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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of December 28, 2020

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Gift Experiences Can Create an Emotional Connection With Customers by Wise Marketer Staff. The Wise Marketer) The psychological impact of gifting, when created and delivered with specific design, has a powerful impact on customer behavior. My Comment: Here is a fascinating article about loyalty and the customer experience.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of November 7, 2020

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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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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of February 24, 2020

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(Digital Commerce) The recently revamped VIP program Zappos launched has helped the Amazon-owned retailer build stronger customer loyalty and increase conversion. My Comment: What drives loyalty? Is it a loyalty program with incentives to come back? Or, is it the experience? Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 20, 2020

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Loyalty programs boost businesses’ ability to keep customers by Jill Young Miller. Louis) In business, simple loyalty programs can strongly increase customer retention, Washington University in St. 7 Ways to Add More Value to Your Loyalty Program by Emily Rudin. Washington University in St.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of May 4, 2020

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But while reopening is the order of the day, re-marketing will be the order of 2020 as retailers try to transcend simple survival and get back on their feet. How Sephora & Others Use Customer Loyalty Programs To Drive Revenue by ReferralCandy. Smart idea! Follow on Twitter: @Hyken.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles of the Week 4-11-2022

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Your Loyalty Program Might Be Losing You Money by Raghuram Iyengar, Young-Hoon Park, and Qi Yu. Harvard Business Review) In February 2020, Panera Bread announced the Unlimited Sip Club and rocked the coffee world. My Comment: I’ve written that many loyalty programs are actually discount programs.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles For the Week of April 6, 2020

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(Zendesk) Read on for customer retention strategies and tips to build long-term relationships that improve your customer loyalty. My Comment: I’ve always preached that there are two types of loyalty programs. The other is more of a marketing program that rewards customers for coming back. .”

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