The 5 pillars of creating customer loyalty are: 1) providing additional value through seminars, appreciation events, loyalty programs and exceeding service expectations, 2) effective communication through personal touches, quick response times and transparency, 3) proactive service by anticipating customer needs, 4) integrating company values through staff training and strategic planning, and 5) managing feedback by collecting, analyzing and acting on customer feedback from CRM systems to understand customer goals. The Net Promoter Score is a metric used to measure customer experience and loyalty.