I have just spent an amazing couple of days with a major car dealership in South Australia. This company knows where it wants to be but is struggling to sort out the “how”.
I have been helping them sort out a potential strategic roadmap of initiatives. The interesting thing is that they are, in many ways, well on the way to becoming Customer Centric. Their Dealer Principal is an eneregetic, innovative customer champion who has implemented many initiatives that are outstanding. His team are equally passionate about enhancing the customer experience and already offer an experience that is loved by their loyal customers. Whether it is their use of customer follow-ups. Net Promoter or obsessive attention to customer service quality, it appears to be working. But here is the interesting thing: It has all been achieved without the use of any software. Many of the processes that CRM software automates is done manually. Their customer data is in the heads or on the notepads of their customer facing staff. It really is amazing to see just how effective a paper process can be! Just think what they could do with a CRM system enabling these processes. It is an exciting prospect for them but equally inspiring for me to see the power of good people combining with good processes to enable customer centricity.
