13/10/2011, Guetersloh. Award-winning happenings at CRM expo: The renowned CRM Best Practice Awards were presented at the leading customer relationship management tradeshow, which took place in Nuremberg last week.

This year’s Special Award for International CRM went to arvato. The arvato services experts were able to convince the jury with a major project for an American IT company involving the implementation of six partner programs in a single system. The CRM Best Practice Award, considered the industry’s premier award, has honored excellence in innovative CRM solutions in since 2000.

The Special Award for International CRM was presented by Christoph Pause, jury chairman and editor-in-chief of acquisa magazine. “The jury was won over first by the fact that the arvato solution created a uniform B2B customer loyalty system across three continents. Second, the jury loved the way this complex CRM project is being implemented. As a result, customer satisfaction levels rose from 57 to 87 percent!"

Frank Schirrmeister, CEO of arvato Hightech EMEA, is proud of the award: “I am delighted that the jury chose our fully integrated CRM solution. We will continue to work hard on developing our core sectors – call centers, marketing, subscription and order management, accounting, SCM services and reporting – for our customers."

arvato Hightech EMEA provides integrated solutions that efficiently combine every step of the value chain supported by an end-to-end IT landscape. The company offers a comprehensive range of services and solutions to business partners in the consumer electronics, high-tech telecommunication, networking and industrial sectors. The services include: Warehousing & distribution, sourcing and postponement, reverse logistics & Repair, transport management, service parts logistics, e-commerce and marketing solutions. With more than five decades of experience and a global footprint, arvato Hightech EMEA creates value for its customers and ensures that they are well equipped for the challenges of their markets. arvato Hightech EMEA is part of arvato AG, a leading internationally networked outsourcing provider.