Brands that start out with high degrees of loyalty and emotional engagement have something better than high degrees of name awareness, or even high degrees of brand awareness with on-board diagnostics to fall back on.
Most of them are family firms enjoying the high morale and loyalty that such outfits tend to inspire.
Mr Bush, who puts a high premium on loyalty, fired Paul O'Neill only after months of dissatisfaction with his treasury secretary.
The mistake was mine and I paid a high price in loyalty.
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Lowe adds that e-scheduling makes it easier for small businesses to conduct high-end loyalty-marketing campaigns, for example, by sending out e-mails (perhaps with discount offers) to customers who haven't made an appointment in six months.
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Regarding the chain of command, the French intelligence assessment said the section of the Syrian military responsible for filling munitions with chemical agents and for security at storage sites - "Branch 450" of the CERS - was staffed only by members of the president's minority Alawite sect and was "distinguished by a high level of loyalty to the regime".
When it comes to smartphones, Blackberry used to rank high on our Customer Loyalty Engagement Index.
Nevertheless, Mercury continues to enjoy great customer loyalty and high free cash flow.
For Apple, high profit-margins and invincible loyalty are the most valuable resources in the world.
And while customer loyalty to Apple remains high with 80% to 90% of U.S. iPhone users saying their next phone will be an iPhone, the clock is ticking, Mr. Munster says.
Loyalty comes with a high price tag.
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This completely overshadowed her private self made up of years of loyalty, commitment, and high achievement at Lehman Brothers.
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Targeting high-value policyholders, winning their loyalty and focusing on retention take on new importance, especially at a time of far-reaching organizational and business-process change, when customer relationships are apt to fray and attrition rates spike.
Loyalty, respect and trust should be high on the list when choosing a bedfellow.
Which brands might one day capture more shopper loyalty than Whole Foods in the desirable, high-margin niche of gourmet and natural groceries?
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In some high involvement categories with longer sales cycles, consideration and loyalty can also play a role, but research has shown that loyalty especially can be misleading.
Expectations for social media remain high in the buzz, brand-building and customer-loyalty categories and lower in the areas of sales, market share and customer acquisition, according to the survey.
In comparison, companies that focus on the high end (and execute well) profit from strong consumer demand and loyalty.
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Crowne Plaza is offering loyalty club members the chance to earn a free set of high-end golf clubs, for instance.
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Locals are accusing him of living the "high life, " and of paying family members and friends for their loyalty, all this with funds coming from the government of Venezuela.
Well, a high degree of independence, doing it yourself, caring about your audience, demonstrating loyalty to them.
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