1. Sage CRM Customer Success Story
Challenge Solution Results CUSTOMER:
Fuji Xerox, Thailand
Keeping track of customer Sage CRM provided one Implementing Sage CRM has
engagements with Microsoft centralised solution. From lead sharpened the sales cycle INDUSTRY:
Excel and paper-based generation all the way through contributing to more revenue Business Printing
processes was inefficient, to forecasting, it is a fully and improved customer and Document Management
creating silos of inaccurate and integrated sales, marketing and satisfaction ratings, building
out-of-date information that customer service package that a stronger customer base. It
LOCATION:
was little use to the business can be implemented in phases is enabling the company to
Bangkok, Thailand
in an increasingly competitive and customised to meet launch more effective marketing
market. specific business needs. campaigns and make
longer-term business forecasts.
SOLUTION:
Sage CRM
Sage CRM Transforms Fuji Xerox Thailand Sales Process
Fuji Xerox is a world-leading provider of business and document services and solutions. As well as manufacturing hardware that ranges
from multifunction devices to standalone printers, copiers and scanners, it also offers organisations the option of managed print services. An
extensive range of back office supplies includes paper and peripherals as well as software and workflow tools that are driving a new wave of
digital printing.
The company has been in Thailand since 1967 where it has built a thriving business, serving the needs of enterprise and public sector
customers as well as small-to-medium sized companies. Today, it employs over 900 people in 23 sites across the country from their
headquarters in Bangkok.
The Business Challenge
A period of sustained growth saw the business employ more people and increase its depth and range of services. At the same time, the
multinational business wanted its regional divisions to provide better forecasts, a strategy that would depend on their ability to collect and
collate customer information. The headquarters in each territory was encouraged to invest in a CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
system.
Fuji Xerox Thailand had been using Excel sheets and paper-based processes to keep track of customer engagements. Data inaccuracy was
a problem, not just because people made mistakes keying in customer details, but because business divisions kept their own records that
didn’t always match up.
“We had different Excel systems capturing data in different places by different departments. Sales had its own, marketing had its own, and
sometimes the information wouldn’t be the same,” said Chakri Wicharn, Information Manager, Fuji Xerox, Thailand.
Day-to-day business suffered and sales were lost because it took too long to approve a quote or agree a discount. For the management of
the company, the separate silos of information were an obstacle to analysing trends or making long-term forecasts.
2. Customer Success Story | Fuji Xerox
The Solution
Fuji Xerox Thailand chose Sage CRM because it offered the
best fit for the business. The cost was right and it offered a
winning combination of features and functionality with contact/
customer management and sales force automation at the top of
the list. It would make the business more customer-centric in an
increasingly competitive market, but other factors also made it
“The system has played a significant
the right choice. part in growing sales. To compete in
“Sage CRM matched two of our main requirements: we wanted the market you want to have accurate
a system that was easy to use and easy to integrate with our
legacy systems,” said Chakri Wicharn. information so you can make quick
At the backend, the company runs its business on an Oracle decisions and that is something we have
ERP system but rejected Oracle’s CRM solution because it was achieved with Sage CRM.”
too complicated. Sage CRM integrated easily with Oracle and
offered the user-friendly experience that Fuji Xerox considered
business critical. At the frontend, the company runs Microsoft
Office on the desktop, so Sage CRM compatibility with the
Chakri Wicharn,
calendar and email in Outlook only strengthened its appeal. Information Manager,
Chakri Wicharn was also impressed by the way that Sage Fuji Xerox, Thailand.
CRM can be tailored to individual business needs. “If someone
wants to modify a report, they can do it easily without having
programming skills. It is much easier to customise than other
software we looked at,” he said.
The software was installed on-premise in the Bangkok
headquarters by Sundae Solutions, a Sage channel partner
and leading CRM specialist in the region. “It was fully integrated
and up-and-running within four months,” said Navik Numsiang,
Managing Director.
The company’s servers were virtualised and network bandwidth improved to optimise the experience of using the software in the 23 branch
offices. Many of the 250 users access it remotely with laptops over the company’s VPN (Virtual Private Network).
Results
A centralised Sage CRM system has transformed the way the Fuji Xerox sales teams go about their business in Thailand. The software can
take some credit for an 8 per cent improvement in customer satisfaction ratings as well as revenue growth.
“The system has played a significant part in growing sales,” said Chakri Wicharn. “To compete in the market you want to have accurate
information so you can make quick decisions and that is something we have achieved with Sage CRM.”
The first phase of implementation was all about empowering the sales team with information. Now the company is starting to sharpen the
sales cycle. “We have been helping them use it for sales management, to do quotations and speed up the approvals process,” said Navik
Numsiang.
Previously, a sales representative had to go back to the office and submit a request to their manager for approval of a quote or discount. It
could take a couple of days, by which time the sale could have been lost to a competitor.
Now, the rep can simulate, cost, profit and discounts in Sage CRM and use the information to quickly prepare a quotation for a customer,
confident that the margin makes sense for the business. They can also analyse the customer’s utilisation volume to better understand their
needs and propose an appropriate solution.
“We have sharpened our sales cycle with improved workflow so that we can respond to the customer much quicker,” said Chakri Wicharn.