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Fiona Dawson: “My imperative is around breaking down barriers for people”

Chartered Management Institute

It certainly demonstrates the loyalty that companies can inspire when they invest properly in people. When describing her own management style, Fiona gives credit to Grant Reied, her most recent CEO at Mars, who pushed her to take on tasks she feared she wasn’t capable of. “He She ended up staying for 33.

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When Brand Loyalty Goes Too Far

Harvard Business Review

As a rule, companies with strong brands and competitive cultures expect more than a modicum of brand loyalty from their employees and contractors. Loyalty to the brand" is mutating into "Living the brand." The brand living/loyalty can't help but play out in provocative ways. Should their families' numbers be monitored, as well?

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The Brands That Make Customers Feel Respected

Harvard Business Review

What drives their loyalty? CQ tries to assess what draws customers to certain brands, like REI, Wegmans, Dove, and Marriott. A brand’s performance on these measures predicts loyalty outcomes and is clearly correlated to profit (ROA) and growth (revenue). Take REI, for example. increase in revenue, to $2.4

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Online Retailers Should Care More About the Post-Purchase Experience

Harvard Business Review

Lafley, who at the time was CEO of the world’s largest advertiser, Procter & Gamble, introduced a marketing concept he called “the moment of truth” for building brand loyalty. Every step of the way, Sephora is trying to improve the customer experience and maximize loyalty.

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Sell Your Product Before It Exists

Harvard Business Review

If you haven’t seen the promos yet, Coin is a new device that aggregates all of your information from credit, debit, and even loyalty cards and can be swiped just like a regular credit card. The most recent standout in the class of “vaporgoods” is Coin , which straddles the divide between software and hardware.

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Using Facebook to Capture Customers

Harvard Business Review

Facebook Deals enables retailers to provide electronic coupons and loyalty points when customers check in at arrival, increasing store traffic and sales, and giving retailers a clearer picture of their customers' behavior.

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What Data-Obsessed Marketers Don’t Understand

Harvard Business Review

Finally, companies such as outdoor retailer REI combine social listening with real-time engagement to build human-scale dialogues on the path to loyalty and advocacy. Online retailers such as Zappos use automation to turn deep customer knowledge into personalized experiences as customers traverse the purchase path.