Chapter 05
CRM, Big Data, and Marketing Analytics
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return on customer investment (ROCI) A calculation that estimates the projected financial
returns from a customer. It is a useful strategic tool for deciding which customers deserve what
levels of investment of various resources.
firing a customer The shifting of investment of resources from less attractive customers to more
profitable ones.
data mining A sophisticated analytical approach to using the massive amounts of data
accumulated through a firm’s CRM system to develop segments and microsegments of
customers either for purposes of market research or development of market segmentation
strategies.
database marketing Direct marketing involving the utilization of the data generated through
CRM practices to create lists of customer prospects who are then contacted individually by
various means of marketing communication.
organizational learning The analysis and refinement phase of the CRM process that is based on
typically either numeric or text that is substantially limited to a certain set of input values.
unstructured data Data that is generated in such a way that it does not possess a specific
organizational structure that renders it readily analyzable for knowledge creation.
semi-structured data Data that fits between structured and unstructured data in the sense that it
contains some elements of structure that make it easier for machines to understand its