Using Social CRM To Elevate Customer Experience discusses how social CRM can be used both internally with employees and externally with customers. It notes that the world spends a significant amount of time on social media and that the majority of brand interactions now come from consumer generated sources like social networks. Traditional social platforms alone are not enough to address customers who are more informed, connected, and have higher expectations. Social CRM aims to bridge the gap between how customers want to engage through various channels and how companies are typically organized internally. It emphasizes that influence is now a critical component of customer lifetime value that social CRM can help determine.