Best Practice Report

Social Loyalty

How To Find, Create, And Nurture Brand Advocates

Lisa Bradner
 and  three contributors
Jun 25, 2008

Summary

Marketers need engagement to create long-lasting brand relationships, but how should they try to create these — and with whom? Traditionally, loyalty programs have provided transactional interactions with customers. But marketers who embrace social loyalty — brand affinity built on the connection of consumers to the brand as well as to each other — can use it to move their loyalty programs from mercenary rewards to a portal for identifying, creating, and nurturing high-value customers.

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