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Summary of Reports


 Achiever Software

 JI Group

 Onyx Software

 QAS

 Sage (UK) Ltd, CRM Solutions

 TeleWare



Management Briefings



 Market Overview | Part 2 | Part 3

 Implementation Issues: Danny Thomas of The Thomas Bamber Partnership | Part 2

 Call Resolution: Dimension Data’s Mike Cleugh | Part 2

 Marketing Issues: Bill Blundon of Extraprise | Part 2

 CRM in Government: Wendy Hewson | Part 2 | Part 3

 Management Issues: Philip Everest of Mantix | Part 2

 Case Study: The Carphone Warehouse | Part 2

 Service Management: Steve Downton | Part 2

 CRM Strategy: Keith Bedingham of Verax | Part 2

 Case Study: TD Waterhouse

 Expert Opinion: Rob Brickle of Bsquared Consulting

Issue Summary

CRM consultants may have to tighten their belts as they face lean times ahead, says Rob Brickle.

Fading dream

Rob Brickle: sense of battening down the hatches

Recent studies have tended to put a positive gloss on the CRM market. For example, last year’s User Survey: Customer Relationship Management report forecast: “With signs of economic improvement, a revival of customer relationship management initiatives is likely. More than 80% of executives surveyed expected CRM spending to remain the same or increase in 2004.”

Similarly, last year’s CRM Software Worldwide, 2003-2008 report suggested: “After three years of decline, worldwide customer relationship management software licence revenue will grow 3.5% in 2004 and reach a compound annual growth rate of 7% through 2008.”

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