Blockchain-based Framework for Customer Loyalty Program

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seref Bulbul ◽  
Gokhan Ince
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Loyalty Program

scholarly journals NECESSITY OF CUSTOMER LOYALTY FORMATION AND ITS PECULIARITIES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Iveta Linina ◽  
Velga Vevere ◽  
Rosita Zvirgzdina
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Customer Relations ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Telecommunication Industry ◽  
Consumer Loyalty ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Telecommunication Services ◽  
Corporate Loyalty ◽  
Time And Energy ◽  
To Receive

Everyday life is unimaginable without telecommunication services; they are the significant players in the national economy. All business activities, including the ones of telecommunication services, are directed towards the satisfaction of customers’ needs and wants, and hence towards the profit earning. This process, in its turn, entails the formation of different company/customer relations, where both parties want to gain something out of these relations. The company strives, first of all, to increase the turnover and profit, while the customer wants to receive the desired services, information and the proper attitude. These customer gains can be basis of the loyalty formation, that is very important for the company, because the process of attracting new consumers always involves spending money, time and energy. The goal of this work is to explore the loyalty formation process and its peculiarities in the telecommunication services. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the experts rated the offer of corporate loyalty programs at the lowest, then followed the service offer and the price, but slightly higher the service quality. The experts assigned the highest rating to the prestige of the service. Based on the low assessment of the experts in the telecommunication industry of the loyalty program offer, the authors propose the conceptual consumer loyalty model for the practical use.

The mediating effects of program loyalty in loyalty rewards programs: an experimental design in coffee shops

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pınar Başgöze ◽  
Yaprak Atay ◽  
Selin Metin Camgöz ◽  
Lydia Hanks
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Value Perception ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of reward structure on the customer's value perception of the program, loyalty to the program and loyalty to the firm.Design/methodology/approachA 2 (type of reward) x 2 (timing of redemption) between subjects experimental design was conducted. In addition, the indirect effect of the customer's value perception of the program on loyalty to the firm via loyalty to the program is tested with Hayes and Preacher's mediation procedure.FindingsStudy results indicated that type of reward has a positive impact on the perceived value of a loyalty program. Program loyalty mediates the relationship between the perceived value of the loyalty program and customer loyalty, as well as the relationship between type of reward and customer loyalty.Originality/valueThe findings of this study demonstrate the importance of the type and timing of loyalty program rewards on customer perceptions of the value of the loyalty program. In addition, this study is a step forward in providing a deep understanding of the impact of such perceptions on loyalty. These findings fill a number of research gaps and provide tangible guidance for practitioners.

Building an Effective Customer Loyalty Program

2018 ◽  
pp. 195-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumari Smriti
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Targeted Marketing ◽  
The Right ◽  
Customer Loyalty Programs ◽  
A Company ◽  
Loyal Customers

Customer loyalty schemes is a practice, employed by retailers, to reward their loyal customers. It entails giving incentives such as loyalty cards, reward points, etc. These also serve as a repository of information about a customer which helps in targeted marketing. This chapter analyses some of the successful customer loyalty programs by companies, discusses some of the reasons of failures of such program and looks at what industry experts have to say in this regard. We then collate all this information to suggests a process to identify and choose the right customer loyalty programs for a company.

Innovating the customer loyalty program with social media

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 807-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu He ◽  
Xin Tian ◽  
Feng-Kwei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Customer Loyalty Programs

Purpose Few academic studies specifically investigate how businesses can use social media to innovate customer loyalty programs. The purpose of this paper is to present an in-depth case study of the Shop Your Way (SYW) program, which is regarded as one of the most successful customer loyalty programs with social media. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses case study research as the methodology to uncover innovative features associated with the SYW customer loyalty program. The authors collected the data from SYW’s social media forums and tweets. The data set was analyzed using social media analytics tools including the R package and Lexicon. Findings Based on the research results, the authors summarize innovative social media features identified from SYW. The authors also provide insights and recommendations for businesses that are seeking to innovate their customer loyalty programs using social media technologies. Originality/value The results of this case study set a good example for businesses which want to innovate and improve their customer loyalty programs using social media technologies. This is the first in-depth case study on the SYW program, one of the most successful customer loyalty programs with social media. The results shed light on how social media can innovate customer loyalty programs in both theory and practice.

scholarly journals Effect of customer loyalty program on customer satisfaction and its impact on customer loyalty

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Salihah Khairawati
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Loyalty Programs ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Retail Business ◽  
Customer Loyalty Programs ◽  
A Company

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of the customer loyalty program on customer satisfaction and its impact on customer loyalty. This program is developed by the company in order to increase customer satisfaction. Optimal customer satisfaction will be able to create customer loyalty. For a company, customer loyalty will guarantee the company’s income to be constantly optimal. The research is conducted using the survey method involving 110 customers and 100 feasible data used. The sampling technique used is judgment sampling and data collected through the questionnaire. It uses SEM in examining hypotheses assisted by software AMOS version 20.0. Member card significantly affects customer satisfaction, while discount promo has no significant effect on customer satisfaction and it also doesn’t affect customer loyalty. Member cards and discount promo have a direct effect on customer loyalty. In general, it can be understood that the customer loyalty program applied by Alfamart either member card or discount promo affects customer satisfaction and has an impact on customer loyalty. This research gives input to retail business managers in managing customer satisfaction through the proper development of customer loyalty programs.

scholarly journals The Impact of Product Quality, Service Quality, and Customer Loyalty Program perception on Retail Customer Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1116
Author(s):  
Ricko Achmadi Putra ◽  
Hartoyo Hartoyo ◽  
Megawati Simanjuntak
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Loyalty Program ◽  
Quality Perception ◽  
The Impact

This journal examines the relationship between perception of product quality, perception of service quality, perception of Customer Loyalty Program on retail customer behavior, and sales volumes of cement products. This study examines three different cement brands, namely cement XYZ with the largest market share, cement PQR which is the main competitor, as well as cement ABC, a newcomer cement brand which is strong enough to enter the Indonesian cement market. The research is focused on the building material retailers with 100 respondents. The data collection will be done by survey through direct interview by using questionnaires. The analysis of this research uses descriptive analysis, analysis by ANOVA and also inferential analysis by using Structural Equation Model (SEM). The results of this study indicate that from the factors that influence the attitudes of retail customers of the three variables tested, only one dominant factor which influences the attitude of retail customers, which is the perception of the product quality. The results of this research also show that the perception of product quality also affects sale volume significantly, the greater the perception of the quality of cement products, the greater the volume of sales generated by the retail customer.

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