Francis Buttle – författare

This highly regarded textbook provides the definitive account of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) concepts, applications, and technologies, focusing on how companies can create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with customers.Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the conceptual foundations of CRM, see CRM in practice through illustrative case examples and exercises, and understand how to organise customer data gathering, analysis, and presentation for decision making. The book achieves these outcomes by first considering strategic CRM before moving into operational CRM and, finally, onto analytical aspects of CRM. The fifth edition has been fully updated to include:A series of new case examples to illustrate CRM within various regional and industrial contexts, including those relevant to large, medium, and small enterprisesA series of new exercises and discussion questions to help readers understand CRM concepts and to support pedagogical processes, particularly in higher education environmentsA greater emphasis on managerial applications of CRM through new content to help guide managersAn updated account of new and emerging technologies relevant to CRMExpanded coverage of customer experience (CX), customer engagement (CE), and customer journey management (CJM)Customer Relationship Management is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying CRM, Sales Management, Customer Experience Management, and Relationship Marketing, as well as executives who oversee CRM functions. Online resources include an Instructor’s Manual, chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, and a bank of exam questions.

Hospitality Marketing is an introductory textbook which shows readers how to apply the principles of marketing within the hospitality industry.The fourth edition contains examples and case studies exemplifying how ideas and concepts discussed within its chapters can be successfully applied to a real-life work situation, with an emphasis throughout on topical issues such as sustainable marketing, corporate social responsibility and relationship marketing. It also describes the impact that the Internet has had on both marketing and hospitality, using a variety of tools including a wide range of Internet learning activities. This fourth edition has been updated to include:New content on social media marketing, user-generated content, group-buying behaviour, franchising, internationalization, non-predictable factors affecting sales and marketing such as COVID-19, the role of marketing in creating a competitive advantage and the role of events and experiences in marketingNew extensive exploration of the role of technology in marketing including the use of artificial intelligence, service robots and the metaverse to develop and deliver service and/or to measure customer experienceUpdated online resources including a PowerPoint deck, a test bank of questions and added links to YouTube and Instagram contentNew/updated international case studies including many more from Asian and African destinationsThis book is written specifically for students taking marketing modules within hospitality courses and is a valuable resource to promote learning.

Hospitality Marketing is an introductory textbook which shows readers how to apply the principles of marketing within the hospitality industry.The fourth edition contains examples and case studies exemplifying how ideas and concepts discussed within its chapters can be successfully applied to a real-life work situation, with an emphasis throughout on topical issues such as sustainable marketing, corporate social responsibility and relationship marketing. It also describes the impact that the Internet has had on both marketing and hospitality, using a variety of tools including a wide range of Internet learning activities. This fourth edition has been updated to include:New content on social media marketing, user-generated content, group-buying behaviour, franchising, internationalization, non-predictable factors affecting sales and marketing such as COVID-19, the role of marketing in creating a competitive advantage and the role of events and experiences in marketingNew extensive exploration of the role of technology in marketing including the use of artificial intelligence, service robots and the metaverse to develop and deliver service and/or to measure customer experienceUpdated online resources including a PowerPoint deck, a test bank of questions and added links to YouTube and Instagram contentNew/updated international case studies including many more from Asian and African destinationsThis book is written specifically for students taking marketing modules within hospitality courses and is a valuable resource to promote learning.

This highly regarded textbook provides the definitive account of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) concepts, applications, and technologies, focusing on how companies can create and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with customers.Readers will gain a thorough understanding of the conceptual foundations of CRM, see CRM in practice through illustrative case examples and exercises, and understand how to organise customer data gathering, analysis, and presentation for decision making. The book achieves these outcomes by first considering strategic CRM before moving into operational CRM and, finally, onto analytical aspects of CRM. The fifth edition has been fully updated to include:A series of new case examples to illustrate CRM within various regional and industrial contexts, including those relevant to large, medium, and small enterprisesA series of new exercises and discussion questions to help readers understand CRM concepts and to support pedagogical processes, particularly in higher education environmentsA greater emphasis on managerial applications of CRM through new content to help guide managersAn updated account of new and emerging technologies relevant to CRMExpanded coverage of customer experience (CX), customer engagement (CE), and customer journey management (CJM)Customer Relationship Management is essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying CRM, Sales Management, Customer Experience Management, and Relationship Marketing, as well as executives who oversee CRM functions. Online resources include an Instructor’s Manual, chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides, and a bank of exam questions.

Customer Relationship Management Third Edition is a much-anticipated update of a bestselling textbook, including substantial revisions to bring its coverage up to date with the very latest in CRM practice. The book introduces the concept of CRM, explains its benefits, how and why it can be used, the technologies that are deployed, and how to implement it, providing you with a guide to every aspect of CRM in your business or your studies. Both theoretically sound and managerially relevant, the book draws on academic and independent research from a wide range of disciplines including IS, HR, project management, finance, strategy and more. Buttle and Maklan, clearly and without jargon, explain how CRM can be used throughout the customer life cycle stages of customer acquisition, retention and development. The book is illustrated liberally with screenshots from CRM software applications and case illustrations of CRM in practice.NEW TO THIS EDITION:Updated instructor support materials onlineFull colour interiorBrand new international case illustrations from many industry settings Substantial revisions throughout, including new content on: Social media and social CRMBig data and unstructured dataRecent advances in analytical CRM including next best action solutionsMarketing, sales and service automationCustomer self-service technologiesMaking the business case and realising the benefits of investment in CRM　Ideal as a core textbook by students on CRM or related courses such as relationship marketing, database marketing or key account management, the book is also essential to industry professionals, managers involved in CRM programs and those pursuing professional qualifications or accreditation in marketing, sales or service management.