Customer Loyalty: How to Earn It, How to Keep It

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 272 pages
• Published by: Jossey-Bass; Rev Sub edition October 9, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0787963887
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0787963880
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

From Publishers Weekly
Management consultant Griffin here addresses the failure of the "market share" theory. Presenting case studies-Home Depot's customer intimacy standard; Sharp Electronics' sales doctor approach-she stresses the need to develop customer loyalty programs. Griffin deftly looks at pricing, value, customers' purchasing cycles, positioning and targeting to create repeat purchasers. She ponders: What "exactly" does a company do that engenders loyalty? A Florida picture framer she interviewed discovered by surveying his customers that the uniqueness and quality of his work ensured their patronage, not his low-end framing options; a Nebraska travel agent learned that he retained his corporate accounts because of his willingness to hold regular review sessions with them. Readers will profit from the arsenal of tools Griffin provides.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal
Studies have shown that customer satisfaction does not equate with continued sales. What a business requirements instead is customer retention and repeated purchases, otherwise know as customer loyalty. Marketing consultant Griffin has written a practical guide for planning strategies to assure customer loyalty. She uses actual examples to describe whom a company should target, how to find qualified prospects, and how to turn customers into company advocates. Griffin also details how to win back inactive customers and how to develop a loyalty-driven corporate culture. Several recent books have been published in this area, including Joan Cannie's Turning Lost Customers into Gold (American Management Assn., 1994), which provides sample survey forms but an abbreviated text. Griffin's thoroughgoing treatment is recommended for public libraries.
Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, O'Connor-Cavanagh Lib., Phoenix, Ariz.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
As the managing editor of CRMGuru.com, the largest online community of business professionals focusing on customer loyalty and related issues, my bookshelves are overflowing with review copies of books on CRM, loyalty, customer centricity and the like. Jill's book does not reside on these bookshelves. Her latest second edition sits next to my computer monitor, within easy reach. I use it frequently as one of my "customer loyalty bibles" when looking for case studies and working examples to weave into our numerous newsletters and online forum discussion board topics. Jill goes beyond information; she allows the reader to engross herself as a customer of the book. It is a win-win situation for all customers. A must read in my book! So much so that I list it in my suggested reading for students in my entrepreneurial classses that I teach on the college level. Carol Parenzan Smalley Managing Editor CRMGuru.com Comment | | (Report this)