Understanding How Customer Loyalty Affects Profitability

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As we’ve mentioned, customer loyalty has a direct impact on a company’s profitability. To understand how this works, next we take a closer look at two important concepts: the lifetime value of a customer and the service-profit chain.

Calculating lifetime value of a customer

Once an organization targets its customers and begins to meet and exceed their expectations, customer satisfaction rises. Loyalty follows, bringing with it a significant and measurable impact on the bottom line.

In a recent study conducted across a wide range of service industries, experts found that relationships with ...

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