CUSTOMER RETENTION
Customer retention is any process that the organization undertakes to reduce the customer switching to other organization. This process starts as soon as the customer comes in contact with the organization and it continues for the entire lifetime, till there is a relationship with customer. Services and products are not only the ways through which the organization can attract new customers and retain then, the services offered by the organization to its existing customers also has a strong impact in building a relationship with the existing customers and attracting new customers.
Retaining the customer is all about giving the customer everything more than what he/she expects from the organization. The expectation of the
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Customer retention strategy in an E-commerce company except from maintain the customers and clients will also help in the advertising and the growth of the organization.
Some of the reasons why a customer retention strategy should be implemented in a digital space are:
• Customer loyalty Any customer retention strategy I formed to build loyalty of the customers towards the organization. Retention strategy will help in forming brand loyalty by providing the service of the organization in such a way that the customers will not try to visit the competitors to place their orders. By adopting the retention strategy the organization will be able provide the products and services in the best possible price than the competitors there by giving the organization a competitive edge over the others which will indirectly lead to building customer loyalty.
• Word of mouth advertising A satisfied customer will always recommend his friends or family member to make purchase from the same organization from where he purchases. For instance a loyal customer who has been purchasing from Flipkart from past 6 year because he is satisfied with the service delivered by the company will always recommend his friends and family to purchase from
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They also provide credits on purchase for the customer who make their first purchase from their site if they place an order for the second time. This help in influencing the customer make purchase from the same site. SOME PROGRAMS ADOPTED BY BRANDS TO BUILD CUSTOMER LOYALTY
• Amazon Prime
Amazon introduced a new program called as the Amazon Prime to give its customer an additional benefit that none of the brands offered to its customers. In this service the customer has to subscribe for it by paying an amount of $99. Through subscribing to this service the customer can get free two-day shipping on any eligible item without a minimum-order balance, and free same-day delivery (in 14 metro areas) on eligible orders more than $35. Prime Pantry Delivery costs a flat $5.99 for delivery of heavy and bulky items.
Due this program the customer who have subscribed for this program give first preference to amazon to make any purchase and end up buying what they want from Amazon. This develops loyalty for the brand in the minds of the customer.
• Flipkart
- working with working staff to set up strategies, models and frameworks. - Setting client administration measures & assuring that the current standards satisfy the customers & helps retaining them. • Coordinating with the workers themselves can help effectively in setting appropriate models for the procedures & systems because they are the ones who interact directly with raw materials and producing the products, so they would know better if anything in manufacturing needs improvement or so. • It is important to satisfy the current customers in different possible ways in order to retain them which eventually leads in attracting more customers as well.
Introduction Zappos is an online shoe retailer that started its business in the year 1999. The company later expanded and increased the variety of the products of its business by adding clothing, beauty products, and housewares. The Zappos Customer Loyalty Team Case Study emphasizes on the customer service department and the initial focus the drop ship method. The company also created a brick and mortar storefront to expand the business from online only and increase sales. The management of Zappos took an innovative approach to earn their required return on investment.
This loyalty program ensures that consumers will repeatedly return to Cineplex to use their SCENE card and receive the rewards. This concept allows consumers to have brand loyalty as they constantly only attend Cineplex to visit the theatre so they are able to use the points. Cineplex therefore implements brand loyalty by engaging their consumers through a loyalty program and providing them a reason to return back and to use the service one
The prime video membership price stands at $8.99/month, a dollar less than the standard plan of Netflix. It provides 30-day free subscription to new users. Along with this, at an additional price of $2/month, a consumer can get full access to amazon prime membership which includes several unique benefits like free two-day shipping, music streaming, e-books and even one-day delivery of purchased products on Amazon in selected areas. Prime video also provides the option of downloading latest movies and TV shows for offline
Each buyer or seller needs to make a one-time sign-up and the activities of the user are remembered by the website on subsequent visits. Due to the same reason, the website generates loyal customers as well. In the case of any issues with buying or selling activities, the customer support facility is available for solving the issue. Amazon also conducts frequent surveys and polls to get customer feedback and to improve themselves. Amazon does not sell or share the confidential information provided by the customers for the purpose of signing up with Amazon.
Today, many people prefer to order products from Amazon instead of going to stores or malls. c. DESCRIPTION OF MY SUBJECT (AMAZON.COM): Amazon (Amazon.com) is the world’s largest online retailer and a prominent cloud services provider. The company was initially a book seller, then later it expanded to sell a wide variety of consumer goods and digital media as well as its own electronic devices, such as the Kindle e-book reader, Kindle Fire tablet and Fire TV, a streaming media adapter (Rouse, 2018).
If retailers understood that there’s a high demand for cheap, same-day deliveries, the could capitalize on it. Of course, Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, understood the need for this service. They are in the lead when it comes to addressing this aspect. In December 2014, Amazon first launched Prime Now in parts of Manhattan,
This situation in turn created a service differentiation for the company compared to its other competitors. First, the Amazon.com website has an attractive and customer-friendly interface. Fast and reliable delivery which allow the customers to receive their order within the same day in specific area has also been an incredible feature of the company. A no-nonsense returns policy is being implemented, too. To assist the customers in choosing their order, purchase suggestions based on their previous purchases and webpage viewing are given.
The market for Mercedes Benz will also be divided in terms of their loyalty status. Users of Mercedes Benz products will have a high loyalty status as it carries a brand image of an organization that offers it users the best products and services. Mercedes offers a Loyalty Program, for instance, “If you are a current U.S. Member of the MBCA and have been a Member for at least 12 consecutive months prior to purchasing or leasing a NEW Mercedes-Benz vehicle, you are considered a "Member in Good Standing" and automatically qualify for a $500 price discount.” (mbca,
Amazon is the pioneer of e-commerce. Walmart, its soon-to-be rival, has built its success in traditional brick-and-mortar. Amazon has decimated other traditional retailers, yet Walmart has found a way to thrive. The two companies are preparing to face off on Amazon’s turf. Walmart just ended a subscription program and now offers free two-day shipping on any purchase above $35.
Amazon’s competitive strategy is cost leadership. Amazon has achieved a lot on a great scale that it gets the best prices from its vendors so they can operate in very flexible and thin margins and sell their items easily at retail prices and make money. They also provide shipping products for a reasonable cheap price. They also have improved their warehouses by giving some space to other sellers who want to sell their items through Amazon. They differentiate and provide better quality than their competitors across the industry.
Customers will be a loyal customer if their opinions and needs are met by a company. I believe this is the most important building block. I have worked as a manager of a retail card and gift store in Wantagh for the past five years. Throughout my five years, I take great pride in the customers that shop with us. If there is something that I can do to help my customers or order them a certain product, I don’t hesitate.
A customer refers to anyone who purchases and utilizes a company's products and services. Customers can be an immense concern for some companies due to customers changing their minds frequently along with other factors. Companies must understand the needs of its consumers
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EMPLOYEES RETENTION Employee retention means to retain the employees in the organisations and not giving them chance to leave the organisations at any cost. The burly block for any organisations is just not to get the best employees for the organisations, but to also retain them in the organization. There are number of reason because of which an employee leaves or try to quit the job, some of them are: 1.
Most people today, own one at least one technological device which could be one of the access platforms that form online channels the company may apply for their digital marketing to achieve profitability and retention of customers. Chaffey and Ellis-Chadwick (2012) state that a digital marketing strategy is constantly needed to provide a sense of direction for an organization’s online marketing activities so that they integrate with its other marketing activities and support its overall business goals. According to Parise et al.