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January 26, 2007

Loyal behavior reflects on ROI

Persistence with loyalty development undoubtedly led to a surplus on the bottom line for Andersen & Martin - the largest car dealer in Denmark, and simply proves the invaluable link between loyal co-workers and loyal customers.

In this article Peter Winther discusses the case as it were for Andersen & Martini, a Copenhagen based public company. The company turned red numbers to black in record time. One of the key instruments being the design and implementation of an impressive and highly effective marketing loyalty program.

-> Article is found here: Return on Behavior Magazine
-> Visit Andersen & Martini (in Danish)
-> Download the article as PDF:
LoyalBehaviorReflectsROI_PeterWinther_Article.pdf

The money in your Customer Experience

The service, that your customers experience is a key component in your ability to secure customer loyalty.

For every company that declares as its goal to be more customer-driven it is from the start crucial to understand the company's position in relation to the customers: How do the customers perceive the company's products and services? Are they satisfied with the products and services that they buy? Do they think that there is an acceptable relation  between price and quality? Which factors influence the customers' satisfaction and loyalty? Is customer satisfaction rising or falling, and what is the customers' evaluation of the company in comparison with its competitors? 

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January 25, 2007

Poll result: Marketing challenge 2007

Marketing challenge 2007
What is your biggest marketing challenge in 2007?
Aligning sales and marketing 5%
Increasing online competence in marketing department 11%
Implementing marketing metrics and ROI 16%
Lead acquisition 16%
Sustain and build customer loyalty 37%
Increase customer experience 16%

Poll conducted by Customaxi on behalf of "Marketingboss".
Poll closed on January 24th. 2007.



Michael Leander Nielsen comments:

I am puzzled and relieved. Only 5% see the alignment of sales and marketing as a challenge. Is that because the voters already have implemented a tight alignment, or because it is not a priority? My guess is the latter. Which of course is a shame.
But I - for one - am glad that 37% plan to focus on building customer loyalty, improving customer loyalty. And since increasing the customer experience often also directly supports a customer loyalty focus, I guess it is fair to say that more than half of the CMO's surveyed find that customer loyalty is the #1 focus in 2007.

In a future article I will talk about the average CMO's reluctancy to focus on Marketing ROI. The fact that only 16% find this area to be important is neither surprising nor uncommon.

05:20 Posted by Michael Leander Nielsen in Polls | Permalink | Email this | Tags: marketing, poll, customaxi, michael leander, leander nielsen, marketingboss, marketing challenge

January 17, 2007

Smart Spenders: The Global Innovation 1000

Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study of the world’s 1,000 largest corporate R&D budgets uncovers a small group of high-leverage innovators who outperform their industries.

What does Dentsply International, a midsized manufacturer of dental products in York, Penn., have in common with Kobe Steel, a Japanese metals producer? What qualities are shared by Cadbury Schweppes, the European candy and beverage company; Tata Motors, the up-and-coming Indian automaker; and Google, the superstar of Silicon Valley? What links Caterpillar, the leviathan of earthmoving equipment, with Apple, the nimble conjurer of the iPod Nano, and Adidas, the German purveyor of sportswear? What does Toyota have in common with Christian Dior?

Read full article here: http://www.strategy-business.com/resilience/rr00039

08:35 Posted by Michael Leander Nielsen in Customer experience | Permalink | Email this | Tags: marketing, innovation, michael leander nielsen, customaxi, R&D spending

January 15, 2007

Poll: Biggest Marketing challenge in 2007 ?

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January 07, 2007

Which Customers Complain the Most about Customer Service?

New research reveals the top countries where customers complain about customer service most.

A few interesting facts about customer complaints in different countries. Who would have guessed that Swedish customers complain more than anyone else?

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19:35 Posted by Michael Leander Nielsen in Customer experience | Permalink | Email this | Tags: marketing, customer, crm, michael leander nielsen, customaxi

January 03, 2007

Experiential marketing growing

Experiential marketing is closely linked to customer experience strategies for marketers. Many factors fuel its growth, like the new realities of media consumption and avoidance, and the resulting need to find new ways to reach audiences directly, when and where they are most receptive, even welcoming.
Read full article by Michael Leander Nielsen at Return on Behavior Magazine:

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