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5 Key Benefits of CCM Software

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
ccm software
02
Nov

Most businesses require the aid of customer communications management, or CCM software, to handle large volumes of customer documents. Using a platform that allows for mass creation, production, and distribution of these, companies from all different types of industries have dramatically improved the fluidity and efficiency of their customer correspondences.

The adoption of these comprehensive solutions has provided numerous benefits to organizations, but let’s take a look at five of the key benefits CCM software can provide for your company.

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Best Practices, CCM, Finance

Four Ways CCM for Banking Can Help Financial Institutions

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
ccm for banking
26
Oct

Banks have had to deal with many issues that have driven customers away over the past several years – from unethical practices, to an increase in fees, to competition from other banks and financial institutions. While the focus has been on correcting some of the perceived larger issues, a major problem has slipped through the cracks: customer communications. This is why CCM for banking can help financial institutions as we approach the new year.

Customer Communications Management, or CCM, offers banks and other industries the ability to better communicate with their customers. Not all CCM software is built the same, however. It’s important for financial institutions to know what their customers will want in 2019, and how the right CCM software can help achieve this goal.

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Best Practices, CCM, Customer Experience

What’s the REAL Value of Customer Satisfaction?

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
what is the value of customer satisfaction
23
Oct

This should come as no surprise to you, but it’s worth keeping in mind: when your customers are unhappy with the service you’re providing, that lack of satisfaction will lead them to your competitors. You know customer satisfaction is important, though, so why read any further? You’ve got this, right? Right?

Just because you know something is important doesn’t mean you know exactly WHY it’s important. Not having the right information could seriously put a financial drain on your company. There are so many different aspects of customer engagement, providing a great customer experience – which leads to a high-level of customer satisfaction – might not be as easy as you might think.

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Best Practices, Business, CCM

What is a Strategic Communications Plan?

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
strategic communications plan
18
Oct

In order for your business to be successful, you need to be able to get your company’s message out there for current and potential customers to see. What does your company do? How can your company make customers’ lives easier? This is where having a strategic communications plan comes into play.

Surprisingly, many companies either don’t use a communications plan, or don’t really know what makes up a strategic communications plan. In fact, globally, 21 percent of internal communicators admitted that they do not employ any form of formal planning. That number jumps to 31 percent for North American companies. This means, more often than not, companies are being reactive instead of proactive.

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Best Practices, CCM, CRM

CRM and CCM: What’s the difference?

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
crm
16
Oct

CRM software, or customer relationship management, manages your company’s relationships and interactions with customers – those you have and those you’re trying to convert into customers. A CRM system helps companies with sales management, productivity, and contact management, just to name a few.

While a CRM system, such as Salesforce, helps to streamline things, a CCM solution, or customer communications management, completes the customer management experience.

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CCM, Insurance

Why Is Insurance Technology So Important?

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
insurance technology
18
Jun

In the last few years, the insurance industry has made strides by adopting new technologies. Thanks to the emergence of new technology, such as traffic cameras, self-driving cars, drones, and smart homes, insurance companies are able to collect a mountain of new information they’ve never had before.

This growth comes with its own particular set of challenges, though. As your customers adopt these new technologies, insurance premiums will go down universally. While this might make your customers happy, it ends up shredding your bottom line. Because of this, you need to keep all of the customers you can.

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Best Practices, CCM, Customer Experience

What is Customer Communications Management?

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
customer communications management
12
Jun

You’ve probably heard the phrase or acronym many times in meetings. You might have even looked it up on Google to see what it was and got a somewhat rudimentary answer. It seems rather self explanatory though, doesn’t it? Customer communications management … it’s just the management of customer communications. See, easy. Yeah, you know it’s not that simple. So, then, what is customer communications management?

At its core, CCM — there’s that acronym — IS the management of customer communications, but it’s more than that.

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Best Practices, CCM, Legacy Systems

Legacy Systems: Don’t Fear Customer Communications Migration

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
customer communications migration
08
Jun

When it comes to change within a business, a small minority will embrace it, arms outstretched as if preparing to hug a long lost friend. For everyone else, the thought of changing something — such as customer communications migration — can bring chills, heart palpitations, and headaches. What will change? How much will it cost? How long will it take to change? How will this affect my department? And, the big question: How will this affect me?

Any of this sound familiar? It should come as no surprise, then, that the mere thought of migrating from a legacy, or antiquated, customer communications system to a modern, digital solution can start the beads of sweat racing down your face.

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Business

GDPR: What It Is and What It Means for Your Organization

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
gdpr
24
May

Due to the increasing amount of privacy concerns for users, the EU in 2016 decided it was time to replace its outdated Data Protection Directive with GDPR, giving organizations two years to get everything in place.

GDPR was put in place to protect the personal data of users living in an EU country. Once the law hits the books, companies around the world have to follow the regulations when it comes to residents or those living within the EU. Failure to comply can result in lofty fines.

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CCM, Insurance, Telecoms

5 Statements Your Invoices Make To Customers

Posted on by Will C. Franklin
invoices
11
May

It happens to us all, usually every month. Whether it comes to your mailbox or inbox, you’ll still end up getting it. A bill. Usually more than one, depending on the utilities you use, how many credit cards you have, etc. Think about how long you look over these statements. Some folks go over every line of every bill every time, and good for them. The average customer, however, spends less than five minutes looking over their statements. Sometimes, they only look to see how much they owe and that’s it. With that in mind, what kind of statements do your organization’s invoices make?

In theory, every invoice makes at least one of the following five statements. Regardless of the type, each invoice provides information and, if this is the only means of communication your company has with its customers, it’s worth taking a moment to see what pitfalls your organization might be facing.

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