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SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Nine Areas of Focus for Improved Customer Service Training by Rolling Stone Culture Council (Rolling Stone) Because they have direct interactions with customers on a daily basis, a company’s customer service team plays a large role in that organization’s success. Here are my top five picks from last week.

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JUNE 23, 2024

Rewarding That Loyalty Is Mandatory. by Joe Procopio (Built In) In the age of AI, the relationship strands between a business and its customers are becoming thinner and thinner, opening up that relationship to various new and more complicated threats. My Comment: This is an interesting article on customer loyalty programs.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Six Steps for Improving Customer Engagement and Loyalty by Genelle Kunst. Chain Store Age) Establishing a loyalty program is a fundamental first step to improving customer loyalty. However, there are other key strategies that can help improve customer engagement and retention.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

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. While subscription models play a role, a crucial strategy involves identifying customer interests.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Top 10 Signs Your Loyalty Program Needs Rehab by Dan Jurek. CustomerThink) Customer loyalty best practices constantly evolve. So even if your program previously achieved great results, failing to update it frequently to keep customers engaged may mean you lose money, opportunities, or both.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

So, what better time to cultivate some customer loyalty so you can supercharge your sales towards the end of the year? I do like it, but I think it is more about creating a customer loyalty program focused more on repeat business than true loyalty. There is nothing wrong with that! What an honor.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

My Comment: Here’s an interesting take on loyalty programs. Maybe they aren’t as effective as they could be, as the article points out that “retailers are spending mountains of money to retain the very customers they had the least chance of losing to begin with.” That is up from less than 2% just last year.

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