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Building a Better Loyalty Program (and the Reward for Getting It Right)

BlueOcean

Check your wallet (digital and/or physical) – do you have loyalty cards for your favorite retail outlets? loyalty programs on average. Ulta tells a similar story— 95% of their revenue comes from their loyalty program members. The data is clear—loyalty pays… but it is often harder to achieve than it looks.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of March 25, 2024

ShepHyken

Brands Want Your Loyalty—and Will Offer More Than Points to Get It by Lauren Giella (Newsweek) Loyalty programs offer customers rewards, discounts or other perks when buying from or using the products or services of a certain brand. My Comment: Here is an excellent and robust article on loyalty programs.

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15 Customer Retention Strategies for Long-Term Customer Loyalty

Comm100

Your customer retention is super important to your bottom line—after all, customer loyalty is well-known for being more valuable than customer acquisition. With stakes this high, it’s essential that you build a solid customer retention plan that can lead to long-term customer loyalty. Loyalty Programs. White Papers.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of December 4, 2023

ShepHyken

Loyalty is a Strategy, Not a Program by Kevin Susman (Total Retail) In the commercial innovation workshops I lead around the globe, there are many strategies that clients and customers want to cover. However, without fail, I always get asked what can be done to improve customer loyalty. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of January 8, 2024

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Deloitte Shares Loyalty Trends and Best Practices for 2024 by Alicia Esposito (Retail TouchPoints) To drive customer retention and loyalty, most brands and retailers continue to rely on purchase discounts (77%) and loyalty program points (61%), according to Retail TouchPoints research. Connect with Shep on LinkedIn.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of February 19, 2024

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Exploring Customer Loyalty and Retention by Vijay Iyer (Total Retail) Effective customer retention extends beyond product or service quality, emphasizing ongoing customer engagement post-purchase. My Comment: Lately, I seem to be attracted to articles on loyalty programs. It’s nice to see this idea again.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of February 26, 2024

ShepHyken

How Customer Advocacy Fuels Brand Loyalty and Growth by Marbue Brown (CMSWire) Reputations are made or broken by the experiences customers have with companies and especially by what they have to say about those experiences. Making the program attractive and valuable to your customers is key. Of course, there’s more to this article.