This book examines issues related to changing banking industry and the challenges in customer relationship management (CRM). The book should appeal to the students of economics, commerce and business management. It would also serve the purpose of banking executives, researchers and others interested in understanding CRM in Indian banking industry.

Integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into customer relationship management (CRM) automates the sales, marketing, and services in organizations. An AI-powered CRM is capable of learning from past decisions and historical patterns to score the best leads for sales. AI will also be able to predict future customer behavior. These tactics lead to better and more effective marketing strategies and increases the scope of customer services, which allow businesses to build healthier relationships with their consumer base. Adoption and Implementation of AI in Customer Relationship Management is a critical reference source that informs readers about the transformations that AI-powered CRM can bring to organizations in order to build better services that create more productive relationships. This book uses the experience of past decisions and historical patterns to discuss the ways in which AI and CRM lead to better analytics and better decisions. Discussing topics such as personalization, quality of services, and CRM in the context of diverse industries, this book is an important resource for marketers, brand managers, IT specialists, sales specialists, managers, students, researchers, professors, academicians, and stakeholders.

Banks have always played an essential space in the country's prosperity. They impersonate a valuable role in the evolution of the enterprise and commerce. They are serving not barely as of the guardian of the country's economic health but additionally a country's reserves, vital for the nations' economic expansion. The ubiquitous function of commercial banks is to render financial assistance to the overall society and industry, securing economic and social resistance and sustainable extension of the economy. Commercial Bank in India comprises the State Bank of India (SBI) and its subsidiaries, nationalised banks, international banks and additional scheduled retail banks, regional rural banks and non-scheduled retail banks (Kalpana & Rao, 2017). Banks expedite business both inside and outside the nation by admitting and discounting of bills of exchange. Banks also increase the mobility of capital in a country like India, which is still in the initial stages of economic development. A well-organised banking system is the need of the day. Commercial banks are the most effective way to generate the credit flow of money in markets.

Despite the ill effects of COVID-19 and the temporary closure of business operations worldwide, some organizations, such as the food and pharmaceutical industries, are still functioning, and their need to resume operations is dire. Managing the workforce and performing other functions of human resource management, such as recruitment and hiring, is a continuous process, and today’s organizations must be adaptive and careful in employing the practices of human resource management for any unforeseen events that trigger uncertainty and threats to the company’s workforce performance and hinder organizational effectiveness. Navigating the New Normal of Business With Enhanced Human Resource Management Strategies shares effective strategies in human resource management from organizations worldwide to shed light and ideas on how existing organizations have managed to continue their operations in a post-COVID-19 world, as well as how they have enhanced their strategies and prospects for the future. Covering a range of topics such as employee rights, labor markets, and talent management, it is an ideal resource for instructors, administrators, managers, industry professionals, academicians, practitioners, researchers, and students.

Achieving and sustaining growth in banking business is a herculean task, but it can be successfully done, if the focus is on customers. With hot winds of competition blowing across the banking industry in India, developing an emotionally close, symbiotic relationship with customers has become highly important than ever before. Any bank that wishes to grow in the size of its business or improve its profitability must consider the challenges surrounding its customer relationships (Watson, 2004)2. Banks now have realized that, of all the problems the business can have, the loss of established customers is one of the most serious. Hence, banks have come out with innovative measures to satisfy their present customers, acquire new ones, and at the same time adopt procedures to win back the lost customers. Customers’ expectations regarding quality, service and value are ever escalating, and hence, a banker can build good relationship with its customers only if it is able to understand their needs and desires. Customer relationship management philosophy, if properly implemented, will enable the banker to develop long-lasting relationship by developing trust and emotional bonding through personalized communication, sharing of values and goals and personalized communication.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a modern approach to marketing. It focuses on the individual consumer. Customer is the ‘king’, therefore, the products and services have to be offered in such a way that they suit the needs and preferences of the customer. This comprehensive and easy-to-read text deals with the formulation of methodologies and tools that help business organizations to manage critical customer relationships by supporting all customer-centric processes within an enterprise, including marketing, sales and customer support. In addition, the book emphasizes managing opportunity for optimum productivity, coordinating the specialized activities of multi-functional teams, developing and retaining corporate knowledge and completing complex multi-step processes in a timely and efficient manner. This text is intended for the students of masters in business administration (MBA) and those pursuing postgraduate diploma in marketing management (PGDMM). Besides, the book should prove to be a useful reference for marketing professionals. KEY FEATURES  Covers various dimensions of CRM with several case studies.  Includes the modern concept—e-CRM.  Incorporates deep study of research oriented topics.

Offers useful perspectives to academic researchers interested in better understanding the conceptual underpinnings of relationships and to managers seeking to build effective relationships with customers.