Analyses from the categoryManagement
To begin with, customers are the very heart of your organization; they keep your company alive. Without your customers, you would not be in business. LL Bean, an outdoor equipment and apparel company in the United States, displays this saying on its office walls: “A customer is not dependent on us, we are dependent on [...]
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At the 2007 ITB Berlin Trade Fair, Simon Lehmann, CEO of Interhome, spoke on the topic of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), an approach adopted by Europe’s largest holiday rental accommodation agency. The impressive results testify to CRM’s undeniable impact when used in conjunction with a personalized marketing strategy. What is CRM? The goal of CRM [...]
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You may think it’s impossible to increase your company’s Internet effectiveness with a marketing budget of only $3,000, but a variety of low‑cost strategies exist, whether you need to enhance your Web presence or conduct an email campaign. According to Merrill Lynch, over 39% of all travel‑related transactions will be conducted online by 2007. Many [...]
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Is it farfetched to believe that an online shopper’s browsing history could affect a travel site’s search results? It most certainly is not. Although the internet gives consumers a powerful tool for easy price comparisons, the downside is that it also enables retailers to collect detailed information about online shoppers’ spending habits. Thanks to the [...]
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In today’s very competitive marketplace, many tourism-based organizations would like to differentiate themselves by trying to provide service that surpasses customer expectations. If they are to succeed, these businesses must first mobilize their human resources to offer customers superior service quality and a distinctive experience. With customer service now the cornerstone of a value-based, rather [...]
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