Expensive Customer Retention Programs That Are Worth It!
In these days of mounting acquisition costs, businesses have found it cost-effective and more
profitable to target their existing client base. Even high-cost customer
retention programs can secure an impressive ROI. It makes sense to invest in such highly
personalized and reward-yielding customer retention programs that help
businesses to optimize their business development budgets. Here are some
examples of high-cost, high-impact loyalty programs.
- VIP Access To Premium Club Memberships
The VIP privilege is provided to those
customers who have remained loyal to the brand over a period of time, by making
frequent and large volume purchases. By partnering with relevant organizations,
a business grants its loyal customers the perks of becoming members of various
premium networks such as online libraries, movie clubs, fan clubs and even
sports based groups. The programs come at a cost, but are easily justified by
way of the great mileage earned in the long run.
- Celebrity Based Loyalty Marketing Programs
When celebrities in various walks of life
such as mass media, fashion , sports etc are roped in to become part of loyalty
based campaigns, more traffic comes away in the form of repeat business that
qualifies people to such exposure. A simple opportunity to lunch with a
celebrity, a chance to get personalized tips from subject matter experts or an
prospect to movie previews, can create a major boost to customer retention programs and resultant sales.
- Opening A Mini Site Exclusively For The Remarketing Campaign
Doing away with miniature links and
pop-ups to prompt customers to sign up to loyalty programs, one big way to
secure exclusive mileage for loyalty programs is that of opening a mini site.
The site may be run for a specific time limit and will focus with the loyalty
based marketing programs alone. The site will have restricted access to members
who will be entitled to a range of perks and benefits that other might not
have. These may include, exciting free gifts, offers, contests and bundle
offers at preferential rates. Though an extension to the online marketing
expenditure is on the cards, it is worthwhile when the benefits of increased
brand awareness and repeat business start paying off.
- Access To Gala Events
Great events in the fashion and media are
organized by MNCs, though sponsors and award privileged access to existing
customers as a mark of loyalty. The costs of acquiring sponsorships and
managing the event including PR will be expensive but the turnout of existing
customers and the impact on conversion rates are very profound. Customers are
indirectly made to shop more, in order to qualify for VIP access to these
events. These events may be culmination
points for powerful referral marketing of the brand and the benefits of being
loyal to it.
The costs of remarketing may be high in
the initial phases of their implementation, but they are fruit bearing
programmes in the long run as far the sales chart is concerned. They serve
multiple purposes like increasing customer lifetime value, average order value
and brand engagement