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Why Your Customer Loyalty Program Isn’t Working

Harvard Business Review

This latest frequent flyer reboot is an example of how the meaning, measure, and management of “customer loyalty” are changing. Unlike Tesco, which pioneered data-driven customer loyalty programs, Walmart has never sought to discriminate between best and typical customers. A profitable repeat customer?

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How Consumer Brands Can Connect with Customers in a Changing Retail Landscape

Harvard Business Review

Was the e-commerce giant engaged in a long game to alter the relationships between consumer goods makers and their brick-and-mortar retail partners? On the other side are persistent worries about conflict — not just with traditional distribution channels but also with retailers carrying the brand.

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Online Marketplace: New challenges to overcome

Strategy Driven

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The consumer behavior was changing and the prices were getting aggressively competing; it was not easy for small retailers to keep up with their online counterparts. Take Amazon for example. marketplace model today.

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How Do Consumers Choose in a World of Automated Ordering?

Harvard Business Review

Already, consumers are being disintermediated from traditional brand choices via search engine and online retailer algorithms that determine which products are presented to consumers, and in what sequence. Leaders of major CPG and retail enterprises readily acknowledge the difficulty of initiating fast action across silos.

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Online Marketplace: New challenges to overcome

Strategy Driven

There was a time when the entry of an online alternative in a market would scare the hell out of small offline retailers. The consumer behavior was changing and the prices were getting aggressively competing; it was not easy for small retailers to keep up with their online counterparts. Take Amazon for example.

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HBR's Best Videos, Infographics, Podcasts, and Slideshows of 2011

Harvard Business Review

Playing politics isn't a bad thing, argued Linda Hill and Kent Lineback in this video, if it gives you the influence you need to drive change. Turn Customers into Promoters. Fred Reichheld explained how to increase customer loyalty the way that Apple does. How Retailers Are Reinventing Shopping. Video interview.

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How to Improve the Customer Experience Throughout Their Journey

Strategy Driven

It is particularly popular among online retailers. However, there’s more to providing live chat than just having a person to answer customer questions. These should include text, email, and social media, depending on which your customer is most comfortable with.