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Loyalty^[3] marketing is a strategic approach used by businesses to foster and maintain a solid relationship with their customers. This concept has evolved over time, from the use of simple trading stamps and tokens to more sophisticated consumer^[4] rewards programs. These programs incentivize customers to stay loyal to a brand^[5] or company, often by offering special deals or points that can be redeemed for rewards. The effectiveness of loyalty marketing can be seen in consumer behavior, with many customers maintaining long-term relationships with brands and often making around five purchases before considering themselves loyal. Implementing these strategies can increase customer^[1] lifetime value, improve retention rates, and enhance a brand’s reputation^[2]. However, it also presents challenges such as managing customer expectations, maintaining interest, and balancing short-term profits with long-term loyalty.

Terms definitions

1. ↑ customer.

1 The primary entity in this text is the 'customer.' A customer is an individual or entity that purchases goods or services from a business. They are crucial participants in the commercial landscape, forming relationships with businesses through transactions. Customers can also be classified as 'clients,' especially when they receive tailored advice or solutions from a business. The term 'client' originates from Latin, implying a sense of leaning or bending towards a business. Customers vary in types - from end customers who directly buy products or services, to industrial customers who incorporate these goods or services into their own offerings. These customers can have different relationships with the business, such as being employers in construction projects. Businesses often segment their customers into different categories, like entrepreneurs or end users, to better understand and serve them. The understanding and management of customer relationships is a critical area of study and practice in business.

2 The primary entity in this text is the 'customer.' A customer is an individual or entity that purchases goods or services from a business. They are crucial participants in the commercial landscape, forming relationships with businesses through transactions. Customers can also be classified as 'clients,' especially when they receive tailored advice or solutions from a business. The term 'client' originates from Latin, implying a sense of leaning or bending towards a business. Customers vary in types - from end customers who directly buy products or services, to industrial customers who incorporate these goods or services into their own offerings. These customers can have different relationships with the business, such as being employers in construction projects. Businesses often segment their customers into different categories, like entrepreneurs or end users, to better understand and serve them. The understanding and management of customer relationships is a critical area of study and practice in business.

2. ↑ reputation. Reputation refers to the general belief or opinion that people hold about the character, quality, or standing of a person or organization. In the context of businesses, reputation can be seen as a reflection of a company's identity, often signaled through strategic actions. It influences perceptions and behaviors among competitors, stakeholders, and the general public. Reputation can be gauged through various metrics including rankings in business magazines and online platforms. Effective management of reputation, often done through public relations and social media monitoring, plays a crucial role in maintaining a positive image. A good reputation can yield numerous benefits such as increased customer loyalty, trust, and financial gain. In the digital age, managing online reputation has also become essential, as perceptions formed online can significantly impact a company's overall reputation.

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Loyalty marketing (Wikipedia)

Loyalty marketing is a marketing strategy in which a company focuses on growing and retaining existing customers through incentives. Branding, product marketing, and loyalty marketing all form part of the customer proposition – the subjective assessment by the customer of whether to purchase a brand or not based on the integrated combination of the value they receive from each of these marketing disciplines.

The discipline of customer loyalty marketing has been around for many years, but expansions from it merely being a model for conducting business to becoming a vehicle for marketing and advertising have made it omnipresent in consumer marketing organizations since the mid- to late-1990s. Some of the newer loyalty marketing industry insiders, such as Fred Reichheld, have claimed a strong link between customer loyalty marketing and customer referral. In recent years, a new marketing discipline called "customer advocacy marketing" has been combined with or replaced by "customer loyalty marketing." To the general public, many airline miles programs, hotel frequent guest programs, and credit card incentive programs are the most visible customer loyalty marketing programs.

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