Customer Loyalty
Customer Loyalty is all about keeping your customers happy so that they remain with you and your brand. It is all too easy for customers to switch to your competitors these days which is why you need to work hard to keep them.
If you want your company to succeed then you need to recognise how important your current customers are and stop yourself from focusing purely on gaining new customers. There is no point attracting 2000 new customers if 4000 of your current customers decide to look elsewhere. This is why offers for only new customers can create problems as your existing customer base might feel like you don't value them. They need incentivising too.
Customer Loyalty programmes help to readdress this and make your customers feel appreciated. Today's customers want something extra from companies; good customer service alone is no longer good enough. If you impress them then they will be more likely to tell their friends and family. Word of mouth is a powerful tool because people trust the recommendations their friends give them over any other recommendation.
Customer loyalty programmes
There are lots of different ways you can approach customer loyalty programmes. You might decide to reward your customers with money off coupons or special offers but you need to recognise that your aim is to get them making more full price purchases/visits than they are already. Otherwise you will be worse off.
You also need to recognise that every customer has a sell-by-date. Every customer will leave you behind one day, the key is to keep hold of them for as long as possible, whilst still making a profit. You need to know when to stop trying to keep them and just let them go, whilst looking for the customer to replace them.
Many companies find that introducing 'Make 10 purchases and receive a gift voucher' programmes increase customer loyalty. The prize or gift needs to be something that the customer desires so gift vouchers and cards work well. M&S and John Lewis vouchers are particularly popular. These customer loyalty programmes can drastically increase the number of purchases made as the customer really wants to reach their target.
When introducing these programmes it is vital that your target certain groups within your customer base as they will have different desires and wants. You also might want to vary the offer depending on what type of customer they are.
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