Today’s competitive market is reducing margins and driving enterprises from customer acquisition to customer retention approach. The need of the hour is customer centricity, to create products around customer needs. Telecom service providers, unlike online industries like Amazon, Apple, Google and eBay, store customer data in silos due to the inherent complexities in the service portfolio. This...
Need the right data to make the right decision
Recently I read a blog post by Mr. Przyklenk, senior manager, digital insights, for TDBank Group. Big Data is the next “BIG” thing, but is this “BIG” thing applicable for everyone, is the “BIG question. Let’s consider TDBank Group, the second largest financial institution in Canada. They began re-evaluating their customer data when branch traffic declined without a significant increase in...
Need for automated revenue assurance in telecoms
The practice of revenue assurance has evolved from simply identifying leaks to being the process through which continual improvement could be driven. TM forum (Revenue assurance – quick insights) *A single person uses 3-4 different types of telecommunication services in a day. Let’s consider India that has a population of around 1.2 billion with 2 plans being offered by a telecom service provider...
Enterprise Agility in Public Sector Insurance
Indian insurance market today is primarily dependent on push, tax incentives and mandatory buying for sales. There is very little customer pull, which will come from with increasing savings and disposable income. With the recent increase of FDI limit to 49% from 26% has put more pressure on public insurance companies to maintain their market share. Public Insurance Systems Premiums from Life...