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Why CRM Projects Fail and How to Make Them More Successful

Harvard Business

In 2017, CIO magazine reported that around one-third of all customer relationship management (CRM) projects fail. Front-line sales professionals and managers rarely find the majority of these capabilities useful in winning more business for the company. And the sales team — well, they mostly hated it. The result?

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Case Study: When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. VIP passes for spectators, subscription to our magazine, and discounts in the MMC store,” Alan noted. “Do you work for Mendoza?” ” she said.

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Delivering an Unforgettable Customer Experience - Think customers.

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To Reduce Complexity in Your Company, Start with Pen and Paper

Harvard Business

The voluminous case studies and articles about the firm would fill entire file cabinets in the typical business school storage area. Nokia’s CEO was featured on the cover of Forbes magazine in 2007, with the headline “Nokia: A billion customer and counting. I start by making a model of the business.

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Better Data Analysis; Improved Business Performance - Think.

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Putting the 'Customer' in 'Service Optimization' - Think customers.

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What Happens When Public Unions Control Everything for Decades? (Hint: Look at Chicago and the State of Illinois)

MishTalk

Of course, Illinois is not the only state dominated by high Democrat taxes and public sector spending but it serves as a good case study of what Democrats do when they have total control of budgets for decades. The results are startling. Today, Chicago’s public sector unions are underfunded, according to the City itself, by $26.8