What is Relational Marketing

Companies of various sizes and structures have progressively adopted specialized CRM software that aims to capture customer data and prospects, streamline business processes and provide greater visibility for the business. The result of these initiatives has been very heterogeneous and strongly dependent of several factors, such as the experience, partnerships and qualification of the human resources that these companies possess. In this sense, it becomes pertinent to identify the critical success factors for the launching of a CRM strategy. The findings establish a six-dimensional model composed of sixty-five critical factors. These factors and their relationship between them are presented and discussed in this chapter.