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I n d e p e n d e n tMa i n f r a me S y s t e mss t a r t e de t r i e v i n g Cu s t o me rd a t at oa u t o ma t e s a l e s . I th a st h ea b i l i t y t oc r e a t ea n dma n a g e d a t a b a s e . Byt h e1965I BMh a da65 . 3 % ma r k e ts h a r eo ft h et e c hi n d u s t r y . T h e s e v e nd wa r f sg o tt h er e s t3 4. 3 % ma r k e ts h a r e . T h e ywe r e : Bu r r o u g h s , S p e r r yRa n d( f o r me r l yRe mi n g t o nRa n d ) , Co n t r o l Da t a , Ho n e y we l l , Ge n e r a l E l e c t r i c , RCAa n dNCR. An dt h eT e r m" HE L PDE S K"Ter mi sf o r me db yI BMd u r i n gt h i st i me .
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Ama j o rs h i f tf r o mDi r e c tMa r k e t i n gt ot h e Da t a b a s eMa r k e t i n gs t a r t e d . Gr o wi n g i n t e r e s ti ng a i n i n gmo r ee x t e n s i v ed a t a a n dp o t e n t i a l l e a d ss t a r t e dt og r o wa mo n g b u s i n e s s e s . Al l o wi n gc o mp a n i e st o c u s t o mi z ec o mmu n i c a t i o ne n s u r i n g b e t t e rc o n v e r s i o nwi t hh i g h e rROI . He l p d e s ks t a r t e da n s we r i n ga n dr e s o l v i n g q u e r i e so fu s e r so re x p e c t a n tc u s t o me r s .
J u s t b e f o r eL e a v i n g1980' s Co me st h eT i meF o r CRMS o f t wa r e ' s . T h eAg eo fh u g e c h a n g e . Po s s i b l yo n eo ft h eF i r s tCRM ACTi sl a u n c h e db yCo n d u c t o r S o f t wa r ewi t hac o n t a c tma n a g e me n t t o o l .
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Da t a b a s ema r k e t i n gi n90' st r a n s f o r me di n t o S F A(S a l e sF o r c eAu t o ma t i o n ) . T o mS i e b e l l e f tOr a c l ei n1993t os t a r t S i e b e l S y s t e msa n dq u i c kt u r n e di n t ot h el e a d i n g S F A( S a l e sF o r c eAu t o ma t i o n )p r o v i d e r . Gr a d u a l l y' E n t e r p r i c ec u s t o me rma n a g e me n t ' &' Cu s t o me ri n f o r ma t i o nS y s t e m'b e c a mewe l l k n o wnb yt h ee n do f1995 . J u s tb e f o r er e l e a s eo fWi n d o ws98i n1997CRM mo v e df r o mc u s t o me rs o l u t i o n st oE RP ( E n t e r p r i s er e s o u r c ep l a n n i n g ) . Co mp a n i e ss t a r t e de mp o we r i n gu s e r sma d et h e He l p d e s kp o p u l a ra n db o u g h tmo r ef e a t u r e s i n t oi t . Re a c h i n gt ot h eL a t e1990' s On l i n eCRMb e c o me sar e a l i t y
F i r s tMo b i l eCRMl a u c h e di n1999b yS i e b e l S y s t e ms . An dGr a d u a l l yp e o p l e s o f t , S AP& Or a c l el a u c h e dt h e i rOn l i n eCRM. T i l l t h e nMo b i l eCRMwa sn o te q u i p e dt oh a n d l e c o mp l e xs y s t e mso rs o f t wa r e s . Du r i n gt h es a met i mei n1999Cl o u dCRMa sa n l e s se x p e n s i v eo p t i o nt h a nt h eo n p r e mi s eCRM n e e d i n go n s i t es u p p p o r ta n di n v o l v e d c o mp l e x i t i e si ns e c u r i t ya swe l l . S a l e s f o r c e . c o mc a met ot h eb u s i n e s sd u r i n g t h i st i mei n1999. I n t r o d u c i n gS a a S( S o f t wa r e a saS e r v i c e )CRMa n dE l o q u aS t a r t e dt h e ma r k e t i n gf o rAu t o ma t i o nS o f t wa r e . L a t e r E l o q u aa c q u i r e db yOr a c l e .
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Pu a l Gr e e n b e r g ' sb o o k" CRMa tt h eS p e e do fL i g h t " i n t r o d u c e du st oac o mp r e h e n s i v eCRMo ff u t u r e . T h i sf u t u r i s t i cCRMc a nma n a g ea l l a s p e c t so f b u s i n e s sr e l a t i o n s h i p s . Mi c r o s o f tE n t e r sCRMb u i s n e s swi t h" Mi c r o s o f tDy n a mi c s " i n2003 . T u r n i n gi n t ot h en e x tb i g g e s tc o mp e t i t o ra n d t o d a yl e a d i n gma r k e ts h a r eh o l d e r . I ts t a r t eme r g i n gCRM wi t hOf f i c ea n dt o d a yt h e yh a v eo n eo ft h ef i n e s t i n t e g r a t e ds e l fo wn e ds y s t e m. Wi t ht h ee n h a n c e dc a p a c i t yma r k e t i n ga u t o ma t i o ni n d u s t r y s a we n t r yo fMa i l Ch i mpa n dI n f u s i o n s o f t . Gr a d u a l l yHe l p d e s k t u r n e di n t oas u p p o r tc e n t r e . Aswea r emo v i n ga h e a d t o wa r d st h el a t e2000' sOp e nS o u r c eCRMa n dCo u l dCRM t r e n d ss t a r t e dg a i n i n gp o p u l a r i t y . 2004b o u g h tS u g a r CRMa n dCRMb u s i n e s sc h a n g e d f o re v e r . Ano p e ns o u r c es y s t e ma l l o we dh u n d r e d s a n dt h o u s a n d so fc o mp a n i e st oo f f e rCRMs y s t e mo f t h e i ro wnb a s e do nS u g a r CRM' ss o u r c e . Aswea r emo v i n gn e a r e rt ot h ep r e s e n twa l k i n gt h e b y l a n e so fh i s t o r yi nCRM' sGr o wt h2006b o u g h tf o ru s Ama z o n . I ti n t r o d u c e dt ou sr e v o l u t i o n a r yc l o u dh o s t i n g t h eE C2/ S 3 . I th e l p e dh u n d r e d sa n dt h o u s a d so fc o mp a n i e s s a v eo nt h e i rmo n e ya n db u s i n e s so v e rh e a d . S a l e s f o r c e . c o mc o mb i n e dt h ep o we ro fS a a Si n2007a l l o wi n g c u s t o mi z a t i no fwe bb a s e dCRMo nb u s i n e s sr e q u r i e me n t s . Cu s t o me rs e r v i c es y s t e ma n dz e n d e s kc a met ou sa s c l o u db a s e dp l a t f o r msb r i n g i n gmo r es c o p ef o rb u s i n e s s e s .
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L a t e2000' sf o rt h ef i r s tt i mes a wS o c i a l Me d i a a n dCRMt o g e t h e rj o i n i n gh a n d s . Co mc a s tb o u g h ti t sCo mc a s t Ca r e sa p p l i c a t i n d u r i n gt h es a met i mef o rc u s t o me ri n t e r a c t i o n s . Gr a d u a l l ymo v i n gt o wa r d s2010, I n2009 Ni mb l ec a mewi t hi t sCRMs o l u t i n sb r i n g i n gt h e s o c i a l me d i aa u t o ma t i o n . I n2011De s k . c o mc a mewi t ht h et h eb r a n d n a me " As s i s t l y " . AS a a SCu s t o me rS e r v i c eAp p .
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CRM' sPr e s e n ta n dF u t u r eb o t hl o o k sp r o mi s i n g wi t hc l o u db a s e da n dS a a SCRMS o l u t i o n sa r e mo r ea n dmo r el o o k i n gl i k ei n d e s p e n s a b l ef o r b u s i n e s s e s . S a l e s , Ma r k e t i n g , S e r v i c ea n dMo b i l i t ya r et h e p r e s e n tf o c u sa r e a sf o rCRM. No wCRMS o f t wa r e sa r emu l t i c h a n n e l f o c u s e d wi t hc o mp a t i b i l i t ya n dr e s p o n s i v e n e s so na l l d e v i c e s . CRMS o f t wa r e sl i k eS a l e s f o r c e , Pi p e d r i ea n d Co n v e r g e Hu ba r ei mp r o v i n ge v e r yd a y , b r i n i n g mo r er o b u s t n e s sa n da d a p t a b i l i t ywi t hp o r t a b i l i t y . Br i n g i n gt h et o u c ho fAL L I NONEBu s i n e s sS o f t wa r e wi t hS o c i a l Me d i a , Co n t e n tMa r k e t i n ga n dMo b i l e i t st h es o f t wa r et h a twi l l r u nt h ef u t u r ewo r l d .