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CRM for SMEs

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datamonitor
Published: November 2001
Product Code: R313-9093
Description
This brief looks at the global market for customer relationship management (CRM) applications in the small and medium enterprise / business (SME) sector - companies with annual revenues between $5m and $250m. The brief starts out with three action points for CRM suppliers, justifies these and then goes on to identify two key trends for the future.
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ABOUT DATAMONITOR



ACTION POINTS



Outline of the brief



Three key things you need to know about CRM for SMEs



In an economic downturn, vendors cannot afford to ignore the $3.1bn SME CRM



market



The ASP model is a compelling proposition for the SME CRM market, particuarly in



the current economic climate



Vendors should focus on offering a complete suite of enterprise applications,



not just CRM



Justification



What is CRM for SMEs?



The SME CRM market



Vendor identification



THE FUTURE DECODED



Two trends for the future



The growth of the ASP channel



Why is the ASP channel suited to SMEs?



SMEs customers dominate the ASP market



The CRM ASP market offers strong growth opportunities



The enterprise application space will continue to converge



Application convergence



The significance for SMEs



It's not only large vendors



Conclusions



APPENDIX



Future readings



Contact the author



How to contact experts in your industry



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