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Is Brand Loyalty a Myth or Reality? [Video]

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Is Brand Loyalty a Myth or Reality?

In this episode of CoBB | Conversations on the Business of Brands, Sharan and Sudeep dive into the intricate realities of brand loyalty. Is it truly an emotional bond or merely a matter of convenience and habit? This episode challenges the conventional wisdom around brand loyalty and offers a practical guide for marketers.

Our hosts start by discussing why recent studies question the traditional concepts of brand loyalty. With only 13% of consumers feeling a deep attachment to brands, Sharan explains why speed, ease, and habit are the real drivers of repeat purchases. He emphasizes that consumers are pragmatic, sticking with brands more out of convenience than devotion.

The episode delves into the four neurobiological principles of loyalty: reward, memory, emotion, and social interaction. Sharan shares practical insights on how brands can leverage these principles to foster habitual purchasing. Examples include Starbucks for rewards and Patagonia for aligning with customer values.

Sharan and Sudeep then explore tactical approaches to boost loyalty, such as gamification, shared values, and personalization. Continuous engagement is highlighted as crucial for staying relevant, with brands like Red Bull and LEGO maintaining engagement through innovative content and community-building.

The discussion shifts to how loyalty has evolved to focus on convenience, value, and experience. Sharan emphasizes the importance of delivering disproportionate value, using Amazon Prime as an example. The hosts also discuss the role of omnipresence, with Unilever ensuring product availability across various retail formats.

The episode wraps up with real-world examples of brands that have successfully shifted from loyalty to engagement, including Amazon Prime, LEGO, and Harley-Davidson. Sharan and Sudeep also touch on the concept of forced loyalty through ecosystems, stressing the importance of making ecosystems rewarding to avoid customer dissatisfaction.

Join Sharan and Sudeep as they lay out these fundamental principles, providing a practical guide to enhance your effectiveness as a marketer. Ready to elevate your marketing game? Tune in and transform your approach to building brand loyalty.

As always, do mail us your feedback, comments and any questions you may have for our hosts at [email protected]. We love hearing from you.

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4 changes coming to Starbucks under new CEO: Comfy seating, community spaces and more [Video]

For new Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol, the future of the popular coffee chain is rooted in concepts from it's past. The new chairman of the Seattle-based coffee company said dated Tuesday that after spending a few weeks visiting Starbucks stores to consider the customer experience and discuss operations, store design, marketing and product development, that "two truths emerged."

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Internet goes wild for Mongolias Paris 2024 outfits [Video]

Move over Lululemon, Berluti and Ralph Lauren. The internet has chosen its new favorite national uniform at the forthcoming Paris 2024 Olympics: Mongolias.Related video above: Ralph Lauren outfits Team USA for Paris Olympics and ParalympicsFeaturing intricately embroidered vests, pleated robes and accessories inspired by traditional attire, the countrys opening and closing ceremony outfits have taken social media by storm since being unveiled last week.The designs are the work of Michel&Amazonka, a Ulaanbaatar-based label producing couture and ready-to-wear garments that express the essence of Mongolian tradition and culture in what the brand calls a contemporary light.The label revealed its designs via a series of glossy photos and a video shoot reminiscent of a luxury fashion campaign. Female athletes outfits come with ceremonial earrings and embroidered bags, while male flag-bearers will wear an archery hat, belt and traditional Mongolian boots.Designs incorporate the national colors of blue, red, and white, as well as various traditional patterns and motifs, including the Soyombo symbol that appears in the countrys flag. Motifs associated with Paris and the Games, namely the Eiffel Tower and the Olympic flame also feature.The outfits took an average of 20 hours each to craft, according to the Mongolian National Olympic Committee.The uniforms have attracted attention on social media especially TikTok, where fashion and sports commentators applauded the designs. They just won the Olympics before it even started, said style writer Ryan Yip in a video viewed over 2 million times.In another TikTok video, viewed almost 300,000 times, Australian user Bee Jamieson said: The detailing is really beautiful it looks like everythings been really well thought out. Popular sports creator geoff0w_ meanwhile said: These go ridiculously hard.On the brands Instagram page, users heaped further praise on the outfits. The most beautiful uniform so far, read one comment. Such intricate, and beautiful designs! wrote another user.Founded by sisters Michel Choigaalaa and Amazonka Choigaalaa, Michel&Amazonka previously designed the Mongolian teams outfits for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, where the country netted one silver and three bronze medals.Mongolia has participated in all but one Summer Olympics since 1964. The landlocked nation won its first and, to date, only gold medals (in judo and boxing) at the Beijing 2008 games.This year, the country is sending more than 30 athletes to the Paris Olympics, which kick off on July 26. Mongolian athletes will compete in nine different sports, including cycling, shooting and wrestling.Elsewhere at the Games, Berluti has designed Frances opening and closing ceremony uniforms and Ralph Lauren will again dress Team USA, having done so at every Olympics since 2008. Great Britain, meanwhile, has turned to the menswear label Ben Sherman.