This document is a summer training report submitted by Himani Shukla for her post graduate diploma in management. The report analyzes the role of loyalty programs in communication for cement company JK Cement Ltd. During her 8-week internship, she studied JK Cement's loyalty programs for dealers called Samridhi and for contractors called JK ke Shoorveer. She contacted 36 dealers who were part of the Samridhi program to understand the role of communication in designing loyalty programs and how communication can help increase sales. In the report, she provides an industry analysis of the cement sector in India, an overview of JK Cement, details of her project work contacting dealers, findings from discussions with dealers, and recommendations.
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Power point presentation of organisation study of J.K. cement ltd about the company company profile departmental analysis for my third semester project
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This is the detailed project carried during my MBA (10 weeks) on the topic of "Birla Wall Care Putty in Retail Segment" by enduring practical study & research in the Company in the Year 2011 . (Thus, some of the details may have been changed).
The purpose of this upload is for "Students" carrying projects in Cement Industry to have an Overview of it.( I had some issue with "Uprooting the basics" thus sharing it for reference to get an basic understanding & working towards your projects")
This should be used for reference purpose only. Thus,having a basic understanding towards & make your projects accordingly. (Independently!!)
Thus, this report will not be available for downloads...
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2. 2
SUMMER TRAINING REPORT
On
Role of Loyalty Programs in Communication
NAME OF SIP COMPANY: JK Cement Ltd.
SIP LOCATION: New Delhi
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Post Graduate Diploma in
Management
by
Himani Shukla
Batch: 2016-18
Roll No.: 1914
Dr. Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research Kamla Nagar
4. 4
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout
the course of this PGDM project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably
constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to
them for sharing their truthful and illuminating views on a number of issues related to the
project.
I express my warm thanks to my college mentor, Dr. Shekhar Trivedi for his support and
guidance.
I would also like to thank my project external guide Captain Uday Shriwas from JK Super
Cement and all the people who provided me with the facilities being required and conductive
conditions for my PGDM project.
Thank you,
Himani Shukla
5. 5
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The cement industry is one such industry which generally thrives on B2B, and therefore it has
to promote itself to the dealers and contractors, who purchase from them and also sell their
brand to the end customers.
During the eight-week period of my internship, I tried to analyze various strategies opted by
the cement companies to attract dealers. At JK Super Cement Ltd, I was given the opportunity
to get knowledge about various loyalty programs for dealers as well as contractors. There are
two distinct loyalty programs being run by the company for the dealers and contractors by the
names of Samridhi & JK ke Shoorveer respectively. These programs are a major part of the
sales and promotion strategy of the Company.
I was associated with Samridhi.
I took up this project to analyze the role of communication in designing loyalty programs and
come up with various strategies used by the company or can be used by the company to increase
sales.
My modus Operandi was to accumulate contact numbers of the silver tier dealers of the
company, who exclusively partnered with JK cement, and enjoyed a number of benefits by
being a part of the Samridhi Program. I communicated with them over Phone calls, had them
fill a questionnaire and tried to analyze how good communication skills helped in extracting
minor details from them, so that I can identify unfilled gaps and present it to the company.
By the end of my internship period, I was successful in coordinating with 36 dealers, which
also was the target given by the company. Additional to this, I also helped to design 2
questionnaires on google forms and designed three sample pen pictures of dealers on Microsoft
word which is attached at the end of this report
Cement
Company
Dealers Contractors Customers
6. 6
Contents
PART A (Company Profile)
PART B (Project Work) 14-25
Loyalty Program
Modus Operandi
Findings
PART C 26-33
Verdict
Questionnaire
References
1.1 INDUSTRY STUDY 7-11
1.1.1 Market Size
1.1.2 Investments
1.1.3 Government Initiatives
1.1.4 Road Ahead
1.2COMPNAY PROFILE 12-13
1.2.1 Mission
1.2.2 Vision
1.2.3 Core Values
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Chapter 2- Company Study
2.1- Industry Study
India is the second largest producer of cement in the world. Nowonder, India's cement industry
is a vital part of its economy, providing employment to more than a million people, directly or
indirectly. Ever since it was deregulated in 1982, the Indian cement industry has attracted huge
investments, both from Indian as well as foreign investors.
India has a lot of potential for development in the infrastructure and construction sector and
the cement sector is expected to largely benefit from it. Some of the recent major government
initiatives such as development of 98 smart cities are expected to provide a major boost to the
sector.
Expecting such developments in the country and aided by suitable government foreign policies,
several foreign players such as Lafarge-Holcim, Heidelberg Cement, and Vicat have invested
in the country in the recent past. A significant factor which aids the growth of this sector is the
ready availability of the raw materials for making cement, such as limestone and coal.
2.1.1- Market Size
Cement demand in India is expected to increase due to government’s push for large
infrastructure projects, leading to 45 million tons (MT) of cement needed in the next three to
four years#.
India's cement demand is expected to reach 550-600 Million Tons Per Annum (MTPA) by
2025. The housing sector is the biggest demand driver of cement, accounting for about 67 per
cent of the total consumption in India. The other major consumers of cement include
infrastructure at 13 per cent, commercial construction at 11 per cent and industrial construction
at 9 per cent.
To meet the rise in demand, cement companies are expected to add 56 MT capacity over the
next three years. The cement capacity in India may register a growth of eight per cent by next
year end to 395 MT from the current level of 366 MT. It may increase further to 421 MT by
the end of 2017. The country's per capita consumption stands at around 190 kg.
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The Indian cement industry is dominated by a few companies. The top 20 cement companies
account for almost 70 per cent of the total cement production of the country. A total of 188
large cement plants together account for 97 per cent of the total installed capacity in the
country, with 365 small plants account for the rest. Of these large cement plants, 77 are located
in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
2.1.2- Investments
On the back of growing demand, due to increased construction and infrastructural activities,
the cement sector in India has seen many investments and developments in recent times.
According to data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP),
cement and gypsum products attracted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worth US$ 3.117
billion between April 2000 and September 2016. Some of the major investments in Indian
cement industry are as follows:
Emami Ltd, a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, plans to invest around
Rs 8,500 crore (US$ 1.27 billion) to scale up its cement production capacity from 2.4
million tonnes (MT) to 15-20 MT in the next three to five years.
The Gujarat-based Nirma group, with presence in detergent, soap and chemicals sector,
has bought Lafarge India’s cement business, consisting of 11 MT production capacity,
for US$ 1.4 billion.
FLSmidth, a global engineering company based in Copenhagen, has signed a contract
with India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited for engineering, procurement and supply of
equipment for a complete cement production line with a capacity of 3,000 tonne in
Tamil Nadu.
KKR Mauritius Cement Investments Limited acquired 8.5 per cent stake in Dalmia
Bharat Limited (DBL).
Cement maker Burnpur Cement plans to invest Rs 500 crore (US$ 75 million) for
expansion of its production capacity to 3 MTPA in the next three to four years.
India's largest cement maker UltraTech Cement is looking forward to acquire
Jaiprakash Associates six cement factories for a total value of Rs 16,500 crore (US$
2.475 billion)
Birla Corporation Ltd, a part of the MP Birla Group, has agreed to acquire two cement
assets of Lafarge India for an enterprise value of Rs 5,000 crore (US$ 750 million).
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Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has invested around Rs 2,000 crore (US$ 300 million) in
expanding its business in North East over the past two years. The company currently
has three manufacturing plants in the region — one in Meghalaya and two in Assam.
JSW Group plans to expand its cement production capacity to 30 MTPA from 5 MTPA
by setting up grinding units closer to its steel plants.
UltraTech Cement Ltd has charted out its next phase of Greenfield expansion after a
period of aggressive acquisitions over the last two years. UltraTech has plans to set up
two Greenfield grinding units in Bihar and West Bengal.
UltraTech Cement Ltd bought two cement plants and related power assets of Jaiprakash
Associates Ltd in Madhya Pradesh for Rs 5,400 crore (US$ 810 million).
JSW Cement Ltd has planned to set up a 3 MTPA clinkerisation plant at Chittapur in
Karnataka at an estimated cost of Rs 2,500 crore (US$ 375 million).
Andhra Cements Ltd has commenced the commercial production in the company's
cement plants – Durga Cement Works at Dachepalli, Guntur and Visakha Cement
Works at Visakhapatnam.
2.1.3- Government Initiatives
In the 12th Five Year Plan, the Government of India plans to increase investment in
infrastructure to the tune of US$ 1 trillion and increase the industry's capacity to 150
MT.
The Cement Corporation of India (CCI) was incorporated by the Government of India
in 1965 to achieve self-sufficiency in cement production in the country. Currently, CCI
has 10 units spread over eight states in India.
In order to help the private sector companies thrive in the industry, the government has
been approving their investment schemes. Some such initiatives by the government in
the recent past are as follows:
The Union Budget proposed to assign infrastructure status to affordable housing
projects and facilitate higher investments and better credit facilities, in line with the
government’s aim to provide housing for all by 2022 which will boost cement demand.
The Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, said that the National Housing Bank will refinance
individual housing loans of about Rs 20,000 crore (US$ 3 billion) in 2017-18. The
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Finance Minister proposed to complete 1 crore houses by 2019. All these developments
are expected to boost cement demand.
The increased allocation to rural low-cost housing under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin
scheme to Rs 23,000 crore (US$ 3.45 billion) from Rs 16,000 crore (US$ 2.4 billion) in FY17 is likely
to drive a 2 per cent increase in cement demand, Ambit Capital said in a report.
The Parliament of India has cleared amendments to the Mines and Minerals Development and
Regulation (MMDR)Act,which will enable companies to transfercaptive mines leasessimilar to mines
won through an auction, and wh ich is expected to lead to increased Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
of steel and cement companies.
The Government of India is planning to revive the state-run cement factories across India, in order to
give a boost to road and realty projects by bringing down their construction costs.
The Government of India plans to enacta law that will allow the companies which have receivedmining
licenses without having gone through the auction process, to transfer these leases, in a move that is
expected to make mergers and acquisitions (M&As) easier in the steel, cement, and metals sectors.
The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched low priced cement branded 'Amma' Cement. The sale of
the cement started in Tiruchi at Rs 190 (US$ 2.84) a bag through the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies
Corporation (TNCSC).Salescommenced in five godowns of the TNCSCand will be rolled out in stages
with the low priced cement available across the state from 470 outlets.
The Government of Kerala has accorded sanction to Malabar Cements Ltd to set up a bulk cement
handling unit at Kochi Port at an investment of Rs 160 crore (US$ 23.5 million).
The Andhra Pradesh State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) has approved proposals worth Rs 9,200
crore (US$ 1.35 billion) including three cement plants and concessions to Hero MotoCorp project. The
total capacity of these three cement plants is likely to be about 12 MTPA and the plants are expected to
generate employment for nearly 4,000 people directly and a few thousands more indirectly.
India has joined hands with Switzerland to reduce energy consumption and develop newer methods in
the country for more efficient cement production, which will help India meet its rising demand for
cement in the infrastructure sector.
The Government of India has decided to adopt cement instead of bitumen for the construction of all
new road projects on the grounds that cement is more durable and cheaper to maintain than bitumen in
the long run.
11. 11
2.1.4- Road Ahead
The eastern states of India are likely to be the newer and virgin markets for cement companies
and could contribute to their bottom line in future. In the next 10 years, India could become the
main exporter of clinker and gray cement to the Middle East, Africa, and other developing
nations of the world. Cement plants near the ports, for instance the plants in Gujarat and
Visakhapatnam, will have an added advantage for exports and will logistically be well armed
to face stiff competition from cement plants in the interior of the country.
A large number of foreign players are also expected to enter the cement sector, owing to the
profit margins and steady demand. In future, domestic cement companies could go for global
listings either through the FCCB route or the GDR route.
With help from the government in terms of friendlier laws, lower taxation, and increased
infrastructure spending, the sector will grow and take India’s economy forward along with it.
Exchange Rate Used: INR 1 = US$ 0.015 as on February 9, 2017
References: Media Reports, Press releases, Union Budget 2017-18
Exchange Rate Used:INR 1 = US$ 0.015 as on December 17, 2015
References: Media Reports, Press releases
Notes: 1 - ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2016’ report by
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) India, 2 – as per JLL India, 3 – ‘Global Market Perspective
(Q4, 2015)’ report by JLL India
12. 12
1.2- Company Profile
J.K. Cement Ltd is an affiliate of the multi-disciplinary industrial conglomerate J.K.
Organisation which was founded by Lala Kamlapat Singhania. For over four decades, J.K.
Cement has partnered India's multi-sectoral infrastructure needs on the strength of its product
excellence, customer orientation and technology leadership The Company has over four
decades of experience in cement manufacturing. Our operations commenced with commercial
production at our first grey cement plant at Nimbahera in the state of Rajasthan in May 1975.
Subsequently the Company also set up 2 more units in Rajasthan at Mangrol and Gotan. In the
year 2009 the Company extended its footprint by setting up a green-field unit in Muddapur,
Karnataka giving it access to the markets of south-west India. In the year 2014, the company
further expanded its capacity in the north with brownfield expansion of 1.5 MnTPA integrated
unit at Mangrol and split grinding unit of 1.5 MnTPA at Jhajjar. Today J.K. Cement has an
installed grey cement capacity of 10.5 MnTPA making it one of the leading manufacturers in
the country.
The Company is the second largest manufacturer of white cement in India, with an annual
capacity of 600,000 tonnes in India. We are also the second largest producer of Wall putty in
the country with an annual installed capacity of 700,000 tonnes. J.K. Cement was the first
Company to install a captive power plant in the year 1987 at Bamania, Rajasthan. J.K Cement
is also the first cement Company to install a waste heat recovery power plant to take care of
the need of green power. Today at its different locations, the Company has captive power
generation capacity of over 140.7 MWs which include 23.2 MW of waste heat recovery power
plants.
The Company has made its first international foray with the setting up of a green-field dual
process white cement-cum-grey cement plant in the free trade zone at Fujairah, U.A.E to cater
to the GCC and African markets. The plant at Fujairah has a capacity of 0.6 million tonnes per
annum for White Cement with a flexibility to change over its operation to produce upto 1
million tonnes per annum of Grey Cement. The commercial production from Fujairah Plant
started from Sep'2014.With this, J.K Cement Ltd has become the second largest White Cement
Producer in the World.
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As a part of its new initiatives, the Company plans to increase the production capacity of Wall
Putty to keep pace with the rising demand. In this direction, the company plans to put up 6 lac
tonnes capacity at Katni in M.P. The first phase of 2 lac tonnes commenced on 25.5.16.
Backed by state-of-the-art technology, access to the best quality raw materials and highly
skilled manpower against the backdrop of India's infrastructural growth in an overdrive, we are
upbeat about the future. Superior products and a strong Brand name, an extensive marketing
and distribution network and the technical know-how represent the Company's abiding
strengths.
1.2.1 Vision
To be the most admired company, to set new benchmark in business practices and fulfilling the
needs and expectations of our customers by giving them value for their hard earned money.
1.2.2 Mission
To go beyond mere offering of quality products to our customers and practice business in
accordance with the highest ethical standards, supporting the community where we work and
live, protecting the health and safety of our employees and safe guarding the environment
where in we do our business.
1.2.3 Core Values
At JK Cements Ltd, we are convinced that staying successful in the business environment
requires more than just striving for economic success.
We must also accept social responsibility and demonstrate environmental awareness. We live
and practice our company values. They serve as the basis for our business practices
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Declaration
I hereby declare that this project report titled “Role of Loyalty Program in
Communication” is my own work, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Neither it contains any material previously written by any other person nor
material which, to a substantial extent, has been accepted for the award of any
other degree or diploma of any other institute, except where due
acknowledgement has been made in text.
Date- 30/06/2017 Name- Himani Shukla
Roll No. 1914
Batch- 2016-2018
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Declaration by the Faculty Mentor
This is to certify that Himani Shukla, student of full time PGDM course (2016-18) at Dr.
Gaur Hari Singhania Institute of Management and Research, Kanpur has satisfactorily
submitted the summer internship report titled “Role of Loyalty Program in communication”
under the guidance of the undersigned in partial fulfilment of PGDM (FULL TIME) course.
Date: Signature of Faculty Mentor
Name: Dr. Shekhar Trivedi
Designation: Professor
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Loyalty Program
Loyalty programs are structured marketing strategies designed by merchants to encourage
customers to continue to shop at or use the services of businesses associated with each program.
These programs exist covering most types of business, each one having varying features and
rewards schemes.
Customer loyalty is both an attitudinal and behavioural tendency to favour one brand over all
others, whether due to satisfaction with the product or service, its convenience or performance,
or simply familiarity and comfort with the brand. Customer loyalty encourages consumers to
shop more consistently, spend a greater share of wallet, and feel positive about a shopping
experience, helping attract consumers to familiar brands in the face of a competitive
environment.
Types Of Loyalty
To understand customer loyalty one must recognize there are different types and degrees of
loyalty. There is monogamous loyalty and there is polygamous. There are also behavioural
and attitudinal aspects. A look at these concepts will clarify what “customer loyalty” really is,
and this is important because having a solid understanding of the concept is critical if one hopes
to design a reward program where loyalty enhancement is the primary objective.
Monogamous vs. Polygamous Loyalty
We live in a world of polygamous, not monogamous loyalty. For example, a person might
shop at Safeway, Thrifty Foods and Save-on-Foods and unfailingly shop at all three. The
person is then loyal to them, but not to others, and yet 100% loyal to none. In their book
Loyalty Myths, Keiningham et al. (2005) suggest that “loyalty can in part be thought of as the
probability a customer will purchase a brand on any particular purchase occasion. For example,
a customer may tend to purchase Brand A 70 percent of the time, Brand B 20 percent, and
Brand C 10 percent of the time” (p.90). The point here is that, in the real world, 100% loyal
customers are rare. In the majority of cases, attempting to make customers completely loyal is
unrealistic. A more realistic goal for businesses is to make customers as loyal as possible – to
maximize customer share of wallet, frequency of purchase and overall profitability. The
objective of businesses, and therefore loyalty programs as well, should be to make the
organization’s share of customer loyalty as high as possible.
According to Dowling and Uncles (1997) from Australia, “‘polygamous loyalty’ is a better
description of actual consumer behavior than either brand switching (a conscious once-and-
for-all change of allegiance to another brand) … or promiscuity (the butterfly tendency to flit
from brand to brand without any fixed allegiance).”
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Behavioural and Attitudinal Loyalty
In the past, many scholars defined loyalty in behavioural terms. If a person made most
purchases in a given product category from one supplier, regardless of the reason, the person
was defined as loyal. As Kumar and Shah from the University of Connecticut’s School of
Business (2004) point out, “a majority of existing loyalty programs follow these measures to
reward behavioral loyalty. That is, the more you spend with the company, the more rewards
you earn”.
A second element of loyalty is attitudinal loyalty. Like behavioural loyalty, attitudinal
definitions have existed for a long time. This second element of loyalty focuses on how strong
the psychological commitment or attachment is to the brand. By itself, it too has limitations.
For example, how loyal are people who rave about a product and promote it to their friends,
but then for whatever reason fail to buy it regularly themselves?
In the opinion of many scholars, as a minimum, an adequate definition of customer loyalty
includes the history of actions plus feelings and intentions toward the brand or commercial
relationship. Loyalty action and talk (i.e., promotion to others) are both valuable to businesses,
but in different ways.
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Modus Operandi
During my internship period in the company, I was given the task to collect the insights about
the loyalty programs. For the same, I was provided the opportunity to interact with various
cement dealers all across north region. I phone called these dealers and had a one to one
communication with them.
I designed an interactive questionnaire, which worked as a medium to communicate and
thereby cite valuable information from them.
The questionnaire is mentioned at the end of this report.
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Findings
Around 67% of the respondents agreed that they were aware about the term loyalty program.
However, around 20% had no idea, what so ever, about what it was all about while around
12% had a small hint regarding it.
A major segement agreed that they were a part of some or the other form of loyalty programs.
These programs ranged from brands, banks, dealerships etc.
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Around 80% respondents were a part of some or the other loyalty programs for dealers only.
While 14.3% were enjoying loyalty benefits from retail chains like big bazar, lifestyle etc.
More than half of the population agreed that loyalty programs were not very easy to
understand
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.
Approximately, 50% respondents claimed that various offers from the loyalty programs
attracted them
38% respondents said that they expected their loyalty program to be more transparent and
easy to understand, while 31% said that timely delivery of rewards was more of their
concern.
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70% respondents were satisfied with what their loyalty program offered them. While 30%
were unsatisfied.
Around 90% agreed that loyalty programs were good for them. While 10% claimed it was not
of much utility to them.
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Approximately 80% agreed that choosing certain brand was effected with what loyalty
programs certain brand offered them.
Around 87% respondents believed that loyalty programs play a major role in building
relationships between the company and them. While 13% claimed that it had nothing to do
with it.
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Verdict
Program Satisfaction
Brands can effectively evolve their Programs by ensuring the Program supports the brand
promise, and by ensuring the Program helps fulfil Members’ needs in a brand-aligned manner.
top drivers of satisfaction:
• Brand alignment—the extent to which the Program experience lives up to, and fulfills, the
promise the brand is making to its customers.
• Meeting needs—the extent to which the Program is meeting Member needs; related to the
ways in which Members count on the brand to do what it says it will do.
• Program enjoyment—a less tangible metric, but highly important, the extent to which
participants deem the Program experience in and of itself, enjoyable
Awareness and Simplicity
The loyalty programs are complicated. The system must be designed in such a way that the
customer can easily understand it. The instructions must be in simple language, explaining step
by step processes involved in the program they are associated with. There is very less awareness
about loyalty programs amongst Indians. Brands must take care that even the cashier involved
in the cash counter must have clear understanding about the loyalty programs, so that he can
impart the same to the customer.
Special Offers for the Premium Members
The premium members must be treated different from that of others.
Given that Customer Experience is a broad and rich topic, we set out to investigate a specific
element of this discipline: live person-to-person interactions between Members and
representatives of the brand and Program.
• Program satisfaction is 2.7X higher for Members who are made to feel special or recognized
by representatives of the brand or Program.
• People-to-people interactions create emotion—both positive and negative—and positive
emotions increase brand loyalty.
• Marketers and Program operators must not overlook the important stakeholders who comprise
the connective tissue between the brand and its customers or Members. When brand
representatives make Members feel special or recognized, it pays satisfaction dividends that
result in increased satisfaction and loyalty to the brand—that is a tremendous opportunity for
Customer Experience in loyalty.
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Name *
Firm's name
Contact Number
Age
Below 35
35-45
Above 45
Marital Status
Single
Married
Married with kids
Have you heard of a term called "Loyalty Program?"
Yes
No
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Maybe
Are you a part of any loyalty program?
Banks
Dealers
Brands
No
Other:
Before deciding to be a part of any loyalty program, do you care to collect information about
it?
Yes
No
Can you tell any features of loyalty program? What comes in your mind when you come across
any loyalty program?
Do you think that loyalty programs are pretty easy to understand?
Yes
No
Does being a member of a loyalty program develop a feeling of pride?
Yes
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No
What parts of loyalty programs attract you?
Gifts
Discount
Offers
Rewards
Can loyalty programs affect sales in any manner? Can it increase sales?
Yes
No
Similarly, can it help to retain and gain customers?
Yes
No
Do you feel that loyalty programs are helpful in better communication?
Yes
No
Do you also feel that loyalty programs act like tools through which companies can improve
relationship with the dealers?
Yes
No
Do loyalty programs influence your choice of keeping certain brand?
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Yes
No
Are you satisfied with the loyalty program you are currently associated with?
Yes
No
Do you find any loopholes in the loyalty program you are associated with? also, can you
suggest something to improve?
How frequently do you receive rewards by the loyalty program you are associated with?
On time basis (e.g. monthly quarterly etc)
On performance basis (e.g. buying a certain units of the product)
How frequently do you expect to receive rewards by the loyalty program you are associated
with?
On time basis (e.g. monthly quarterly etc)
On performance basis (e.g. buying a certain units of the product)
Once you become a part of Loyalty program, what are your expectations?
Customer satisfaction
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Timely Delivery of Rewards
Awareness
Simplicity and Honesty
Campaign
Are you attracted to Promotional Campaigns done by companies?
Yes
No
Should company send you the information in personal for promotional campaign?
Yes
No
Which medium do you prefer for these campaigns?
News paper Ads
Whatsapp
Text
E-mail
Do you eagerly wait for these kind of campaign to be done frequently?
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personal Information
Date of Birth- DD/MM/YYYY
Age- xx
Marital Status- Married, with kids.
Kids Status- students
Spouse Status- Housewife
Number of Family Members- 5
Wedding Anniversary- DD/MM/YYYY
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LIfestyle
Favorite Place to Dine- Restaurant
Favorite Accessory(s)- Rings and watches
Favorite Beverage- Tea
Favorite Car- Mercedes
Favorite Leisure Activity- Watching News
Favorite Cuisine- North Indian and Mughlai
Preferred Movie Genre- Biopics
Vacational Preferences
Frequency of vacationing- once in two-three months
Adventure Sports- yes
Nature/landscape of vacation- Beach
Frequently visits- Dubai
Wishes to visit- Paris
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