (04) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Mosadegh ◽  
Mehdi Behboudi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
New Media ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tools

This study develops a conceptual framework for applying social networks in usual CRM models. Recent changing in customer relationship theme and putting new media and network-based paradigm into practice makes it imperative to find how social networks affect CRMs. Accordingly, this study explains the role of social networks in customer relationship management by using its analysis, tools and aspects of this concepts based on CRM models. We have provided a SCRM framework that is based on usual CRM models and incorporates Social networks and its tools, methods and analysis. The framework is combination of Social networks concept and traditional CRM concepts.

scholarly journals The influence of bank employees on bank customer relationship management

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Rootman ◽  
M. Tait ◽  
J Bosch
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Bank Employees

Purpose: Despite extensive research in services marketing, much is still unknown to specific service providers on the influence of their employees on their services. This paper attempts to address this limitation and investigates the influence of employees on the customer relationship management (CRM) of banks. The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the influence of selected independent variables, namely attitude and knowledgeability, on the CRM of banks.Design/Methodology/Approach: An empirical investigation was conducted with a structured questionnaire with items that related to banks' CRM in terms of attitude and knowledgeability. The sample consisted of 290 banking clients in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area and the response rate was 91.03%. Findings: Significant positive relationships exist between both the knowledgeability, and attitude of bank employees and a bank's CRM. These relationships imply that more extensive knowledgeability and more positive attitudes of bank employees lead to improved, maintained relationships between a bank and its clients. Employees play an important role in banks’ client relationships. Implications: Banks should focus on increasing their employees' knowledgeability and improving their attitude to ensure higher levels of CRM. This paper provides strategies for banks and could create greater awareness among South African banks of the advantages of CRM, how their employees influence their CRM, and ways to adapt to these influences. Originality/Value: No study has focused exclusively on CRM within banks in South Africa. Prior research focused on customer service and service quality; both possible results of superior CRM. However, this research differs, as it identifies the variables influencing CRM in banks in South Africa. It is proposed that this paper will be beneficial for South African banks, as the recommendations may be used to ensure higher levels of CRM in banks.

Privacy and Security in the Age of Electronic Customer Relationship Management

2011 ◽  
pp. 1279-1301
Author(s):  
Nicholas C. Romano Jr. ◽  
Jerry Fjermestad
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
A Value

This article presents a value exchange model of privacy and security for electronic customer relationship management within an electronic commerce environment. Enterprises and customers must carefully manage these new virtual relationships in order to ensure that they both derive value from them and minimize unintended consequences that result from the concomitant exchange of personal information that occurs in e-commerce. Based upon a customer’s requirements of privacy and an enterprise requirement to establish markets and sell goods and services, there is a value exchange relationship. The model is an integration of the customer sphere of privacy, sphere of security, and privacy/security sphere of implementation.

Data analytics dilemma at Alpen Hotel

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-63
Author(s):  
Tammy Wee ◽  
Arif Perdana ◽  
Detlev Remy
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Data Privacy ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Privacy And Confidentiality

Data analytics is currently the buzzword for the hospitality industry to stay ahead of their competitors. Service providers use data analytics to ensure their brand remains relevant for customers. Using data analytics in customer relationship management is a relatively novel initiative for the hospitality industry to enhance the efforts of customer relationship management. Obtaining customers’ data (i.e. customers’ hotel stay and preferences) provides both opportunity and challenges for the hospitality industry. Data analytics helps the hospitality industry to quickly, effectively, and efficiently pursue data-driven decision-making. At the same time, acquiring relevant customers’ data is a challenge, for example, data privacy and confidentiality. This case study is based on Alpen Hotel (pseudonym), a luxury hotel in Singapore with a good standing in the hospitality industry. This case is focused on the issues they experienced in implementing data analytics as part of the hotel’s customer relationship management efforts. This case study aims to highlight data analytics dilemma at the hotel and may create an opportunity for hospitality educators to work interdisciplinary with faculties from an information systems or technology discipline. Finally, the case study may enhance knowledge and minimise the practice gap between industry and academia.

scholarly journals PENGARUH CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TERHADAP LOYALITAS (Survei pada Nasabah Asuransi Jiwa Prudentual NASABAH Cabang Kota Bandung)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Tanjungsewu Paribhasagita, ◽  
Lisnawati Lisnawati
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Relationship Development ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Life Assurance ◽  
Interaction Management

Eksistensi industri asuransi ditandai dengan tingkat loyalitas pelanggan, khususnya industriasuransi di Kota Bandung. Prudential Life Assurance merupakan salah satu perusahaanasuransi yang memiliki berbagai tawaran produk asuransi. Salah satu produk yang palingdiminati yaitu produk asuransi jiwa. Untuk dapat bertahan di tengah persaingan, perusahaandituntut untuk menciptakan strategi yang dapat memperkuat loyalitas nasabah karena produkyang memiliki loyalitas nasabah yang baik adalah produk yang mampu bersaing untuk merebutdan menguasai pasar. Salah satu strategi yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan customerreltionship management. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk (1) mengetahui gambaran tingkatpelaksanaan customer relationship management pada produk asuransi jiwa Prudential cabangKota Bandung, (2) mengetahui gambaran tingkat loyalitas nasabah produk asuransi jiwaPrudential cabang Kota Bandung, (3) mengetahui temuan mengenai seberapa besar pengaruhtingkat pelaksanaan customer relationship management terhadap loyalitas nasabah padaproduk asuransi jiwa cabang Kota Bandung. Objek/unit analisis dalam penelitian ini adalahnasabah asuransi jiwa Prudential cabang Kota Bandung. Variabel bebas (X) dalam penelitianini adalah customer relationship management dan variabel terikat (Y) pada penelitian iniadalah loyalitas nasabah. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif, verifikatif, danmetode yang digunakan adalah explanatory survey dengan teknik simple random sampling,dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 100 nasabah. Teknik analisa data yang digunakan adalahanalisis regresi linear sederhana dengan alat bantu software komputer SPSS 21.0. Hasil yangdiperoleh dalam penelitian menyatakan bahwa kinerja customer relationship managementberpengaruh terhadap loyalitas nasabah asuransi jiwa Prudential cabang Kota Bandung sebesar71,0%. Dari penelitian terhadap pengujian hipotesis dapat diketahui bahwa kinerja custoerrelationship management memiliki pengaruh yang positif terhadap loyalitas nasabah, yaitu 1)relationship development, 2) quality services, 3) interaction management, dan 4) behaviouralof the employee, Pengaruh kedua variabel ini memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan baik secarasimultan maupun secara parsial. Penulis merekomendasikan agar perusahaan lebih efektif lagidalam mempertahankan dan menjalankan strategi customer relationship managment sebagaisalah satu strategi untuk meningkatkan loyalitas nasabah asuransi jiwa Prudential.

Privacy and Security in the Age of Electronic Customer Relationship Management

2009 ◽  
pp. 310-332
Author(s):  
Nicholas C. Romano Jr. ◽  
Jerry Fjermestad
Keyword(s):  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Exchange Relationship ◽  
Privacy And Security ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
A Value

This article presents a value exchange model of privacy and security for electronic customer relationship management within an electronic commerce environment. Enterprises and customers must carefully manage these new virtual relationships in order to ensure that they both derive value from them and minimize unintended consequences that result from the concomitant exchange of personal information that occurs in e-commerce. Based upon a customer’s requirements of privacy and an enterprise requirement to establish markets and sell goods and services, there is a value exchange relationship. The model is an integration of the customer sphere of privacy, sphere of security, and privacy/security sphere of implementation.

Social Customer Relationship Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 5255-5262
Author(s):  
Mohammad Nabil Almunawar ◽  
Muhammad Anshari
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Customer Relationship Management ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Future Research Direction ◽  
Social Crm

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can be used by an organization as a tool and strategy in meeting the expectations of their customers. The term Social CRM is an approach that allows intensive interactions between customers, customers and organizations, and customers' interaction with the systems by utilizing Web 2.0. Social CRM offers new capabilities of social networks that provide powerful new approaches to surpass the traditional CRM. The fundamental changes offered by Social CRM are in terms of empowerment, connection, and value generated. An example of Social CRM in healthcare is extending healthcare services through social networks where many kinds of interaction can be supported. The main goal of this chapter is to introduce a promising future research direction, which may shape the future of integrative customer relationship. In this chapter, we examine customers' expectation concerning the process of empowerment, social networks, and participation to make customers more proficient in dealing with their own issues. This chapter also discusses and demonstrates how Social CRM will help customers have greater control in controlling the process of interaction (empowerment) with organizations and among themselves.

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