Tag Archives: Customer Support

Why Social CRM? Because “The Consumer Isn’t a Moron; She is Your Wife”

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: July 12, 2011

David Ogilvy, popularly referred to as the father of modern advertising, once said “The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife. You insult her intelligence if you assume that a mere slogan and a few vapid adjectives will persuade her to buy anything. She wants all the information you can give her“ (for more, [...]

Wanna Save on Customer Support Costs? Outsource it to Your Customers!

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: July 9, 2011

In these tough economic times, when companies often cut costs at the expense of product quality or customer service (or both!), what if I told you that there is a way marketers can reduce customer support costs AND improve customer satisfaction and loyalty at the same time. Better still, this can done quickly and in [...]

Move over Customer Support, it’s time for Customer Engagement

By Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. | Published: July 4, 2011

Very few times in human history have we witnessed an inflection point in technology that fundamentally changes the way we live and work. Invention of electricity, telephone, TV & radio, computers and most recently, the internet are few examples of transformative powers of technology. Just imagine life without electricity, TV & Radio or internet. We [...]

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  • Harish Kotadia, Ph.D.

  • Dr. Harish Kotadia has more than twelve years’ work experience as a hands-on CRM Program and Project Manager implementing CRM and Analytics solutions for Fortune 500 clients in the US.

    He also has about five years’ work experience as a Research Executive in Marketing Research and Consulting industry working for leading MR organizations.

    Dr. Harish currently lives in Dallas, Texas, USA and works as Social CRM/CRM and Analytics Consulting Lead for Infosys Technologies. Views and opinion expressed in this blog are his own.




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