The fight for guests and their loyalty manifests in the booking behavior. In other words, guest loyalty stands or falls with the guest data. Only if you know your guests, their needs and expectations and how much they are willing to pay, will you be able to go up against the OTAs. Success does not depend on the size of a company, but on the management's ability to adapt to the changing environment. In the end, it is all about Central Data Management (CDM).

Whereas Customer Relationship Management (CRM) focuses on the acquisition, development and retention of customer relationships, Central Data Management encompasses all aspects. CDM is about profitable use of data, whereas CRM is just a small aspect of the bigger picture.

CDM means focusing the entire organization on the needs of the customer, tailoring all products and services to the company's specific target group and personalizing all communication. CDM is the next evolutionary stage in marketing. It brings individuality to a uniform mass.

The goal is to implement the 7 P's of Service Marketing (Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People, Processes, Physical Evidence). Modern data management shows the way.

It is, however, not sufficient to cleanse and link PMS and e-mail data. Other essential data sources such as the cash register system, the restaurant booking system, the feedback management system, the proprietary website and not to forget WLAN must also be included. Only when these data sources are combined comprehensive information about the guest can be obtained. Bits and pieces from individual sources are insignificant. CDM enables to create a complete guest profile in one central source.

About dailypoint™ – Software made by Toedt, Dr. Selk & Coll. GmbH

dailypoint™ is the leading Data Management and CRM platform for demanding individual hotels and hotel groups. dailypoint™ collects data from all relevant sources such as PMS, POS, website, newsletter, or WiFi and automatically creates a central and consolidated guest profile. In 350 steps, the data is processed and enriched by means of artificial intelligence (AI) to create a guest profile like never before.

The cloud-based SAAS solution consists of 16 modules and is complemented by the dailypoint™ Marketplace with almost 200 solution partners. dailypoint™ not only offers measurable marketing, but also covers the entire customer journey and thus supports all departments within a hotel. The integrated Privacy Dashboard is also the central element for the technical implementation of the GDPR.

dailypoint™ is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and is sold and supported worldwide directly or through its distribution partners D-EDGE and XNProtel. For more information, please click www.dailypoint.com

Michael Toedt
Managing Partner, CEO
dailypoint™

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