KLM Surprise: Is it Social CRM?

Posted by Harish Kotadia, Ph.D. on November 27, 2010

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Here’s a great Social Media Customer Engagement Case Study – Royal Dutch Airlines KLM. KLM has launched a pilot program called KLM Surprise to surprise their customers who check in on Foursquare at one of KLM’s venues at Amsterdam Schipol Airport with a customized gift based on information customers have shared previously on Social Networking sites.

For customers checking in using Foursquare at one of KLM’s venues at Amsterdam Schipol Airport, KLM employees collect information from their Social Media accounts like Twitter, Facebook and Foursquare, select an individual gift for select customers, locate them in the airport terminal and deliver surprise gift to them and share this information on KLM’s Facebook page and Twitter account (for more, read this).

One can only imagine feeling of pleasant surprise on the face of customers receiving the gift. Well, you don’t have to imagine it – check out photos on KLM Surprise Facebook page and see for yourself.

KLM Surprise team not only “listens” to Social Media channels like Foursquare for check-ins and “learns” about checked-in customers from their Social Media profiles, but “engages” select customers by giving them “individual” gifts and shares this information on social media channels.

In one of my earlier posts, I have defined Social CRM as “the business strategy of engaging customers through Social Media with goal of building trust and brand loyalty“. KLM Surprise team is engaging customers through Social Media for building trust and loyalty and as a result, KLM Surprise is a Social CRM program in my opinion.

What do you think? Is KLM Surprise Social CRM? Please share your thoughts and opinions

Republished with author's permission from original post by Harish Kotadia, Ph.D..

Harish Kotadia, Ph.D.

Dr. Harish Kotadia has more than twelve years’ work experience as a hands-on CRM Program/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.

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Ron Tyrie

December 4, 2010

Scrm

Oh yes. This Is definitely asocial CRM.

Also... I think your definition of social CRM is great.... I would add one more elelmen... Engaging prospects and customers.

Although their are great use case for service, social media profiles, behavior and transaction will spawn the next generation of predictive Analytics and, specialized matching algorithms to identify and serve prospective customers.

Rob Tyrie
Www.Nexj.com

Pascal Herijgers

December 25, 2010

Successful social CRM

Yes indeed. This is Social CRM. But as it seems, all new channels have to make some rookie mistakes at first (see also post of Malcom Coles).

The KLM team picked it up and turned it successfully.

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