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David Ford
Strategic Advisor, Al-Futtaim Group
‘Leading strategic thinkers are moving beyond
a focus on traditional product and services development
to pioneer development of business processes,
distribution, value chain, business models and even
functional management‘ McKinsey Quarterly
Agenda
An introduction to the Al-Futtaim Group
Customer Relationship Management and why the Contact Centre is key
Challenges and Approach
What drives a great Contact Centre experience
Criteria for Solution Selection
Closing Comments
An introduction to the
Al-Futtaim Group
Some trivia
Electronics
One in every 3 households in the UAE
has at least one electronic or home appliance product from Al-Futtaim.
Automotive
Four of every 10 cars on the roads of the UAE are from Al-Futtaim.
Retail
Every 3 seconds, a purchase is made from an Al-Futtaim retail outlet.
Customer Satisfaction:
Who are our customers and what do they think of us?
How do we ensure positive customer interaction at every contact?
Incremental Revenue:
How do we create incremental revenue streams by up and cross-selling to our
customers?
Reduce OPEX:
How do we use tools to optimize productivity?
How do we standardize on the solution and reduce IT costs?
How do we optimize our marketing spend?
Operational Excellence:
How do we drive adoption of best practice?
What organizational structure will enable a customer engagement strategy?
How would we measure success?
How can we share information in a transparent way and leverage effectively?
• Concept Development
• Feature and Function
• Segmentation Prioritization
• Behavior Modeling D • Customer Panel
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• Scoring and Targeting e Management
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• Campaign Management • Cost Positions
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• Pricing requirements
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• Promotion Management
• Win/loss analysis g to • Competitive Intelligence
f and Research
CENTRALISED
• Share-of-wallet CONTACT
analysis Retention CENTRE
• Loyalty program and Sales
Management
• Retention
Win-back
Management • Sales Forecasting
• Win-back campaign • Lead Management
Management • Bid and Quote
• Collaborative Superior Management
• Pipeline
Innovation Experience Management
• Cross selling
• Personalization
• Presales Experience • Order Management
• Offering Delivery
• Interaction management and help desk
• Queue management and escalation
• Service broadcasting
A Centralized Contact Centre Experience
is key to a Successful CRM Strategy
93% 89%
88%
63%
Want to receive pro-active Are frustrated by long hold times Would prefer a call back Would have positive opinion if
communication received curtsey call
Proposed Approach to CRM
Development
Centralized Contact Centre to manage the inbound engagement (and later, outbound)
with consistent customer experience and retain brand ethos
The Contact Centre is often the most common interface the customer has with
a company and it clearly needs to be excellent
The Contact Centre is at the centre of a CRM Strategy