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The Small Business' Guide to Social CRM

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The Small Business' Guide to Social CRM

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
The Small Business' Guide to Social CRM
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
Preface
2
Social Business – the Foundation of Social CRM

Chapter 4. Define Your Social CRM Needs Prior to Any Investment

Understanding your small business needs today and anticipating your future needs will be critical elements in choosing which SCRM will be right for your small business. Without a clear vision of the features that you will require and how you plan to use your SCRM, choosing the right platform will be difficult at best. In this chapter, you will learn to do the following:

  • Set goals and expectations

  • Document and prioritize your needs

  • Plan for a mobile SCRM

  • Recap your needs by developing a matrix

By this point, you have ideally selected your key person to head up this initiative, and you have also presented the overall concept of SCRM to your team members. As we go through this chapter, it will be important to gain feedback from all departments and personnel who will be involved in implementing and/or using your SCRM. As they will be the ones who will be using it on a daily basis, this is a good business practice.

In order for an SCRM...