Is customer loyalty dead, or has the nature of customer loyalty changed?
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In the middle ages, a member of the French nobility, the Peer of France as soon as the coffin containing the remains of the king decended into the vault. This officially announced the death of the king
Long Live the King refers to the heir who immediately succeeds the former King.
Delta Tau Chi home of John Bluto Blutarsky
Mike the young agent: Ohio
3 out of 5 customers will give up a favorite brand to get better service experience
90% will spend more (13%) with companies that they believe provide excellent service (American Express)
Switching Is Easy
I don’t have to walk my policies over to your competitor
Your producer doesn’t have to knock on my door
I can check the web
Scariest of all: Your customers are being encouraged to leave!
T Mobile Ad:
401k provider: We’ll make the telephone call to your current 401k to close your account
How long before somebody is offering to call your agent and cancel your policies pro-rata?
Agency Universe Study
88% Average customer Retention rate
So why do they stay?
Time and effort to switch is seen as excessive
The relationship is with an employee, not the business
Habits are hard to break
Too Busy: renewal comes and they just pay it
They’re already gone – You just don’t know it yet.
Jan Carlzon Chairman & CEO of Scandanavian Airlines System: Wrote a book called :Service America
Where he talked about Moments of Truth
The perception of the relationship is the sum of recent experiences
If we want to have loyal customers, then we’ve got to make certain that they
New customer loyalty is earned. They expect you to be loyal to them before they are going to be loyal to you.
Social Media to Inform and Entertain
Customer Notification with Mobile
Weather alerts
Community happenings
Tell customers why your policies provide better coverage
Communicate more than just at renewal
Servicing Customers with Care and Compassion
Time to Double Down
If you believe that customer loyalty is about swearing fealty to your agency
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I’m here to tell you that the
“King is Dead!”
“LONG LIVE THE KING!”
Just to cement the concept, here is what I think Reciprocal Loyalty should look like.