28-10-2010, 03:54 PM
Customer Relationship Management
A BRIEF HISTORY
1990s: Relationship Marketing
– Major phenomenon: Loyalty programs.
– Major promise: Loyalty!
– Major result:
Companies such as airlines now have an
enormous incremental layer of expenses,
without much to show for it
Early 2000's: Customer Relationship Management
– Major phenomenon: Great promise
– Major reality: Promise unattained.