Win a Customer for Life by Employing the 5 R’s of Customer Loyalty
January 20, 2017 1 Comment
The how to guide to Win a Customer for Life by Employing the 5 R’s of Customer Loyalty
Following the 5 R’s of Customer Loyalty Will Enable Your Company to Attract and Keep Customers for Life

The First “R” of Customer Loyalty Is Setting High Quality Customer Standards (External) and Goals (Internal) and then Delivering on that Customer Promise for Each and Every Customer Interaction as well as the overall & long-term customer relationship
The 2nd “R” of Customer Loyalty Is Ensuring That Customer’s Expectations Are Met: Needs, Concerns, Quality, Cycle Time Expectations, etc.
The 3rd “R” of Customer Loyalty Is Ensuring That Your Brand and Company has Distinctive and Positive Characteristics such that it drives positive emotions (driving repeat business, customer referrals, word-of-mouth adverting, etc.
The 4th “R” of Customer Loyalty Is Ensuring That Your Brand and Company develops a high quality and mutually beneficial relationship with your customers based on mutual respect, customer insights, an ongoing and open dialogue and a model that encourages a partnership between your brand & company and your customers
The 5th “R” of Loyalty Is Ensuring That Your Brand and Company rewards mutually beneficial customer behavior (greater share of wallet, spend, brand partnership activities, etc.) such that it drives further and longer-term customer loyalty.
SUMMARY: If you take the pledge above to adhere to the 5 R’s of customer loyalty, you will enhance your ability to attract and retain customers for life. Key to this is developing the capabilities to be best in class for each “R” and ensuring that you are (cost effectively) maintaining a major qualitative advantage in each customer R vs. your competitors.
For addition information on this topic, consult the following resources:
- Qualtrics: Customer Loyalty: Good overview of what customer loyalty is, why it matters, and how companies build it. Link: https://www.qualtrics.com/experience-management/customer/customer-loyalty/
- Harvard Business Review: The Value of Keeping the Right Customers. Strong strategic perspective on retention, loyalty, and long-term customer value. Link: https://hbr.org/2014/10/the-value-of-keeping-the-right-customers










































