The customer characteristic is changing. Relationships that customer was experiencing fifty years ago is not the
same any more. Customers are becoming more self-confident, active. That’s why customer relationship management
is changing as well. The latest approaches to CRM were characterized in the first part of the paper. CRM was
considered as technology or data mining, some authors approach CRM as philosophy, strategy, others as partial
process in the company. According to research new characteristic of CRM was profiled as philosophy and business
strategy. It confirmed idea that CRM should be approached in a wide perspective as philosophy on strategic level,
and shouldn’t be viewed as separate technology or separate process, on tactical level. Main aim of the CRM is not
the profit, as it was defined in the theoretical part, but it is, as we found out in practical research, the value creation.
It should be created on both sides on company’s side and customer’s side as well.
The important point is also customer position. Customer position is changing from unknown segment and partner
to one who controls the engagement, communication and collaboration with the company. Customer is becoming
more self-confident, active bargainer and publisher. Customers are strongly empowered by technologies, which
enables them to make rational decisions. On the other side there are demanding more emotional engagement. They
group together, they discuss, and they share ideas among each other. They expect same experience from the
company. That’s why company should focus not only on technology adaption, but on creating customer centric
culture, that is deeply rooted in all the people in the company