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Does Customer Satisfaction Drive Loyalty?

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Friday, 17 February 2012
in Strategy

The age-old question of whether or not higher customer satisfaction leads to superior economic returns raises it’s head again as companies invest in CRM strategies and CRM software implementations. 

Tags: CRM, Strategy, Success
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Forecasting: business management tool, or colossal time waster?

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 01 November 2011
in Strategy

As I consult with companies on forecasting and improving forecasting I am amazed by the complex formulas and difficulty that many organizations add into their forecasting methods. This led me to create a webinar series titled “4 ½ Keys to Improving Forecasting.

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Lost Customers can Jump Start Your Sales!

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Monday, 24 October 2011
in Strategy

As I am reviewing one of my latest webinars, “Transforming the service Department: 3 Insights into Achieving Happy, Profitable Customers Through Service,” I am reminded that while there are many ways to improve customer service and increase customer retention, one of the best ways is to seek out complaints.

Tags: CRM, Sales, Tips
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CRM is CRM, right?

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Wednesday, 12 October 2011
in General

I have been asked the same question several times in the last week or so, so I thought I should blog about it. The question, “What makes Resolv different?”


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Back to the Basics

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Friday, 23 September 2011
in Strategy

Due to the recent popularity of our new CRM webinar “What is CRM? And 10 Reasons why CEO’s should be demanding it.” I have come to the understanding that many are struggling with a definition of CRM.  Today’s blog post will hopefully help with that.

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Harnessing the Value of a Consultant

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 23 August 2011
in Strategy
I have been consulting on CRM (CRM best practices, CRM user adoption, and CRM implementations) for over 13 years.  During this time, I have learned a thing or two about CRM.  I have spoken in over 70 seminars on CRM covering such topics as: Avoiding CRM Pitfalls, Realizing ROI in a CRM implementation, Improving Forecasting, Increasing Customer Retention, etc.  The list is quite long, actually.  So why am I telling you this?  Because, over the past 13 years I have seen many customers successfully harness my knowledge, and the knowledge of my team, to their great profit; I have also witnessed many others who truthfully didn't gain anything from a relationship with Resolv.  Which brings me to my point, how can you harness the value of a consultant?
 
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Can CRM Software Improve Efficiency?

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Thursday, 30 June 2011
in General

Efficiency:   According to dictionary.reference.com efficiency is “accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort: The assembly line increased industry's efficiency.  

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Knowing what you are selling helps CRM implementation

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Thursday, 12 May 2011
in Strategy

Once again, today’s blog post is prompted by a quote.  This time the quote is attributed to Charles Revson, Founder of Revlon.  Here is the quote: “When it leaves the factory, its lipstick.  But when it crosses the counter in the department store, it’s hope.”  

 

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A Faster Horse

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 10 May 2011
in General
A quote that is widely attributed to Henry Ford is the focus of today’s blog post.  The quote is as follows, “If I were to ask my customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse” –Henry Ford.  Whether this is actually a quote from Henry Ford is not my point, the point is that oftentimes self diagnosis and prescription does not return the proper results.
 
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Avoiding a CRM Lemon ...

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Thursday, 28 April 2011
in General

As companies look for CRM systems, they frequently find themselves deluged with so many options and features that it can make one’s head spin. As I said in an earlier blog post (Comparison shopping for CRM software), comparing CRM systems and CRM system quotes is a daunting task.  It is a huge challenge to compare apples to apples.

 

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How a CRM software tool can help with your business strategy

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Friday, 15 April 2011
in Uncategorized

I am often asked for examples for how an integrated CRM software system can help with business strategy, this blog will hopefully serve as a starting point as you consider using CRM software as a tool.

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A huge success.

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 12 April 2011
in General

While Resolv will be celebrating our tenth year anniversary this year, it is kind of fun to look back at what we have accomplished.  We have had many successes over the last 10 years, and it is exciting to see some of them published. 


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One big key to CRM implementation success and usage

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Wednesday, 16 March 2011
in Education

If you desire a high usage of CRM after implementation, this blog post is for you ...

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Back to the future … SaaS vs on-premises CRM

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 08 March 2011
in Education

I cannot count the number of times that I have reviewed the pros and cons of SaaS (cloud computing) or on-premise CRM alternatives, so I am going to share my thoughts in this blog post. 

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Where Does Loyalty Begin?

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Tuesday, 01 March 2011
in Strategy

As I prepare for tomorrow’s seminar I am reminded of the similarities between a relationship-driven sales process and the dating/marriage cycle.

 

Tags: CRM, Sales, Strategy, Tips
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CRM for Non-profit

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Friday, 25 February 2011
in Education

I am often asked to implement free or discounted CRM for non-profit organizations, my hope in this blog is to help non-profits understand the value of CRM software.

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Maximizing your usage of CRM software

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Thursday, 24 February 2011
in Education

So you decided to make the plunge and implement CRM software, but it is not having the impact you thought it would, what can be done about it?

 

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CRM software benefits

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Wednesday, 23 February 2011
in Strategy

Often I am asked how CRM software can help various departments with their CRM business strategy.  Here is a short list of the benefits CRM software can provide your departments:


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Comparison shopping for CRM software

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
User is currently offline
on Tuesday, 22 February 2011
in Strategy

This blog post looks at the hows and ifs of comparison shopping for CRM software…

 

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Process matters.

Posted by Luke Russell
Luke Russell
Luke Russell has been CRM consultant since 1998. Luke has personally consulted
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on Monday, 14 February 2011
in General

What I learned from a trip to Nicaragua ...

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