| Stock Ticker |
| ATG | 1.55 |  | 0.2 |
| NetSuite | 6.3 | | 0.3 |
| Salesforce | 22.83 | | 0.87 |
| Selectica | 0.9 | | 0.02 |
| Intervoice | 8.24 | | 0.02 |
| CDC | 0.7 | | 0 |
| eLoyalty | 2.25 | | 0 |
| Rainmaker | 0.84 |  | -0.01 |
| SupportSoft | 1.96 | | -0.03 |
| Pegasystems | 10.09 | | -0.16 |
| Vignette | 7.52 | | -0.17 |
| SPSS | 22.28 | | -0.62 |
| Chordiant | 2.19 | | -0.08 |
| APAC | 1.35 | | -0.05 |
| Tekelc | 10.63 | | -0.4 |
| HP | 31.83 | | -1.2 |
| Astea | 2.63 | | -0.1 |
| Oracle | 15.4 | | -0.6 |
| NICE | 17.65 | | -1 |
| SAP | 29.7 | | -1.79 |
| Amdocs | 16.78 | | -1.14 |
| NCR | 13.32 | | -0.91 |
| Teletech | 7.28 | | -0.52 |
| Unica | 3.36 | | -0.24 |
| LivePerson | 1.5 | | -0.13 |
| RightNow | 5.8 | | -0.58 |
| Epicor | 3.59 | | -0.37 |
| Interactive | 5.79 | | -0.6 |
| Sykes | 14.89 | | -1.55 |
| Convergys | 4.06 | | -0.46 |
| ClickSoftware | 2.06 | | -0.24 |
| ICT | 2.86 | | -0.42 |
| Nortel | 0.43 | | -0.09 |
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As of 3:48 p.m. on 11/20/08 |
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 "Our Take"
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"Our Take"
"Our Take" is a collection of daily
vignettes covering a wide range of CRM topics. It's an attempt to add our own spin to the world of CRM. We will use the column to share our perspectives, opinions,
epiphanies, web nuggets, or quite frankly anything that moves us. Get ready to expect the unexpected. And, don't be shy about sharing your thoughts.
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11/7/07 - Selling Out or Ratting On a Friend
Yesterday's discussion about offering an incentive for a referral was met with stern comment from many of our readers. Many of you feel that offering an incentive for a referral is nothing short of befriending your friend. Consider these two comments:
"Because there's been so much marketing abuse of customers, in some cases this scenario would be interpreted as taking a bribe to rat on a friend. I'd love to see some side-by-side testing, but tracking is very arduous." Or this perspective: "As soon as you offer an incentive, you have biased your NPS data. You have either bought yourself a higher score, or sabotaged your self if the offer is not attractive (or awkward)."
Our world of less-than-genuine offers makes us suspect incentives like this. However, if I feel the product or service is outstanding, why wouldn't I want my friends to share in that value proposition (assuming they see the value too)? Which leads me to the big point. The question is "would you tell a colleague" not "would you make a referral?" See, it is about the person sharing the information with their friend, not their vendor. So no question, no incentive.
Gary Lemke, Publisher
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