Darbo objektas – lojalumo programų pritaikomumas Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje. Darbo tikslas – nustatyti lojalumo programų pritaikomumą Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Atskleisti vartotojų lojalumo sampratą ir klasifikaciją; 2. Apibrėžti lojalumo programas ir jų pritaikymą Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje; 3. Išsiaiškinti lojalumo programų pritaikomumą Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje. Tiriamieji klausimai: kokios lojalumo programos taikomos Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje ir kurios yra veiksmingiausios. Svarbiausi rezultatai. Asmenys, besinaudojantys turizmo įmonių teikiamomis paslaugomis, nepriklausomai nuo jų amžiaus teigiamai vertina lojalumo programas turizmo rinkoje. Svarbiausios išvados. Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje yra pritaikomos visose kitose rinkose naudojamos lojalumo programos (apdovanojimų, nuolaidų, bendrumo, partnerystės ir įvertinimo programos), tačiau ne visos jos tinka turizmui. Labiausiai turizmo įmonių paslaugų vartotojai pripažįsta trumpalaikes lojalumo skatinimo priemones, tokias, kaip: dovanos ir premijos, ypatingos kainos ir mažesnė didesnio paslaugų kiekio kaina. Kitas lojalumo programų priemones, kurios reikalauja daugiau laiko, didesnio klientų įsitraukimo ar dalyvavimo – konkursus ir taškų kaupimo programas, klientai vertina kiek vangiai. Vadinasi, dalis Lietuvos turizmo rinkoje pritaikomų lojalumo programų yra veiksmingos, tačiau kita dalis lojalumo programų tiesiog netinka turizmo rinkai. / The object – the applicability of loyalty programs in Lithuanian tourism market. The purpose of this paper – to determine the applicability of loyalty programs in Lithuanian tourism market. The main tasks: 1. To reveal the concept and classification of customers loyalty; 2. To describe loyalty programs and their applicability in Lithuanian tourism market; 3. To find out the applicability of loyalty programs in Lithuanian tourism market. Research questions: what loyalty programs Lithuanian tourism market applies and which of them are the most effective. The main results. People using tourism services, regardless of their age, assess loyalty programs positively in Lithuanian tourism market. The main conclusions. Lithuanian tourism market applies loyalty programs which are used in all other markets (rewards, rebate, affinity, partnership and appreciation programs), however, not all of them are suitable for tourism. Tourism service users accept the most short-term loyalty incentives measures, such as: gifts and prizes, special prices and the lower price of larger quantity of services. Other loyalty programs measures that require more time, customer’s involvement and participation, such as contests and bonuses collection programs, are appreciated sluggishly by customers. So, we could say that some of Lithuanian tourism market‘s loyalty programs are effective, but other loyalty programs are not suitable for tourism market.

As the usage of loyalty programs increases, this study takes a new approach to examine how these programs influence consumers’ attitudes toward brands. This paper is influenced by the recent findings that question the capability to create a clear picture of the effects of loyalty programs by conducting quantitative research. This is based of the differentiation between attitudes and actions, leading to the fact that quantitative research have only captured the actions of members of loyalty programs. In contrast to that, this paper uses qualitative interviews to create a more in-depth point of view.The paper immerses the reader in the theoretical viewings of what loyalty is and how it emerges from satisfaction. Aspects that make a consumer “loyal” are presented, as well as different degrees of loyalty. Furthermore loyalty is explained as a higher form of commitment, which is seen as an attitude towards a brand. The paper then discusses the possibility of looking at attitudes as relative, and as something used in different ways that can be constructed differently. We then examine the opposite of loyalty, which is inertia, which has similar aspects but is characterized on different grounds and emerges from switching costs and habitual behavior. The paper then creates a model of how loyalty programs affect the consumption process and creates either satisfaction or switching costs. The commitments of the consumers’ are then divided into either loyalty or inertia depending on the customers’ attitudes towards the brand with concern to the effect that the loyalty program has exercised.Our research has resulted in three different groups, each of which shows separate levels of commitment. The first group is labeled “loyal effect”. Through the loyalty program this group has developed satisfaction-based commitment towards the brand, hence loyalty. The second group consists of the informants that have not been influenced at all by the loyalty program, and is labeled “no effect”. The final group, “inertia effect”, shows that the loyalty programs have created switching barriers resulting in customer retention characterized by low commitment, hence inertia.The findings of this study highlight the fact that the commitment that is formed through loyalty programs has two sides to it rather than one, which has been claimed in previous studies. The results of the paper show that future studies and current brands need to change their current perspective. Instead of being concerned with whether loyalty programs have the capability to influence the consumers or not the real question is how it affects the customers and in what direction it influences an individual consumer’s commitment.

This diploma thesis has been prepared on the theme: The influence of the legislative environment governing the sale of pharmaceuticals in ČR - on the loyalty program of Pharmacy ALMA. In the first part was performed an analysis of the legislative environment. In another part of thesis the loyalty program was evaluated. Loyalty program was evaluated as a whole. Were also evaluated marketing events held in the Pharmacy ALMA during 2010 and 2011. The result of thesis was that the loyalty program is benefits for Pharmacy ALMA. The operation of a loyalty program is cost-effective for Pharmacy ALMA. Pharmacy should also carry out marketing campaigns because it has a positive effect on clients of pharmacy.

Diploma thesis "E-commerce" aimed to create a suitable solution for marketing mix of the e-shop Levneelektro.cz. Based on performed analyzes I concluded that improvement of a communication with customers is very important for company ELEKTRA PV. I found that a crucial step for maintenance of competitiveness is the foundation of a loyalty program which is responsible for keeping customer loyalty. I have designed two different solutions of the loyalty program that are appropriate for the company.

The iGaming industry has exploded the last decade. With more competitors on the market with low switching costs, retention of players is an issue not yet resolved. Attracting players through offers has made the iGaming industry less lucrative due to its high competition, where a “bonus war” has taken over. This survey aims to find out how iGaming companies can decrease their churn rate through CRM and loyalty programs to increase revenue and thereby creating a long-term relationship with the player. Based on theory of switching costs and loyalty programs, this thesis investigates how different factors influence customer retention. Interviews with four competing casinos were made to see how they are working progressively towards decreased churn rate. The information provided concluded that management sometimes lacked the understanding of how to utilize consumer information and way of communication to increase their revenue. Loyalty programs were used to somewhat extent and correlates partly to what Berman (2006) describes as an important strategy for customer retention in a competitive, homogenous market. Further research is recommended from a legal, ethical and marketing cost perspective. / IGaming-industrin har exploderat det senaste decenniet. Med en marknad med låga bytesbarriärer och fler konkurrerande företag än någonsin är problemet med att behålla kunder ännu inte löst. Att locka spelare genom erbjudanden har gjort iGaming-industrin mindre lukrativ på grund av den höga konkurrensen och ett "bonuskrig" har tagit över. Denna undersökning syftar till att ta reda på hur iGaming-företag kan minska antalet avhoppande spelare genom CRM och lojalitetsprogram för att öka intäkterna och därmed skapa ett långsiktigt förhållande till kunden. Baserat på teorin om byteskostnader och lojalitetsprogram undersöker denna avhandling hur olika faktorer påverkar kundretentionen. Intervjuer med fyra konkurrerande casinon gjordes för att se hur de arbetar gradvis mot en ökad behållningsgrad av kunder. Den information som tillhandahålls leder till slutsatsen att ledningen ibland saknade förståelse för hur man använder konsumentinformation och olika sätt att kommunicera för att öka sina intäkter. Lojalitetsprogram användes i viss utsträckning och överensstämmer delvis med vad Berman (2006) beskriver som en viktig strategi för kundretention på en konkurrenskraftig och homogen marknad. Ytterligare forskning rekommenderas ur ett juridiskt, etiskt och marknadsföringskostnadsperspektiv.

Cette recherche traite des programmes hiérarchiques attribuant des statuts à ses membres (e.g. Gold, Silver,…). La littérature suggère la supériorité de ce design sur les programmes dits « linéaires » car ils apportent plus de considération aux clients ayant atteint un certain niveau de dépenses. Pourtant, si un consommateur baisse sa consommation, l’entreprise devrait le rétrograder au statut inférieur ; or la rétrogradation a des effets délétères sur les intentions de fidélité. Cette recherche tente de pallier cette limite en répondant à deux questions : comment inciter le client à conserver son statut ? Ces incitations contribuent-elles à atténuer les effets négatifs de la rétrogradation ? Les résultats de quatre expérimentations conduites auprès de 922 personnes dans deux secteurs d’activités ont permis de montrer qu’il est possible d’inciter les consommateurs à modifier leur comportement pour conserver leur statut en utilisant la communication persuasive, via (1) des stratégies préventives, (2) le cadrage, et (3) en tenant compte de l’intensité de l’effort à réaliser pour le client. Enfin, les résultats montrent qu’il est possible d’atténuer les effets de la rétrogradation mais que les stratégies testées ne permettent pas d’annihiler totalement ses effets sur le consentement à payer, les intentions de fidélité et de prosélytisme. / This research focuses specifically on hierarchical programs (e.g. Gold, Silver). Literature empirically demonstrates the superiority of this kind of design ; they bring more consideration to customers who meet predefined spending level. However, if a customer falls short of the required spending level, firms have to downgrade him to a lower status and we know that demotion has negative effects on loyalty intentions. This research attempts to overcome this limitation by answering two questions : how to get the customer to maintain his/her status? and can we eliminate the negative effects of demotion ?The results of four experiments conducted with 965 people in two different sectors have shown that it is possible to encourage consumers to change their behavior to maintain their status using persuasive communication via (1) prevention strategies, (2) framing and (3) by taking into account effort intensity. Finally, the results show that it is possible to mitigate the effects of demotion but the tested strategies fail to completely eradicate their effects on willingness to pay, loyalty intentions and word of mouth.

The diploma thesis deals with the usage of mobile applications for communication within loyalty programs and direct marketing. The objective of this thesis is to identify the potential of the usage and to compare the efficiency of the communication through mobile applications for smartphones in communication within the loyalty programs with e-mailing. The comparison of both communication channels was done based on campaigns, which were realized for purpose of this thesis for the real client. Researched metrics were click through rate and conversion rate. The identification of mobile application usage potential for communication was done through questionnaire and interview with experts.

The diploma thesis analyzes the loyalty program at Next PK Ltd. and is focused on research of the loyalty program of this company. Its aim is to analyze the loyalty program and its perception by the loyalty customers. The thesis is divided into six parts -- an introduction, a part about Next PK s.r.o., a theoretical part, a methodological part, a practical part and a conclusion. The theoretical part consists of characteristic of satisfaction, loyalty and loyalty programs. The methodology section describes the method of investigation and also the methodology for evaluating the research. The practical part consists of a survey among loyalty customers in Next where the goal is to analyze the customers' satisfaction or dissatisfaction. The conclusion contains a summary of the investigation and recommendations regarding functioning of the loyalty program Next.

I Sverige har banksektorn en avgörande inverkan i vårt vardagliga liv, då vi alla i stort sett är kopplade till en bank. Detta har bidragit till att banker har utsätts för ökad konkurrens, vilket sätter stor press på bankerna att sticka ut från övriga konkurrenter och erbjuda tjänster som gör kunden nöjd samt lojal mot sin bank. Idag har bankerna lagt ner stora resurser för att uppfylla en god kundnöjdhet och kundlojalitet. Kundlojalitet är resultatet av flera faktorer som bl.a. kundnöjdhet, förtroende och lojalitetsprogram som också presenteras i uppsatsen. Uppsatsen ska ge läsaren en överblick av hur banker i Borås arbetar för att skapa en god kundlojalitet. Uppsatsen har begränsats till tre banker i Borås, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), Swedbank och Nordea. Syftet är att skapa en djupare förståelse för hur bankerna arbetar för att hålla en god kundlojalitet. Genom en kvalitativ metod har det undersökts hur bankerna arbetar med kundlojalitet och dess viktiga faktorer nöjdhet, förtroende och verktyget lojalitetsprogram. Uppsatsen genomfördes med hjälp av intervjufrågor som grundar sig på tidigare forskning inom kundlojalitet, kundnöjdhet, förtroende och lojalitetsprogram. Respondenter från SEB, Swedbank och Nordea fick svara på frågor angående dessa fyra faktorer och hur de arbetarmed att skapa en god kundlojalitet utifrån deras perspektiv. Vårt resultat visar att de tre bankerna Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB), Swedbank och Nordea i Borås känner till vikten av att ha en god kundlojalitet för att inte förlora sina kunder. / In Sweden, the banking sector has a determining impact on our everyday life, since we are allgenerally connected to a bank. This has contributed to the fact that banks have been exposedto increased competition, which puts pressure on banks to stand out from other competitorsand offer services that make the customer satisfied and loyal to their bank. Today, the bankshave brought a lot of resources to meet good customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.Customer loyalty is the result of several factors such as: customer satisfaction, trust andloyalty programs who is also presented in the essay.The essay will give the reader an overview of how banks in Borås works to create goodcustomer loyalty. The essay was limited to three banks in Borås, the Scandinavian IndividualBank (SEB), Swedbank and Nordea. The purpose of the essay is to create a deeperunderstanding of how banks work to maintain good customer loyalty.Through a qualitative method, this essay has investigated how banks works with customerloyalty and its key factors satisfaction, trust and the tool loyalty program.The essay consisted of questions based on previous research in customer loyalty, customersatisfaction, trust and loyalty programs. Representatives from the Scandinavian IndividualBank (SEB), Swedbank and Nordea answered questions regarding these four factors and howthey work to create good customer loyalty from their point of view.The results show that the three banks Scandinavian Individual Bank (SEB), Swedbank andNordea in Borås are aware of the importance of having a good customer loyalty in order tonot lose their customers.

Communicating data-driven and personalized marketing content is today common among large B2C businesses with loyalty programs. Email has become the standard digital channel for this type of communication as it offers high cost-efficiency among digital channels and great possibilities for creating appealing content customized to the customer. This thesis aims to identify what effects personalized communication through email can lead to within loyalty programs and whether businesses should invest in personalized email communication. The methodology consisted of two quantitative case studies in the form of data analysis on eleven personalized  newsletters and one activation email for a business in the fuel and convenience industry. A series of qualitative interviews with individuals that work in the field of personalized communication was also conducted. The results show that the loyalty members to a large extent accept the communication and are exposed to the personalized content. The emails in the form of monthly newsletters did not show any consistent positive effects on increased sales, store visits or in upsell. The activation email, which was part of the activation phase in the customer lifecycle, showed greater promise as it increased number of visits and led to a positive overall upsell. Additional effects in the form of switching costs and brand awareness were also identified, as long as the content reaches the customers personalization is deemed relevant. Otherwise it risks alienating them as customers today expects digital marketing to be personalized. In summary, the effects of personalized email justifies investing in it, but one should be aware of what effects to expect. / Kommunikation av data driven och individanpassad marknadsföring är idag vanligt bland stora kundbaserade företag med lojalitetsprogram. E-post har blivit standard som digital kanal för sådan typ av kommunikation främst för att den erbjuder hög kostnadseffektivitet och goda möjligheter att skapa attraktivt innehåll anpassat efter kund. Den här uppsatsen har som syfte att identifiera vilka effekter individanpassad kommunikation genom e-post kan leda till inom lojalitetsprogram, samt om företag bör investera i individanpassad e-post kommunikation. Metoden bestod av två kvantitativa fallstudier i form av analys av elva individanpassade nyhetsbrev och ett aktiveringsbrev av ett företag verksam inom bränsle och närbutik. En serie kvalitativa intervjuer hölls också med individer verksamma inom individanpassad kommunikation. Resultaten visar att lojalitetsmedlemmarna i hög grad accepterar kommunikationen och nås av innehållet. De individanpassade nyhetsbreven visade inga tydliga positiva effekter inom försäljning, butiksbesök eller merförsäljning. Aktiveringsmailet, som var en del av aktiveringsfasen i kundlivscykeln visade på mer lovande resultat genom att leda till fler butiksbesök och ledde till en positiv merförsäljning. Ytterligare effekter inom byteskostnad och varumärkesmedvetenhet identifierades även, såvida innehållet når kunderna och uppfattas som relevant. Om inte riskerar innehållet att stöta bort kunderna eftersom det idag förväntas att digital marknadsföring är individanpassad. Sammanfattningsvis så rättfärdigar de identifierade effekterna investering i individanpassad kommunikation, men man bör vara medveten om vilka effekterna är.