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You Can Favorably Impact Customer Loyalty

What Drives Customer Loyalty?
 
INTAgLIO LogoLoyalty thrives when customers acknowledge
the benefits of not having to evaluate the details of every purchase decision by selecting you as their trusted partner.
 
If you are enjoyable to work with, loyalty is earned through innovation, creativity and problem solving, effective two-way communications, quality and competence, and willingness to customize.
 
During their lifetime relationship with you and when they enroll in your programs or update their profiles, people help you to serve them because they reveal their traits, needs and buying habits. If  you are able to identify them, differentiate them based on their needs and the value they bring to your company, interact with them in a concise and timely fashion and in the way they prefer to communicate, you will have created an emotional trigger for customers to increase usage, cross-sell and up-sell themselves, and to provide referrals.
 
Loyalty manifests itself through advocacy and referrals, profitable sales and customer initiated feedback.
Employees First
Recognition 
Appreciation, recognition and open book communications entice loyal employees to create the best customer buying experience and to actively participate in your processes, programs and campaigns.
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Thanks for taking a few minutes to read this tip. Is it possible to influence customer loyalty? Your feedback is always welcome.

Rewards Programs 
Rewards Program 
The best rewards programs are invitation-only, accrue points and have frequent opportunities for saying "thank you" for interactions, purchases and testimonials.
 
They attract new prospects to test the customer experience. They reward partner contribution and impact program and campaign performance.
 
"As rewards programs proliferate, your best customers want -- and deserve -- more consideration."
CRM Magazine - June 2008
 
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Innovative Incentive Programs that Ignite Performance 
Advocacy Programs
 
Raving FansAdvocacy programs produce "raving fans" who actively promote your company in person and through social media that facilitates the most important conversations that people will have about your company. Your challenge is to figure a way to stay on top of what is being said about you and to link to the appropriate Web 2.0 venues for your business such as blogs, online communities e.g. LinkedIn, RSS feeds and other community messaging options.
 
You should discover who are the mavens and connectors and focus your neighborhood marketing efforts on them so that they are equipped to evangelize about the value you bring to your customers.
 
Click here to learn more about Raving Fans.
Here's an example of an online communityView John Bernardi's profile on LinkedIn:
 
Sincerely,
John J. Bernardi, Owner
INTAgLIO Business Solutions
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