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Customer information is an organisational key
strategic asset, and "information mastery" has the
potential to create a powerful source of competitive
advantage for an organisation. The quality of Customer
Information is fundamental to effective deployment of
Customer Management initiatives and establishing a strong bond between
the organisation and its customers.
Unless under-pinned with continuous data quality improvement
programs, the quality of large customer databases can
deteriorate by as much as 50% in one year through obsolescence,
data errors, duplication and other factors. Such a decline
in information quality can result in wasted marketing
effort and dollars, lost opportunities for upselling and cross-selling
and, most importantly, customer dissatisfaction.
As a key strategic asset, it is vital that the quality
of customer information is monitored and reported to
highlight deficiencies and to drive improvement programs.
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