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Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Customer relationship management, or CRM for short, refers to the consistent orientation of a company toward its customers and the systematic design of customer relationship processes. The associated documentation and management of customer relationships enables deeper relationship marketing. In many industries, relationships between companies and customers are aimed at the long term. With CRM, these customer relationships are maintained, which can have a significant effect on the company’s success. valantic has many years’ experience in the strategic consulting and implementation of CRM projects.

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Customer Experience January 26, 2022

Help, we’re running after the wrong sales opportunities!

If you ask the sales department, there is always too much to do and never too little. The opportunities are there, so the store should be buzzing. But it's not? Then it’s high time to see if the sales team is really pursuing the right sales opportunities. The linchpin should be the CRM system.

Help, we’re running after the wrong sales opportunities!
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Customer Experience January 12, 2022

Help, my sales team doesn’t use CRM!

Just because you have a CRM system doesn't mean that it will be used and increase sales. How do you make sure that everyone uses the CRM system?

Help, my sales team doesn’t use CRM!
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Customer Experience December 15, 2021

The path to a holistic customer experience (CX)

If you want to be successful as a company, you have to offer your customers a holistic customer experience. More than ever, an all-encompassing CX is a driving factor behind every purchase decision. How do you achieve that? Find out now!

The path to a holistic customer experience (CX)
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Customer Experience September 25, 2020

“Systems will adjust to people, not the other way around”

Thomas Wieberneit is a CRM practitioner of many years. At valantic he is responsible for the topics sales, marketing, service, collaboration, customer loyalty and customer experience. In an interview, he reveals how he sees the future of digital customer experience and which trends companies should prepare for.

“Systems will adjust to people, not the other way around”
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Customer Experience August 20, 2020

What is SAP S/4HANA Customer Management and what distinguishes this solution?

SAP has a lot of Customer Relationship Management solutions in its portfolio. Very traditional SAP CRM on-premise or the cloud-based SAP C/4HANA. We will show you another alternative with SAP S/4HANA OP: Customer Management.

What is SAP S/4HANA Customer Management and what distinguishes this solution?
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Customer Experience July 27, 2020

5 tips for making a CRM project successful

Many projects in Customer Relationship Management fail. This doesn’t have to happen: Here are 5 tips for how you can guarantee that your CRM project will be successful.

5 tips for making a CRM project successful
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Customer Experience May 28, 2020

Sales of the Future: Prof. Dr. Martin Selchert about Digitalization in B2B Sales

We spoke with Prof. Dr. Martin Selchert about success strategies for digitalization in B2B sales and what companies can do now.

Sales of the Future: Prof. Dr. Martin Selchert about Digitalization in B2B Sales
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Customer Experience February 25, 2020

Why CRM is no longer enough today

With digitalization, the customer journey is being transformed, from analog to digital. What effects will this have on the customer relationships of tomorrow?

Why CRM is no longer enough today
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Customer Experience July 12, 2018

News@SAP Customer Experience

In Orlando, SAP announced that with the introduction of the SAP C/4HANA Suite, it will revolutionize CRM. CRM will become CX (Customer Experience) and the focus will be more clearly on the customer.

News@SAP Customer Experience
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#valanticworld May 2, 2018

valantic employee among the top 20 CRM experts

valantic employee Thomas Wieberneit listed as top CRM expert.

valantic employee among the top 20 CRM experts