In: Operations Management
- Research strategies on gaining customer loyalty and make recommendations on how to implement these methods.
- Determine important strategic benefits of brand loyalty that seem most appropriate to your small firm. (phone company)
- Determine the key factors that influence customer loyalty after their initial purchase
- Explore the meaning(1) and business implications(2) of effective marketing strategy & customer loyalty programs towards profitability.
ANS 1. RESEARCH STRATEGIES ON GAINING CUSTOMER LOYALTY WITH THEIR IMPLEMENTATION:
ANS 2. STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF BRAND LOYALTY:
ANS 3. FACTORS AFFECTING CUSTOMER LOYALTY :
ANS 4. MEANING OF EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS:
EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGY IS A LONG TERM PLAN WITH THE MAIN GOAL OF GAINING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE BY SATISFYING HUMAN NEEDS AND WANTS. CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE THE CUSTOMERS TO DO REPEAT BUYING FROM YOUR BUSINESS AGAIN AND AGAIN BY BUILDING UP CUSTOMER LOYALTY.
BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF EFFECTIVE MARKET STRATEGIES AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS: IT INCREASES THE REVENUE BY INCREASING THE SALES. IT ALSO INCREASES CUSTOMERS BY REACHING OUT TO THEM AND MAKE PREVIOUS CUSTOMERS LOYAL TOWARDS THE FIRM. ALSO, IT HLEPS THE BUSINESS TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN IDENTITY.