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Table 2 Business processes improved as a result of the implementation of the SCRM-IRIS methodology in the case study

From: Social customer relationship management: taking advantage of Web 2.0 and Big Data technologies

Department

Business process

Strategic management

Real-time analysis of the competitive environment

Detection of changes in the competitive environment

Data-driven decision-making

Strategic planning

Operations

Troubleshooting in the products/services offered

Increasing the quality of the products/services offered

Offering an efficient catalogue of products/services based on sales trends analysis

Research and development

Monitoring the performance and quality of the products/services offered

Identifying the needs of customers of new products/services

Identification of improvements in the products/services offered

Marketing/sales

Analysis of customer information

Identification of potential customers

Identification of the most valuable customers

Analysis of competing companies

Gathering information about customers’ needs

Research about the company image

Service acceptance analysis

Monitoring social networks

Price monitoring

Detection of new releases by competing companies

Analysis of relations in social networks

Predicting customer behaviour

Accurate prediction and awareness of customers’ needs

Making real-time customised offers

Encourage participation and interaction in every channel

Quick reaction to market opportunities

Analysis of sales trends

Customer assistance

Identifying customers who are at risk of ceasing to be customers of the company

Analysis of how customers use the company website

Monitoring how customers use the products/services offered by the company to detect potential problems and/or improvements