H. Madduri S. S. B. Shi R. Baker N. Ayachitula L. Shwartz M. Surendra C. Corley M. Benantar S. Patel In this paper, we present the architecture of the IBM Tivolit Change and Configuration Management Database. Its main features include a rich data model, automatic discovery of data for configuration items, visualization of application dependencies on configuration items, and multicustomer suppor...

A huge number of customer data was collected by using of information technology in healthcare context. It is very important for healthcare providers to analyze this type of big data following the logic of customer relationship management. So here we propose an integration framework which can realize the customer segmentation and customer churn prediction together. To efficiently segment the cus...

In this article the authors demonstrate how a customer lifetime value approach can provide a better assessment of advertising effectiveness that takes into account post purchase behaviors such as word-of-mouth. While for many advertisers word-of-mouth is viewed as an alternative to advertising, the authors show that it is possible to quantify the way in which word-of-mouth often complements and...

T study attempts to answer a basic customer management dilemma facing firms: when should the firm use behavior-based pricing (BBP) to discriminate between its own and competitors’ customers in a competitive market? If BBP is profitable, when should the firm offer a lower price to its own customers rather than to the competitor’s customers? This analysis considers two features of customer behavi...

Customer loyalty is a component with considerable focus on by relationship-oriented marketing. Firm brand is one of the factors that play significant role in creating brand loyalty. Therefore in this research, we studied brand effect on customer loyalty. Also in this research, we examined customer satisfaction, loyalty, perceived quality and brand equity (brand value) in relation to customer lo...

C ustomer Relationship Management (CRM) is premised on the belief that developing a relationship with customers is the best way to get them to become loyal and that loyal customers are more profitable than non-loyal customers. Frederick Reichheld has argued that a company can achieve significant increases in profits from only small improvements in customer retention rates. The strategy is to en...

The paper first presents the theory of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) under E-commerce circumstances. It then focuses on the motives and obstructions in implementing CRM in Chinese commercial banks. Further, the paper puts forward a trial solution to these specific problems to be a solving aid to Chinese commercial banks under Customer Relationship Management.

This paper illustrates the linkages between CRM systems, data mining techniques, and the strategic notions of market segmentation and relationship marketing. Using the hypothetical example of a consumer bank, the data in a relationship based marketing environment are illustrated and guidelines for knowledge discovery, data management and strategic marketing are developed.

Due to the high failure rate, costs, and long duration of CRM implementation projects, it is crucial to evaluate software solutions before making an investment decision. A methodological approach is required to make these decisions more effectively and efficiently. In this paper, an approach to evaluating CRM software packages is proposed that is the result of a literature review. In a second s...

In the last few years Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has been the subject of considerable interest in the business world. This has sometimes resulted in exaggerated claims about the benefits on offer to organisations. This paper provides an insight to the underlying concepts of CRM, the technological changes, and the impact to the organisational structure, its processes and the three ma...