Customer Loyalty

Turning Loyal Customers Into Brand Evangelists

Turning Loyal Customers Into Brand Evangelists By

Customer loyalty and brand evangelism is all about engagement, whether you're a regional brand or a national corporation.

Infographic: Why Gamble With Customers' Loyalty?

Infographic: Why Gamble With Customers' Loyalty? By By

If brands want to win big, they need to incorporate seamless customer experiences.

Turn Feedback Into Interaction

Turn Feedback Into Interaction

One-off, one-ways surveys fall short with customers

The Best Customer Experience: Instant Gratification

The Best Customer Experience: Instant Gratification By

Amazon Prime, McDonald's Happy Meals, and Starbucks Rewards win top honors in a customer experience survey. Why? They give customers what they want—and fast.

Digital Hones Brands' Value-Added Services

Digital Hones Brands' Value-Added Services By

Nike and Charmin "market" by providing digitally enhanced services that build customer loyalty.

Anatomy of a Loyalty Program: Armadillo Willy's

Anatomy of a Loyalty Program: Armadillo Willy's By

The barbecue chain shares the secret sauce in its tasty loyalty strategy.

Loyalty Driver

Loyalty Driver By

Marketing has an undeniable influence on customer loyalty.

Getting to the Second Sale

Getting to the Second Sale

How marketers can move one-and-done customers to repeat buyers.

Measuring Customer Loyalty

Measuring Customer Loyalty

The data gained from loyalty programs is invaluable for direct marketing planning.

Your Marketing Team Is Bigger Than You Think

Your Marketing Team Is Bigger Than You Think By

All of a company's employees are the face of its brand. Be sure your brand is well represented.

Marketing's Important Role in CX Excellence

Marketing's Important Role in CX Excellence

Companies like EMC, Fidelity Investments, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Safelite AutoGlass use marketing to enhance the customer experience.

Removing the Obstacles to Customer Loyalty

Removing the Obstacles to Customer Loyalty

How businesses can overcome the five main challenges to loyalty marketing success

Ticketmaster Scores Points in Tracking Email ROI

Ticketmaster Scores Points in Tracking Email ROI By

Sports teams selling tickets through the service are now able to measure the performance of individual email campaigns.

The Connection Between Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty

The Connection Between Customer Experience and Customer Loyalty

Customers are more likely to recommend and buy more from, as well as less likely to switch from, companies that are customer experience leaders.

Customer Experience Primer for Marketers

Customer Experience Primer for Marketers

Marketers need to understand the key elements of CX; it may determine the success or failure of their efforts.

Customer loyalty: The gift that keeps on giving

Customer loyalty: The gift that keeps on giving By

For consumers and retailers alike, the holidays can bring as much stress as they bring joy, laughter, and fruit cake.

To grow your app business, think loyalty

To grow your app business, think loyalty

Marketers who want customers to stay engaged with their app should focus on three simple rules.

Not your mother's holiday shopping

Not your mother's holiday shopping

Five ways marketers can use mobile during the holiday season to start building relationships that will improve revenue this year and next.

When Customer Service Is Marketing

When Customer Service Is Marketing By

Many companies' follow-up to Hurricane Sandy is loyalty marketing disguised as customer service.

Customer loyalty is a moving target

Customer loyalty is a moving target By

Moving residences prompts purchases, but also tests customers' loyalty to current providers.

Customer loyalty is healthy at Walgreens

Customer loyalty is healthy at Walgreens By

The drugstore chain is outpacing its goals for sign-ups to its new loyalty program, Balance Rewards.

Walgreen's loyalty program debut intensifies drugstore loyalty battle

Walgreen's loyalty program debut intensifies drugstore loyalty battle By

Balance Rewards launches at 7,900 stores this week, making it the most widely available loyalty program at drugstore chains.

It's all about me, after all

It's all about me, after all By

Does your direct marketing make your customers feel appreciated?

Marketing and customer service leaders unite

Marketing and customer service leaders unite By

It's become imperative for marketing and customer service leaders to collaborate to improve the customer experience and harness opportunities to boost revenue and bolster loyalty.

Macy's CMO shares loyalty insights at NRF Big Show

Macy's CMO shares loyalty insights at NRF Big Show By

Macy's discussed loyalty tactics and shared details about MyMacy's, its consumer-centric collaboration with dunnhumby USA, at the National Retail Federation Big Show on Jan. 16 in New York City.

Customer loyalty strategies determine the department store champion

Customer loyalty strategies determine the department store champion By

In addition to long-standing tenure in the retail space, Wal-Mart Stores and Sears Holdings Corp. apply a similar approach to direct marketing, including direct mail, email, social media outreach, loyalty rewards and extensive e-commerce platforms.

Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and Rnkd

Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com and Rnkd By

Nick Swinmurn, founder of Zappos.com, discusses his newest venture, Rnkd, and the power of social media commerce.

Q&A: Anna Talerico, EVP and cofounder of Ion Interactive

Q&A: Anna Talerico, EVP and cofounder of Ion Interactive By

Anna Talerico, EVP and cofounder of Ion Interactive, a marketing services company, discusses how to effectively measure social interactions and Web traffic data.

Q&A: John Dawes, Tealeaf's VP of products and strategy

Q&A: John Dawes, Tealeaf's VP of products and strategy By

John Dawes, VP of products and strategy at Tealeaf, a customer experience management (CEM) company, discusses the ways your website might actually be limiting transactions.

Q&A: Ragini Bhalla, director of marketing and communications at Fantasy Interactive

Q&A: Ragini Bhalla, director of marketing and communications at Fantasy Interactive By

Ragini Bhalla, director of marketing and communications at digital agency Fantasy Interactive, discusses her new role and how building loyalty online differs from offline channels.

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