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Worldwide and U.S. CRM Services 2004-2008 Forecast and Analysis

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: March 2004
Product Code: R104-14896
Description
This IDC study answers the following questions: y What are IDC's predictions and assumptions related to market forces impacting the CRM services market, and what impact will they have on the market forecasts? y Which assumptions are of sufficient importance that a change in the assumption would result in a change in the market forecasts? y What impact will developments in this market have on the players in the market? y How might the developments predicted in this market impact the players' revenue? y What are the not-to-be-missed opportunities? "Despite the current economic climate, opportunities remain within the CRM services marketplace. Being attuned to cost containment, ROI, and business process optimization, however, must be your mantra if you plan to survive and thrive," said Brian J. Bingham, manager for CRM and Customer Care research at IDC.
Table of Contents


Table of Contents


IDC Opinion


In This Study


Methodology


Executive Summary


Situation Overview


Introduction


Table: IDC Worldwide Geographic Region Groupings


Table: IDC U.S. CRM Services Market Groupings


Assessment of Current Situation


Overall Market Trends


CRM Services?Specific Market Trends


Future Outlook


Forecast and Assumptions


Worldwide Market Review


Worldwide CRM Services: Market Forecast by Geographic Region


Key Market Assumptions


Table: IDC Macroeconomic and Macrolevel Services Assumption Summary


Table: Worldwide CRM Services Revenue by Geographic Region, 2003-2008 ($M)


Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide and U.S. CRM Services Market, 2004-2008


Americas


Figure: Worldwide CRM Services Revenue Share by Geographic Region, 2003 and 2008


Asia/Pacific


EMEA


U.S. CRM Services


Figure: U.S. CRM Services Revenue, 2003?2008


U.S. CRM Services: Market Forecast by Service Activity and Engagement Type


Service Activity


Table: U.S. CRM Services Revenue by Service Activity, 2003-2008 ($M)


Planning and Design


Implementation


Operations


IT Education and Training


Maintenance and Support


Engagement Type


Table: U.S. CRM Services Revenue by Engagement Type, 2003-2008 ($M)


U.S. CRM Services: Market Forecast by Vertical Industry


Table: U.S. CRM Services Revenue by Vertical Industry, 2003-2008 ($M)


U.S. CRM Services: Market Forecast by Campaign


Figure: U.S. CRM Services Revenue Share by Campaign, 2003 and 2008


Customer Interaction


Sales


Marketing


Competitive Overview and Top 10 CRM Services Firms


Competitive Overview


Table: IDC's CRM Services Competitive Segmentation and Representative Players


Essential Guidance


IDC Recommendations


Learn More


Related Research


Appendix A: Definitions


CRM Services


CRM Segments


Customer Interaction


Call Centers


Customer Contact Centers


Sales Automation


Marketing Automation


Web-Based CRM


Global Regions


Vertical Markets


Operational Versus Analytical CRM


Table: IDC's Vertical Market Definitions


CRM Services Firm


Client Versus Customer


Appendix B: Methodology


Primary Sources Used for Sizing the CRM Services Market


Secondary Sources Used for Sizing the CRM Services Market


Worldwide Data Gathering


Forecast Assumptions


Macrolevel Assumptions


CRM Services?Specific Assumptions


Appendix C: IDC's Approach to Services Industry Research


Activities


IT Activities


Business Activities


Engagement Types


IT Engagement Types


Table: IT Engagement Types: Goals, Deliverables, and Nature of Activities Included


Business Engagement Types


Synopsis




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