News tagged with customer loyalty

Brand loyalty increases when other customers look, act like us

The more other customers look and act like us, the more likely we are to stay loyal to a particular store or product, according to a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Michigan State University marketing ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

Groupon newest deal to reward customer loyalty

(AP) -- Groupon has come up with another way for bargain hunters to save money as the online coupon distributor prepares to raise money from wary investors.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rude employee behavior quietly sabotages the bottom line

Insensitive, disrespectful or rude behavior by employees is rampant in US workplaces, yet consumers fail to report the offending workers and instead take their business elsewhere, researchers report in the latest edition ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google wants to turn your smartphone into a wallet

In a Mountain View convenience store, Marc Freed-Finnegan carries a bottle of water up to the cashier, who scans it and announces the price. Freed-Finnegan touches his smartphone to a gray plastic sensor labeled "PayPass," ...

Technology / Business

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

To boost customer satisfaction, owners should pay attention to employee job satisfaction

Previous studies have shown that customer satisfaction plays a key role in the health and future success of any company. When customers are satisfied, they keep coming back to the same store and invite their friends to do ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Consumer Psychologist Examines Effectiveness Of Reward Programs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rewards programs. Everyone is doing them — airlines, casinos, airlines, hotels and grocery chains — all with the intent to build customer loyalty.  Everybody has one, and nobody knows what it does for them, ...

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created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A quick fix for queues

Queuing, standing in line... it's what we do well, but complain about the most. Thankfully, science is coming to the rescue as researchers in Taiwan have devised a formula that could revolutionize restaurants, post offices, ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To build brand loyalty, company money better spent on advertisements that go beyond a product's surface-level appeal

(PhysOrg.com) -- All advertising dollars are not created equal, according to marketing research at Kansas State University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1