Weekly CRM Roundup: Loyalty, The Art of Retaining your Customers
Welcome to our roundup of customer relationship management (CRM) industry news from across the web. This week’s roundup will offer valuable insights to help jumpstart your customer loyalty program. We’re hunting the ‘net for the latest and greatest, and bringing them to you here, in one convenient weekly post.
Creating an amazing customer experience can create customer evangelists. Although, how can you measure the value of a satisfied customer who isn’t loyal? Shep Hyken says it best:
There is a big difference between a satisfied customer and a loyal customer.
~ Shep Hyken
Did I also mention that Shep will be our keynote at this year’s SugarCon? The following will be a list of articles that can be used as a guide to revitalize your overall loyalty program, or give it a little boost.
Effective Social Media in your CRM: Loyalty
Social CRM can often complete the complete 360-degree customer view that companies rely on to communicate a consistent customer experience. Knowing exactly who your customers are will allow you to help serve them timely, relevant, and engaging content through the right social channel.
How To Use Technology, Brains, and Service To Build Customer Loyalty
“It’s here that you shift your customers’ perception of your company out of the “they’re perfectly fine for now” to “they’re my one and only.”” – Micah Solomon
Technology can’t foster customer relationships alone. However, by combining well-trained employees with the tools needed in order to create an extraordinary customer experience, you’ve created an opportunity demonstrate value to your customers and drive customer loyalty.
Finding Benefits in SMB Loyalty Programs [Infographic]
How do you view customer loyalty for your SMB? This infographic explores the benefits of a loyalty program and exposes opportunities for you to take advantage of to leverage your customer base and keep them coming back for more.
4 Sharp Tools for Honing Reseller Loyalty
This article focuses more on managing relationship within your extended sales force: the channel. Providing support through an indirect channel is like playing a lethal game of telephone in customer service.
“It’s repeatedly been said that service is the secret to loyalty. Most of the time, that’s said in reference to direct customers — but it applies even more so to the indirect channel.” – Christopher J. Bucholtz
And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed this week’s roundup and have a newfound insight on loyalty. Got ideas for other great articles we should include in future CRM Roundup posts? Let us know in the comments below!